Jean and Clarence’s daughter, Judy (who was born in Liberal because the Guymon Hospital hadn’t been built yet) attended Academy Elementary, and graduated from Guymon High School in 1966, attended Oral Roberts University for two years (Oral personally greeted all the incoming students on moving-in day), then graduated from Oklahoma Panhandle State College in 1970 where she met her future husband, T. John Hayden of Plains, Kansas. His parents, Joseph and Genevieve Hayden had six children: Vincent Edward, Greg, Teresa Marie, Joe, Jerry and John (who loves to tell that his high school football team, the “Plains Plainsmen”, were undefeated the three years he was the starting defensive tackle and offensive guard). John owned the Hayden (Purina) Feed and (Pioneer) Seed Store in Guymon 1976-1985. Judy taught school at Hardesty 1970-1973, Gruver 1974-1976, and Guymon 1992-present.
Nancy attended Guymon schools through the 8th grade, then transferred to Gruver, and graduated from Gruver High School in 1971 (where she was Drum Major her senior year). She received a B.A degree from Texas Women’s University in 1975. Nancy accepted Jesus as her Savior in 1961 when she went down to the alter one Wednesday evening and prayed with her Aunt Lois Demetro, affectionately known as “Punkie”. Lois and her husband Phil pastored the First Foursquare Church in Guymon at that time. Nancy attended the Foursquare Family Church Camp at Siloam Springs, Arkansas, each summer, and she remembers the summer when she was 13, standing alone under a tree one afternoon, and Jack Hayford, who was then the National Youth Director, approached her to introduce himself, and they had a pleasant conversation together.
Clarence’s most prosperous years as a farmer and rancher were from 1965 - 1991. In Hansford County, Texas, he owned 560 acres of Section 18, and 160 acres of Section 23. He rented 640 acres of Section 58 from John and Barbara Kott, and 440 acres of Section 48 from the Thoresons. In Texas County, Oklahoma, he rented 640 acres of Section 26, 320 acres of Section 35, and 160 acres of Section 34 from Mrs. Timmons. He ran about 4,000 head of cattle each year on his own winter wheat and summer pasture, then moved them to local feedlots. His registered cattle brand was 5 on the right hip. When irrigation wells began to be drilled in the Oklahoma Panhandle in 1964 he started raising corn and sorghum for ensilage for his cattle in the feedlots. His daily routine was keeping the irrigating pumps running, doctoring calves, applying fertilizers and herbicides to his crops, and in the winter making sure the cattle had salt blocks, the water in the windmill tanks weren’t frozen, and bales of hay were strewn on the snow covered ground for the cattle to eat. After Clarence sold his land and farm equipment and retired in 1994, they bought a Travel Supreme RV and became “Winter Texans” each January, February and March at the Park Place Estates RV Park in Harlingen, Texas. When back in Hitchland, Clarence’s hobby was restoring old tractors. He rebuilt 14, donating five to the Heritage Museum in Boise City, Oklahoma, and storing the rest in this shed. His favorite was a 1929 McCormick Deering model 2236 (which had steel wheels with lugs, before rubber tires) because this was the tractor on which he learned to farm as a young boy. He also remembers harvesting before trucks, when horse drawn wagons took the crops to town.
Appendix A
Sources
1930 U.S. Census on James Pickard
Death Certificates on Lulu Pickard, James Ferguson
