BRISTOL, Charles William

1873 - 1949  (75 years)  Submit Photo / Document

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• Name	BRISTOL, Charles William
  Birth	25 Nov 1873	Nephi, Juab, Utah, United States
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States
  Death	26 Jan 1949	Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States
  Burial	28 Jan 1949	Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States
  WAC	11 Sep 1997	BOISE
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  Person ID	I21011	Joseph Smith Sr and Lucy Mack Smith
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  Father	BRISTOL, William ,   b. 1840, Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canada Niagara Falls, Niagara, Ontario, Canadad. 2 Jul 1874, Juab, Utah, United States (Age 34 years)
  Mother	CLAWSON, Ane Marie Sophie ,   b. 27 Apr 1851, Horsens, Skanderborg, Denmark Horsens, Skanderborg, Denmarkd. 4 Nov 1929, Mount Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah, United States (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	1870	Sanpete, Juab, Utah
  Family ID	F10564	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	HERMANSEN, Anna Johanna ,   b. 26 Jul 1881, Skanderborg, Århus, Denmark Skanderborg, Århus, Denmarkd. 19 Mar 1972, Santa Maria, Santa Barbara, California, United States (Age 90 years)
  Marriage	15 Nov 1898	Fountain Green, Sanpete, Utah, United States
  Family ID	F11379	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	24 Jan 2022

  
  

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  William Bristol ~ A Husband of Choice There was little information about William’s mother, Elizabeth (Betsey) Depotty. When she was 17 or 18 years old, she met and married a man whose last name was Briscoe or Bristol, and the marriage probably took place about 1839, in Niagara, Ontario, Canada where Betsey was living with her mother, Mary Froeman Depotty, following the death of her father, Michael Depotty in 1825. Nothing is known about William’s father, but he apparently died soon after they were married. William was born to this union about 1840. A year later, about 1841, William’s mother, Elizabeth, marries Christopher Fuller, at Niagara, Canada. William Bristol was raised by Christopher Fuller and probably considered him as his father, even though he retained his Bristol surname. Elizabeth Depotty Bristol and Christopher Fuller have six more children over the next eighteen years. The following five children , William’s half-brothers and sisters, were all born in Canada: Barbara Ellen born 16 April 1843; Mary Jane born 14 June 1845; Isaac born 14 Feb 1848; Martha Ann born 17 November 1852; and Daniel Fuller born 21 June 1854. Mormon Missionaries come to Canada, and one of the families they convert was the Christopher Fuller family. On December 1844, Christopher and Elizabeth were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but they continued to live in various places in Canada for the next fifteen years or so. After missionaries encourage the Fullers to come to Utah and join with the Saints there, they made their final preparations and rendezvous with other Latter-day Saints in Missouri. On the 1860 Census they were living in Rockport, Atchison County, Missouri, and living near to them are other Fuller and Depotty relatives. It seems that the Fuller family have lived in Rockport for several years, perhaps trying to earn enough money to outfit themselves for the long trek across the plains. Meanwhile, during their stay in Rockport, Christopher and Elizabeth are blessed with the birth of their last child, Margaret Emma Fuller, who was born there 7 July 1861. The Fullers Emigrate to Utah on the Lewis Brunson Company or 1862 In the Spring of 1862, The Fullers made their way to Florence, Nebraska and are prepared to travel by wagon train to Utah. They are assigned to the Lewis Brunson Company. They made their departure on 14 June 1862. There were 212 individuals and 48 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha). It took the family a little over 2 months for their journey across the plains. They must have been overjoyed when they arrived in the Great Salt Lake City on 29 August 1862. By 1862 the Salt Lake Valley had been growing and progressing for 15 years. It must have been very thrilling sight, with the mountains looming in the background of this your growing, bustling city in the desert. The Christopher Fuller family didn’t stay very long in Salt Lake City. They were probably anxious to join Christopher’s sister, and her family, Mary Maria Fuller and Daniel Cook, who came to Utah 12 years earlier, in October 1850. The Cook family had spent at least their first year in Tooele, and then moved to Nephi, where they had made their first home. Other relatives were also living in the Nephi, Utah area. Ane and William Bristol - Juab County, Utah We aren’t quite sure how Ane, who once resided in Mt. Pleasant, met our great-grandfather, William Bristol, who was living with his mother and step-father (Elizabeth and Christopher Fuller), 30 miles away, in Nephi, Utah. There are a few possibilities of how they might have become acquainted - 1) The William Seeley family, that Ane lived with in Mount Pleasant, was also from the same area of Upper Canada as the Fullers (and William Bristol), so they may have known each other in Canada. 