Ancestral Glimpses » Edmund Hollingsworth Powell (1834-1912)
Personal data Edmund Hollingsworth Powell
- Alternative name: Edmond Powell (other spelling)
- He was born on March 12, 1834 in Greenupsburg County, Kentucky, Verenigde Staten.
Originally Greenupsburg County in 1818; changed to Greenup in 1872.
- Profession: in the year 1875 farmer in Kansas, Verenigde Staten.
- Resident in the year 1868: Republic County, Kansas, Verenigde Staten.
- Census in the year 1850, Pike County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten.
- Census in the year 1900, Sheridan, Garfield, Oklahoma, Verenigde Staten.
1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Eman H Powell
Age: 46
Birth Date: Mar 1834
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1900: Sheridan, Garfield, Oklahoma
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Margret J Powell
Marriage Year: 1860
Years Married: 40
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Members: Name Age
Eman H Powell 46
Margret J Powell 55
Blain Powell 14 - Census in the year 1910, Sheridan, Garfield, Oklahoma, Verenigde Staten.
1910 United States Federal Census
Name: Edmond H Powell
Age in 1910: 76
Birth Year: abt 1834
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1910: Sheridan, Garfield, Oklahoma
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Margaret Powell
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Household Members: Name Age
Edmond H Powell 76
Margaret Powell 66 - (Military) on September 4, 1862 in Lafayette, Indiana, USA: 86 Indiana Infantry...Private...Co. A...Union.
- (Obit) on January 18, 1912 in Drummond, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA: The Messenger.
THE MESSENGER
Drummond, Garfield Co., OK
January 18, 1912 Page 1, column 4
Obituary of EDWIN H. POWELL
After an illness of most two years, Edwin H. Powell died at his home in Drummond, Okla., January 12, 1912. He was born at Greenupsburg, Ky., March 12, 1834. He was united in marriage to Miss Margaret Welch, September 7, 1862. To this union eight children were born: Mrs. Rosa Stites, Mrs. L.D. Myers, and E.E. Powell of Oakland, Calif.; Mrs. J.S. Waldron of Enid, Okla.; Mrs. Myrtle Doctor of Belleville, Kans.; Mrs. Nellie Barker of Concordia, Kans.; Alonzo Powell of Beever, Okla.; and Blaine Powell of Tulsa, Okla.
Edwin H. Powell has been a resident of Garfield county the past fourteen years and he will be missed not only by the bereaved relatives, but by the entire community as to know him was to like him for he always had a kind word to say to all he met. He had been a member of the Christian church for fifty years and was a faithful follower of his Savior until called home.
Funeral services were held at the Christian church Sunday at 2 o'clock conducted by his pastor, Eld. C.A. Burkhart, and the remains were laid to rest in the Del Norte cemetery.
He leaves a wife, three sons, five daughters, and a host of friends to mourn their loss.
Burial: Del Norte Cemetery, Drummond, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA - He died on January 12, 1912 in Drummond, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USA, he was 77 years old.
- He is buried on January 14, 1912 in Drummond, Garfield County, Oklahoma, USADel Norte Cemetery.
- A child of Andrew Martin Powell and Elizabeth D Powell
- This information was last updated on November 24, 2017.
Household of Edmund Hollingsworth Powell
(1) He is married to Margaret Jane Welch.
They got married on September 7, 1862, he was 28 years old.
Census 1850 in Center, Union County, Indiana, Verenigde Staten.
1850 United States Federal Census
Name: Margaret Welch
Age: 8
Birth Year: abt. 1842
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in b: Center, Union, Indiana
Gender: Female
Family Number: 507
Household Members: Name Age
Andrew Welch 38
Mary Welch 30
Margaret Welch 8
Jno Welch 6
Amanda Welch 5
Charles Welch 2
Isaac White 66
Margaret White 64
Census 1880 in Jefferson, Republic County, Kansas, USA.
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Edmund Powell
Age: 46
Birth Year: abt. 1834
Birthplace: Kentucky
Home in 1880: Jefferson, Republic, Kansas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: M. Jane Powell
Father's Birthplace: Kentucky
Mother's Birthplace: Kentucky
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members: Name Age
Edmund Powell 46
M. Jane Powell 36
M. A. Powell 16
E. A. Powell 12
D. B. Powell 11
E. E. Powell 9
R. G. Powell 2
M. M. Powell 8m
Census March 1, 1885 in Jefferson, Republic County, Kansas, USA.
