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Enoch Francis Hogle was born in Washington county, New York on 8 May 1825, the 4th child and 2nd son of John and Sarah (Agard) Hogle. We know very little about his early life, excepting he is believed to have been raised on a farm, like most people of his time.
We find Enoch 1 November 1850 on the U. S. Census in Cambridge, Washington county, New York, working as a farm laborer and a single man. A little over a month later, however, on 31 December 1850, Enoch married Thankful Susan Burch, the daughter of James and Aurelia (Stearns) Burch. Thankful was a member of the large Burch family found in Washington county, New York between 1800 and 1850. She was born in Easton, Washington county, New York on 3 April 1828.
For the next 4 years, the young couple made their home in Washington county, New York and became the parents of three daughters - Sarah Elizabeth, Ella Jane, and Laura Aurelia - born in 1851, 1853 and 1855, respectively. We have no confirmation of this, but we assume that Enoch supported his growing family by farming.
We have no record of what prompted the move or how they decided where to go, but in early 1855, Thankful's father, James, elected to move his family out to Iowa. Enoch must have elected to join this migration and leave the Hogle family ancestral homelands in New York. How big this migration was has not been determined, but there were a number of families which made the trip.
Whether through the hardships of the journey or difficulties with childbirth, or both, Thankful Susan Hogle died on 19 June 1855, shortly after she and Enoch had arrived in their new home. Thankful Susan (Burch) Hogle is buried in Burch Cemetery located on the ground settled by her father, James, in Hickory Grove township, Scott county, Iowa. A number of other members of the extended Burch family, including her parents, are buried there as well.
On 23 March 1856, Enoch was remarried to Isabelle Winey, a native of Pennsvylvania and the daugther of Isaac and Mary (Watts) Winey, both also natives of New York. He remained in the area with the Burch family and is found 18 June 1860 on the U. S. Census still in Hickory Grove township, Scott county, Iowa, making his living as a farmer. Mary Elvira and Jemima Nettie Hogle were born by this time and, subsequently, Anna Elizabeth, Isaac Watts, and Herbert Samuel were all born in Scott county.
By 20 July 1870, the large Hogle family had relocated to Spring Creek township in Clinton county, Iowa. Enoch was still supporting his family by farming. His older daughters from his first marriage - Sarah and Laura - are not found on this record with the family, for reasons unknown. Sarah Elizabeth has yet to be found on the 1870 U. S. Census. Ella Jane had passed away a couple of years earlier and is probably buried in an unmarked grave in Burch Cemetery. Laura is found living with her prosperous Uncle Ira Burch, still in Hickory Grove township, Scott county, Iowa, where he was still farming on the land originally settled by the Burch family. Sarah was probably living in Scott county somewhere as well, since she was married there to Charles Manchester on 1 October 1872. It may be that the family's conditions were quite difficult creating the need for the older children to live with extended family.
The Hogle family's location in Clinton county may not have been all that agreeable with them. By 6 July 1878 with the arrival of Enoch and Isabelle's 10th and final child, Stella May, they are living in Crawford county, Iowa. On 25 June 1880, the family is on the U. S. Census living in Hayes, Crawford county, Iowa. By this time older daughters Sarah, Mary, and Jemima had married and moved away from home. Laura Aurelia is still with the family, although indications are she continued to visit from time to time with her extended Burch family relations back in Hickory Grove township in Scott county.
The following is an excerpt from the family history notes of Laura's son, Charles Enoch Picklum, commenting on his Picklum family background and his father, William, specifically:
"... Older brother in Germany inherited everything from the family. Came by ship
to New York City and settled in Davenport, Iowa with a Dutch Uncle also named Picklum.
Worked for a farmer named Dempster and made beer keg parts. He came to America with his
younger sister named Mary."
Research has shown there was a John E. Dempster, who was a neighbor of Laura's Uncle Ira Burch for years. He married Ira's oldest child, Esther. So, although not proven conclusively, we have the high probability that this man was the person referred to in the records of Charles Enoch Picklum. His father, newly arrived from Germany, was working for a neighbor of Ira Burch, Laura Hogle's uncle.
William and Laura were married in Hayes, Crawford county, Iowa 16 October 1885. They must've quickly relocated to their new home in Liberty, Gage county, Nebraska, as their first child, Charles Enoch Picklum, was born there on 1 August 1886. Later in life, Charles said he was named for his grandfather, Enoch Hogle, whom Charles held in high regard.
Unfortunately, Laura did not live long in her new home. Whether through the hardship of making her home in this place or some other factor unknown to us, Laura passed away 15 July 1888, while little Charles was still a baby - not even two years old. Laura was buried in the Liberty Public Cemetery - Liberty, Gage Co., Nebraska. The prospect of raising a little baby himself out on the prairie must have been very hard on William. In our family documents, we have a letter indicating that Laura's older sister, Sarah "Sale" Manchester, offered to care for little Charles. It is believed, at least for a time, that this offer was accepted.
By the 1900 U. S. Census, we find Charles living with his grandfather, Enoch Hogle, in Franklin township, Linn county, Iowa. Enoch clearly had a significant impact on young Charles' life. He wrote a poem for young Charles on the occasion of his high school graduation. The poem reflects the deep faith of Enoch. In describing his grandfather years later, when in his early nineties, Charles said, "He was like Enoch of the Bible. He walked with God."
Enoch lived a long and productive life, living to celebrate his 50th wedding anniversary with his second wife, Isabelle. Four years later, on 18 May 1910, Isabelle passed away at the age of 77. Four years after that, on 18 May 1914, Enoch passed away at the age of 89. They are both buried in Mount Vernon Cemetery in Mount Vernon, Linn county, Iowa, along with other members of the extended Hogle family.
Author: Roger L. Roberson, Jr. • Last updated: 11 January 2003