William Powell1

#4702, (circa 1827 - )
Father*John Powell1 (c 1800 - )
Mother*____ _____1

Family

Elizabeth Shinners b. c 1835
Children 1.Johanna Powell4 (c 1849 - )
 2.John Powell4 (c 1851 - )
 3.Julia Powell4 (c 1853 - )
 4.Ellen Powell4 (c 1857 - )
 5.Mary Powell4 (c 1858 - )
 6.Katy Powell5 (c 1861 - )
 7.George Powell5 (c 1868 - )
 8.William Powell5 (c 1870 - )
 9.Bessie Powell6 (c 1878 - )
Birth*circa 1827He was born circa 1827 at IrelandG.1 
1854Johanna, John and Julia may have been children of William's first wife (ages); Ward/Baker suggests her name was Alice English (with bo other info) in 1854.1,2 
Marriage*6 December 1855He married Elizabeth Shinners on 6 December 1855.3 
21 June 1860He and Elizabeth Shinners appeared on the census of 21 June 1860 at Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG; nei. Edw. Powell (33), fam 1071.4 
14 July 1870He and Elizabeth Shinners appeared on the census of 14 July 1870 at Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG; nei. Edward Powell, fam. 2596, p. 308.5 
8 June 1880He and Elizabeth Shinners appeared on the census of 8 June 1880 at 198 Mather Street, Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG.6 

Citations

  1. [S520] VWH, both Edward and William named their first son John, a frequent Irish custom.
  2. [S546] Ancestry.com Ward/Baker Family, catm611, owner, online \Ancestry.com\, no parents given; no source for marr. date. Hereinafter cited as Ward/Baker Family.
  3. [S546] Ward/Baker Family, online Ancestry.com, no parents given.
  4. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. William (33), drayman, b. Ireland; Eliza (25), b. Ireland.
  5. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. William (42), laborer, b. Ireland; Lizzie (40), keep house, b. Ireland.
  6. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. William (50), b. Ireland, laborer; Eliza (43), b. Ireland.