Nelson, Sr POWELL [Parents] was born on 14 Mar 1811 in Estill Co, KY. He died on 22 Nov 1846 in Shelby Co, IL. He was buried in Bateman Cem, Cold Spring Twp, Shelby Co, IL. He married Sarah M(artha) JAYNE on 20 Feb 1832 in Vermilion Co, IL, by Rev Henry Hannas, Baptist Min.
Residences & events in Nelson's life:
Champaign Co, IL. Nelson and John Jayne were among the first petit jurors of the county.
3/11/1837 Effingham Co, IL. Nelson bought 2 plots of land, 40.51 acres at $1.25/acre totalling $50.64 and 39.55 acres for $49.44, also at $1.25. On the same day he also bought a third plot in Fayette Co of 80 acres for $100. His residence was still Champaign Co at the time.
7/7/1838 Effingham Co, IL. Nelson bought land from John Jayne. On the same date he sold land to Dennis Stebbins.
11/7/1838 He bought SW 1/4 of NW 1/4 S36 T9N R3E from Thomas and Mary Raibon for $50.
1/1/1840 He sold 2 parcels of land to Henry Lorton for $700.
1840 Fayette Co, IL. Nelson is listed there in the census with an older man and woman living with him, possibly Sarah's parents.
Son, Moses, administrator of Nelson's estate, posted $500 bond with James Milikin as security on 12/5/1846. Appraisers of the estate were Jonathan Corley, Joseph Morrison, and James Milikan. M. Powell, widow, was among the purchasers in the sale on 12/21/1846.
Expenses included:
11/23/1846 shrouding-$4.50
12/21/1847 coffin-$3.00
3/20/1848 state & county taxes-$3.67 and fee against the estate-$0.62 1/2
10/14/1851 sheriff's fee-$1.25
11/5/1851 probate justice of the peace-$7.87 1/2.William Mears, the next door neighbor, was appointed guardian of his minor children, Aaron, Sarah, and Elizabeth. His wife, Sarah, was mentioned.
Sarah M(artha) JAYNE was born on 22 Jul 1812 in TN. She died on 6 Nov 1853 in Shelby Co, IL. She was buried in Bateman Cem, Cold Spring Twp, Shelby Co, IL. She married Nelson, Sr POWELL on 20 Feb 1832 in Vermilion Co, IL, by Rev Henry Hannas, Baptist Min.
Residences & events:
Champaign Co, IL, Martha bought land in her own name:
6/26/1833 She bought 40 acres @ $1.25/acre for a total of $50.
8/22/1834 She bought another 40 acres, same price.
1850 Shelby Co, IL. She was a widow and head of the household with Gillan Hannas, 65, living with her.
Her mother verified Sarah's age was 19 at the time of her wedding.
There is a death date discrepancy between her gravestone with 10/15/1852 and court records with 11/6/1853.
Sarah's will was filed 11/1854. John Warren was administrator and heirs mentioned were: Gilly Jane, Moses, and minor children, Elizabeth, Aaron, and Sarah, who requested William Mears remain as their guardian.
Securities were posted by Jesse A. Spurgeon, Gilly's husband.
Claims against the estate were paid to Gilly Jane and Moses.
Daughter, Louisa, was not mentioned even though she did not die until 1855.
They had the following children:
F i Gilley Jane POWELL was born on 28 Jan 1833. She died on 17 Oct 1887. F ii Louisa POWELL was born on 8 Feb 1835. She died on 7 Oct 1855. M iii Moses POWELL was born on 14 Sep 1837. He died on 28 Jan 1904. F iv Elizabeth POWELL was born on 16 Mar 1840. She died on 8 Jul 1917. M v Aaron POWELL was born on 2 Oct 1842. He died on 7 Dec 1919. F vi Sarah POWELL was born in 1844. She died before 1878.
