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From: "Sandra Harris" <>
Subject: William PICKETT in History of San Bernadino
Date: Tue, 13 Apr 1999 08:10:04 -0700


Dear Debbie <>

I have the bio and will mail it to you today.
from the book page 304

William PICKETT came to San Bernadino in 1858 from San Francisco, where he
had been one of the earliest arrivals from the east. He was of more than
average ability and although brought up to the trade of a printer, was a
good lawyer. He brought with him to this city a very good law library -- the
first of any consequence in San Bernadino. At one time he had his office in
a little one-room shack on Third street--suitable office rooms were not
plenty in the town at that time--and he gave permission to a newly elected
justice of the peace to hold his court and transact his buisness in the same
office until he could procure one of his own.

PICKETT was inclined to be somewhat aggressive. He remained in SB about four
years and then removed to Los Angeles and later to San Francisco.

I felt this was not much for you so I dug around a little and found some of
these other facts which MAY be connected.

>From NDGW
William PICKETT, Jr. (this may be his son?)
Born 1849
arrived in CA midsummer of 1852 via Beckwourth(sic) Pass into CA
Lived in Los Angeles about 1852
information by D. Patton, Secty, Ina COOLBRITH poetry circlel, 1915 Rose
Street, Berkeley 9 CA
Misc notes:
Son of William PICKETT and Agnes COOLBRITH SMITH PICKETT. Half brother of
Josephine DONG SMITH, otherwise known as Ina COOLBRITH, California's first
poet laureate. Twin brother of Don Carolos PICKETT.

>From CAIF
Mrs. Elizabeth (WAGGONER) PICKETT, wifre of the late William H. PICKETT,
died age 60 in Sacramento, Feb 14 1949.
She was born in Sloughhouse, granddaugher of a pioneer El Dorado County
family. Her mother, Mary Jane POLLOCK, was the first white child to be born
to pioneers in the county.

Survivors: brother, Phillip WAGGONER of Wilton, nieces & nephews, Mrs
Burnette BLACK of Courtland, Mrs. Jane COLVARD and Loyal and Emer WAGGONER
of Wilton and Carl WAGGONER of Sacramento.

I hope this aids you in your research. Sandra

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