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Lewis Clarkson Powell (1831 - 1910)

Lewis Clarkson Powell
Born in Illinois, United Statesmap
[spouse(s) unknown]
[children unknown]
Died at age 79 in Washington, United Statesmap
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Biography

Lewis was born in 1831. He was the son of Shadrack Powell and Elizabeth Clarkson.

He started for Oregon from Missouri in 1852 with his family. They took the plains route and arrived in September.[1]

Lewis died on 12 May 1910 and was buried in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Woodland, Cowlitz County, Washington, United States.[2]

Sources

  1. Immigration: "Oregon, Biographical and Other Index Card File, 1700s-1900s"
    Oregon Historical Society; Portland, OR; Index Collection: Pioneer Index
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9056 #19949 (accessed 24 February 2023)
    Name: Lewis Clarkson Powell; Occupation: Farmer; Birth Date: 9 Mar 1831; Birth Place: Illinois; Location Date: 18 Sep 1852; Location: Oregon, USA; Death Date: 1910; Spouse: Mary Elizabeth Matthews.
  2. Burial: "U.S., Find a Grave™ Index, 1600s-Current"
    Find a Grave™. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi; URL: Find A Grave: Memorial #37360969
    Ancestry Record 60525 #26524855 (accessed 24 February 2023)
    Lewis Clarkson Powell burial (died on 12 May 1910) in Odd Fellows Cemetery, Woodland, Cowlitz County, Washington, United States of America.
  • 1850 Census: "1850 United States Federal Census"
    The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 13, Miller, Missouri; Roll: 406; Page: 446a; Line Number: 39
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 8054 #3913999 (accessed 24 February 2023)
    Lewis Powell (19), Farmer, in District 13, Miller, Missouri, USA. Born in Illinois.
  • 1860 Census: "1860 United States Federal Census"
    The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Clark, Washington; Roll: M653_1398; Page: 138; Family History Library Film: 805398
    Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7667 #35623462 (accessed 24 February 2023)
    Lewis Powell (29), Farmer, in Clark, Washington. Born in Illinois.




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