Simon POWELL [Parents] was born in 1770 in SC. He died on 27 Mar 1814 in Estill Co, KY. He married Rhoda Jane "Jenny" JOHNSON on 6 Oct 1795 in Harrison Co, KY, by Rev Benjamin Coleman.
According to the "History and Genealogies of Powells in America," Simon and Jane had 2 other daughters besides Isabel, who lived in Cambridge City, IN, but did not name them.
Residences & events:
1770 South Carolina. Simon's parents, as well as at least one of his aunts and a first cousin, moved to SC where he was born.
1780 Virginia
1789 Fayette Co, KY. Simon being only 19 years old, probably migrated with his parents. His father was listed in the tax rolls there in 1789, 1791, & 1792.
1793 Clark Co, KY. His father moved and Simon went with the family. He was listed for the first time in the tax list in 1794, then again in 1797, 1799, & 1800.
1794 Simon and brother, Oner, were surety for the weddings of their sisters, Betsy on 5/19/1794 and Frances on 7/28/1794.
1800 Simon and brothers, Ambrose and Thomas, Jr, along with their father, were listed on the county tax roll.
1803-1806 Simon was again listed on the tax rolls for these years but was absent 1807-1809.
1810 Estill Co, KY, where he was listed in the census with a family consisting of 3 males under 10, 2 males 10-16, 1 male 26-45 (himself), 1 female under 10, 1 female 26-45 (Jenny).
1813 At tax time the Powells in the county besides Simon were Thomas and James, probably his brothers.
3/11/1813 - 9/11/1813 He served as a Private with Capt Dudley Farris' Company of Infantry of KY Detached Militia commanded by Lt Col Wm Dudley. He was most likely among the soldiers captured and brutalized by the Indians in "Dudley's Defeat" on the Vermillion River because of the 800 men who followed Dudley, only 170 escaped to Fort Meigs, the rest being either killed or made prisoners. This might explain why he was healthy enough to answer the call to enlist but died a few months later.
2/19/1814 Wayne Co, IN. Simon received NW 1/4-S 26, government land, possibly as payment for fighting in the War of 1812. He returned to KY but died before he could bring the family back to Indiana. Jenny took the family to IN anyway where they cleared the land and began farming. Their cabin stood on the east bank of the river, south of East Cambridge.
There was a country wide financial crash in 1837 which completely demoralized values. Although we do not know the financial condition of Simon's children before or after the crash, they, like most settlers, built their own houses, raised their own food, and met their
own needs.Some relatives say his death was 2/14/1814 but according to one allegedly with the family Bible, it was as posted. And since he received the Indiana land on 2/19/1814, the earlier date must to be be incorrect.
Simon was probably injured while serving in the War of 1812, the effects of which may have contributed to his death. Some of the soldiers of his unit were captured and brutalized by Indians before escaping. Simon could have been one of them.
Rhoda Jane "Jenny" JOHNSON [Parents] was born on 13 May 1772 in Anderson Co, SC. She died on 9 May 1853 in Newark, OH. She was buried in Cedar Hill Cem, Newark, OH. She married Simon POWELL on 6 Oct 1795 in Harrison Co, KY, by Rev Benjamin Coleman.
Other marriages:VAN BUSKIRK, John
Residences & events after Simon's death:
1814 Estill Co, KY. Jenny was listed as head of the house on the tax rolls along with Ambrose and Thomas Powell, Simon's brothers.
1820 Wayne Co, IN. Jenny was again head of the house and over 45. Her family included: 4 males 10-15, 1 male 16-18, one male 19-25, 1 female under 10. Living in the same county was a James Powell who was in the same age bracket as Jane, possibly Simon's brother. Also listed were a William and Thomas Powell of the younger generation.
Licking Co, OH. Following her marriage to John Van Buskirk, she moved to OH where several of his relatives lived. Some of her children moved with them but most eventually returned to IN and on to the west.
LDS files record her birth date as 5/7/1766. However, the 1772 date
agrees with her age at death.The cause of death was the result of a fall.
