Princetta Collett

Female 1878 - 1939  (61 years)


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  • Name Princetta Collett 
    Born 11 Jan 1878  Escalante, Iron, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Family Search has Princetta's birth in Escalante, Garfield, Utah in 1878 but there was no Garfield county in 1878. That would have been in the Iron County territory. Garfield County was not organized until 1882 and Utah was still a territory at that time.
    Gender Female 
    Died 7 Apr 1939  Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried 10 Apr 1939  Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I2158  My Family Tree | Collett-Williams
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2015 

    Father Reuben Collett,   b. 19 Jul 1839, Pendock, Worcestershire, England, United Kingdom Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Jan 1920, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years) 
    Mother Elthura Roseltha Merrill,   b. 13 Sep 1842, Nauvoo, Hancock, Illinois, USA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 13 Jul 1915, Smithfield, Cache, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 72 years) 
    Married 17 Jan 1861  Smithfield, Cache, Utah Territory, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F769  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family James Albert Bills,   b. 19 Apr 1876, Clover Valley, Lincoln, Nevada, United States Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 15 Jun 1931, Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado, USA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 12 Aug 1897  Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 21 Jul 2015 
    Family ID F792  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 11 Jan 1878 - Escalante, Iron, Utah Territory, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarried - 12 Aug 1897 - Vernal, Uintah, Utah, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 7 Apr 1939 - Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - 10 Apr 1939 - Meeker, Rio Blanco, Colorado, USA Link to Google Earth
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  • Histories
    Biography of Sylvanus Collett
    Biography of Sylvanus Collett
    Written by his brother, Charles M. Collett in 1965 at the age of ninety.
    An Excerpt:
    "Father sold his sheep and bought cattle, so he had 300 head. So RS and Vest became the cowboys. They drove all those cattle for six months thru desert infested Indian land. The water was so scarce, they had to keep a sharp lookout for water signs made by the Indians. The water holes often had a scum on it filled with wigglers, so it had to be strained thru a cloth, then boiled. ...
    One day the water sign was missed, so we had to travel two days and one night to find water, the cattle became crazy, one cow chased Vean and on the edge of a steep gully he managed to dodge her, she went down the hill to her death, he barely escaped."
    Sylvanus Collett Biography
    Sylvanus Collett Biography
    A 1952 account of the life of Sylvanus Collett by his son Orin.
    An Excerpt:
    "In the month of April 1881, they (the family) answered the call to move to a new place. This time it was Arizona. At this time my father was fourteen years old and his brother Ruben was sixteen. They left Escalante with 200 head of cattle, 100 head of horses and three wagons and one thousand dollars in cash. Father and his brothers Ruben and Sylvester had to drive the loose cattle and horses. The country was rough and there were no roads for the wagons. It was slow and hard work. Many times the wagons had to be lowered down over the steep banks and sandstone ledges with ropes and saddle horses." - See more at: http://www.myfamilyonline.com/getperson.php?personID=I37&tree=T6#sthash.8LDbF6cI.dpuf