2) Another possibility is that both Ane and the Fuller (Bristol) family all crossed the plains in 1862, and perhaps somehow, Ane was a friend with some of William’s half-sisters; however they were in different Wagon Train Companies, so it’s not very likely that they crossed paths. 3) One other possibility is that William Seeley was a Major in the Mt. Pleasant Militia, and the Black Hawk treaty was signed in his home, and perhaps William Bristol had visited the Seeley home as a member of the Militia from Nephi, since all eligible young men were actively involved in various militias. I wish we knew for sure, but we just have to wonder and speculate. When Ane ran away from Hans Gulbrandsen, and her Mt. Pleasant family, it appears that she went to Nephi, and lived with the Fuller family for a short while before marrying William Bristol. Regardless of how they met, it was for love that Ane married William, and they were probably married about 1868 - and it was about this time that William started going by his ‘Bristol’ surname. On the 1870 Census in Nephi, Utah - Ane is listed as “Anna Fuller”, living with the Fuller family. William Bristol is working for the Charles Foote family, and seems to be living on their farm with them, and whoever gave his information called him ‘William Fuller’. William probably went home to his wife who was living with the Fullers on weekends or as often as possible. It was about this time when the news and fame of the Eureka, Utah’s gold and silver mines spread far and wide, and miners, prospectors and people with things to sell began flocking to the Eureka area. William and Ane probably got caught up with the gold fever stories, and William decided to try his hand at mining. They were living in Tintic, Utah when their first child, Emma Elizabeth Bristol was born April 15, 1871. Then William seems to give up the gold and silver mining, and moves his little family back to Nephi, before the births of their next two children, Margaret Ann Bristol - born 2 August 1872; and, Charles William Bristol - born 25 November 1873 were born in Nephi, Utah. Or perhaps that was why they moved back to Nephi, so that Ane could be near William’s family to help when their next babies were born. Winter - William’s Final Season Things seemed to be going good for William and Ane and their little family. Ane was pregnant with my grandfather, Christopher Columbus Bristol, when tragedy struck this family in the winter of 1874/1875 while William seems to have been working in a coal mine, near Wales, Utah. Family tradition tell the story this way: At some designated spot, William was suppose to have met two men with a horse and wagon and they were all going to ride down off the mountain road together, and William would catch the train back to Nephi. It was winter time, and probably cold and snowy, and William must have sat down in a protected area to wait for his wagon ride, and perhaps after a long days hard work, he fell asleep. Anyway, for some reason, the men in the wagon never saw him, and probably assumed he had caught a ride with someone else - regardless of the reason, he missed his wagon ride to the train stop, and when they found him, he had frozen to death. Ane gave birth to their last child, Christopher Columbus Bristol (my grandfather), on April 17, 1875 in Nephi, Utah. William’s family, the Fullers, were most likely there to help Ane, and our grandfather was most likely named after William Bristol’s step-father, Christopher Fuller, who William Bristol learned to love and think of him as his own father. William Bristol ~ A Husband of Choice There was little information about William’s mother, Elizabeth (Betsey) Depotty. When she was 17 or 18 years old, she met and married a man whose last name was Briscoe or Bristol, and the marriage probably took place about 1839, in Niagara, Ontario, Canada where Betsey was living with her mother, Mary Froeman Depotty, following the death of her father, Michael Depotty in 1825. Nothing is known about William’s father, but he apparently died soon after they were married. William was born to this union about 1840. A year later, about 1841, William’s mother, Elizabeth, marries Christopher Fuller, at Niagara, Canada. William Bristol was raised by Christopher Fuller and probably considered him as his father, even though he retained his Bristol surname. Elizabeth Depotty Bristol and Christopher Fuller have six more children over the next eighteen years. The following five children , William’s half-brothers and sisters, were all born in Canada: Barbara Ellen born 16 April 1843; Mary Jane born 14 June 1845; Isaac born 14 Feb 1848; Martha Ann born 17 November 1852; and Daniel Fuller born 21 June 1854. Mormon Missionaries come to Canada, and one of the families they convert was the Christopher Fuller family. On December 1844, Christopher and Elizabeth were baptized into the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, but they continued to live in various places in Canada for the next fifteen years or so. After missionaries encourage the Fullers to come to Utah and join with the Saints there, they made their final preparations and rendezvous with other Latter-day Saints in Missouri. On the 1860 Census they were living in Rockport, Atchison County, Missouri, and living near to them are other Fuller and Depotty relatives. It seems that the Fuller family have lived in Rockport for several years, perhaps trying to earn enough money to outfit themselves for the long trek across the plains. Meanwhile, during their stay in