Individual Details

Elizabeth Luther "Betsey" PICKEL

(15 May 1826 - 30 Oct 1911)



Seeley and Betsey said to have married at the Mormon Winter Quarters, Nebraska.

Listed on the plaque "In Honor of Brigham Young and the Pioneers"
The Names of the Pioneers who Arrived in this Valley, July 24, 1847
Included in list of First 50, Fourth Ten under Amos Neff Captain. Seely Owen; Elizabeth Owen, age 21, b. 15 May 1826, Franklin, Ohio; Ann J. Owen, age 8, b. Jan 8 1839, Schuyler, IL


Her Membership in the LDS church lists her birth date and her father as "Monard" Pickle, mother as Barbary. She was baptised, May 1840, and received a Patriarchal Blessing, 7 jul 1845, at Nauvoo, Hancock Co, IL. Her full name is given as Elizabeth Luther Pickle.

Children of Seeley and Betsey are listed as Seeley Jr., Barbara Elizabeth, Hannah, Jewel (Julia), Joseph, and Minard.

The 1850 census lists him in Salt Lake Co. UT as age 45, a farmer, born in
Vermont. He has a wife Elizabeth aged 24, two children listed also: Ann aged
12 yrs and Samuel aged 1.

I have not seen the following for myself:
In the 1856 Utah Territory Census Seeley Owen is
listed living in Provo. With him are Lydia, (maybe 1st wife); Elizabeth;
Ellen (probably Helen); Paul; Anne Samatha; Seeley, Jr; Jane; Emeline;
Samuel; Barbary; Hannah; Ameilia; Melissa; Meinerva; Jacob and Sylvister.
Seeley Owin Sr was Morman and may have had more than one wife. [I see no evidence of plural marriages in the census records. Seeley may have been married prior to his marriage to Elizabeth, but if so, she must have been deceased]

1860 Census. Provo, Utah Territory. Hh 2153
Seeley Owen, age 55, chair maker, b. VT
Elizth. age 34, b. Ohio
Born in Utah Territory: Barbra E. age 6, Hannah 5, Seeley 3, and Julia age 4 months.

1870 Census. Provo Ward 3, Utah Co, Utah Territory. Hh 26
Seeley Owen, age 65, Carpenter, b. Vermont
Elizabeth 46, b. Ohio
Born Utah: Hannah 15, Seeley 12, Julia 10, Joseph 8, Mine, age 5

1880 Census. Walsburg, Wasatch Co, Utah, Hh 65; Round Valley Creek
Seeley Owen, age 76, Stockman, b. VT
Elizabeth, 56, b. IL, parents born Penn.
Joseph 18, Drives stock
Miner P. 13
John C. Gilson, grandchild age 6
[Daughter Hannah married John William Gilson - she died 11 Aug 1872 in Wallsburg.]

Elizabeth married again - husband seen on FamilySearch as Philip Hull.
1900 Census. Williams Twp, Coconino, Arizona Territory, Hh 57
Elizabeth Hull, b. May 1826, age 74, widow, married for 49 years; 9 children - 5 are living, b. Ohio, parents b. NJ
Joseph Owens, son, b. Oct 1861, 38, b. Utah, father b. VT, mother b. OH, Farmer
Minor Owens, son, b. Jan 1865, 35, b. Utah, father b. VT, mother b. OH, Stock raiser
John Gilson, Grandson, b. Aug 1875, 24, b. Utah, father b. MO, mother b. Utah, RR Fireman

Unidentified newspaper clipping - but surely Williams, Coconino Co, AZ
DEATH OF A BELOVED PIONEER WOMAN
Mrs. Elizabeth Hull, a pioneer woman of Coconino county, passed peacefully away at her home in Williams, last Monday, at the ripe old age of 85 years, 5 months and 16 days.
Mrs. Hull had been a resident of Williams, since 1880 and was well known and beloved by a large circle of friends. Mrs. Hull's maiden name was Elizabeth Pickel. she was born May 15, 1826 at Columbus, Ohio. Her parents moved from Ohio to Illinois when she was a child, where she made her home until she was united in marriage to Seeley Owen in 1846. In 1846 her and her husband joined a party of emigrants bound for Salt Lake. In the fall of 1879 she moved to Arizona, making Flagstaff her home. In 1880, 31 years ago, she moved to Williams, where she has since resided. In 1891 Mrs. Ownes was married a second time to Phillip Hull.
Mrs. Hull was the mother of seven children, three of whom are living, - two daughter and one son. One of the daughters resides in Los Angeles and the other in Provo, Utah; and the son, Miner Ownes, the well known stockman, resides in this city. She raised three orphan children.
The remains were interred Wednesday afternoon. Funeral services were held at the family residence, the Rev. Ocheltree officiating.
A large concourse of sorrowing friends followed her remains to the local cemetery. [Buried Mountain View Cemetery, Williams)

Events

Birth15 May 1826Perry, Franklin County, Ohio
Marriage22 Mar 1847Winter Quarters, Douglas County, Nebraska - Seeley Owen Sr.
Death30 Oct 1911Williams, Coconino County, Arizona

Families

SpouseSeeley Owen Sr. (1805 - 1881)
ChildLydia E. Owen (1849 - 1850)
FatherMINOR/MINARD/MYNDART PICKEL (1787 - 1850)
MotherBARBARA MELLICK FARLEY (1788 - )
SiblingMARGARET PICKLE (1809 - 1870)
SiblingAnna PICKEL (1814 - 1887)
SiblingMary PICKEL (1815 - )
SiblingWilliam PICKEL (1817 - )
SiblingIsaac PICKLE (1823 - 1906)

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