A history of Pickford Area Pioneer Families Daniel Morrison

LINDSAY

William W. Lindsay was bom in 1870 in Glasgow, Scotland. He emigrated to Ontario and then to Michigan in 1923. He was employed as clerk by Fred Taylor Hardware. He died Aug. 3, 1943, was is buried in Riverside Cemetery in Sault Ste. Marie.

LOCKHART

James Lockhart and his wife, Mary (McCabe), came to Pickford from Wingham, Ontatio, in 1892. They settled on the farm now owned by his grandson, Mervin Lockhart. They had seven children: Matthew, William, Maude, Etta, Weldon, Rose, and Pearl. Etta died in infancy. James was a blacksmith in Pickford for many years in the shop, now gone, on the four corners owned by Hugh Carrin later years. Mrs. Lockhart died shortly after Pearl was born and James returned to Canada a few years later. There he married Catherine Simpson, bringing her back to the farm with him. The second Mrs. Lockhart preceded him in death. He died in September, 1931. His children are also all now deceased.

MATTHEW married Jennett Ann Anderson and lived on a farm near the senior Mr. Lockhart. They had four children: Mary, Mervin, Glenn, and Cleve.

Mary married Russell O'Brien and lived for a time on a farm at Stirlingville. Mary had five children: Anna Mae, Merlin, MarRaret, W~om, and Marv Etta. The O'Briens moved to lower Midhigan whete Mary died in September, 1969. Mary's children are all married and live in lower Michigan.

Mervin married Janice Batho and they have three children, James, William, and Judith. James married Nancy House and has two daughters. They live on a farm neat his fathet. William merried Virginia Splan and live in Marquette. Judith married Frank Nixon and they have three children and live in Pickford.

Glenn married Jean Puckett and has three children: Lawrence, Brenda, and Glenda. They live in Pontiac and own the farm that formerly belonged to Joseph Rye.

Cleve married Hattie Leach and still lives on the farm where he has built a new home.

Mrs. Matthew Lockhart passed away in the fall of 1970.

WILLIAM LOCKHART married Maude Hillock and lived on a farm adjoining his brother, Matthew'ss farm. They had four children: Carl, Harold, Etta, and Myron. William and Maude died in 1919 ftom influenza.

Carl married Beatrice Weston and they lived on his maternal grandfather's farm, the John Hillock farm, until the summer of 1971when he moved to town buying the house built by John Hillock. They have two daughters, Marilyn and Marjean. Marilyn married Roland McCready and lives on Mackinac Island and has three childten. Carl, Christine and Cory*. Marjean married Vem Izzard and lives north of Pickford on his father's farm with their three children, SuSie, Patti and Duane*.

Harold married Marie Wise and rives in Union Lake, Michigan. They had two children, Ronald and Donna. Donna(Mrs. Dale Hedding) has 3 children, Deborah, Dawn and David*. Ronald married Sonya Hansen and lives in Utica, Michigan, with their three children, Robin, William, and Barbara.

Etta married George Hughes and several years after his death, she married Charles LaPonsie aad moved to Pontiac.She had no children.

Myron married Marjorie Madill and lives in Rochester, Michigan, with his two children, Heather and Kirk.

MAUDE married William Jarvis and lived in Bergland, Michigan. He died when their twodaughters were quite small. Maude passed away right after Christmas in 1968. Mildred married Marvin Leyto and had three children, Janet, Jarvis, and David. Janet married Robert Hatswell and lives in Clare. Jarvis was a traveling man. David passed away shortly after having heart surgery. Alta married Ed Ferguson and lives in Bergland, Michigan. Her daughter, Darline, is married and has a family, living in Texas.

WELDON married Myrtle Izzard and lived at Cedarville. He had five children: Milford, Everett, Thomas, Reginald, and Myrtle. His wife passed away shortly after the baby, Myrtle, was born and Weldon moved north bf Hessel. Milford married and lives north of Hessel. He has no family. Everett married Nelda Mangene and lived north of Hessel. They had seven daughters. They moved to Atlanta, Georgia, where Everett died in 1968. Thomas married Marie Hartwell and lived in Sault Ste. Marie for a few years before moving to Atlanta, Georgia. They have three childten. Reginala married Jean Mangene and lives north of Hessel with his family. Myrtle married Hubert Trudell and lives in Sault Ste. Marie, Ontario. They have one daugheer, Linda.

ROSE married George Izzard and lived at Cedarville where they both died. They had 12 childten. Ida lives in Detroit with her husband. Matthew passed away in his youth. Mark died in infancy. Luke married Edna Webb and lives at Cedarville. They have two sons, Conrad and Daniel. Conrad married Anita Stevenson and lives in Cedarville with their family of three. Daniel mariied Sandra Stevenson and lives in Cedarville in his Grandfather Izzard's former home with his family of two. Melissa married Claude Haynes and lives in Cedarville. They have two children, Rose and William. Rose married Larry Weston and they had one daughter, Rose Anna*.Rose lives in Cedarville and is now Mrs. Jerry Griffin. Rosa Anna married Donald Crawfordand their son is Donald, Jr.** William married Marilyn Wilson and lives in Sault Ste. Marie. They have five children: Susan, William, Debra, Marjorie and Tammy*. John is married and lives in lower Michigan. lzetta married Paul Cauffield and lives in Durand, Michigan. Her family is grown and married. Herman married Betty Markstrom and lives in Cedarville. They have two children. Vaughn is married and lives in llower Michigan. Three of the children died in infancy.

