John H. Powell1

#668, (9 August 1859 - 2 November 1918)
Father*Edward L Powell2 (1832 - 1909)
Mother*Johanna Hennessy3 (1832 - 1906)

Family

Katherine Hennessy b. 1872, d. 1955
Children 1.Edward Patrick Powell9 (1892 - 1931)
 2.Catherine Isabella Columbia Powell10 (1893 - 1929)
 3.Sr. Mary Powell11 (1898 - 1966)
 4.Joanna Powell+ (1903 - 1992)
Birth*9 August 1859He was born on 9 August 1859 at Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG.3 
21 June 1860He appeared on the census of 21 June 1860 in the household of Edward L Powell and Johanna Hennessy at Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG, age 10 mos., b. Chicago; nei. Wm Powell (33), fam 1072.4 
14 July 1870He appeared on the census of 14 July 1870 in the household of Edward L Powell and Johanna Hennessy at Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG, age 11; also in hh Patrick Hennesy (15), b. IL, clerk in baker store; nei. Wm Powell p 301.5 
17 June 1880He appeared on the census of 17 June 1880 in the household of Edward L Powell and Johanna Hennessy at 310 Halstead Street, Chicago, Cook Co., IllinoisG, age 20.6 
Marriage*1890He married Katherine Hennessy, daughter of Patrick J. Hennessy and Catherine O'Brien, in 1890.7 
7 June 1900He and Katherine Hennessy appeared on the census of 7 June 1900 at 461 Congress Street, Chicago, Illinois.7 
15 April 1910He and Katherine Hennessy appeared on the census of 15 April 1910 at 757 Kenesaw Terrace, Chicago, Illinois.8 
Death*2 November 1918He died on 2 November 1918 at Cook Co., IllinoisG, at age 59.3 
Burial*4 November 1918He was buried on 4 November 1918 at Calvary Cemetery, Cook Co., IllinoisG.3 

Citations

  1. [S32] "Our Honeymoon Trip," (MS, June 7, 1905 and on; Maureen H. LoPresti, Estelle Rose Hartnett Collection; New York.
  2. [S64] Ancestry.com Powell-Hakes Family Tree (Powell Hakes Pomeroy), Alice Boydstun, owner, online \Ancestry.com\. Hereinafter cited as Powell-Hakes FT.
  3. [S196] Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths 1916-1947, online FamilySearch.org. John H Powell, cement contractor, b. Chicago IL 9 Aug 1859, son of Edward L Powell and Johanna Hennessy, both b. Limerick Ireland; d. Chicago IL 2 Nov 1918, age 59; bur. Calvary 4 Nov 1918.
  4. [S19] 1860 U.S. Federal Census. Edward (28), drayman, b. Ireland; Johana (27), b. Ireland.
  5. [S18] 1870 U.S. Federal Census. Edward (38), retail grocer, b. Ireland; Johanna (37), keep house, b. Ireland.
  6. [S17] 1880 U.S. Federal Census. Edward (48), b. and parents b. Ireland, park foreman; Johanna (46), b. and parents b. Ireland, keeps house.
  7. [S5] 1900 U.S. Federal Census. John F (39), b. Illinois Aug 1860, wholesale merchant; Katherine (29), b. Feb 1871; married 9 years, 3 children.
  8. [S8] 1910 U.S. Federal Census. John H (50), street work contractor; Katherine (39); married 19 yrs, 4 children.
  9. [S449] Illinois, Chicago, Catholic Church Records, 1833-1925, online FamilySearch.org. Baptisms 1862-1896, p. 192, img 504/648. Edward Patrick, son of John H Powell and Catharine L Hennessy, b. 16 Jan 1892, bapt. 4 Feb 1892; sponsors Edward Powell & Johanna Powell; Priest: T. E. Cox.
  10. [S449] Chicago Catholic Church Records, online FamilySearch.org. St Jarlath Parish (Chicago: Jackson Blvd), Baptisms 1833-1925, p. 251, img 533/648. Catherine Isabella Columbia, b. Oct 4, 1893, dau. of John Powell and Catherine Hennessy; bapt. 19 Oct 1893 by T. E. Cox, sponsors William H. Powell & Mrs. Mary Moir(?).
  11. [S449] Chicago Catholic Church Records, online FamilySearch.org. Baptisms 1895-1905, p. 17, entry 19, img 32/79. Mary Powell, b. 21 Feb 1898, dau. of John H Powell and Catherine Hennessy, 288 Ashland; bapt. 17 Mar 1898, sponsors William P. McEvoy and Mary Powell; Priest T. E. Cox.