 1846 - 1925
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| Name |
Margaret POWELL |
| Born |
12 Mar 1846 |
Llanover, Wales  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Died |
23 Feb 1925 |
Payson, Utah, Utah |
| Person ID |
I554 |
Aurelia Clemons - Nielson line |
| Last Modified |
1 Jan 2000 |
| Family |
James Betts, b. 22 Dec 1845, Attercliffe, Sheffield, Yorkshire, Eng. , d. 26 Mar 1878, Payson Canyon, Utah, Utah |
| Married |
3 Apr 1867 |
| Family ID |
F165 |
Group Sheet |
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| Notes |
- PAYSON CITY CEMETERY RECORD
Margrett Betts b. 12 Mar 1848, d. 22 Feb 1925. Mother. Buried Block 2 1 lot
6.
PAYSON Ward Record from Journal of Franklin Wheeler Young; FHL film 26401
Margret Betts re-baptized into United Order 18 Oct '75 by Wm. Whitehead . pp
155.
PIONEER WOMEN OF FAITH AND FORTITUDE, pg 245
MARGARET POWELL BETTS b.12 Mar 1648 i Llanover, Wales, d.23 Feb 1925 Pays on,Utah,Utah. Parents were John Powell & Elizabeth Harris. Pioneer: 26 Se p 1856 in E. Ellsworth Handcart Company. Married 3 Apr 1867 to James Bett s in Payson (he died 28 mar 1878 in Payson Canyon.
Children: Margaret Eliza (Taylor) b.28 Dec 1867
James Peter b.17 Feb 1870
Mary Elizabeth (McMurphy Walker) b.4 Jan 1872
William b.7 Jan 1874
John Alexander b.5 Mar 1876
David Samuel b.2 Mar 1878
Margaret, the second daughter in the Powell family, was stricken wit h cholera when five years old and given up to die, but her father blesse d her and promised that she would grow to be a useful woman in Zion. Soo n after her eighth birthday, they sailed from Liverpool and were six week s getting to Boston; they traveled by train and boat to Iowa City, then c rossed the Plains by handcart. When Brigham Young sent wagons to meet the se weary pioneers and help them into the Valley, she refused to ride, say ing, "I have walked this far and I want to walk all the way."
As soon as they were settled in their small log house (with no furnitu re), her father began to work on the temple. He worked only one day whe n he took ill and died three days later, October 9, 1856, leaving his wid ow with six small children. Margaret went out among the neighbors tendin g babied, washing dishes, cleaning, spinning, washing, ironing, and whate ver else she could to to help. She wanted to go to school, but couldn't , so she taught herself to read and write. The family moved to Payson, i n 1857, where they lived in a dugout for the first few months, until a ho me was built.
Although her first baby boy died in infancy, her marriage to James Bet ts, April 3, 1867, was happy. She helped her husband build their adobe ho use where she raised her family, and she often mentioned how dear the hom e was to her because she helped to build it. After eleven years, her husb and ahd her brother David were killed in a snowslide in Payson Canyon, le aving her with five little ones, the oldest being ten years and the young est three weeks. Struggling to raise them, she developed an aptitude fo r nursing and helped many families in Payson, Tintic and Salt Lake City . She always tried to help those in need and make life more pleasant fo r everybody, many times refusing pay.
Margaret died 23 Feb 1925 in Payson. (Picture included in articl e - very pretty woman)
TREASURES OF PIONEER HISTORY - THE HANDCART PIONEERS
Elizabeth Harris the youngest dau of John & Mary Evan Harris was born Oc t 12,
1821 at Radnorshire,S.Wales. Educated in England where she met her husba nd
John Powell, at Sheffield. He was the son of David Powell & Margaret Lew is and
was born at Radnor,Herefordshire,Engl. 9 Jul 1813. He became a stonecutt er by
trade.
Their 1st child William was born Jan 24 1841, then Mary , on Nov 2 184 3 in
South Wales. Third child Hannah Susan was born at Llanover,Eng.. They t hen
moved to the Iron Work Mills. Then children Elizabeth b. 6 Aug 1849, Jos eph
b. 6 Jan 1845, Margaret b. 6 Mar 1846, & Sarah Ann b. 16 Apr 1855. Josep h died
Jul 1850.
The parents joined the church 28 Nov 1850. They left Wales 22 Mar 185 6 for
Utah. David was born 2 Mar 1856. They sailed for Liverpool 23 Mar 185 6 on
ship "Enoch Train". Sailed 5 weeks during which time Sarah Ann died an d was
buried at sea. Took train from Boston to Iowa camp grounds. Then handca rts on
to Zion. etc.
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