Video interview of Phillip Shaeffer by the Germans from Russia Heritage Society, Oklahoma City chapter, circa 1984
Cassette recorded interviews of Emma Schaeffer Zabel and Elizabeth Zabel circa 1983
Moultrie County, Illinois, Historical Society, Sullivan, Illinois
Ancestry.com web site for information on John and Frances Pickard
Find a Grave.com web site, Salt Lake City, Utah
Schaeffer Family History, author unknown, circa 1986
Pickard Family memorabilia in the possession of Shirley Pickard Wheeler # 806.372.6760
This family history was compiled by Duane Bickings on February 17, 2009
When doing research in Germany, be aware of the following definitions of village name endings:
berg……..mountain or hill lieben……..to be fond of
burg……..castle stadt………city
dorf……...village tal…………valley
feld………field hof………...homestead
heim……..home klein……….little
Appendix B
Immigration to America
Gottlieb Schaeffer b. 08.22.1813 Born in Hadweiler, Germany
Katharina Maier b. 04.23.1823 Born in Hadweiler, Germany
John Schaeffer b. 08.13.1853 d. 09.20.1912 Born in Rosenfeld,, Russia
Elizabeth Humel* b. 08.25.1855 d. 08.18.1916 Born in Rosenfeld, Russia
John Schaeffer**** b. 12.19.1877 d. 06.01.1958 Born in Rosenfeld, Russia
Magdalena Hildebrand**** b. 02.22.1880 d. 02.20.1918 Born in Rosenfeld, Russia
August Zabel ** b. 1859 d. 09.11.1934 Born in Poland
Minnie Roberts *** b. 06.15.1873 d. 09.30.1925 Born in Wolinski, Russia
Fred Zabel***** b. 11.01.1897 d. 03.01.1985 Born in Lehigh, Kansas
Emma Schaeffer***** b. 03.09.1902 d. 03.02.1987 Born in Hannovka, Russia
John J. Pickard Born in Yorkshire, England
Elizabeth Pennington Born in Yorkshire, England
John William Pickard b. 05.19.1822 d. 11.13.1897 Born in Yorkshire, England
Frances Hutchison b. 1824 d. 11.22.1868 Born in Yorkshire, England
James Pickard***** b. 06.07.1852 d. 04.23.1932 Born in Ottawa, Canada
Lulu Stephens***** b. 01.24.1874 d. 01.01.1959 Born in Malden, Missouri
James Ferguson***** b. 03.14.1864 d. 04.26.1930 Born in Sullivan, Illinois
Mary Ellen Brumback***** 11.01.1885 b. 01.23.1864 d. 10.23.1938 Born in Harrisburg, Ohio
Forrest Pickard***** b. 07.08.1901 d. 11.05.1977 Born in Rossville, Oklahoma
Leila Ferguson***** b. 03.22.1905 d. 11.16.1978 Born in Fort Scott, Kansas
William Brumback b. 08.14.1827 d. 01.16.1880
Dorothy Clemens 09.26.1861 b. 06.01.1838 d. 04.16.1894
* Buried in Gnadenfeld Cemetery, Tangier, OK
** Buried in Hooker Cemetery, OK
*** Buried in Adams Mennonite Cemetery, OK
**** Buried in Ebenezer Baptist Cemetery, aka German Baptist Cemetery, Shattuck, OK
***** Buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, Guymon, OK (Ferguson name is misspelled “Furguson” on the tombstone)
Appendix C
Children of Magdalena and John Schaeffer
Phillip* b. 10.07.1900 d. 01.27.1992 Born in Hannovka, Russia
m. Victoria Schoenhals* 10.10.1924 b. 05.05.1905 d. 05.03.1989
Billy* b. 08.14.1927 d. 12.29.1948
Betty b. 05.27.1929
Emma ** b. 03.09.1902 d. 03.02.1987 Born in Hannovka, Russia
m. Fred Zabel** 02.14.1920
Mary b. 11.28.1903 d. 01.06.1992 Born in Hannovka, Russia
m. John Pshigoda
John b. 07.24.1905 d. 1956 Born in Hannovka, Russia
m. Amanda Pshigoda
Paul b. 04.16.1908 Born in Hannovka, Russia
Otto b. 11.02.1910 d. 01.19.1994 Born in Hannovka, Russia
Lizzie b. 02.27.1913 d. 02.14.2005 Born in Hannovka, Russia
m. Caleb Barnum 08.09.1939 b. 08.27.1915 d. 04.11.2005
Ron
Phyllis
Frieda b. 07.15.1916 Born in Shattuck, Oklahoma
m. Vernon Mohr 08.28.1935
* Buried in Shattuck Cemetery, OK
** Buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, Guymon, OK
Appendix D