They had the following children:
M i John, Sen POWELL was born in 1797. He died on 7 Nov 1838. M ii Thomas J POWELL was born in 1798. He died in 1861. M iii William POWELL was born about 1800. F iv Isabele POWELL was born on 17 May 1801. She died on 18 Mar 1881. M v James D POWELL was born about 1803. M vi Isaac POWELL was born on 11 Feb 1804. He died on 13 Mar 1891. M vii Squire Moses POWELL was born in 1805. He died on 13 Feb 1883. M viii Aaron POWELL was born on 9 Apr 1808. He died on 10 Dec 1866. M ix Simon POWELL was born in 1809. M x Nelson, Sr POWELL was born on 14 Mar 1811. He died on 22 Nov 1846.
David BINFORD.David married Tamar Ann HAWKINS on 30 Dec 1852 in Wayne Co, IN.
Lived Thornton, IN
Tamar Ann HAWKINS [Parents] was born on 19 Mar 1833 in Wayne Co, IN. She died in 1852. She married David BINFORD on 30 Dec 1852 in Wayne Co, IN.
William HAWKINS was born on 11 Jan 1790 in SC. He died on 8 May 1851 in New Castle, IN. He married Isabele POWELL on 5 Mar 1818 in Wayne Co, IN, by John Bishop, Esq.
Residences & events:
NC
Wayne Co, IN William's father came to IN in 1807 and claimed large
tracts of land in Wayne Co but died before settling there. William
inherited a quarter and also owned the quarter west of his father's
site, the two quarters covering nearly all the site on which Cambridge
City was built. He laid out the town, as well as Vandalia.He and his brother were described as influential citizens of the area.
William was a Quaker but his children must have been a heartache for
him and Isabell as every one of them got in trouble with the society
for one thing or another. Many of them were excommunicated as
recorded in the monthly meeting minutes. See the children's notes.1830 Jackson Twp, Wayne Co, IN. At census time there were living in
his house: 3 males under 5, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 30-40, 1 female
under 5, 1 female 5-10, 2 females 20-30.1840 Same residence. In the census his family consisted of 2 males
under 5, 2 males 10-15, 1 male 15-20, 1 male 20-30, 1 male 50-60, 1
female 5-10, 1 female 10-15, and 1 female 30-40.
Isabele POWELL [Parents] was born on 17 May 1801 in Clark Co, KY. She died on 18 Mar 1881 in New Castle, IN. She married William HAWKINS on 5 Mar 1818 in Wayne Co, IN, by John Bishop, Esq.
Other marriages:Elliott, Jacob
On 7/23/1825 at Milford, Wayne Co, IN, Isabele and daughter, Jane, were received into the Quaker society, the faith of her husband's family.
They had the following children:
F i Jane HAWKINS was born on 18 Jul 1821. She died in 1844. M ii John S N HAWKINS was born on 11 May 1823 in Wayne Co, IN. He died in 1873.
Residences & events:
6/25/1825 Milford, Wayne Co, IN. John was received into the Quakers
at the age of two.
3/23/1844 Milford. John was reported to the Quakers as joining
another society and so this group disowned him on 9/28/1844.
Cheyenne, Wy, Territory. He was a physician there.F iii Mary E HAWKINS was born on 30 Oct 1825. She died on 17 Jan 1899. M iv Simon P HAWKINS was born on 20 Nov 1827 in Wayne Co, IN. He died in 1865.
5/27/1848 Milford, Wayne Co, IN. Simon was reported to the Quakers
for striking another fellow in anger, they condemned his misconduct on
7/22/1848.
12/27/1856 He was again reported to the Quaker society, this time for
not attending meetings and for bearing arms. He was disowned on
2/28/1857.
