The Story of the Pectol / Carrell Ancestors

222 Pages·2015·51.5 MB·English

The Story of
The Pectol /Carrell
Ancestors
The Story of
The Pectol/Carrell
Ancestors

Life is Lived Forward,
But

Understood Backwards

Compiled by
Don W. Pectol
Orem, Utah
August 7, 2015
Introduction to “The Story of the Pectol/Carrell Ancestors”
Table of Contents, Dedication, Acknowledgements, and Preface

Table of Contents

"The Story of the Pectol/Carrell Ancestors” ..................................................................................
Introduction to "The Story of the Pectol/Carrell Ancestors" Table of Contents ............................ i
Acknowledgements, Dedication .............................................................................................. i-ii
Preface "Life is Lived Forward, But Understood Backwards" ..................................................... iii

SECTION ONE: Jesse Leroy Pectol Ancestors ...........................................................................
Chapter 1: Jesse Leroy Pectol's History ........................................................................ C1 p1-16
Chapter 2: Jesse's 2nd Generation Ancestors: Pectol, Peterson ................................... C2 p1-25
Chapter 3: Jesse's 3rd Generation Ancestors: Pectol, Reasor, Peterson, Hansen ........ C3 p1-26
Chapter 4: Jesse's 4th Generation Ancestors: Pectol, Lydicks, Reasor, Kester, Jorgensen,
Christensen, Hansen, Christensen ................................................................................ C4 p1-12
Chapter 5: Jesse's 5th Generation Ancestors ................................................................ C5 p1-10
Chapter 6: Jesse's 6th Generation Ancestors ................................................................ C6 p1-5
Chapter 7: Jesse's 7th Generation Ancestors ............................................................... C7 p1-2
Chapter 8: Jesse's 8th Generation Ancestors ............................................................... C8 p1-3
Chapter 9: Jesse's 9th Generation Ancestors ............................................................... C9 p1-3
Chapter 10: Jesse's 10th and Back Generations of Ancestors .................................... C10 p1-1

SECTION TWO: Minnie Alveretta Carrell Ancestors
Chapter 11: Minnie Alveretta Carrell's History ............................................................. C11 p1-14
Chapter 12: Minnie's 2nd Generation Ancestors: Carrell, Foy ...................................... C12 p1-5
Chapter 13: Minnie's 3rd Generation Ancestors: Carrell, Pectol, Foy, Bingham .......... C13 p1-11
Chapter 14: Minnie's 4th Generation Ancestors: Carrell, Hodge, Pectol, Reasor, Foy,
Phillips, Fink, Gosharn, Bingham, Gates, Freeman, Farr ............................................ C14 p1-14
Chapter 15: Minnie's 5th Generation Ancestors ........................................................... C15 p1-11
Chapter 16: Minnie's 6th Generation Ancestors ........................................................... C16 p1-6
Chapter 17: Minnie's 7th Generation Ancestors ........................................................... C17 p1-4
Chapter 18: Minnie's 8th Generation Ancestors ........................................................... C18 p1-6
Chapter 19: Minnie's 9th Generation Ancestors ........................................................... C19 p1-10
Chapter 20: Minnie's 10th Generation Ancestors ......................................................... C20 p1-19

Thankful Thoughts:............................................................................................................... p1-6

Introduction - i
Introduction to “The Story of the Pectol/Carrell Ancestors”
Table of Contents, Dedication, Acknowledgements, and Preface

Dedication

This book is dedicated to our ancestors who crossed oceans and plains in search of
a better life. We are grateful for their sacrifices which have deeply influenced our lives.
They have left us with an incredible inheritance – not an amount of money or property, but
a legacy of hard work, faith, courage, resilience and especially a vision that we can make a
difference in future generations by the choices we make today.
President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints said, “You hold in your hands the happiness of more people than
you can imagine.” I believe our ancestors are proof of that!
It is also dedicated to the descendants of Jesse and Minnie, with hopes that all will
read this and come away with a better understanding of our ancestors. Then, we can pass
this valuable “inheritance” on to future generations.

With Gratitude,
Don W. Pectol
August 7, 2015

Acknowledgements

This book is a compilation of research done by many of our ancestors. Some wrote
small histories and some, like Minnie Alveretta Carrell Pectol, LaRita Rees Hancock, and
others compiled family history binders that are full of valuable historical and family
information. These resources, along with information from familysearch.org, were valuable.
I have collected pictures, over the years, from various cousins. So many people have
contributed it is impossible to recognize each one. To each of you I say thanks!
I acknowledge my family, all of them, especially Robin, they have supported me in
this endeavor. They are such a blessing in my life! Words cannot express my love for them.
I also acknowledge my Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son Jesus Christ. I felt their love
and blessings on me and my family during the compilation of this book.