PEARL matried Alfred Jacobson and lived in Sault Ste. Marie. They had a daughter, Evelyn. Pearl died shortly after Evelyn was born.

LITTLE

John and Maria (Grant) Little came to Pickford from Clinton County, Canada, in 1883. John's parents lived in Ireland. John and Maria had two children. Margaret and John.

MARGARET married Robert Rapson, a farmer. They had 12 children: Frank, Ella, Ruth, Margaret, Ethel, Leonard, Olive, Stewart, Verna, Bob, Ford, and one who died. Frank was unmarried. He farmed in the Sunshine area southeast of Pickford.

Ella married James Fountain of Sunshine. He farmed there, but later moved to the Soo and worked on the Locks. They had 9 children: Margaret, Orma, Raymond, Ruby, Reva, Jean, Glen, Glenda, and Wilna. Margaret married Ed Bosley and has two children. Raymond married Della Hancock and they had two children, Charlotte and Richard*. Charlotte* married Ernest Bruning of Cedarville. They have three children, Dean and Dew (twins) and Louella** Richard* married Katherine Ctisp and has two children, Richard, Jr., and Randy**.

Ruth married Norman Cowell of West Pickford. They had five children: Wallace, Lee. Dorothy, Virgene, and Robert.

Margaret married Ross Wilson and they had one son, Robert.

Ethel married Harry Skinner of East Pickford. They had three children, Veta, Bill, and Verne. Bill married Dorothy (Izzard) Rapson. They had three children, Marian, James, and Billy*. Marian* married Bernard Huyck. Verne married Janet Zwolinski and they had 8 children: Gary, Dennis, Mike, Sharon, Kathy, Janet, Jack, and Gail*. Kathy* married Al Libby and has two children. Sharon* married Dick Beacom and has one child. Dennis* married Carol Thornton and has one child. Mike married Darlene Bailey. Ethel married Bill Sims and they had one son who died at the age of 10. After Harrys's death Ethel married Bill Sims.

Stewart married Frances Murphy. They had four children: Margaret, Patsy, Dorothy, and Bob. Olive married Homer Beach and they had one daughter.

Leonard and his wife, Ruby, have no family.

Verna married Clifford Frost, a taxi driver in the Sault and they had 8 children: Margaret, Mary, Ann, James, Jack, Joseph, and Carol and Noel (twins).

Robert married Dorothy Izzard and they had four children: Gloria, Jo Ann, Ronald, and Robert. Gloria married Charles Massey. Ronald married Mary Sue Hewer and has one child.

Ford married Emily Bushel and they have two children, David and Susan.

JOHN THOMAS LITTLE married Lottie M. Leach. They farmed in the Sunshine area. They had 8 children: Alma, Howard, Etta, Herbert, Hazel, Ilene, John (deceased), and one son who died.

Alma married Charles Rye who farmed west of Pickford. They had five children: Roy, Jean and Loteen (twins), and Fred. One daughter died. Roy married Louise Kennedy. They own and operate the Pickford Freezer Pac Meats. Their four children are Mike, Dan, Kennedy, and Jenny*. Jean married Calvin Hyslop, a cement finisher, and they have three children: Calvin, Patricia, and Mary Jane*. Loreen married Mack Harrison and they have four children: Charles, Steven, Gary, and Brenda*. Fred married Dolores Bosley and they have four children: Jo Ellen, Freddie, Sharolyn, and Robert*.

Howard married Roseann Beauleau and they had five children: Judith, Diann, Phyllis, and Matlene and Datlene (twins).

Judy maried Harvey Dutcher and they have three children. Diann married Dody Schaffet and they have four children: Jodi, Michelle, Danna, and Holly*. Phyllis married Larry Delmotte and they have three children, Kristi, Kari, and Kathy*. Marlenle maried ar Harve Crisp and they have one son, Mike*. Darlene married Thomas Pearson and they have two children: James and Debbie*.

Etta married Clarence Smith and they had four children: Sidney, Donald, Eilovel, and Elizabeth. Sid married Rose Marie Nowlin and they have six children: Mack, Keith, Steven, Janice, Karen, and Susan*. Don married Sylvia Pennington and they have one son, Steven*. Eilovel married Wayne Pryor and they have two children, Edith and Cheri*. Elizabeth martied Clatence Berant and they have one child, Lizette*.

Herbert married Melba Hancock and they have five children: who married Vern Roe has two children, Vicki and Thomas Vern*. Bevetlv, Jackie, and Ronald. One daughter died.

Hazel married Robert Caverley and they had three children: Connie Lou, Robert, and David. Connie Lou married Joseph Hoberkamp and have one son, Kevin*. Robert married Judy Behrandt. David is a college student. Hazel later married Norman Rutherford.

Ilene married "Frenchy" Cousineau and they had two children, Linda and Richard. Linda married George Minchiff and they have two sons, Aran and Brian*. Ilene later married Arnold (Cy) Pierce and they have two children, Charles and Dennis.