Children of Minnie and August Zabel
Emma* b. 04.19.1895 d. 03.31.1917
m. Gustav Hamm 04.16.1916
Augusta* b. 12.11.1896 d. 12.18.1984
m. Gustav Hamm** 05.30.1917 b, 1893 d. 1988
Fred*** b. 11.01.1897 d. 03.01.1985
m. Emma Schaeffer*** 02.14.1920
Anna b. 06.19.1900 d. 01.13.1995
m. Solomon Klein 09.28.1930
Elsie b. 03.11.1901 d. 07.30.1954
m. Henry Hintergardt 1927
Herman b. 01.18.1930 d. 02.19.2006
m. Alene Mitchell 01.13.1952
Herman b. 09.15.1902 d. 02.10.1986
m. Bernice Green 07.29.1929
Edward b. 04.18.1904 d. 08.14.1981
m. Lucy Morford 12.25.1935
Sam** b. 06.16.1906 d. 1996
m. Madeline Rackley 02.02.1941
Mary b. 07.20.1909 d. 08.26.1986
m. Covey Depuy 05.26.1934
Earnest** b. 04.22.1911 d. 03.31.1958 Okla Pvt, U.S. Marine Corps
Albert** b. 09.02.1913 d. 03.16.1936
Elizabeth** b. 12.29.1914 d. 03.26.1991
m. Wayne Hecox 05.25.1946
Wilhemina (Minnie)* b. 08.15.1916 d. 04.10.1993
m. Jarret Newberry 1940
* Buried in Adams Mennonite Cemetery, OK
** Buried in Hooker Cemetery, OK
*** Buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, Guymon, OK
Appendix E
Children of Lulu and James Pickard
John (Jay) b. 09.15.1892 d. 10.09.1918
James b. 01.27.1984 d. 05.14.1978 Lived in Vona, CO
m. Marie Lohmann 05.19.1918
Charles* b. 1895 d. 1974
m. Anna Lohmann
m. Beulah McNee
Nora** b. 01.03.1899 d. 09.23.1924
m. Riley Bryan** 10.22.1916 b. 12.26.1895 d. 02.24.1969
Bertha Mae** b. 12.18.1918 d. 05.18.1920
Joseph** b. 03.23.1920 d. 10.13.2002 U.S.Army WWII Purple Heart
Johney** b. 05.21.1922 d. 03.16.2006 U.S.Army WWII Bronze Star
Forrest** b. 07.08.1901 d. 11.05.1977
m. Leila Ferguson ** 10.14.1923
Viola** b. 06.18.1904 d. 04.11.2000
m. Andrew Costner** b. 10.25.1900 d. 04.05.1985
William*** b. 08.12.1906 d. 06.08.1988
m. Majorie McNee b. 1908 d. 1976
Maxine Howell
Ruby Bane
Christine Basgall
Jimmy
Edward** b. 05.01.1912 d. 04.30.1979
m. Martha Grossman 07.20.1931 b. 05.16.1912 d. 08.11.1997
Howard** b. 03.06.1915 d. 10.04.2001
m. Imogene Keller b. 01.11.1916 d. 02.17.2006
Dee Dee** b. 1942 d. 1993 Epitaph reads ‘Our Precious Angel”
Lavonne Thompson
Oral**** b. 08.29.1918 d. 07.29.2000
m. Clara Lening
Larry
Bobby
Shirley Wheeler
* Buried in Resthaven Cemetery, Shawnee, OK
** Buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, Guymon, OK
*** Buried in Las Cruces, NM
**** Cremated in Italy, TX
Appendix F
Children of Mary Ellen and James Ferguson
Bessie Lived in Blufston, IN
m. Shirley Pugh
Eva Lived in San Jon, NM
m. Gus Moore
Ethel* b. 03.18.1893 d. 01.13.1976 Born in Nevada, Missouri
m. Alfred Noland* b. 05.09.1892 d. 05.07.1970
Esther
Carl
William
Mearl** b. 06.24.1889 d. 06.05.1974 Pvt, Air Service World War I
m. Violet** b. 06.08.1910 d. 04.08.1996
Mary
Eloise Brown
Willis
Weldon
Della Lou
Paul
Anna Marie
Jerry
Don** b. 1895 d. 1968
Leila*** b. 03.22.1905 d. 11.16.1978
m. Forrest Pickard**
* Buried in Hillcrest Cemetery, Mullinville, KS
** Buried in Elmhurst Cemetery, Guymon, OK
Appendix G
Children of Leila and Forrest Pickard
Alice b. 08.18.1924 d. 09.18.1924
Jean b. 06.01.1926
m. Clarence Zabel 09.08.1946 b. 07.15.1925 Hooker, OK
Dorothy b 04.24.1929 Panhandle A&M College 1955
m. Paul Ritchie 05.18.1950 b. 05.14.1927 d. 07.28.2009 Stillwell, OK Panhandle A&M College 1955
Lois b. 08.08.1931
m. Phil Demetro 07.20.1952 b. 12.05.1929 Tacoma, WA LIFE Bible College 1954
Patricia b. 03.31.1942
m. Bob Boston 06.17.1960 b. 09.27.1939 Guymon, OK
Children of Jean and Clarence Zabel
Judy b. 08.25.1948 Liberal, KS Oklahoma Panhandle State College 1970
m. T.John Hayden 05.23.1970 b. 09.03.1947 Fowler, KS Oklahoma Panhandle State College 1970
