Ancestry of
Taylor Lautner

TV and Movie Actor

Sherman I. Pickard

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• • 2nd Great-grandfather of Taylor Lautner — 5th Generation
  • Ahnentafel No:
  • 20 
  • Father:
  • Isaac L. Pickard 
  • Mother:
  • Nellie E. Swaney   
  • Birth Date:
  • 7 Apr 1900 
  • Birth Location:
  • Alden, Antrim, Michigan 
  • Christening Date:
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  • Christening Location:
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  • Death Date:
  • 24 Jan 1977 
  • Death Location:
  • Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan 
  • Burial Date:
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  • Burial Location:
  • Memorial Gardens Cemetery, Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan 
  • Spouse Name:
  • Viola M. Duell
  • Marriage Date:
  • 30 Jun 1922 
  • Marriage Location:
  • Traverse City, Grand Traverse, Michigan 
  • Child:

  Howard John Pickard (Ahnentafel No:10 )

  • Notes: 

  • Twin

    Sherman Pickard was born in Antrim County, Michigan. His 1922 marriage record gives his birth location as Central Lake, whereas his WWII draft registration gives it as Alden. Just a little over a month after he was born, his family can be found in the 1900 U. S. census living in Helena Township. While both Central Lake and Alden are in Antrim County, only Alden is in Helena Township supporting that location as his birth location. Also, his twin brother Sheridan gave his birth location as Alden on both his WWII draft registration and his marriage record.

• Sources for Sherman I. Pickard

  • ¹ Federal Census, MI, Antrim County, 1900, Helena, E.D. 4, Sheet 1B, Image 2 of 20.
  • ² Gravestone image at FindAGrave.com, (accessed 02/21/2024).
  • ³ Michigan, U.S., Death Index, 1971-1996, Death record for Sherman I Pickard.
  • ⁴ Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Marriage certificate for son Howard J Pickard and Bernetta J Akers.
  • ⁵ Michigan, U.S., Marriage Records, 1867-1952, Marriage of Sherman Pickard and Viola M Duell.
  • ⁶ U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007, Record for son Howard John Pickard.
  • ⁷ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Draft registration for son Howard John Pickard.
  • ⁸ U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, Draft registration for Sherman I Pickard, gives birth location as Alden, Michigan.

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