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Elkanah Pendleton POWELL

Elkanah Pendleton POWELL

Male 1844 - 1926  (82 years)

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  • Name Elkanah Pendleton POWELL 
    Born 16 Jan 1844  Taylor Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birthplace given as Preston County in death record, but as Taylor County in borth marriage records.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Census 1870  Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1870  [4] 
    tannery worker 
    Census 1880  Salem, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900, 1910, 1920  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1, 2, 5, 6, 7] 
    Occupation FORMERLY  [8] 
    proprietor of Grant House Hotel in West Union 
    • Local news item, "West Union Herald," Thursday, Dec 14 1916, in its entirety:
      "Captain E. P. Powell, formerly proprietor of the Grant House in this town, was here several days last week as a witness."
    Died 4 Jul 1926  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Buried Wolverton Cemetery (aka Powell or new Victory), Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 9] 
    Person ID I99046  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 29 Nov 2016 

    Father Ralph Morrow POWELL,   b. 16 Oct 1816,   d. 31 Mar 1866  (Age 49 years) 
    Mother Rocksalina WILLIAMS,   b. 3 Sep 1818,   d. 21 Feb 1900  (Age 81 years) 
    Family ID F19333  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Ellen Jane STEWART,   b. 28 Dec 1845, Allegany Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Sep 1901  (Age 55 years) 
    Married 2 Nov 1865  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1870 Census, Allegany Co, Maryland (Cumberland post office), enumerated on Jun 24 1870:
      Elkana Powell, 24, b. WVa, tannery worker; Ellen, 24, b. Md; Leora, 3, b. WVa; Bartha (sic), 2, b. WVa.
      The next enumerated household was that of Ellen's parents and brothers:
      Joseph Stewart, 49, b. Pa, cartman, value of personal estate $300; Matilda, 49, b. Md; John, 18, b. Md, cart driver; Joseph, 16, b. Md, cart driver; Francis (male), 13, b. Md.

      1880 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District, Corporation of Salem), enumerated on Jun 19 1880:
      Elcana P. Powell, 36, b. Va, farmer; wife Ellen J, 34, b. Md; dau Leona, 13, b. WVa; dau Bertha, 12, b. WVa; dau Lucy, 10, b. Md; dau Effie, 5, b. WVa; son Howard, 3, b. WVa.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 15 1900:
      Eleana Powell, 55, b. Jan 1845 in WVa, farmer, married 34 yrs; wife Ellen, 53, b. Dec 1846 in Maryland, married 34 yrs, mother of 10 children (6 still living); son Howard, 23, b. Nov 1876, oil rig builder, single; son Cecil, 18, b. Aug 1881, farm laborer, single; dau Ethil, 16, b. Oct 1883; son Ernest, 13, b. Jan 1887.
    Children 
     1. Leora "Ora" POWELL,   b. 21 Aug 1866, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1936, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 69 years)
     2. Bertha POWELL,   b. 24 Jan 1868, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 14 Aug 1898  (Age 30 years)
     3. Lucy POWELL,   b. 24 Jun 1870, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 19 Feb 1900  (Age 29 years)
     4. Iva POWELL,   b. 2 May 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Nov 1872, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 0 years)
    +5. Effie POWELL,   b. 20 Jul 1874, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
     6. Howard C. POWELL,   b. 8 Nov 1876, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Aug 1901  (Age 24 years)
     7. Cecil J. POWELL,   b. 8 Aug 1881,   d. 14 Aug 1901  (Age 20 years)
    +8. Ethel Mabel POWELL,   b. 10 Oct 1883, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Jan 1961, Oak Hill, Fayette Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
    +9. Ernest Harold POWELL,   b. 27 Jan 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 28 Oct 1972  (Age 85 years)
    Family ID F43150  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Olive Jane "Ollie" HUSTEAD,   b. 14 Jun 1865, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1939, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 21 Jul 1902  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Town of West Union), enumerated on Jun 5 1900:
      Ollie Hustead, 34, b. Jun 1865, single, occupation boarding house; sister Lieu Payton, 32, b. Jan 1868, married 18 yrs, mother of 6 children (4 still living); niece Gay Payton, 7, b. Dec 1872; niece Alice Payton, 5, b. Apr 1895; niece Elizabeth Payton, 3, b. Feb 1897; nephew Paul Payton, 1, b. Jul 1898.
      The remainder of the household occupants were listed as boarders:
      Columbus Davisson, 47, b. Jan 1853, single, day laborer; William P. Shaw, 39, b. Nov 1860 in Pennsylvania, single, carpenter; Daniel J. Reich, 23, b. Dec 1876, single, stone cutter; Howard Lamb, 23, b. May 1877, single, day laborer; Erl S. Langfitt, 31, b. May 1869, single, dentist; William G. Hammond, 21, b. Feb 1879, single, helper in wholesale; Luther B. Davison, 19, b. Oct 1880, single, blacksmith; William H. Markey, 18, b. Sep 1881 in Ohio, single, salesman (general); Bruce B. Smith, 23, b. Dec 1876, single, clothing salesman; Oder Bevin, 18, b. Mar 1882 in Ohio, single, tailor.
      All born in West Virginia unless indicated otherwise.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Apr 26 1910:
      Alcana P. Powell, 66, farmer, married 7 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Olive Jane, 44, married 2 yrs (1st marriage), mother of 1 child (still living); son Harvy G, 4; servant Fay Ball, 17, single.
    Children 
    +1. Harvey Galen POWELL,   b. 13 Mar 1906, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 3 Jan 1964, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years)
    Family ID F25208  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA.

    4. [S1972] 1870 Census.

    5. [S2042] 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    6. [S2047] 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District).

    7. [S2252] 1880 Census, Harrison County, WV (Tenmile District).

    8. [S691] West Union Herald, 12/14/1916.

    9. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).