One history said he died at age 7. However, there were references to
him in the Quaker logs when he would have been an adult.M v Nathan S HAWKINS was born on 12 Oct 1829. He died on 13 Oct 1882. F vi Tamar Ann HAWKINS was born on 19 Mar 1833. She died in 1852. M vii William HAWKINS was born on 5 Mar 1835. M viii Amos HAWKINS was born on 6 Dec 1837 in Wayne Co, IN. He died on 26 Feb 1848 in Wayne Co, IN. He was buried in Milford Cem, Wayne Co, IN. F ix Isabel HAWKINS was born on 30 Jun 1841 in Wayne Co, IN. She died on 25 May 1843 in Wayne Co, IN. M x Lemuel HAWKINS was born on 5 Mar 1844.
Jesse K SPURGEON was born on 14 Apr 1817 in KY/OH. He died on 18 Jan 1892. He married Gilley Jane POWELL on 22 Jan 1857 in Shelby Co, IL, by J C Corley.
Other marriages:McCoy, Sarah
Jesse was a farm laborer.
Residences & events:
1860 Shelby Co, IL, where Jesse was listed in the census
1862 MO
1865 Linnwood, MO
Spring, 1866 Linn, Osage Co, MO
1868 Cold Spring, Shelby Co, IL
1870 His whereabout at census time have not been found.
1871 Linnwood, MO
1872 Cold Spring, IL
8/1876 Linnwood, MO
1880 Osage Co, MO, where Jesse was living with children, Joseph Aaron and Elizabeth.
12/23/1882 Jesse applied for a pension based on the Civil War service of son, James:
"I am now 65 years of age. I am the father of James F.M Spurgin who was a member of 1K 1A Regt Ill Infy Vols. who died in the service of the United States. He was in the service about 2 months when he died in April 1865 to the best of my recollection. I did not know he had volunteered until after he was dead.
I did not want him to go into the service, as I thought he was too young to endure the fatigues and exposures incident to a soldier's life. I was then living in this county. He went to Illinois and enlisted. I went back to Illinois some time after his death and was advised to apply for a pension on account of his loss and my eyes.
I did not do so, as I thought I could suffle (suffer ?) on as I had been doing. My eyes troubled me very much, but all the doctoring I could do, done me no permanent good.
Sometimes I could see well enough to work and then my eyes would get worse and I could not work. I disliked the idea of being a pensioner and postponed the matter of applying from time to time, often thinking I ought to do so.
The testimony of my brother Aaron Spurgin cand his son Samuel is as good and perhaps the best I can give. They both knew my circumstances while living in Illinois and also in Missouri. Thye moved to Missouri a few months before I did.
I have furnished the testimony of Jess Lambeth, one of the best men of the county, in regard to my condition for many years past. I did not hear his affidavit read, and do not know its contents, but he has help for years. John Miller another good man has also given testimony in my case, but what the contents of his affidavit is I know not. With this, I send the testimony of Thomas H. Bryan and wife.
I have forward testimony that Dr Leander Rainy is dead. He had prescribed for me in his life, but his prescriptions were only of temporary benefit. I have also forwarded the testimony of Dr T.J. Fitts, he also prescribed for me, but without permanent relief. Had I been able to live without work, and have gone to some physician who made diseases of the eye a special study, I might have been cured.
It is impossible for me to say what my income or earnings were worth per month or by the year, as I could not work steadily, nor can I, or any else give the earnings of my son, as no account was kept of his work. His wages were paid to me and were consumed by myself and family.
I have sent testimony of my sons death and also that of his mother, also my marriage to her. For years I have quit going to any doctor for eye salves or washes, as not one of them done me any good. I have tried propular remedies, such as washes and poultices of various kinds, but nothing benefits them permanently. Quietness and freedom from dust is has a beneficial effect but I cannot keep quiet--I must work all I can."The affidavit of Dr Thomas J Fritts of Lakewood, IL, said he "prescribed for him, he being at that time afflicted with chronic sore eyes. I also prescribed for his wife, who was at time insane. I did not prescribed for the crippled and idiotic child the daughter of said Jesse K Spurgin."
