Josiah PowellAge: 87 years1779–1867
- Name
- Josiah Powell
- Given names
- Josiah
- Surname
- Powell
Shared note: Jacob Powell Obituary and Family Listing
 Birth | August 1, 1779 |
 Historical Event | The American Revolution from 1775 to 1783Note: The Thirteen American Colonies broke from the British Empire and formed the independent nation, the United States of America - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Revolution |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic between 1793 and 1798 (Age 13 years)Note: More than 4,000 Philadelphia residents died from yellow fever - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Yellow_Fever_Epidemic_of_1793 |
| Historical Event | The Louisiana Purchase 1803 (Age 23 years)Note: Napoleon Bonaparte agrees to sell 828,000 square miles of land to the United States for $15 million - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Louisiana_Purchase |
 Marriage | Margaret Mugg — View this family October 8, 1812 (Age 33 years) |
 Birth of a son#1 | Jacob Powell March 10, 1815 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | War of 1812 between 1812 and 1815 (Age 32 years)Note: 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 52 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 56 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 of a child | Jacob Powell — Martha Adaline Troutman — View this family January 3, 1842 (Age 62 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Maria L Powell December 27, 1842 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #2 | Matilda Powell January 8, 1844 (Age 64 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Orlando Powell January 17, 1845 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | Jehu Z “John” Powell August 13, 1848 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 66 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 |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 77 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 81 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 87 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 87 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
 Death | May 6, 1867 (Age 87 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Fletchers Lake Presbyterian Cemetery |
| Family with Margaret Mugg |
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Josiah Powell Birth: August 1, 1779 — Chester, Pennsylvania, United States Death: May 6, 1867 — Cass, Indiana, United States |
| wife |
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 |
| Name | 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."
https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34822064/jacob-powell |