Brief Life History of William Henry
William Henry Powell was born in 1813, in Virginia, United States as the son of Philip Powell. He married Elizabeth Elliott on 14 June 1833, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Jefferson Township, Scotland, Missouri, United States in 1860 and Yellow Creek Township, Linn, Missouri, United States in 1870. He died on 11 April 1891, in Bucklin, Linn, Missouri, United States, at the age of 78.
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- Henry Powell in "United States Census, 1870"
- Legacy NFS Source: William Henry Powell - Published information: birth-name: William Henry Powell
- Henry Powell, "Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1771-1989"
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World Events (8)
1819 · Panic! of 1819
With the Aftermath of the Napoleonic Wars the global market for trade was down. During this time, America had its first financial crisis and it lasted for only two years.
1824 · """Mary Randolph Publishes """"The Virginia Housewife"""""""
“The Virginia Housewife” was published by Mary Randolph. It was the first cookbook published in America.
1836 · Remember the Alamo
Being a monumental event in the Texas Revolution, The Battle of the Alamo was a thirteen-day battle at the Alamo Mission near San Antonio. In the early morning of the final battle, the Mexican Army advanced on the Alamo. Quickly being overrun, the Texian Soldiers quickly withdrew inside the building. The battle has often been overshadowed by events from the Mexican–American War, But the Alamo gradually became known as a national battle site and later named an official Texas State Shrine.
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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