Sanford GREEN was born in 1800/1810. He married Mahala POWELL on 5 Jul 1833 in Moultrie Co, IL, by James Elder.
Residences & events:
1836 Shelby Co, IL. Sanford and his father-in-law, John Powell, built a mill on the Okaw River, near Sullivan.
1/24/1839 He was a witness in a court suit between Simon Powel vs Joshua Patterson.
Shelby Co, IL. From the parties at law:
"Rachel Powel against Sandford Green action on account $99.00
Sums Issued 4th Sept by James Elder Justice of the peace
Returnable 11th
9/11/1839 papers returned before me at my School house parties met
and after hearing the evidence &c
Judgment is Given in favor of said Rachel powel against Sandford Green
for Ninety three dollars and cost $93.00
Justice Elder for Issuing papers .50cts 50
cost swearing 4 witnesses Judgment &c &c 50
Constables cost
2 witnesses Levi Patterson and Elias Bennet claimed $1.00
whole amount of cost $3.6 1/4
W.G Haydon acting Justic of the peace
9/28/1839 Coppy of Judgment caled for By Green
10/5/1839 Execution Issued
12/14/1839 Execution Returned no property found &c
a new Execution Issued"1840 At census time his family consisted of 1 male 15-20, 1 male 30-40 (himself) 1 female 10-15 and 1 female 20-30 (Mahala). Since Mahala and Sanford married only 7 years prior, the children were probably from a prior marriage or relatives living with them.
1842-1843 Shelby Co, IL. He was among the purchasers of at least 2 estate sales during this time.
The family disappears from hereafter, they must have moved on as no death or graves are recorded in the current area.
Sanford was 30-40 years old in the 1840 census.
Mahala POWELL [Parents] was born in 1817/1820. She married Sanford GREEN on 5 Jul 1833 in Moultrie Co, IL, by James Elder.
Calculating from the 1840 census when she was 20-30 years old and
considering her parents marriage date and her older sister's birth
date, one arrives at this birth date range.
Simon Titus POWELL [Parents] was born on 21 Aug 1821 in Wayne Co, IN. He died on 5 Oct 1901 in Henry Co, IN. He married Elizabeth "Lizzie" HOOVER\MATTOX on 5 Apr 1842. Simon resided in 1891.
Other marriages:CONWAY, Malvina
From Probate court records:
"Received 1/16/1856 from Simon T Powell forty three dollars and forty one cents in full of the amount due the heirs of James Fort deceased on final settlement of his estate."
Elizabeth "Lizzie" HOOVER\MATTOX.Elizabeth married Simon Titus POWELL on 5 Apr 1842.
Several other family listings have her maiden name as Hoover and she was Widow Thornberg at the time of this marriage.
They had the following children:
M i Lycurgus POWELL. F ii Kate POWELL. M iii Orlistus POWELL.
Simon Titus POWELL [Parents] was born on 21 Aug 1821 in Wayne Co, IN. He died on 5 Oct 1901 in Henry Co, IN. He married Malvina CONWAY on 4 Apr 1883 in Wayne Co, IN. Simon resided in 1891.
Other marriages:HOOVER\MATTOX, Elizabeth "Lizzie"
From Probate court records:
"Received 1/16/1856 from Simon T Powell forty three dollars and forty one cents in full of the amount due the heirs of James Fort deceased on final settlement of his estate."
Malvina CONWAY was born in 1854. She died in 1931 in Wayne Co, IN. She was buried in West Lawn Cem, Hagerstown, Wayne Co, IN. She married Simon Titus POWELL on 4 Apr 1883 in Wayne Co, IN.
John POWELL [Parents] was born on 11 May 1823 in IN. He died on 10 Apr 1891 in Moultrie Co, IL. He was buried in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. He married Sarah "Sally" HARBAUGH on 17 Sep 1843 in Moultrie Co, IL, by Thomas Fulton.
