Jacob Pick - Siesbach Germany to Chester, IL, 1843
I am looking for any information that can be provided about the parents of Jacob Pick.I do not yet have dates of birth or death on him, but know that he came with his wife Elizabeth to Chester, IL from Siesbach Germany in 1843, and that he helped found St. Johns Lutheran Church in Campbell Hill, IL - just outside of Chester.
Also, Jacob Pick's son Johann Karl Pick had 10 children, but only 5 that survived past infancy.One of those surviving children was William Pick who was born in Pinckneyville, IL in 1876 (my great-great granfather).We know that William and his 2 brothers inherited Johann's land when he died and that William sold his portion of the land to one of his brothers since he did not want to be a farmer, and he moved to St. Louis, MO or somewhere nearby.After that, we cannot find any information about the life of William Pick.
If anyone has any information they can share, my family would be greatly appreciative.