Census March 1, 1895 in Jefferson, Republic County, Kansas, USA.
Census 1900 in Sheridan &, Washington Townships, Garfield Count, Oklahoma Territory, Verenigde Staten.
Census 1910 in Sheridan Township, Garfield County, Oklahoma Territory, Verenigde Staten.
Child(ren):
- Elizabeth A Powell 1866-1945
(2) He is married to Mary Jane Wyatt.
They got married on August 3, 1854 at Pike County, Illinois, Verenigde Staten, he was 20 years old.
Notes about Edmund Hollingsworth Powell
CENSUS: 12 Jun 1880, Jefferson Twp, Republic, KS, ED-284, Sh-6, Line-38:
58 60 POWELL, Edmund W M 46 Farmer KY KY KY
M. Jane W F 36 Housekeeping IN PA KY
M.A. W M 16 son IL KY IN
E.A. W F 12 dau, IL KY IN
D.B. W F 11 dau, KS KY IN [Dora?]
* E.E. W M 9 son KS KY IN (Edwin Edgar?]
H.G. W F 2 dau. KS KY IN [Rose?]
M.M. W F 8/12 dau. (Oct) KS KY IN [Myrtle?]
Census Place Jefferson, Republic, Kansas
Family History Library Film 1254394
NA Film Number T9-0394
Page Number 150B
----next look in 1870 same census. EE not born, but maybe names mother
and older siblings. Sister DB born in KS. [Search in Republic co, KS 1870 was a bust!]
STATE CENSUS: 1895, Jefferson Township, Republic County, Kansas
Ed Powell 61 M b. KY
M J Powell 51 F b. IN
Rosy Powell 17 F b. KS
M M Powell 15 F b. KS [Myrtle?]
I suspect that Ed and M J are Edwin's parents. The obituary for Edwin also mentions a sister Rose [Rosy]. M M is likely his sister, Myrtle.
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Kentucky, Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index, 1810-1890
Name: Edmund Powell
State: KY
County: Lincoln County
Township: District 1
Year: 1850
Record Type: Slave Schedule
Page: 225
Database: KY 1850 Slave Schedule
Not certain this is our ancestor, so will look closer.
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Historical events
Birthday March 12, 1834
- The temperature on March 12, 1834 was about 8.0 °C. Wind direction mainly southwest. Weather type: betrokken windstil dampig regen. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- In the year 1834: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 2.9 million citizens.
- March 6 » York, Upper Canada, is incorporated as Toronto.
- March 18 » Six farm labourers from Tolpuddle, Dorset, England are sentenced to be transported to Australia for forming a trade union.
- May 30 » Minister of Justice Joaquim António de Aguiar issues a law seizing "all convents, monasteries, colleges, hospices and any other houses" from the Catholic religious orders in Portugal, earning him the nickname of "The Friar-Killer".
- July 15 » The Spanish Inquisition is officially disbanded after nearly 356 years.
- October 9 » Opening of the Dublin and Kingstown Railway, the first public railway on the island of Ireland.
- October 16 » Much of the ancient structure of the Palace of Westminster in London burns to the ground.
Day of marriage August 3, 1854
- The temperature on August 3, 1854 was about 16.5 °C. The atmospheric humidity was 78%. Source: KNMI
- This page is only available in Dutch.De Republiek der Verenigde Nederlanden werd in 1794-1795 door de Fransen veroverd onder leiding van bevelhebber Charles Pichegru (geholpen door de Nederlander Herman Willem Daendels); de verovering werd vergemakkelijkt door het dichtvriezen van de Waterlinie; Willem V moest op 18 januari 1795 uitwijken naar Engeland (en van daaruit in 1801 naar Duitsland); de patriotten namen de macht over van de aristocratische regenten en proclameerden de Bataafsche Republiek; op 16 mei 1795 werd het Haags Verdrag gesloten, waarmee ons land een vazalstaat werd van Frankrijk; in 3.1796 kwam er een Nationale Vergadering; in 1798 pleegde Daendels een staatsgreep, die de unitarissen aan de macht bracht; er kwam een nieuwe grondwet, die een Vertegenwoordigend Lichaam (met een Eerste en Tweede Kamer) instelde en als regering een Directoire; in 1799 sloeg Daendels bij Castricum een Brits-Russische invasie af; in 1801 kwam er een nieuwe grondwet; bij de Vrede van Amiens (1802) kreeg ons land van Engeland zijn koloniën terug (behalve Ceylon); na de grondwetswijziging van 1805 kwam er een raadpensionaris als eenhoofdig gezag, namelijk Rutger Jan Schimmelpenninck (van 31 oktober 1761 tot 25 maart 1825).