John was described as an active and energetic farmer/cattle raiser. He owned 626 acres of which 619 was in 1 body. His wife's obituary states: "(They) went to house keeping in an humble home a short distance south of Sullivan. By their combined industry and good
management they prospered and accumulated a good farm, adjoining the southeastern limits of (unreadable) to Sullivan in the spring of 1872."Residences & events:
12/26/1841 Shelby Co, IL. Apparently John and Simon inherited some land from their father. When a judgment was made against them in favor of Byrd Monroe, assignee of George M Hanson, for $42.86 plus $5.56 for the cost of the suit, the sheriff found they had no personal property with which to pay it so he sold 40 acres of their land to Joshua
Patterson as highest bidder for $43.1846 John and Sarah joined the First Christian Church of Sullivan, IL, meeting in a log house used as the school during the week.
1847 Moultrie Co, 1 mi SE of Sullivan, IL. One reference said he and Sarah settled in Moultrie Co in 1879, however, his daughter's date of settlement confirmed the 1847 date.
1850 Moultrie Co, IL. John was the only Powell listed in the county census, the rest being still in Shelby. His property = $375 and his brother, William, was living with him. He served as administrator of William's estate 2 years later. Next door was George and Mahala Purvis and 3 doors down was Peter Harbaugh, Sarah's relatives.
3/1857 He was mentioned in the county treasurer's report, and again on 9/3/1860.
1860 At census time, nephew, James Bathe, 13, was living with him and his property = $400/1600. Also at his home was a David Niele, 18, and George Thompson, 21, who were probably farm hands. In the same area was William Bathe, 10, living with the David Patterson family next door to David Harbaugh.
He was mentioned in the McPheeters family letters during the Civil War:
6/4/1863 - "The war has broke out again betwixt John Powell and Old dad (McPheeters). As usual Old dad is wrong and acting the fool - carry his revolver, but is too big a coward to use it."
8/20/1863 - "The copperheads are down on Smyser for coming out and approving conscription act. Smyser wrote to John Powell and he had Smysers letter published (in the newspaper at Sullivan)."
1865 He was included on the road district list.
1870 John's property value had increased considerably to $15,000/500 and he still had 3 children at home.
1880 Sullivan, IL. Son, Cash, was the only child still at home and John was a retired farmer at age 57.
In the 1900 census, Cassius reported his father was born in Ohio and
his mother in KY. However, John may have been born in Moultrie Co, 1
mile SE of Sullivan, per History of Shelby and Moultrie Counties.His will was dated 3/26/1883 and filed 5/4/1891. Heirs included:
Mary A Green, Elizabeth McDonald, Martha A Harris, Cassius M Powell,
and Angeline Wright, and his wife, Sarah.
Sarah "Sally" HARBAUGH was born on 8 Mar 1822 in KY. She died on 23 Dec 1910 in Moultrie Co, IL. She was buried in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. She married John POWELL on 17 Sep 1843 in Moultrie Co, IL, by Thomas Fulton.
Sarah came to Illinois with her parents, Mr and Mrs jacob harbaugh, 4
brothers, 2 sisters, her grandfather, James Paterson, and several
aunts and uncles. They arrived in Edgar Co in 1828, then on to Shelby
Co in the spring of 1832. "Her parents made a home in the wilderness
on a tract of land now within the southeastern limits of Sullivan and
there lived to a ripe old age."She was a charter member of the Sullivan Christian church and "was
always a faithful and consistent Christian and a woman of noble
character."In the 1850 census, her mother was living with her brother, John
Harbaugh.4/6/1892, Sarah signed an affidavit for cousin, Eveline Powell, widow
of James, in her application for a Widow's Pension.In 1900, she lived alone on Madison St, in Sullivan at census time.
Her death occurred at the home of daughter, Angeline Wright. Her obituary said "death came to her peacefully and without pain, a fitting ending of a long and useful life."
