It started, as good quests always do, with a family tale.
Susan Amelia Houston (Gabriel Houston, Sarah, James, William) was born in Glenwood, New Jersey August 28th 1842, to parents Gabriel Houston and Susan Ann Owen.
Susan married Thomas Pickens Jr January 16th 1878 at the Glenwood Baptist Church in Sussex Co, New Jersey.
The couple had at least one child:
- Alfred Houston Pickens b. 29 Jun 1882 d. 24 Jun 1956 m. Anna Margaret Sollner
Thomas Pickens Jr was a merchant in Newburgh, Orange Co, New York.
Susan Amelia Houston Pickens died June 13th 1922 and is buried with many of her siblings, her parents and grandparents in Warwick Cemetery in Warwick, Orange Co, New York.
Thomas Pickens Jr died December 31st 1927 and is buried, according to the Bull Book, in Woodlawn Cemetery in Newburgh, Orange Co, New York.
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