Whiteside County IL Archives Biographies.....Powell, Jacob ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/ilfiles.htm ************************************************ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by: Deb Haines http://www.rootsweb.com/~archreg/vols/00003.html#0000719 January 31, 2008, 2:50 am Author: Portrait/Bio Album, Whiteside County IL 1885 Jacob Powell is a farmer of Sterling Township, and owns 220 acres of land on section 13, where he settled in the fall of 1845. He was born Jan. 19, 1814, in Dutchess Co., N. Y., and is the son of Joseph and Hannah (Bowerman) Powell. Their children were in number, and the son who is the subject of sketch is the oldest. He lived in his native chiefly until his removal to Whiteside County. He made a purchase of 160 acres of land at first, to which he has added 60 acres, and the entire tract is under cultivation. Mr. Powell is a Republican in political preference. His marriage to Eliza (Corscaden) Brown took place in Sterling Township, April 15, 1863. She was the widow of Joseph Brown, who died July 24, 1862, at Sterling. He was a soldier in the Civil War and belonged to Cheney's Battery. He was taken ill while at his post of duty, and obtained a furlough. Before its expiration he died as stated. He left two children,— Jennie and Jessie. Arthur died previous to his father's death. Mrs. Powell is the daughter of Richard and Jane Crawford Corscaden. Her father was born in Scotland; her mother was born in Ireland, of Scottish parentage. Mrs. Powell was also born in Ireland, in October, 1824. Additional Comments: Portrait and Biographical Album of Whiteside County, Illinois, Containing Full- page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County. Chicago: Chapman Brothers, 1885. File at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/whiteside/bios/powell2306nbs.txt This file has been created by a form at http://www.genrecords.net/ilfiles/ File size: 2.1 Kb