Funeral services were held at the Christian Church in Sullivan with
Rev J.W. Mathers delivering "the funeral discouse." He was assisted
by Rev Cory of the Presbyterian church. Music was furnished by a
quartet. Pallbearers were all grandchildren: Cash Green, Walter,
James and Homer Wright, Frank and Charles McDonald.
They had the following children:
F i Mary Ann POWELL was born on 6 Oct 1844. She died in 1930. F ii Sarah Elizabeth POWELL was born in 1848. She died before 1942. F iii Angeline "Angie" POWELL was born on 4 Mar 1850. She died on 1 Feb 1936. F iv Caroline POWELL was born on 23 Dec 1852. She died on 24 Dec 1852. She was buried in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. M v S M POWELL was born on 30 Jan 1854. He died on 22 Feb 1854. He was buried in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. F vi Martha Alice "Mattie\Mollie" POWELL was born in 1854. She died in 1923. M vii John W POWELL was born on 14 Sep 1858. He died on 22 Oct 1858. He was buried in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. M viii Cassius M "Cash" POWELL was born on 11 Oct 1860. He died on 9 Jan 1942.
Henry W CORLEY was born in 1821 in Breckenridge, KY. He died on 17 Mar 1865 in Shelby Co, IL. He married Cynthia Ann POWELL on 23 Nov 1848 in Shelby Co, IL, by R L Williams.
Other marriages:(Corley), Female
Henry was a farmer and stock raiser.
Residences:
1827-1846 Moultrie Co, Il
1846 Tower Hill, Cold Spring Twp, Shelby Co, IL
1850 Wakefield Dist, Shelby Co, IL, where his property = $800 in the
census. He was living with his second wife and 2 small daughters from
the first marriage.1860 Shelby Co, IL. By the time of the census, his property had
grown to $6000/1150, still occupied as a farmer. Josiah Roberts, 21,
was living with them as a farm hand.
Cynthia Ann POWELL [Parents] was born in 1825 in Shelby Co, IL, by R L Williams. She died on 17 Mar 1865. She married Henry W CORLEY on 23 Nov 1848 in Shelby Co, IL, by R L Williams.
The Partial List of Patrons of Moultrie Co says Cynthia settled in
Moultrie Co in 1846.
They had the following children:
F i Nova CORLEY. F ii Elvira CORLEY was born in 1851. She died in 1915. M iii Dewitt Clinton CORLEY was born in 1853 in IL. He died after 1925. Dewitt resided in 1925.
He attended the Powell family reunion in 1925.
In 1931 his address was 805 N College St, still in Decatur.M iv Amos A CORLEY was born in 1854 in IL.
Residences & events:
1880 Shelbyville, Shelby Co, IL. At census time Amos lived next door
to Benjamin Powell. He had a wife and 1 child and his occupation was
butcher.
AmosM v Simon Frank CORLEY. M vi Truman CORLEY.
James BATHE [Parents] was born in 1800 in KY. He died in 1853 in Jonathan Creek Twp, Moultrie Co, IL. He was buried in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. He married Milly WAYNE on 23 May 1819 in Crawford Co, IL.
Other marriages:POWELL, Malinda
There is a strong probability that James was Malinda's step-brother.
Malinda's father married Rachel Bathe.Residences:
1830 Shelby Co, IL. In his house at census time were 1 male 30-40
(himself), 1 female under 5, 1 female 5-10, and 1 female 15-20, and 1
female 20-30.1840 Vermillion Co, IL
1840 Shelby Co, IL. James moved sometime before census time, the
census recording his family as consisting of himself at 30-40, 1
female under 5, 1 female 5-10, 1 female 15-20, and 1 female 10-20.11/30/1840 E Nelson Twp, Moultrie Co, IL
1847 Jonathan Creek Twp, Moultrie Co, IL. County history recorded
the year of the family's arrival here, the same year as the Powell
family.1850 Moultrie Co, IL. His property = $300 in the census.
Guardian list of minor heirs 4/10/1856, filed 1850.
