paternal great grandfather born in PA in 1840's. married ella louise countryman. couple had two chidren; oscar sabra alice. william passed away at age 101 ella at 96 in TX. daughter sabra alice pickering married george lafayette dickens from GA. their only child, james pickering dickens, was born in 1914;passed away 2000 in TX. from family church, bible, letters, books etc. info indicates that william james pickering was a direct descendent of MA pickerings, who had six generations of pickerings in Salem prior to the American Revolution.