Jacob PowellAge: 80 years1815–1895
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- Jacob Powell
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- Jacob
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- Powell
Shared note: James Troutman Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | March 10, 1815 35 21 |
 Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815Note: War of 1812 between the Americans and the British. The Creek (or Red Stick) War in Alabama had different origins, but it coincided with the war of 1812, and the U.S. treated it as a part of the larger war, with Jackson and his forces also in charge of defeating the Creeks - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/War_of_1812 |
| Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 16 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 20 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Marriage | Martha Adaline Troutman — View this family January 3, 1842 (Age 26 years) |
 Birth of a daughter#1 | Maria L Powell December 27, 1842 (Age 27 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Matilda Powell January 8, 1844 (Age 28 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Orlando Powell January 17, 1845 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Jehu Z “John” Powell August 13, 1848 (Age 33 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 30 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
 Census | September 2, 1850 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 41 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 1, 1860 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 46 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Death of a father | Josiah Powell May 6, 1867 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 51 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 51 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 53 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Census | August 30, 1870 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a wife | Martha Adaline Troutman May 20, 1878 (Age 63 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 62 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a mother | Margaret Mugg May 2, 1880 (Age 65 years) |
| Census | June 21, 1880 (Age 65 years) |
 Death | May 30, 1895 (Age 80 years) |
| Obituary | Jacob Powell Obituary and Family Listing May 31, 1895 (1 day after death) Shared note: Jacob Powell Obituary and Family Listing |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Mount Hope Cemetery |
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Josiah Powell Birth: August 1, 1779 — Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Death: May 6, 1867 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Margaret Mugg Birth: December 7, 1793 — Maryland, United States Death: May 2, 1880 — Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: October 8, 1812 — Steubenville, Jefferson, Ohio, United States |
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Jacob Powell Birth: March 10, 1815 35 21 — Washington, Pennsylvania, United States Death: May 30, 1895 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Jacob Powell Birth: March 10, 1815 35 21 — Washington, Pennsylvania, United States Death: May 30, 1895 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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Martha Adaline Troutman Birth: May 9, 1825 31 26 — Indiana, United States Death: May 20, 1878 — Indiana, United States |
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Marriage: January 3, 1842 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Maria L Powell Birth: December 27, 1842 27 17 — Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: February 22, 1927 — Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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1 year daughter |
Matilda Powell Birth: January 8, 1844 28 18 — Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: 1926 — Indiana, United States |
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1 year son |
Orlando Powell Birth: January 17, 1845 29 19 — Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: October 3, 1924 — Indiana, United States |
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4 years son |
Jehu Z “John” Powell Birth: August 13, 1848 33 23 — Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States Death: January 18, 1918 — Logansport, Cass, Indiana, United States |
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| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Martha Adaline Troutman - Household
Jefferson, Miami, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Powell - Household
1860 Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana - Jacob Powell
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Powell - Household
Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Jacob Powell - Household
Bethlehem, Cass, Indiana, United States
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| Obituary | Jacob Powell Obituary and Family Listing
Logansport Pharos-Tribune 31 May 1895 p11
Jacob Powell was born Washington County PA . As a young boy with his father he moved to Jefferson County OH near Steubenville. At the age of 20 in 1835 he went by boat down the Ohio River and then up to Rock Island IL. He then walked across the country to where Chicago now stands and worked the summer . He headed south to Logansport and soon located in Bethlehem Township where he lived until the death of his first wife Miss Troutman in 1878. They had four children. 1881 he built a boat and steamed down the Wabash and Ohio Rivers to Metropolis IL where he has since resided, having married Mrs. Julia Turner of that place.
He was visiting his children in Logansport when he passed away."
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| Name | James Troutman Obituary and Family Listing
James Troutman was born in Kentucky in 1793, was a soldier in the War of 1812; married Nancy Stephenson of Kentucky, May 8, 1817, who was born November 24, 1798; moved to Bethlehem township in 1835, and kept a tavern, the Seven Mile House, on the Michigan road, until his death, September 17, 1847, and sleeps his last sleep in the Troutman burial ground back of his residence. His wife died April 11, 1880, in Fulton county.
J. Troutman had several brothers and half-brothers who lived and died in Cass and Fulton counties. He also left the following children : Wm. Ambrose, Benjamin Eli. Jane (Lambert), Mary- (Hurst), Elizabeth (Veal), Caroline (Pugh), and Martha Adaline, who became the wife of Jacob Powell. They are all dead, but each left descendants scattered east and west. J. Troutman was a portly, stoutly built man of pleasing manners and a leader in the early history of the township. He affiliated with the Baptist church and the first religious meetings of that denomination were held at his house.
SOURCE:
History of Cass County, Indiana : from its earliest settlement to the present time ; with biographical sketches and reference to biographies previously compiled
by Powell, Jehu Z., 1848-1918
https://archive.org/details/bub_gb_exgVAAAAYAAJ/page/496/mode/2up |