- From April 19, 1853 till July 1, 1856 the Netherlands had a cabinet Van Hall - Donker Curtius with the prime ministers Mr. F.A. baron Van Hall (conservatief-liberaal) and Mr. D. Donker Curtius (conservatief-liberaal).
- In the year 1854: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 3.3 million citizens.
- March 1 » German psychologist Friedrich Eduard Beneke disappears; two years later his remains are found in a canal near Charlottenburg.
- March 20 » The Republican Party of the United States is organized in Ripon, Wisconsin, US.
- March 24 » President José Gregorio Monagas abolishes slavery in Venezuela.
- March 28 » Crimean War: France and Britain declare war on Russia.
- April 1 » Charles Dickens' novel Hard Times begins serialisation in his magazine Household Words.
- October 21 » Florence Nightingale and a staff of 38 nurses are sent to the Crimean War.
Day of death January 12, 1912
- The temperature on January 12, 1912 was between 2.6 °C and 6.4 °C and averaged 4.3 °C. The average windspeed was 2 Bft (weak wind) and was prevailing from the south. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
- January 11 » Immigrant textile workers in Lawrence, Massachusetts, go on strike when wages are reduced in response to a mandated shortening of the work week.
- February 14 » Arizona is admitted as the 48th and the last contiguous U.S. state.
- February 29 » The Piedra Movediza (Moving Stone) of Tandil falls and breaks.
- April 18 » The Cunard liner RMSCarpathia brings 705 survivors from the RMSTitanic to New York City.
- April 20 » Opening day for baseball's Tiger Stadium in Detroit, and Fenway Park in Boston.
- December 3 » Bulgaria, Greece, Montenegro, and Serbia (the Balkan League) sign an armistice with the Ottoman Empire, temporarily halting the First Balkan War. (The armistice will expire on February 3, 1913, and hostilities will resume.)
Day of burial January 14, 1912
- The temperature on January 14, 1912 was between -1.3 °C and 4.0 °C and averaged 1.9 °C. There was 5.7 hours of sunshine (70%). The average windspeed was 4 Bft (moderate breeze) and was prevailing from the east-southeast. Source: KNMI
- Koningin Wilhelmina (Huis van Oranje-Nassau) was from 1890 till 1948 sovereign of the Netherlands (also known as Koninkrijk der Nederlanden)
- In The Netherlands , there was from February 12, 1908 to August 29, 1913 the cabinet Heemskerk, with Mr. Th. Heemskerk (AR) as prime minister.
- In the year 1912: Source: Wikipedia
- The Netherlands had about 6.0 million citizens.
- February 25 » Marie-Adélaïde, the eldest of six daughters of Guillaume IV, becomes the first reigning Grand Duchess of Luxembourg.
- April 2 » The ill-fated RMSTitanic begins sea trials.
- May 13 » The Royal Flying Corps, the forerunner of the Royal Air Force, is established in the United Kingdom.
- May 18 » The first Indian film, Shree Pundalik by Dadasaheb Torne, is released in Mumbai.
- October 19 » Italo-Turkish War: Italy takes possession of what is now Libya from the Ottoman Empire.
- October 24 » First Balkan War: The Battle of Kirk Kilisse concludes with a Bulgarian victory against the Ottoman Empire.
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- 1832 » Charles Boycott, English farmer and agent († 1897)
- 1834 » Hilary A. Herbert, Secretary of the Navy († 1919)
- 1835 » Simon Newcomb, Canadian-American astronomer and mathematician († 1909)
- 1837 » Alexandre Guilmant, French organist and composer († 1911)
- 1838 » William Henry Perkin, English chemist and academic († 1907)
- 1843 » Gabriel Tarde, French sociologist and criminologist († 1904)
- 1899 » Hiram Walker, American businessman, founded Canadian Club (b. 1816)
- 1909 » Hermann Minkowski, Lithuanian-German mathematician and academic (b. 1864)
- 1911 » Andreas Papagiannakopoulos, Greek journalist, judge, and politician (b. 1845)
- 1916 » Georgios Theotokis, Greek lawyer and politician, 80th Prime Minister of Greece (b. 1844)
- 1921 » Gervase Elwes, English tenor and actor (b. 1866)
- 1926 » Austin Chapman, Australian businessman and politician, 4th Australian Minister for Defence (b. 1864)
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