Milly WAYNE died about 1831. She married James BATHE on 23 May 1819 in Crawford Co, IL.
Male Bathe.Male married Rachel (PATTERSON) BATHE.
Rachel (PATTERSON) BATHE died in Moultrie Co, IL, in 67th yr of life. She was buried in Lynn Creek Cem, Moultrie Co, IL. She married Male Bathe.
Other marriages:POWELL, John, Sen
9/4/1839 Rachel brought suit against step-son-in-law, Sanford Green for $99.00, details were not given but she won the case and was awarded $93.00 plus court costs of $3.6 1/4 for papers, cost of swearing 4 witnesses, constables for a total of $96.6 1/4.
Also in 1839 she was listed as Rachel Patterson, plaintiff, in a court suit against the heirs of husband, John Powell, probably when she petitioned to sell his land to settle the estate.
Her gravestone only states she died in her 67th year. A family note
said "Uncle Nelson was 17 when his mother died," can only apply to
this lady, all other Nelsons in the family and area were much older
when their mothers died. By doing some arithmetic, her approximate
birth and death dates have been determined.Buried beside her are Rachel and J.N. Martin, her daughter and
son-in-law.
They had the following children:
M i James BATHE was born in 1800. He died in 1853. F ii Elizabeth Bathe. F iii Rebecca Jane Bathe. M iv Thomas BATHE.
James POWELL [Parents] was born in 1830 in IL. He married Parmelia Powell.
Parmelia Powell.Parmelia married James POWELL.
They had the following children:
M i John Lyle POWELL.
Nelson POWELL [Parents] was born in Nov 1835 in IL. He died on 3 Dec 1921 in Moultrie Co, IL. He was buried in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. He married Sarah Bell MARTIN on 16 Aug 1877 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL, at the home of the Justice of the Peace.
Residences:
1870 He was living alone as a farmer in the census with property = $1400/600.
1875 E Nelson Twp, Moultrie Co, IL. He was listed in the atlas among the 1021 land owners of the township.
1880 E Nelson Twp. The birthplace of Nelson's parents was blank on the census records and a nephew, Alney Humphries,4, was living with him.
1900 Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. In the census his occupation was farming, Mertie was still at home, and there was another nephew living him, Willis A Howard, 3.
1920 Sullivan, IL
The Powell family reunion minutes recorded him as the oldest person at age 85 in 1920, making his birth date 1835. Other records have his birth date as 1837, making his mother an unlikely 59 years old at his birth.
Nelson estate was probated 12/31/1921. His heirs included Myrtie M, L Bernice, Carrol D, and Mollie LB Carson, and his wife, Sarah B.
The Powell family reunion notes mentioned his death in 1922 but some place his death as early as 1920.
Sarah Bell MARTIN was born on 10 Jul 1859 in Moultrie Co, IL. She died on 16 Mar 1940 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. She was buried in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. She married Nelson POWELL on 16 Aug 1877 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL, at the home of the Justice of the Peace.
She joined the Mt Zion church in 1894.
In 1921, the year following Nelson's death, she moved from East Nelson
Twp to Sullivan where she lived the last 19 years of her life.Sarah had been ill for about three years with heart trouble.
McMullin funeral Home was the site of Sarah's funeral with services
conducted by Elder S.A. Dawson of Kansas, IL. Musical numbers were
sung by 5 ladies and nieces acted as flower girls.Among the pallbearers were Alva Humphrey and George Bateman,
son-in-law.
They had the following children:
F i Myrtle May "Myrtie" POWELL was born on 5 May 1879. She died after 1921.
Andrew J MCCLAIN.Andrew married Margaret BATHE on 13 Sep 1853 in Moultrie Co, IL, by James Elder.
Margaret BATHE [Parents] was born in 1836 in IL. She died before 1920. She married Andrew J MCCLAIN on 13 Sep 1853 in Moultrie Co, IL, by James Elder.