Landry b. 10.27.1977 Perryton, TX Oral Roberts University 2000
Heath b. 10.23.1980 Perryton, TX Oklahoma State University 2003 DVM 2008
Nancy b. 11.11.1952 Guymon, OK Texas Women’s University 1975
m. Duane Bickings 02.01.1975 b. 09.24.1951 Bridgeton, NJ West Point 1974
Kambry b. 08.17.1981 Amarillo, TX Baylor University 2004
m. Brian Ruby 01.08.2004 b. 05.05.1981 Georgetown, TX Baylor University 2004
Ashlyn b. 03.09.1984 Amarillo, TX Baylor University 2005
Children of Lois and Phil Demetro
Ronnie b. 04.15.1956 Irving, TX
m. Jan Moser 09.19.1980 b. 10.11.1955 d. 07.09.2005
Cody b. 08.17.1981 Perryton, TX West Texas A&M University 2003
m. Becky Deal 08.14.2004
Kylee b. 02.20.2008 Amarillo, TX
Amanda (Mandy) b. 09.06.1985 Guymon, OK Baylor University 2008
m. Terry Wood Brown 08.01.2009 b. 11.29.1956 Dallas, TX
Donnie b. 04.15.1956 Irving, TX
Desiree b. 05.27.1984 Guymon, OK
m. Dace Green 12.14.2007
Randy b. 03.22.1959 Guymon, OK
m. Alissa Flud 02.24.1979
Cassie b. 09.20.1982 Lubbock, TX
m. Jason Boyd 05.30.2005
Tyler b. 03.22.1986 Lubbock, TX
Children of Patty and Bob Boston
Bobby b. 03.10.1961 Guymon, OK King College
m. Cindy Hamilton 08.15.1981 b. 11.01.1959
Jerry Wayne b. 04.14.1963 Guymon, OK
m. Haley Burris 02.12.1993 b. 08.10.1968 Midwest City, OK
Avery b. 08.14.2002 Midwest City, OK
Summer b. 01.13.2004 Midwest City, OK
Appendix H
Children of Emma and Fred Zabel
Wilbert b. 03.01.1921 d. 10.31.2002 Cremated in Roswell, NM
m. Evelyn Zeisloft Oct 1947 b. 12.18.1915
Norma b. 04.02.1924 d. 12.06.2005 Buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, TX
m. Lawrence Hill 02.27.1941 b. 01.17.1916 d. 06.17.1984
Larry b. 06.28.1941 Guymon, OK
m. Sue Hale 06.30.1962 b. 12.02.1942
Chantel b. 12.27.1963 Guymon, OK
Cherie b. 08.13.1965 Garden City, KS
Chelon b. 08.19.1969 Wichita, KS
m. Darlene O’Neal b. 10.16.1961
m. Nancy Braddy 07.22.2006 b. 11.13.1956
Reuben b. 09.08.1942 d. 09.11.1942
Norman b. 11.25.1943 d. 11.26.1943
Virginia b. 12.25.1944 Guymon, OK
m. Ed Webb 08.7.1964 b. 08.21.1942 Hutchinson, KS
Christopher b. 08.26.1969 Hutchison, KS
Jason b. 01.01.1974 Hutchison, KS
m. Von Shrock 07.5.1970 b. 07.16.1925 d. 02.03.2002 Buried in Memorial Park Cemetery, Amarillo, TX
Clarence b. 07.15.1925
m. Jean Pickard 09.8.1946 b. 06.01.1926
Judy b. 08.25.1948 Liberal, KS Oklahoma Panhandle State College 1970
m. T.John Hayden 05.23.1970 b. 09.03.1947 Fowler, KS Oklahoma Panhandle State College 1970
Landy b. 10.27.1977 Perryton, TX Oral Roberts University 2000
Heath b. 10.23.1980 Perryton, TX Oklahoma State University 2003 DVM 2008
Nancy b. 11.11.1952 Guymon, OK Texas Women’s University 1975
m. Duane Bickings 02.01.1975 b. 09.24.1951 Bridgeton, NJ West Point 1974
Kambry b. 08.17.1981 Amarillo, TX Baylor University 2004
m. Brian Ruby 01.08.2004 b. 05.05.1981 Georgetown, TX Baylor University 2004
Ashlyn b. 03.09.1984 Amarillo, TX Baylor University 2005
Velma b. 09.15.1932
m. Leonard Angel 09.18.1949 b. 06.14.1929 Canon City, CO LIFE Bible College 1956
Jerry b. 09.30.1950 Canon City , CO
m. Vicki Holloman 05.27.1973 b. 05.02.1952 El Dorado, KS
Michelle b. 10.18.1974 Sterling, CO
Janelle b. 04.03.1979 Arcadia, CA
Sandra b. 06.23.1955 Pasadena, CA
m. Arthur Hanel 11.27.1976 b. 07.29.1953 Cameron, TX
James b. 08.26.1959 Ft. Collins, CO
m. Judy Tisdale 12.29.1979 b. 09.18.1955 Ft. Worth, TX
Tiffany b. 01.03.1981 Temple, TX
Jerrod b. 11.18.1983 Temple, TX
m. Natasha Williamson
Zach b. 02.18.2002
Ethan b. 09.17.2003
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