Charles Henry Powell

Brief Life History of Charles Henry

When Charles Henry Powell was born in July 1837, in Flatwoods, Greenup, Kentucky, United States, his father, Samuel L Powell, was 32 and his mother, Lucy Weit Mead, was 35. He married Nancy Ellen Gilley on 26 June 1875, in Greenup, Kentucky, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 2 daughters. He lived in Greenup, Greenup, Kentucky, United States for about 10 years and Yellow Creek, Bell, Kentucky, United States in 1880. He died on 25 December 1897, in Raceland, Greenup, Kentucky, United States, at the age of 60, and was buried in Chinn Cemetery, Raceland, Greenup, Kentucky, United States.

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Family Time Line

Charles Henry Powell
1837–1897
Nancy Ellen Gilley
1849–1930
Marriage: 26 June 1875
Thomas Alfred Powell
1877–1947
William Henry Powell
1879–1949
Lucy Amanda Powell
1881–1962
Herbert Powell
1883–1955
Mary Elizabeth Powell
1885–1917
Edward Foster Powell
1887–1930

Sources (30)

  • Charles H Powell in household of Samuel Powell, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Charles Henry Powell - Published information: birth-name: Charles Henry Powell
  • Kentucky, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900

World Events (8)

1846

U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

1850 · 8th Most Populated State

According to the 1850 census Kentucky was the 8th most populated state with 982,405 people.

1861

Kentucky sided with the Union during the Civil War, even though it is a southern state.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel ‘son of Hywel’, a personal name meaning ‘eminent’ (see Howell ).

Irish: mainly of Welsh origin as in 1 above, but sometimes a surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of the servant of Saint Paul’ (see Guilfoyle ).

English: variant of Paul or Poole .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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