With Gratitude,
Don W. Pectol
August 7, 2015

Introduction - ii
Introduction to “The Story of the Pectol/Carrell Ancestors”
Table of Contents, Dedication, Acknowledgements, and Preface

Preface
Life is Lived Forward, but Understood Backwards

The story of our Pectol and Carrell ancestors is tied closely to the story of early
America and the rise of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The internal drive
to come to America, not just for the opportunities it promised, but also for the hope to be
able to worship God according to the dictates of their conscience fueled these ancestors.
Many did come seeking freedom; freedom to worship God, freedom from tyranny,
and with a hope in their heart that this great country truly could be a land of opportunity.
The hope for this freedom was so strong that they were willing to leave loved ones and
travel here at great risk to obtain this dream. Starting with Christopher Columbus who said,
“With a hand that could be felt, the Lord opened my mind to the fact that it would be
possible to sail and he opened my will to desire to accomplish the project…This was the
fire that burned within me…Who can doubt that this fire was not merely mine, but also the
Holy Spirit…urging me to press forward?”1
Many of our ancestors felt a similar spiritual drive to better their life. This family
history book hopefully will help those who read it to come to know and appreciate the
ancestors of Jesse Leroy Pectol and Minnie Alveretta Carrell more fully. Then we can
better recognize the price they paid to have the freedoms and opportunities we enjoy today.
We truly have a rich heritage that we can pass on to our children and grandchildren.
Understanding the past truly does help us to live better in the future. The axioms “He, who
heeds not history, relives it” and “Life is lived forward, but understood backwards” are
certainly true. Looking back on our past and learning from it will enrich our lives today and
in the future.

Gratefully,
Don W. Pectol
August 7, 2015

P.S. In reference to the organization of this book, I have included my own bolded text to
draw attention to specific names and events that I believe to be helpful in searching for
specific stories and people. Also I have inserted brackets [like this] to clarify what was said.
They are strictly my interpretation.

Note: I have also included additional “Notes” in text boxes like this relative to events

in our ancestor’s lives, including historical comments relative to America’s beginnings

and religion. These are given to help understand our ancestors in the context of their

time in history and their dedication to their beliefs. To tell their story without

describing and sharing their commitment to their faith would not be completely telling

their story.

1 Christopher Columbus “A Man among the Gentiles” by Clark B. Hinckley. Page before Table of Contents.
Introduction - iii
Introduction to “The Story of the Pectol/Carrell Ancestors”
Table of Contents, Dedication, Acknowledgements, and Preface

Table of Contents

"The Story of the Pectol/Carrell Ancestors” ..................................................................................
Introduction to "The Story of the Pectol/Carrell Ancestors" Table of Contents ............................ i
Acknowledgements, Dedication .............................................................................................. i-ii
Preface "Life is Lived Forward, But Understood Backwards" ..................................................... iii

SECTION ONE: Jesse Leroy Pectol Ancestors ...........................................................................
Chapter 1: Jesse Leroy Pectol's History ........................................................................ C1 p1-16
Chapter 2: Jesse's 2nd Generation Ancestors: Pectol, Peterson ................................... C2 p1-25
Chapter 3: Jesse's 3rd Generation Ancestors: Pectol, Reasor, Peterson, Hansen ........ C3 p1-26
Chapter 4: Jesse's 4th Generation Ancestors: Pectol, Lydicks, Reasor, Kester, Jorgensen,
Christensen, Hansen, Christensen ................................................................................ C4 p1-12
Chapter 5: Jesse's 5th Generation Ancestors ................................................................ C5 p1-10
Chapter 6: Jesse's 6th Generation Ancestors ................................................................ C6 p1-5
Chapter 7: Jesse's 7th Generation Ancestors ............................................................... C7 p1-2
Chapter 8: Jesse's 8th Generation Ancestors ............................................................... C8 p1-3
Chapter 9: Jesse's 9th Generation Ancestors ............................................................... C9 p1-3
Chapter 10: Jesse's 10th and Back Generations of Ancestors .................................... C10 p1-1

SECTION TWO: Minnie Alveretta Carrell Ancestors
Chapter 11: Minnie Alveretta Carrell's History ............................................................. C11 p1-14
Chapter 12: Minnie's 2nd Generation Ancestors: Carrell, Foy ...................................... C12 p1-5
Chapter 13: Minnie's 3rd Generation Ancestors: Carrell, Pectol, Foy, Bingham .......... C13 p1-11
Chapter 14: Minnie's 4th Generation Ancestors: Carrell, Hodge, Pectol, Reasor, Foy,
Phillips, Fink, Gosharn, Bingham, Gates, Freeman, Farr ............................................ C14 p1-14
Chapter 15: Minnie's 5th Generation Ancestors ........................................................... C15 p1-11
Chapter 16: Minnie's 6th Generation Ancestors ........................................................... C16 p1-6
Chapter 17: Minnie's 7th Generation Ancestors ........................................................... C17 p1-4
Chapter 18: Minnie's 8th Generation Ancestors ........................................................... C18 p1-6
Chapter 19: Minnie's 9th Generation Ancestors ........................................................... C19 p1-10
Chapter 20: Minnie's 10th Generation Ancestors ......................................................... C20 p1-19

