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Sister, Nancy, was his twin. He was a 50 year member of the Christian church. Residences: 1870 Marion Twp, Mercer Co, MO. He was a farmer at census time with a new wife and baby. 1880 Medicine Twp, Mercer Co, MO, where he was listed in the census with his first wife and family. Princeton, Mercer Co, MO, where it seems he remained the rest of his life. |
| There may be a birth discrepancy: his obituary said he was born inShelby Co, IL, but the 1880 census says he was born in IN, andcemetery records recorded his dates as 1838-1928. |
| His death occurred at the home of son, John. His obituary said: "Hewas a man who always lived a clean life. He never used any badlanguage. His death marks the passing of the last child of a largefamily of Moses Powell....It is our good fortune to have known himlong and well and we only knew him to esteem him more highly as theyears passed by. In his early years he was noted for his kindness andhelpfulness to those in sickness and distress and he would often befound in the long hours of the night keeping watch at the bedside of asick neighbor. He visited the sick, cared for the widow and orphanand kept himself unspotted from the world." |
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His funeral was held Tuesday afternoon at 2 PM at the Christian Church with Rev CE Nichols officiating. First wife, Julia, has a stone in Collings Cemetery but he and his 2nd wife have only foot markers. |