Eliza Franklin (Pickrell) Routt (abt. 1839 - 1907)

Born about May 1839 in Sangamon, Illinois, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Long Routt — married 21 May 1874 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois

Died 22 Mar 1907 at about age 67 in Denver, Denver, Colorado, United States

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Biography

Eliza (Pickrell) Routt is Notable.

Eliza (Pickrell) Routt was a part of the Suffragette Movement.

Born to Benjamin Franklin Pickrell and Mary Ann Elkin.

Her father, Benjamin died Aug 1838 before she was born, May 1839...

Her mother, Mary Ann, now Riddle, died June 1843 when Eliza was 4 years old. Being an orphan she & her 2 brothers, were taken in by their maternal grandfather, Colonel William Fletcher Elkins (see his profile for the 1850 census where they are listed as "Elkins") not sure if he adopted them but they did use the name.

She is a descendant of Archibald Edmundson, who enlisted in American Revolution ^{[1] [2]}

Siblings

1. William Thomas Pickrell b: 6 MAR 1836 in , Sangamon County, Illinois
2. Francis Marion Pickrell b: 11 OCT 1837 in , Sangamon County, Illinois

1860 Springfield District 16, Sangamon, Illinois

Head of the household was Wm F Elkin, age 56 Ky Occupation was Clerk

Elizabeth Elkin F 51 Ky.

Wm A Elkin M 22 Ills Grocer

Eliza F Elkin F 21 Ills

Diley Williams F 18 Prussia Servant

Pat Lenehan M 42 Ireland Laborer

Page 113

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Here Eliza is living with her grandfather, and her Aunt Mrs. Martine Jones, her age is off and the state of birth, but it is surely her maternal grandparents, William F/Elizabeth ELKIN.

1870 Decatur, Macon, Illinois

Age 28

Birth Year (Estimated) 1841-1842

Birthplace Kentucky

Page Number 120

Edward Jones M 32 Ohio farmer

Martine Jones F 37 Illinois

Luella Jones F 17 Illinois

Ida Jones F 14 Illinois

Hattie Jones F 11 Illinois

William Elkin M 78 Kentucky

Occupation: Land Office Holder

Eliza Elkin F 72 Kentucky

Eliza Pickrell F 28 Kentucky

Ellen Bell F 21 Illinois Servant

Edward Besse M 21 Prussia Servant

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She married 21 May 1874 in Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Her husband moved them to Colorado before 1880, where she had her daughter, Lila.

1880 Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado

Age 39

Marital Status Married

Occupation Ex. Gov. Of Col.

Birth Year (Estimated) 1827

Birthplace Illinois, United States

Father's Birthplace Kentucky,----Mother's Birthplace Kentucky,

John L Routt Self M 53 Illinois

Lila Routt Wife F 39 Illinois

Minnie J Routt Daughter F 13 District of Columbia,

Birdie M Routt Daughter F 12 District of Columbia,

Francis Bruce Coachman M 33 Maryland,

Ellen Bruce Servant F 32 Maryland,

Emma Peterson Cook F 25 Sweden

Jennie Stull Governess F 25 Illinois,

Hathaway Jones Visitor M 21 Illinois

{Hathaway is a Cousin to Eliza).

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Inducted into the Colorado Women's Hall of Fame in 2008. [1]

"Eliza Pickrell Routt was a pioneer in the struggle for women’s rights. As wife of John Routt, Colorado’s first state governor, Eliza became Colorado’s first First Lady. When women’s suffrage passed in 1893, Eliza was the first woman registered to vote in Colorado. She set the standard for all future first ladies and the newly enfranchised women of the state by performing community and public service without fanfare or pretense.

The Routts arrived in Colorado in 1875 and ushered Colorado into statehood in 1876. While John Routt served in state and city government, Eliza was an activist in helping settle and build a civilized community in the early days of Denver and the fledgling state. As a member of the Ladies Relief Society, Routt helped establish the Old Ladies Home and was instrumental in getting a building for the Woman’s Home Club (which became the YWCA), to provide a safe residence for young women. She was a founder of and donator to the Denver Orphan’s Home Association in 1881.

Routt joined the Non-Partisan Suffrage Association of Colorado and served as president of the City League of Denver branch. In honor of her tireless work in getting suffrage passed, Routt was honored as the first woman registered to vote.

Routt served on the first Board of Trustees for Colorado Woman’s College. She was the first woman on the Colorado State Board of Agriculture, the governing body of Colorado State Agricultural College, which became Colorado State University. During her decade on the board, Routt started the School of Domestic Economy, giving wide access to higher education for women, and obtained the first professorship for a female instructor. She helped to obtain the Guggenheim Hall building for the school, a feat commemorated in a stain glass window to honor her. Another building on the campus is named after her to acknowledge her dedication to the college.

Eliza Routt promoted public arts and culture in early Denver through organizations like the Ladies Loan Exhibition and the Denver Fortnightly Club. She helped procure The Closing Era statue, which was introduced at the Chicago World’s Fair in 1893 and then installed on the east lawn of the Colorado State Capitol building, where it stands today."^[3]

Member of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution

Routh, John L --Born: - -Died: - -

Pickrell, Eliza F ---Born: - -Died: - -

Collins, Lila ---Ancestor #: A036346 --Member #: ________________

1900 Federal Census-(Precinct 1 Denver city Ward 2, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States

Address: 1355 Welton St

Years Married: 27

John L Routt Head M 74 Kentucky Capitalist

Eliza F Routt Wife F 61 Illinois

Children: 2 / 2 living

Lila B Routt Daughter F 19 Colorado At School

John H Routt Son M 37 Illinois Granite Dealer

Annie A Routt Daughter-in-law F 33 Colorado

Mary Breedlove Servant F 46 Virginia^[4]

Children

1. Lila Elkin Routt b: 1881 Colorado Mar:Collins

Sources

1. ↑ Mrs. Eliza F Pickrell Routt Page 259-260 Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Book Vol 47
2. ↑ Daughters of the American Revolution, DAR Genealogical Research Databases, database online, (http://www.dar.org/ : accessed February 25 2021), "Record of Archibald Edmundson", Ancestor # A036346.
3. ↑ http://www.cogreatwomen.org/index.php/item/66-eliza-routt
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M31Y-K24 : accessed 17 May 2015), John L Routt, Precinct 1 Denver city Ward 2, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 33, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,117.

• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MXHL-9KK : 13 December 2017), Eliza F Elkin in entry for Wm F Elkin, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M6H7-M8X : 12 April 2016), Eliza Pickrell in household of Edward Jones, Illinois, United States; citing p. 120, family 894, NARA microfilm publication M593 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 545,748.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFDD-8DM : 29 July 2017), John L Routt, Denver, Arapahoe, Colorado, United States; citing enumeration district ED 6, sheet 126B, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 0088; FHL microfilm 1,254,088.
• NSDAR
• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:33NR-GVS : accessed 2015-05-17), entry for Eliza Franklin /Pickerell/.
• Former Gov John Routt
• Find A Grave Memorial# 8061332
• Eliza Pickrell Routt--wikipedia.com