Doddridge County Roots

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William POWELL

William POWELL

Male 1808 - 1892  (~ 84 years)

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  • Name William POWELL 
    Born CA 1808 
    • Age 91y 1m 27d in death record calculates to a birth date of Jan 14 1801. But age 52 in 1860 Census puts it in about 1808.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Died 12 Mar 1892 
    Person ID I89627  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 4 Mar 2015 

    Family Mary E. SLATER,   b. CA 1822,   d. 24 Mar 1891, Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 69 years) 
    Notes 
    • 1850 Census, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumerated on Aug 17 1850:
      William Powell, 41, b. Va, farmer, unable to read & write; Mary, 25, b. Va; James P, 18.

      1860 Census, Harrison County, Virginia (now West Virginia), enumeration date not given:
      William Powell, 52, b. Va, laborer; Mary, 36, b. Va; Frances (female), 18; Obediah, 16; Henry, 14; Thomas, 11; Elizabeth, 9; Callister, 8; Catharine, 6; Newton, 4.

      1870, Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant Twp), enumerated on Jul 7 1870:
      Wm. Powell, 61, b. Va, farmer, unable to read or write; Mary, 47, b. Va, unable to write; Martha E, 17; Calista A, 16; Alice C, 12; Perry N, 11; Benj. T. (L ?), 5; William, 27, farm laborer, unable to read or write.

      1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (Grant District), enumerated on Jun 21 1880:
      William Powell, 74, b. Va, farmer, unable to read or write; wife Mary, 58, b. Va; dau Elizabeth, 25; son Thornton, 18. [1, 2]
    Children 
    +1. Thomas S. POWELL,   b. 29 Dec 1845,   d. 21 Jul 1923, Morgans Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years)
     2. Elizabeth "Betty" POWELL,   b. CA 1854, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    +3. Calista Ann POWELL,   b. Apr 1857, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jul 1942, Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 85 years)
     4. Thornton POWELL,   b. CA 1862
    Family ID F38489  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Sources 
    1. [S1604] Death record of son.

    2. [S1567] Marriage record of son.