Thankful Thoughts:............................................................................................................... p1-6

Introduction - i
Introduction to “The Story of the Pectol/Carrell Ancestors”
Table of Contents, Dedication, Acknowledgements, and Preface

Dedication

This book is dedicated to our ancestors who crossed oceans and plains in search of
a better life. We are grateful for their sacrifices which have deeply influenced our lives.
They have left us with an incredible inheritance – not an amount of money or property, but
a legacy of hard work, faith, courage, resilience and especially a vision that we can make a
difference in future generations by the choices we make today.
President Henry B. Eyring of the First Presidency of The Church of Jesus Christ of
Latter-day Saints said, “You hold in your hands the happiness of more people than
you can imagine.” I believe our ancestors are proof of that!
It is also dedicated to the descendants of Jesse and Minnie, with hopes that all will
read this and come away with a better understanding of our ancestors. Then, we can pass
this valuable “inheritance” on to future generations.

With Gratitude,
Don W. Pectol
August 7, 2015

Acknowledgements

This book is a compilation of research done by many of our ancestors. Some wrote
small histories and some, like Minnie Alveretta Carrell Pectol, LaRita Rees Hancock, and
others compiled family history binders that are full of valuable historical and family
information. I have collected pictures, etc. over the years, from various cousins, thanks!
These resources, along with information from familysearch.org, were valuable. I express
appreciation to Roland Astorga and his staff at www.myfamilyonline.com for their valuable
assistance in helping me to preserve, share, and research information on my ancestors. So
many people have contributed to this book that it is impossible to recognize each one. To
each of you I say thanks!
I acknowledge my family, all of them, especially Robin, they have supported me in
this endeavor. They are such a blessing in my life! Words cannot express my love for them.
I also acknowledge my Heavenly Father and His Beloved Son Jesus Christ. I felt their love
and blessings on me and my family during the compilation of this book.

With Gratitude,
Don W. Pectol
August 7, 2015

Introduction - ii
Introduction to “The Story of the Pectol/Carrell Ancestors”
Table of Contents, Dedication, Acknowledgements, and Preface

Preface
Life is Lived Forward, but Understood Backwards

The story of our Pectol and Carrell ancestors is tied closely to the story of early
America and the rise of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. The internal drive
to come to America, not just for the opportunities it promised, but also for the hope to be
able to worship God according to the dictates of their conscience fueled these ancestors.
Many did come seeking freedom; freedom to worship God, freedom from tyranny,
and with a hope in their heart that this great country truly could be a land of opportunity.
The hope for this freedom was so strong that they were willing to leave loved ones and
travel here at great risk to obtain this dream. Starting with Christopher Columbus who said,
“With a hand that could be felt, the Lord opened my mind to the fact that it would be
possible to sail and he opened my will to desire to accomplish the project…This was the
fire that burned within me…Who can doubt that this fire was not merely mine, but also the
Holy Spirit…urging me to press forward?”1
Many of our ancestors felt a similar spiritual drive to better their life. This family
history book hopefully will help those who read it to come to know and appreciate the
ancestors of Jesse Leroy Pectol and Minnie Alveretta Carrell more fully. Then we can
better recognize the price they paid to have the freedoms and opportunities we enjoy today.
We truly have a rich heritage that we can pass on to our children and grandchildren.
Understanding the past truly does help us to live better in the future. The axioms “He, who
heeds not history, relives it” and “Life is lived forward, but understood backwards” are
certainly true. Looking back on our past and learning from it will enrich our lives today and
in the future.

Gratefully,
Don W. Pectol
August 7, 2015

P.S. In reference to the organization of this book, I have included my own bolded text to
draw attention to specific names and events that I believe to be helpful in searching for
specific stories and people. Also I have inserted brackets [like this] to clarify what was said.
They are strictly my interpretation.

Note: I have also included additional “Notes” in text boxes like this relative to events

in our ancestor’s lives, including historical comments relative to America’s beginnings

and religion. These are given to help understand our ancestors in the context of their

time in history and their dedication to their beliefs. To tell their story without

describing and sharing their commitment to their faith would not be completely telling

their story.

