Elizabeth who went by Betsy was born July 3, 1817 in Cornwall, England to James Rundell and Elizabeth (Betsey) Paynter Rundell. She married George PaulJune 14, 1845. After their marriage, they resided for 8 years at Portsmouth, England. They arrived in the United States in the Fall of 1853. For 46 years, they resided in Michell Hollow, Wisconsin, moving to the city of Platteville in the fall of 1893.
Four children were born to them. William C, James Hoskins, who died when 4 years old, Sarah R, and James Hoskins.
Betsy was a lifelong Christian, having been converted and received into the church in her girlhood. She was a member of the Primitive Methodist Church of Platteville forty-four years. While her health permitted, she was a regular attendant at the services of her church and was always deeply interested in its work. She was an eager learner of Christian truth and sought to exemplify the principles of the gospel in her daily walk and conversation. In her last illness, when she suffered much, she was strengthened and comforted by her faith in her heavenly Father. A quiet, unobtrusive, kind Christian woman, she has now entered into the Christian reward.
Betsy died May 21, 1897 at the age of 79. She is buried at the Greenwood Cemetery in Plattville, Wisconsin.
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