Edward William Nowell (1864 - 1948)

Born 8 Mar 1864 in Saint Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Sarah Eliza (Smith) Nowell — married 4 Sep 1883 in Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States

Died 12 Aug 1948 at age 84 in Los Angeles, California, United States

Biography

This profile is part of the Nowell Name Study.

Edward Nowell was born 8 Mar 1864 in St Joseph, Buchanan, Missouri.^{[1][2][3][4][5][6][7][8]}

He was the son of William Nowell and Rebecca Crites.^[1][2][8]

His middle name has been set to William as he is listed as William Knowel in the 1870 Census. All other records refer to him as Edward with no middle name.

Edward came to Utah as an infant with his parents in 1864.^[9]

He married Sarah Smith 4 Sep 1883 in Salt Lake City.^[10]

Their children include:

• Eva, b 17 Aug 1884 Salt Lake City^[3]
• William Edward, b 16 Feb 1887 Salt Lake City^[3][7]
• Ethel, b 21 Jul 1893, d 14 Aug 1893 Salt Lake City^[11][12]
• Douglas, b 12 Jun 1896 Salt Lake City^[3][4][5]
• Lawrence L, b 27 Jan 1900 Salt Lake, Utah^[3][4][5]

Census:

• 1870: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory - William Knowel, age 6, with parents and sisters.^[1]
• 1880: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory - Edward Knowles, age 16, at school, with parents and sisters.^[2]
• 1900: Sugarhouse Precinct, Salt Lake, Utah - Edward Nowell, age 38, plasterer, with wife, children, and boarder.^[3]
• 1910: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah - Edward Nowell, age 52, plasterer day work, with wife and sons.^[4]
• 1920: Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah - Edward Knowell, age 56, plasterer contractor, with wife, sons, and daughter-in-law.^[5]
• 1930: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California - Edward Nowell, age 66, plasterer building trade, with wife.^[6]
• 1940: San Antonio, Los Angeles, California - Edward Nowell, age 76, with wife and grandson, next to household of son and daughter-in-law.^[7]

Edward passed away 12 Aug 1948 in Los Angeles, California.^[8]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2} "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNCY-R4L : 24 May 2021), William Knowel in entry for William Knowel, 1870.
2. ↑ ^{2.0 2.1 2.2} "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNSK-C65 : 15 January 2022), Edward Knowles in household of William Knowles, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah Territory, United States; citing enumeration district ED 51, sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm .
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1 3.2 3.3 3.4 3.5} "United States Census, 1900", database with images, (FamilySearch Record: MMRP-SQ8 : Sun Jun 04 22:05:11 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward Nowell and Sarah E. Nowell, 1900.
4. ↑ ^{4.0 4.1 4.2 4.3} "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M5XQ-J5V : accessed 17 June 2023), Edward Nowell, Salt Lake City Ward 1, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 243, sheet 11A, family 215, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 1606; FHL microfilm 1,375,619.
5. ↑ ^{5.0 5.1 5.2 5.3} "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PT-NJ3 : accessed 17 June 2023), Edward Knowell, Salt Lake, Utah, United States; citing , sheet , line , family , NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll ; FHL microfilm .
6. ↑ ^{6.0 6.1} "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XCDM-VYX : accessed 17 June 2023), Edward Nowell, San Antonio, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 1361, sheet 1B, line 95, family 22, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 172; FHL microfilm 2,339,907.
7. ↑ ^{7.0 7.1 7.2} "United States Census, 1940", database with images, FamilySearch (ark:/61903/1:1:K9W6-PZH : Mon Jun 12 00:32:35 UTC 2023), Entry for Edward Nowell and Sarah E Nowell, 1940.
8. ↑ ^{8.0 8.1 8.2} "California, County Birth and Death Records, 1800-1994", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGKV-5L7Y : 1 March 2021), Edward Nowell, 1948.
9. ↑ "Utah Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel Database, 1847-1868," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QL8S-GP3R : 10 February 2018), Edward Nowell, 1864; from "Mormon Pioneer Overland Travel: 1847-1868," database, > The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints (https://history.lds.org/overlandtravels/ : 2004-).
   LDS Church History Biographical Database: Edward Nowell (1864-1948)
10. ↑ "United States Western States Marriage Index", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZNZ-RV7 : 19 October 2018), Edward Nowell and Sarah Smith, 1883.
11. ↑ "Utah, Salt Lake County Birth Records, 1890-1915," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXX4-Q1S : 20 February 2021), Ethel Nowell, 21 Jul 1893; citing 11, Salt Lake, Utah, line 1744, Records Manager and Archive, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 4,121,037.
12. ↑ "Utah, Salt Lake County Death Records, 1849-1949," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQH1-1QP : 3 March 2021), Ethel Newell, 14 Aug 1893; citing Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, Management and Archives, Salt Lake City; FHL microfilm 4,139,830.

See also:

• FamilySearch Person: LCFN-VXW
• Find A Grave: Memorial #142324883, (accessed 16 June 2023), memorial page for Edward Nowell (8 Mar 1864–12 Aug 1948), citing Inglewood Park Cemetery, Inglewood, Los Angeles County, California, USA; Maintained by Jody (contributor 48160623).