PICKELL, William Rufus^[1]

1877 - 1948  (70 years)

• 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.
  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.
  Residence	11 Feb 1920	Kirksey Township, Greenwood County, South Carolina   [6]
  	Farmer
  	Listed as W. R. and Anne Pickel.
  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
  Family ID	F2313	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 May 2022

  
  

• Sources

  [S114] Miscellaneous. [S68] History of the William Pickle Family, Page III -8. [S70] 1880 Federal Census, Garvin Twn, Anderson, SC ED 27 Page 15 Dwelling 134. [S71] WWI Draft Registration, He was listed as a farmer and gave his wife, Annie, as his contact. [S74] Ancestry.com, Kirksey Township, Greenwood County, South Carolina ED 90 Pg 12A Dwelling 160. [S73] 1920 Federal Census, Kirksey Township, Greenwood County, South Carolina ED 84 Pg 6A Dwelling 110.