John Wesley Powell

Birth       21 May 1844   Fairfield Co, OH
Death     27 Sep  1909   Bowling Green, OH


U.S Civil War

Parents
George Powell (1819-1893)
Sarah Beatty Powell (1818-1892)

Spouse
Isabelle Courtright Powell (1844-1916)

Children
Harmon C Powell (1867-1868)
Alba F Powell (1869-1944)
Dr George V Powell  (1873-1949)

Adopted Children
Effa Kirk Saxby
Tobias Miller

Siblings
Henry W Powell (1845-1849)
Martha Powell Smaltz (1848-1936)
Mary I Powell (1851-1852)
Silas H Powell (1853-1906)
Alonzo V Powell (1855-1928)
Chester L Powell (1857-1893)
Laura Powell Stafford (1860-1931)

Burial
Oak Grove Cemetery. Bowling Green, OH
Section MA
Marker inscription: " John Wesley
                                   Powell
                               1844   1909"

(spouse)
Marker inscription: " Isabelle R
                                  Powell
                              1844   1916"


Notes
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Marriage record 11 Oct 1866 with Isabella R Courtright
Source: Fairfield Co OH Marriages, Vol 2, Page 381
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Biographical Sketch  J.W. Powell
Source: Commemorative Historical and Biographical Record of Wood County, Ohio: Its Past and Present.  Volume 2.   By M. A. Leeson. 1897
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Death certificate (signed by son Dr.George Powell)
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1850 Census, Bloom, Fairfield, OH
George Powell     M     31     Oh
Sarah Powell        F      33     Pa
John W Powell     M      6     Oh
Martha Powell      F       2     Oh
Gideon Alspach   M     20     Oh
James Wilson       M     26     Pa
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1860 Census, Bloom, Fairfield, OH
George Powell       M     41     Oh
Sarah A Powell       F     42     Pa
John W Powell      M     16     Oh
Martha J Powell     F     13     Oh
Silas Powell           M      7     Oh
Alonzo Powell       M      4     Oh
Chester Powell      M      2     Oh
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1870 Census, Liberty, Hancock, OH
John W Powell      M     26     Oh
Isabell Powell         F     26     Oh
Elba F Powell        F       1     Oh
Tobias Miller         M      7     Oh
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1880 Census, Liberty, Wood, OH
John W Powell     Self     M     36     Oh
Isabel Powell       Wife     F      36     Oh
Alby Powell         Son     M     11     Oh
George Powell     Son     M       6     Oh
Effie Kirk           Other     F     17     Il
Thomas Finn      Other     M     50     Ireland
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1900 Census, Bowling Green, Wood, OH
John W Powell      Head     M     56     Oh
Isabel R Powell      Wife      F     56     Oh
George Powell        Son     M     26     Oh
Marian Kingsley      Brd      F     14     Pa
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1910 Census, Bowling Green, Wood, OH
Mrs. J W Powell      Head     F     65     Oh - widow
Wm H Wyrauch      S law     M     40     In
Alla P Wyrauch         Dau      F     40     Oh
Pearl Brinkley             Brd     F     26     Oh
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