Extract from the 1850 Census:
Name: Hiram Pickett
Age in 1850: 14
Estimated birth year: 1836
Birthplace: New York
Race: white
Gender: male
Relation to head-of-house: son
Parents: Ehakim and Charlotte Pickett, ages 47 and 38
Home in 1850: Fine, Saint Lawrence, New York
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: New York
Father's occupation: farmer
Occupation: not listed
Siblings living at home: Hannah (age 12), Laura (16), Charles (9), Earl (7), Emily A (5), and Julia (3)
Census place: Fine, Saint Lawrence, New York; Roll M432_589; Page: 247A; Image: 501
Date: 21 Aug 1850

Extract from the 1860 Census:
Name: Hiram Pickett
Age in 1860: 25
Estimated birth year: 1835
Birthplace: New York
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: servant
Home in 1860: Richwood, Jersey, Illinois
Post office: Fieldon
Value of real estate: not listed
Occupation: farm laborer
Census place: Richwood, Jersey, Illinois; Roll: M653_188; Page: 0; Image: 21
Date: 23 Aug 1860

Extract from American Civil War Soldiers:
Name: Hiram Picket
Enlistment date: 9 Oct 1861
Side served: Union
State served: Minnesota
Service record: enlisted as a Private on 9 October 1861 at the age of 25
Enlisted in Company F, 3rd Infantry Regiment Minnesota on 9 Oct 1861
Mustered out Company F, 3rd Infantry Regiment Minnesota on 2 Sep 1865 at Devall's Bluff, Arkansas

Extract from the 1870 Census:
Name: Hiram Pickett
Age in 1870: 30 [sic]
Estimated birth year: 1840
Birthplace: New York
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head-of-house: head
Home in 1870: Afton, Washington, Minnesota
Post office: Marine Mills
Occupation: works on farm
Census place: Afton, Washington, Minnesota; Roll: M593_12; Image: 347
Date: 22 Jul 1870

Extract from the 1880 Census:
Name: Hiram Pickett
Age: 43
Estimated birth year: 1837
Birthplace: New York
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-household: head
Home in 1880: Alexandria, Douglas, Minnesota
Marital status: married
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: New York
Occupation: carpenter
Census place: Alexandria, Douglas, Minnesota; Roll: T9_618; Family History Film: 1254618; Page: 495.4000; Enumeration District: 14; Image: 0676
Date: 4 Jun 1880

Extract from the 1900 Census:
Name: Hiram Pickett
Age at last birthday: 63
Date of birth: Jul 1836
Birthplace: New York
Race: white
Sex: male
Relationship to head-of-house: head
Home in 1900: Shell Lake, Washburn, Wisconsin
Marital status: married
Number of years of marriage: 23
Able to read, write and speak English: yes
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: New York
Farm or home: home
Home owned or rented: owned
Mortgage: no
Occupation: day laborer
Months not employed: 11
Census place: Shell Lake, Washburn, Wisconsin; Roll: T623 1821; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 166
Date: 2 Jun 1900

Extract from the 1910 Census:
Name: Hiram Pickett
Age in 1910: 73
Estimated birth year: 1837
Birthplace: New York
Race: white
Sex: male
Relation to head of house: member
Institution: National Home, Northwestern Branch N.H.D.V.S.
Home in 1910: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin
Marital status: divorced
Able to speak English: yes
Able to read and write: yes
Father's birthplace: New York
Mother's birthplace: New York
Occupation: none
Census place: Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin; Roll: T624_1721; Page: 13A; Enumeration District: 290; Image: 352
Date: 29 Apr 1910

Extract from U.S. National Home for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin:
Name: Hiram Picket
Age at admission: 72
Estimated birth year: 1836
Birth location: Watertown
Birth state: New York
Date of admission: 11 Nov 1908
Height: 5 feet 11 inches
Complexion: fair
Color of eyes: hazel
Color of hair: gray
Able to read and write: yes
Religion: protestant
Occupation: farmer
Residence subsequent to discharge: Joel, Wisconsin
Married or single: widower
Name and address of nearest relative: son Wilfred Picket, Mazeppa, Minnesota
Rate of pension: $20
Kind and degree of disability: old fracture neck of femur, senility, cardiac hypertrophy, arteriosclerosis, cardiac dilation, gangrene right foot, hypertrophy of prostate, mental condition feeble
Date of death: 12 Dec 1912
Cause of death: senile, gangrene, septic pneumonia
Location of grave: block 19, grave 35
Death effects: $103.94
Disposal: check mailed 8 Feb 1913 to Lucinda Picket, minor daughter, Mazeppa, Minnesota
Enlistment date: 9 Oct 1861
Enlistment place: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Rank: private
Company: F
Regiment: 3rd Minnesota Infantry
Date of discharge: 20 Dec 1863
Place of discharge: Little Rock, Arkansas
Cause of discharge: to re-enlist
Enlistment date: 20 Dec 1863
Enlistment place: Little Rock, Arkansas
Date of discharge: 2 Sep 1865
Place of discharge: Fort Snelling, Minnesota
Cause of discharge: close of war
Branch: Northwestern Branch
City: Milwaukee
County: Milwaukee
State: Wisconsin

Extract from U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca. 1775-2006:
Name: Hiram Picket
Service info.: Pvt Co F 3 Minn US Army
Death date: 20 Dec 1912 [sic]
Cemetery: Wood National Cemetery
Cemetery address: 5000 West National Ave. Bldg. 1301 Milwaukee Wisconsin 53295
Buried at: section 19 site 35

He married (1) Alice Wood 2 May 1857 in Dodge County, Wisconsin.
He married (2) Temperance Olivia Payson 1 Apr 1877 in Clayton, Polk, Wisconsin.