Biography

Julius Worth Pell was born to William Fairfax Pell and Ann Evaline Ravenscroft in 1850^[1][2].He enlisted as a drummer in Co B 11th W.Va. Volunteer Infantry^[3][4] in Wirt County VA (WV) December 24, 1861 and served until his honorable discharge at Camp Deep Bottom, VA January 4, 1865. It was recorded in the Congressional Record in 1912 that Julius W. Pell was the youngest soldier to serve the Union in the Civil War.

In 1880, he married Florence Stump^[5] and they had several children^[6][7][8][4]:

1. Fred Earl b. 1880
2. Ruth b. 1888
3. Louise b/d. 1892
4. Edith b/d. 1892

Julius died in 1919^[4][9].

Sources

1. ↑ United States Census, 1860, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHM9-5H4 : 13 December 2017), Wm F Pell, 1860.
2. ↑ United States Census, 1870, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZH9-1ZD : 12 April 2016), W F Pell, West Virginia, United States; citing p. 10, family 93, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 553,200.
3. ↑ National Park Service Soldiers and Sailors database (https://www.nps.gov/civilwar/ : accessed 14 Apr 2019) BATTLE UNIT NAME: 11th Regiment, West Virginia Infantry SIDE: Union COMPANY: B SOLDIER'S RANK IN: Drummer SOLDIER'S RANK OUT: Musician FILM NUMBER: M507 ROLL 10
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2} United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2M2P-J9S : 11 March 2018), Julius W Pell, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,635,788.
5. ↑ West Virginia Marriages, 1854-1932, database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRZJ-JQR : 10 February 2018), J W Pell and Florence Stump, 08 Jan 1880; citing Gilmer Co , West Virginia, reference ; FHL microfilm 808,589.
6. ↑ United States Census, 1880, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6RK-JH9 : 15 July 2017), Julius W Pell, 1880; citing enumeration district ED 145, sheet 270D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d), roll 1401; FHL microfilm 1,255,401.
7. ↑ United States Census, 1900, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9C6-3BB : accessed 10 April 2019), Juhous Beall, Center district Grantsville town, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 21, sheet 1B, family 17, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,241,757.
8. ↑ United States Census, 1910, database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPNW-LPS : accessed 10 April 2019), Julius W Pell, Center, Calhoun, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 18, sheet 16B, family 6, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1677; FHL microfilm 1,375,690.
9. ↑ Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 14 April 2019), memorial page for Julius Worth Pell (1850–6 Jun 1919), Find A Grave Memorial no. 18268102, citing IOOF Cemetery, Calhoun County, West Virginia, USA ; Maintained by Sons of Union Veterans of the Civil War (contributor 48353502) .

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