Rockport, Christopher and Elizabeth are blessed with the birth of their last child, Margaret Emma Fuller, who was born there 7 July 1861. The Fullers Emigrate to Utah on the Lewis Brunson Company or 1862 In the Spring of 1862, The Fullers made their way to Florence, Nebraska and are prepared to travel by wagon train to Utah. They are assigned to the Lewis Brunson Company. They made their departure on 14 June 1862. There were 212 individuals and 48 wagons were in the company when it began its journey from the outfitting post at Florence, Nebraska (now Omaha). It took the family a little over 2 months for their journey across the plains. They must have been overjoyed when they arrived in the Great Salt Lake City on 29 August 1862. By 1862 the Salt Lake Valley had been growing and progressing for 15 years. It must have been very thrilling sight, with the mountains looming in the background of this your growing, bustling city in the desert. The Christopher Fuller family didn’t stay very long in Salt Lake City. They were probably anxious to join Christopher’s sister, and her family, Mary Maria Fuller and Daniel Cook, who came to Utah 12 years earlier, in October 1850. The Cook family had spent at least their first year in Tooele, and then moved to Nephi, where they had made their first home. Other relatives were also living in the Nephi, Utah area. Ane and William Bristol - Juab County, Utah We aren’t quite sure how Ane, who once resided in Mt. Pleasant, met our great-grandfather, William Bristol, who was living with his mother and step-father (Elizabeth and Christopher Fuller), 30 miles away, in Nephi, Utah. There are a few possibilities of how they might have become acquainted - 1) The William Seeley family, that Ane lived with in Mount Pleasant, was also from the same area of Upper Canada as the Fullers (and William Bristol), so they may have known each other in Canada. 2) Another possibility is that both Ane and the Fuller (Bristol) family all crossed the plains in 1862, and perhaps somehow, Ane was a friend with some of William’s half-sisters; however they were in different Wagon Train Companies, so it’s not very likely that they crossed paths. 3) One other possibility is that William Seeley was a Major in the Mt. Pleasant Militia, and the Black Hawk treaty was signed in his home, and perhaps William Bristol had visited the Seeley home as a member of the Militia from Nephi, since all eligible young men were actively involved in various militias. I wish we knew for sure, but we just have to wonder and speculate. When Ane ran away from Hans Gulbrandsen, and her Mt. Pleasant family, it appears that she went to Nephi, and lived with the Fuller family for a short while before marrying William Bristol. Regardless of how they met, it was for love that Ane married William, and they were probably married about 1868 - and it was about this time that William started going by his ‘Bristol’ surname. On the 1870 Census in Nephi, Utah - Ane is listed as “Anna Fuller”, living with the Fuller family. William Bristol is working for the Charles Foote family, and seems to be living on their farm with them, and whoever gave his information called him ‘William Fuller’. William probably went home to his wife who was living with the Fullers on weekends or as often as possible. It was about this time when the news and fame of the Eureka, Utah’s gold and silver mines spread far and wide, and miners, prospectors and people with things to sell began flocking to the Eureka area. William and Ane probably got caught up with the gold fever stories, and William decided to try his hand at mining. They were living in Tintic, Utah when their first child, Emma Elizabeth Bristol was born April 15, 1871. Then William seems to give up the gold and silver mining, and moves his little family back to Nephi, before the births of their next two children, Margaret Ann Bristol - born 2 August 1872; and, Charles William Bristol - born 25 November 1873 were born in Nephi, Utah. Or perhaps that was why they moved back to Nephi, so that Ane could be near William’s family to help when their next babies were born. Winter - William’s Final Season Things seemed to be going good for William and Ane and their little family. Ane was pregnant with my grandfather, Christopher Columbus Bristol, when tragedy struck this family in the winter of 1874/1875 while William seems to have been working in a coal mine, near Wales, Utah. Family tradition tell the story this way: At some designated spot, William was suppose to have met two men with a horse and wagon and they were all going to ride down off the mountain road together, and William would catch the train back to Nephi. It was winter time, and probably cold and snowy, and William must have sat down in a protected area to wait for his wagon ride, and perhaps after a long days hard work, he fell asleep. Anyway, for some reason, the men in the wagon never saw him, and probably assumed he had caught a ride with someone else - regardless of the reason, he missed his wagon ride to the train stop, and when they found him, he had frozen to death. Ane gave birth to their last child, Christopher Columbus Bristol (my grandfather), on April 17, 1875 in Nephi, Utah. William’s family, the Fullers, were most likely there to help Ane, and our grandfather was most likely named after William Bristol’s step-father, Christopher Fuller, who William Bristol learned to love and think of him as his own father.