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Notes for William BARTELL

WILLIAM BARTELL
by
Vanik S. Eaddy, Ph. D.

The Eaddy and Bartell families have intermarried numerous times beginning
with Edward Drake Eaddy who married Mary Bartell the daughter of Jacob
Bartell and Mary Stone. Jacob Bartell must have been a superb craftsman
and teacher. This became evident in the lives of his sons who kept
meticulous diaries and were known to possess skills including
silversmithing, blacksmithing, gunsmithing, watch making, carpentry,
coffin making, phlebotomy, farming, cobblering, soldiering, and numerous
other pursuits. The best known of his sons was William Bartell who
married Senea Stone. He was an exceptionally talented person and was a
traveling craftsman who was multi-talented as evidenced by entries in his
diary which was maintained for more than 30 years of his life. He
recorded short phrases about events, people, and places wherever he
traveled. His daily descriptions detailed an amazing list of crafts and
trades mastered by this most unusual man.

He repaired watches, clocks, guns, bells, steel traps, and anything made
of metal. He tailored clothes for the men and boys. He made shoes from
leather he tanned. He made jewelry, violins, rifles, coffins, canoes,
flats, and weaving looms. He built water mills for milling grain, cotton
gins, and homes. He designed and built furniture. When his neighbors
and family were sick, he performed phlebotomy (bleeding).

William Bartell served as Commissioner of Roads, an important duty which
included responsibility for building and maintaining roads and bridges.
He was also charged with maintaining the creek channels for water
traffic, primarily canoes and flats. His signature is frequently found
on wills and other legal documents.

He was present at numerous social events including visits to the sick,
weddings, burials, dances, log rollings, corn huskings, sporting events,
church meetings, hunting trips, fishing trips, and meetings of the
Militia in which he rose to the rank of Captain. His travels were
extensive and includes many places known today and may others which may
no longer be located.

Evidence is still available, even as recently as 2001, of the superb
craftsmanship of William Bartell. Mr. Chris Hirsch of Houston, Texas
reported that in the early 1980's he had purchased a flintlock longrifle
from a gun collector in Houston, Texas. The rifle has a small silver
plate inlayed in the barrel that is engraved, "WILLIAM BARTELL 1850". He
learned from reading the "Bartell Journals" that Bartell began making his
"Little Rifle" in 1847 and that it was completed in 1850. Bartell writes
of putting the patchbox and the catch spring in place. These items are
all found on the rifle. The journals reveal that Bartell "refreshened
out" or re-cut the bore about 1856-1857. He also described "facing the
steel" on the rifle and the frizzen shows evidence of having been
refaced. Finally, Bartell reported taking the rifle to a shooting match;
but, it is unknown whether or not he won anything.

Note: It was reported by Dale (Skipper) Isgett that the rifle has now
been acquired by Farrell Prosser of Florence, SC.

William Bartell was an exceptionally talented person and was a traveling
craftsman who was multi-talented as evidenced by his daily diary. He
kept a remarkable diary that covers a period of over 30 years in his
life. The brief two sentence entries give the reader insight into
community life. The following were gleaned from a scanning of three of
his five volumes.

April 27, 1836, "...was helping to make Dottson Stone's coffin and then
went to his burying."

Aug. 18, 1836, "...went to William Tilton's daughter's wedding."

Oct. 3, 1836, "...went and bled William Stone."

Oct. 20, 1836, "...was at Henry Eaddy's in the morning and then went to
William Timmons."

Feb. 14, 1837, "...hauled the last load of cotton to gin at Henry
Eaddy's."

Feb. 19, 1837, "...went to John Eaddy's to see steel trap."

June 4, 1837, "...went to Henry Eaddy's for venison."

June 5, 1837, "...went to William Johnson's and then down to Nicholas
Johnson's."

June 29, 1837, "...went to Henry Eaddy's after rice."

June 30, 1837, "...went to John Woodberry's after sheep."

July 5, 1837, "...went to muster at William Stone's."

July 24, 1837, "...fixed piece of horn on Edward D. Eaddy's gun stock."

Jan. 3, 1838, "...went to the neck a hog hunting and caught one of Robert
Coxe's."

Feb. 17, 1838, "...went to W. H. Stone's and held an election for 2nd
lieutenant."

April 12, 1839, "...went to Henry Eaddy's after seed rice."

May 19, 1840, "...put staple in bell and clapper in two for E. D. Eaddy."

Sept. 14, 1840, "...went down to Enos McDaniel."

Feb 6, 1841, "... mended steel trap for E. D. Eaddy."

Feb 30, 1841, "..went to Henry Eady's and helped him raise his hewed log
house." (Note: Henry Eaddy moved from Marion to Williamsburg about this
time.)

Aug 3, 1843, "...was at home and Elizabeth and Samuel was married."
(This was Samuel Eaddy.)

Sept. 7, 1843, "...went to Edward Eaddy's. He was down sick."

Feb 14, 1844, "...went to Elijah H. Powell's. His child died last night."

July 18, 1851, "...was at Randal McDaniel's making James Eaddy's coffin.

June 18, 1854, "...made Rachel Eaddy's coffin today." (Rachel was the
widow of John Eaddy.)

William Bartell served as a Private in Keith's 5th Regiment, South
Carolina Militia and later was promoted to the rank of Corporal in
Gasque's Battalion, South Carolina Militia during the War of 1812.

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