Mr John Miller testified: "I know Jesse K Spurgin. I have been acquainted with him ever since he came to this section of the country. Part of the time he lived about one fourth of a mile from me. In 1863, 1864, 1865 and 1866. In 1866 he moved away about 7 miles off.
He was then a very poor man and is still a poor man. For the last six years, more or less, he has lived in the same school district with me. He now lives about two miles from me. I know that Jesse K Spurgin is an honest, sober and industrious man willing to work when ever he is able to do so. Ever since I knew him he has been afflicted with sore eyes.
He moved from place to place several times in the past 20 years and I believe he went to Illinois on two occasions (missing line - to visit his son and) daughter. I cannot tell anything about what assistance the boy rendered his father, but suppose that he done as other poor mens' boys have to do work all they can.
I would not be willing to give Jesse K Spurgin fifty dollars a year for all the work he could do, and be impelled to board and clothe him--to clothing to be such as laboring men wear. He has worked for me.
I have no interest in the claim of Jesse K Spurgin for pension nor am I concerned in its prosecution.
Jesse K Spurgin has no source of income except that of manual labor and such help as he receive from his son Aaron. He owns no real estate that I know anything about, but rents a little land every year."He & 1st wife lived next door to Gilly & her parents in 1850 census.
Property = $250 in 1860.
Gilley Jane POWELL [Parents] was born on 28 Jan 1833 in IN/IL. She died on 17 Oct 1887 in Shelby Co, IL, in the Almshouse. She married Jesse K SPURGEON on 22 Jan 1857 in Shelby Co, IL, by J C Corley.
Both the family Bible and institution records recorded her name as Gilby. However, she was probably named after her mother who signed her name Gilley.
4/26/1869 She was declared insane and admitted to the State Hospital per the following:
"In the matter of Gilly Jane Spurgin, alleged to be Insane.
Whereas Jesse K. Spurgin of the County aforesaid has duly filed in the County Court of said County a statement that Gilly Jane Spurgin of the County and State aforesaid is Insane and that said Jesse K. Spurgin believes that said Gilly Jane Spurgin for her benefit and for the safety of the community, ought to be committed to the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane and the facts of her case can be proven by Dr. E. Penwell, a regular physician and by William Mears both of whom reside in said County.
It is therefore hereby ordered by the Court that the clerk of said Court issue a (unreadable) under the seal of said Court directed to the Sheriff requiring the said person alleged to be Insane to be brought before the judge of said Court at the office of the clerk of said Court in Shelbyville in said County at 1 1/2 oclock P.M. this day (April 26th 1869) which time and place are appointed for the hearing of said (unreadable).
And the above order of the Court having been complied with, comes now the Sheriff into Court with the body of said Gilly Jane Spurgin alleged to be Insane and notice of this proceeding having been duly served upon the said Gilly Jane Spurgin as required by law.
Whereupon comes a jury to wit: W.G. Wilson, M.D.; James Goodwin; R.B. Miller; G.E. Guion; J.T. Nelson and William Myers, who being duly elected tried and sworn according to law, and having heard the evidence for verdict say:
' We the undersigned Jury in the case of Gilly Janes Spurgin alleged to be Insane having heard the evidence in the case are satisfied that said Gilly Jane Spurgin is Insane, and is fit person to be sent to the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane; that she is a resident of the State of Illinois and County of Shelby, that her age is 35 years, that her disease is of about 15 months duration; that the cause is unknown - but follows a fever attended with sore eyes, that the disease is with her not hereditary; that she is not subject to Epilepsy, and that she is free from vermin; or any infectious disease, and that she is a pauper.
It is therefore ordered by the Court that said Gilly Janes Spurgin be conveyed by the sheriff to the Illinois State Hospital for the Insane at Jacksonville to be treated for her said disease, &c.' "6/4/1873 Shelby Co, IL. Gilly, her daughters, Sarah and Elizabeth, and son, Nelson, were all admitted to the Shelby County Infirmary (Almshouse) because of Pauperism caused by the family being "deserted by husband and father."
