Name |
PICKELL, William Rufus |
Birth |
20 Apr 1877 |
Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States [1, 2] |
Gender |
Male |
Residence |
9 Jun 1880 |
Garvin Township, Anderson, South Carolina, United States [3] |
Mil Draft Reg |
10 Sep 1918 |
Kirksey Township, Greenwood County, South Carolina [4] |
Death |
11 Feb 1948 |
Greenwood County, South Carolina [1] |
Cause: Heart Disease |
- Greenwood SC, Feb 11 [1948] - William Rufus Pickell, 70, well known retired farmer of the Kirksey section of the county, passed away suddenly today at his home. He had been in declining health for some time, but his death came as a shock. He was a son of the late E. J. Pickell of Williamston and Mrs. Betty Ouzts Pickell of Edgefield county. Mr. Pickell has spent his entire life in the community where he died and had engaged in farming until his health failed. He had been a member of the Mountain Creek Baptist church for many years. Survivors include his widow, the former Miss Annie Faulkner of Greenwood county; three daughters, Mrs. J. B. Bock of Durham NC, Mrs. W. R. Denton of Camden, and Mrs. William M. Barnes of Columbia; four sons, William and Edward Pickell, both of Greenwood, Thomas Pickell of Columbia and Frank Pickell of Kirksey; two sisters, Mrs. Daisy Penn of Greenwood and Mrs. Ollie Timmerman of Edgefield; eight grandchildren and two great-grandchildren. Blyth Funeral Home. The State, Thursday, February 12, 1948.
Interment in the Mountain Creek Baptist church cemetery.
Source: The State, Friday, February 13, 1948.
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Burial |
13 Feb 1948 |
Mountain Creek Baptist Church Cemetery, Callison, Greenwood County, South Carolina |
Person ID |
I1204 |
Pickel_Bartlett |
Last Modified |
18 Feb 2016 |
Father |
PICKELL, Elbert Jacob, b. 11 Nov 1851, Williamston, Anderson, South Carolina, United States d. 12 Aug 1927, Troy, Greenwood, South Carolina, United States (Age 75 years) |
Mother |
OUZTS, Savannah Elizabeth, b. 29 Aug 1858, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States d. 24 Aug 1885, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States (Age 26 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1875 |
Residence |
9 Jun 1880 |
Garvin Township, Anderson, South Carolina, United States [3] |
Farmer |
Family ID |
F340 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
FAULKNER, Anne L, b. 31 Aug 1878, Edgefield County, South Carolina, United States d. 14 May 1969, Greenfield County, South Carolina (Age 90 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1900 |
South Carolina [5] |
Residence |
25 Apr 1910 |
Kirksey Township, Greenwood County, South Carolina [5] |
Sawer in saw mill |
- Listed as W. R. and Annie Pickle, they had been married for 10 years and all four children were still living.
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Residence |
11 Feb 1920 |
Kirksey Township, Greenwood County, South Carolina [6] |
Farmer |
- Listed as W. R. and Anne Pickel.
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Children |
| 1. PICKEL, William, b. Abt 1903, South Carolina d. Yes, date unknown |
| 2. PICKEL, Thomas, b. Abt 1905, South Carolina d. Yes, date unknown |
| 3. PICKEL, Florine, b. Abt 1907, South Carolina |
| 4. PICKEL, Frank, b. Abt 1909, South Carolina d. Bef 11 Feb 1920, Kirksey Township, Greenwood County, South Carolina (Age < 11 years) |
| 5. PICKEL, Henrietta, b. Abt 1910, Kirksey Township, Greenwood County, South Carolina |
| 6. PICKEL, Muriel |
| 7. PICKEL, Edward |
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Family ID |
F2313 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
16 May 2022 |