John Marion Pickard Jr. was born in his historical Lascassas home on June 25, 1913, to John and Rosaline Pickard. His familial homeplace was built in 1829 on East Jefferson Pike. He was the ...

Pickard was the ninth child of Oliver and Rheuhama Shrum Pickard, Oregon Trail emigrants of 1846 who settled on a 680ish-acre piece of property near present-day Marion.

Walt Pickard, a driver, track owner and race promotor, has passed away. ... Pickard and his wife,Marion, began managing Beacon Hill Speedway in 1970, and purchased the track in 1972.

Perhaps descendants of Pickard wanted it removed before selling the property. The Capital Journal reported on Sept. 7, 1955, the relocation of the stone from the cow's gravesite in Marion to the ...