1 Christopher Columbus “A Man among the Gentiles” by Clark B. Hinckley. Page before Table of Contents.
Introduction - iii
SECTION ONE Jesse Leroy Pectol Ancestors

Chapter 1 Jesse Leroy Pectol’s History

Chapter 1

Jesse is the First Generation

Jesse Leroy PECTOL was born on 5 Apr 1889 in Caineville,
Wayne, Utah, United States. He was christened on 15 Apr
1889 in Caineville, Wayne, Utah, United States. He died on 7
May 1962 at the age of 73 in Blue Lake, Humboldt, California,
United States. Jesse was buried on 11 May 1962 in Eureka,
Humboldt, California, United States. He has Ancestral File
Number 22Q6-40. SECTION 10 Jesse Pectol History

LIFE HISTORY OF JESSE LEROY PECTOL
I was born in the month, April 5, 1889, in the little town of Caineville, Wayne County,
Utah. My father’s mane was George Peter Pectol and my mother’s name was Annina
Conradina Peterson [spelled ‘Petersen’ some places, Danish
decent] Pectol. The last one in the family of thirteen, I lived with my
parents where we farmed, my job was chasing sheep and cows
while very young. I went to school for three days when five years
old. Maggie Payne was my teacher. She called me an idler and it
was then I quit for a while. I later went to school for four years. I
was baptized into the Latter Day Saint Church June 6, 1897 at
Caineville, Wayne County, Utah by Elder George W. Carrell, and
was confirmed by Bishop Walter E. Hanks.
I worked on my father’s farm until I was ten years old. I also
Bishop Walter E.
helped run my brother’s farm. When ten years old, I went to Emery Hanks, a dear friend of
County, Utah and worked on a farm for $15 a month and my Jesse and Minnie
board. I came home and went to school part of that winter in the Pectol. They honored
this man and his son,
seventh grade. At the age of eleven I went to Sevier Valley and
E.K. Hanks, all their
rode mowing machine all summer for John Dastrup of Siguard,
lives.
Sevier County, Utah. That fall I came home to help make molasses.

February 16, 1902, I was ordained a Deacon by George B. Rust at Caineville, Wayne
County, Utah. I spent most of that winter riding in the desert for cattle. That Spring at the
age of twelve I went to take my brother-in-law’s place, sheep herding. His wife was sick. I
worked for one month then he came back so I went home. The boss followed me home
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Chapter 1 Jesse Leroy Pectol’s History
and got me to go back. The first thirty-three months at sheep herd, I helped keep my
brother on a mission and helped keep his family also. That was Ephraim Portman
Pectol. I continued working at the sheep herd, saving my money and buying cattle. I had
fifty head of cows and heifers of which I was very proud. I was put in Secretary of the
Mutual in Caineville, Wayne County, Utah.
I was ordained a teacher January 7, 1906, by George W. Carrell in Caineville, Wayne
County, Utah.
In the year 1908 floods came and took our homes and beautiful orchards that
our parents had worked so hard for. In 1909 I had to sell my cattle at a low price to
buy a home for my father and mother and myself to live in. I farmed in the summer
and herded sheep in the winter. The home I bought was at Grover, Wayne County, Utah.
June 2, 1909, I was ordained a Priest by George P. Pectol. The following year,
January 16, 1910 I was ordained an Elder, also by George Peter Pectol, my Father.
In 1911, I was married to Minnie Alveretta Carrell of Grover, Wayne County,
Utah. She is the daughter of John Franklin Carrell and Olive Louise Foy Carrell. We were
married by our Uncle John Curfew who was at the time a County Clerk. We performed
our marriage vows again in
November 12, 1912, in the
Manti Temple.
During the winter of
1911, I herded sheep. My wife
took care of her mother who
was very sick. In the Spring we
took up farming.
We went to Salina after a
load of freight. We had four
horses and a wagon for
transportation. We stopped at
Grass Valley that night and
had a mattress of hay to sleep
on. After we had been
traveling for some time the
In the Manti Temple Jesse and Minnie had their marriage “sealed for
next morning we discovered
time and for all eternity” by the Priesthood of God. This blessing is
that our purse was gone which
based on faithfulness:
held our money for the freight
In The Family: A Proclamation to the World, the First Presidency and
about $300 and in those days Quorum of the Twelve Apostles proclaim that “marriage between a
that was a lot of money. I took man and a woman is ordained of God and that the family is central to
the Creator's plan for the eternal destiny of His children.” When a
one of the horses and went
man and woman are married in the temple, their family can be
back to see if we could find
together forever. This is a common goal of Latter-day Saints.
it. I left my wife to fetch the
wagon. Of course, we prayed
to the Lord to help us and there was a long stretch of road and I was just ready to turn a
corner and I thought I would look back to see if I could see my wife coming. There she was
standing on the seat of the wagon waving a white cloth. She had found the purse and we
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