3/1874 She was discharged from the almshouse and admitted to the asylum at age 48.
5/11/1879 She was returned from the "asylym" and readmitted to the almshouse.
1880 Shelby Co, IL. Gilly and daughter, Sarah, were listed in the census in the almshouse as "paupers." The other two children had joined relatives elsewhere.
Her daughter Sarah Louise was also an inmate there at the time of her death.
They had the following children:
F i Sarah Louisa SPURGEON was born on 17 Oct 1858 in Shelby Co, IL. She died in Shelby Co, IL, in the Almshouse.
Sarah, who was crippled and "idiotic," was an inmate at the Shelby Co Almshouse from 1873 until her death.M ii Joseph Aaron SPURGEON was born on 27 Nov 1860. He died on 17 Apr 1959. M iii Winfield Scott Spurgeon was born on 27 Mar 1862. He died on 20 Jul 1863. F iv Elizabeth Jane SPURGEON was born on 15 Apr 1866. She died on 20 Jan 1892. M v Andrew Nelson Frederick SPURGEON was born on 21 Apr 1871. He died on 16 May 1965.
Thomas William Mailon\Malien\Malin was born about 1831 in OH. He married Louisa POWELL on 18 Aug 1853 in Shelby Co, IL.
He was a farmer and his first wife's name was Martha.
Louisa POWELL [Parents] was born on 8 Feb 1835 in IL. She died on 7 Oct 1855 in Shelby Co, IL. She was buried in Bateman Cem, Cold Spring Twp, Shelby Co, IL. She married Thomas William Mailon\Malien\Malin on 18 Aug 1853 in Shelby Co, IL.
Moses POWELL [Parents] was born on 14 Sep 1837 in Fayette Co, IL. He died on 28 Jan 1904 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. He was buried on 29 Jan 1904 in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. He married Mary Nancy SPURGEON on 16 Feb 1859 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co, IL, by B W F Corley, MG.
He was a laborer.
He witnessed King Spurgeon's will.
Residence:
1900 Jonathan Creek Twp, Moultrie Co, IL.
9/24/1900 Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. Moses sold a lot in the Lewis subdivision to William and Sarah Williamson for $200.
James Spurgeon was administrator of his estate.
Mary Nancy SPURGEON [Parents] was born on 3 Nov 1840 in Putnam Co, IN. She died on 19 Feb 1932 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. She was buried on 21 Feb 1932 in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. She married Moses POWELL on 16 Feb 1859 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co, IL, by B W F Corley, MG.
Decatur, Macon Co, IL, was her address when she attended the Powell family reunions in 1924 & 1925 at Sullivan, IL, with her daughter, Alice.
The 1931 Decatur City Directory said she was a widow and her address was 1048 N Monroe.
They had the following children:
M i James Perry POWELL was born on 1 Mar 1860. He died before 1962. F ii Sarah Belle POWELL was born on 20 Dec 1862 in Shelby Co, IL. She died on 10 Sep 1879 in La Due, Henry Co, MO. F iii Elizabeth Belle "Lizzie" POWELL was born on 4 Feb 1864. She died on 7 Jul 1952. M iv George Nelson POWELL was born on 24 Feb 1866 in Bethany, Moultrie Co, IL. He died on 6 Apr 1866 in Shelby Co, IL. U v Twin POWELL was born on 12 Feb 1868 in Pana, Christian Co, IL. Twin died on 13 Feb 1868 in Shelby Co, IL. U vi Twin POWELL was born on 12 Feb 1868 in Pana, Christian Co, IL. Twin died on 24 Feb 1868 in Shelby Co, IL. M vii William Nelson POWELL was born on 24 Jul 1869. He died on 26 Oct 1917. F viii Mary Etta POWELL was born on 10 Feb 1872 in Shelby Co, IL. She died on 16 Nov 1879 in La Due, Henry Co, MO. M ix Jesse Aaron POWELL was born on 17 Jan 1874. He died on 22 Nov 1962. M x George Franklin POWELL was born on 28 Jun 1876 in Bethany, Moultrie Co, IL. He died on 6 Apr 1866 in Shelby Co, IL. George died on 14 Feb 1894 in Coleridge, Cedar Co, NE. F xi Alice Esther POWELL was born on 19 Apr 1880. She died on 13 May 1932. F xii Maude Rebecca POWELL was born on 8 Jun 1882. She died after 1962.
