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Persons or organizations desiring to use this material, must obtain the written consent of the contributor, or the legal representative of the submitter, and contact the listed USGenWeb archivist with proof of this consent. ------------------------------------------------------------------------ File contributed for use in USGenWeb Archives by Maggie Stewart-Zimmerman http://www.genrecords.net/emailregistry/vols/00015.html#0003643 September 27, 1998 ------------------------------------------------------------------------ From the "History of Franklin and Pickaway Counties, Ohio 1880", I show: Archibald POWELL pgs 442, 447, 462, 464, 465 George POWELL pgs (pvt.)143, 147, 462,465 Joseph POWELL pgs 462, 465 Thomas POWELL pgs (pvt) 125, 465 Other POWELL's listed: Andrew J., Clarissa A., Clement M. David, Elizabeth, Elizabeth J., Gerda M, Jacob, J. B., Jeffrey, John, John E., Jonathan, L.R., Lucinda T., Malinda A., Mary, Mary S., Matilda, Michael, M.S. Mrs., Nancy, Rachel, Rachel M., Rebecca, Reese, Richard, Robert, Samuel, Sarah, Seth(Rev.), Susannah, W. H., William, William C., William G. Pg 125: Thomas E. Powell, private, 84th Regiment OVI, Company E. Pg 143: George Powell, private, 188th Regiment OVI, Company D. Pg 442: Alfred (Gray) who married Rachel M. d/o Archibald Powell... Pg 447: (Madison Township, Franklin County)Churches: Methodist church (meetings held at home of John Stevenson) Early Members of the Stevenson Class: George Powell and Wife, Archibald Powell and Wife Pg 462: (Truro Township, Franklin County) George Powell, and family, earlier settlers in the adjoining township of Madison, settled in this township together with his brother, Archibald and family, the the year 1815. They erected a cabin, on the place now occupied by James N. Peters, and the two families occupied it, together, for about a year, when Archibald built where his son, Joseph B. Powell, now lived. He died there, in 1868, at the age of nearly eighty five. His wife survived him about ten years, and was nearly the same age at her death. Six of the family are now living--William and Jacob, who live in Missouri; Mrs Alford Gray, who lives in Madison Township, this county; Joseph B., who lives on the homestead, in Truro; and James N. Peters, who lives in the same neighborhood. Pg 464: POWELL CHAPEL. This society was formed by the Rev. James Hooper, at the Powell school-house, in the year 1850. The constituent members, were: Archibald Powell and wife, Edward Long and wife, Jacob Powell and wife, Amon Algive and wife, and Mrs. Elizabeth Peters. Edward Long was the first class leader. In 1851 the meetinghouse was erected, and services have been regularly held in it by the society until the present time. It has been recently extensively repaired. A class was organized at Whitehall about the year 1845, and a small frame building erected, which is still standing. The society has ceased to exist, and no meetings have been held in the house for a number of years. Pg 465: THE POWELL FAMILY. Joseph Powell was born and married to a daughter of Archibald McCoy, in the State of Maryland, removing thence to Bedford county, Pennsylvania, in 1794, where he remained until his death. The children born to this couple were: Mary, born August 3, 1781; George, born February 19, 1783; Archibald, born December I, 1784; Joseph, born December 7, 1786; Sarah, born February 2, 1789; Elizabeth, born March 10, 1791; Thomas, born February 2, 1793; Mary (second), born November 17, 1798; Rachel, born December 27, 1799; John, born September 3, 1 80 1; Jonathan. born March 23, 1 803 ; William, born July 1 1805; Robert, born September 15, 1807; Susannah, born March 5, 1809; Nancy, born November 6, 1810; and David, born January 6, 1813. Archibald Powell, the third child in this family, married Elizabeth Adams, in Bedford county, Pennsylvania, January 29, 1 808, and in 1 8 1 5, accompanied by his family, removed to Ohio, and settled in Truro township, Franklin county. The year after their arrival they built a cabin on the farm now owned by J. B. Powell. Their children were; William, born August 5, 1 809; Mary, born December 5, 1810; Jacob, born June 2, 1813; George, born January 2 5, 1 8 1 5; Malinda A., and Rachel M. (twins), born December 7, 1818; Joseph B., born March 27, 1822; Elizabeth J., born October 30, 1824; and Clarissa A., born November 19, 1828. Archibald Powell died September 3, 1868. His wife, Mrs. Elizabeth Powell, lived until nearly eighty-six years of age, and died April 29, 1878. Before her death she had one hundred and sixty-three descendants, as follows: Nine children, sixty-eight grand children, and eighty-six greatgrandchildren. Joseph B. Powell, son of Archibald and Elizabeth Powell, was married to Lucinda l. French, August 12, 1863. She was born April 3, 1842. To them were born three children: Clement M., born June 3, 1864; William born September September 21, and Andrew Andrew May 12, 1869. Mrs. Powell died October 6, 1870, and on the twenty-fifth of January, 1876, he was again married, to Mary S. Fancher, who was born September, 26, 1852. [hey have one child: Gerda M., born May 7, 1878. Mr. Powell has passed his life on the home farm, with the exception of two years and three months spent in the gold mines of California, during the years 1850. 1851, and 1852. He was able to bring home a quantity of gold from the mines, but has found a more profitable and pleasant business and home on his farm, where he has since remained. A representation of his home accompanies this sketch.