Samuel BRYANT was born on 1 Jul 1833 in Marion Co, IN. He died on 25 Jun 1894 in Shelby Co, IL. He was buried in Mt Olive Cem, Cold Spring Twp, Shelby Co, IL. He married Elizabeth POWELL on 27 Aug 1862 in Shelby Co, IL, by B W F Corley, MG.
He was a surveyor and farmer in Shelby Co, IL
Elizabeth POWELL [Parents] was born on 16 Mar 1840 in Fayette Co, IL. She died on 8 Jul 1917. She was buried in Mt Olive Cem, Cold Spring Twp, Shelby Co, IL. She married Samuel BRYANT on 27 Aug 1862 in Shelby Co, IL, by B W F Corley, MG.
According to letters written by relatives and neighbors during the Civil War, Liz turned copperhead after she moved to Becks Creek.
In the 1900 census she was living with son Morgan.
They had the following children:
F i Olive "Ollie" BRYANT was born about 1863. F ii Sarah C BRYANT was born in Aug 1865. She died before 1920. F iii Lydia Ann BRYANT was born about 1868 in Shelby Co, IL. She died on 20 May 1873 in Shelby Co, IL. She was buried in Ridge Cem, Cold Spring Twp, Shelby Co, IL. M iv Oscar O BRYANT was born in Sep 1869. He died on 12 Aug 1897. M v Morgan Nelson BRYANT was born about 1872. M vi Arthur Otis BRYANT was born about 1876.
Aaron POWELL [Parents] was born on 2 Oct 1842 in Shelby Co, IL. He died on 7 Dec 1919 in Taylorville, Christian Co, IL. He was buried on 9 Dec 1919 in Taylorville, Christian Co, IL. He married Harriett Eliza MORRISON on 25 Dec 1866 in Shelby Co, IL, by Claris Hornbeck. Aaron resided in 1910 in Taylorville, Christian Co, IL.
He served in the Civil War as a Pvt in Co A 54th IL Inf. He received a pension for his service and his wife received a widow's pension.
Following the war he moved to Christian Co, IL, and began buying land in 10-20 acre plots which he continued for the next 50 years and, by the time he died, had a good-sized farm.
He was killed by a gunshot fired by an unknown person.
Harriett Eliza MORRISON was born on 13 Dec 1837 in Adams Co, OH. She died on 24 Jan 1924 in Taylorville, Christian Co, IL. She was buried on 25 Jan 1924 in Taylorville, Christian Co, IL. She married Aaron POWELL on 25 Dec 1866 in Shelby Co, IL, by Claris Hornbeck.
They had the following children:
F i Rosa Ella POWELL was born on 20 Nov 1868 in Christian Co, IL. She died before 1880.
William Elliott was born about 1839 in IL. He married Sarah POWELL on 9 Jan 1862 in Shelby Co, IL.
Sarah POWELL [Parents] was born in 1844 in Shelby Co, IL. She died before 1878. She married William Elliott on 9 Jan 1862 in Shelby Co, IL.
In the 1860 census Sarah was listed with the family of Jacob Elliott with 3 young adult sons, probably her husband's family.
Her husband remarried in 1878.
They had the following children:
M i Jacob Elliott was born about 1863 in IL. M ii Burrell Elliott was born about 1865 in IL. M iii Albert Elliott was born about 1868 in IL.