Samuel S. Powell

1829 - 1880  (50 years)

• Name	Samuel S. Powell
  Birth	9 Jul 1829	Ross County, Ohio, United States
  	Date from gravestone. Son Franklin William Powell's death certificate gives Ross County, Ohio, as father's place of birth.
  Gender	Male
  Residence	17 Aug 1850	Perry Township, Fayette County, Ohio, United States
  	1850 census. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67XT-L6
  Occupation	17 Aug 1850	Perry Township, Fayette County, Ohio, United States
  	Laborer. 1850 census. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-67XT-L6
  Residence	18 Jul 1860	Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States
  	1860 census. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBSX-S9DS
  Occupation	18 Jul 1860	Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States
  	Farmer. 1860 census. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBSX-S9DS
  Residence	Jun 1863	Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States
  	Civil War draft registration.
  Occupation	Jun 1863	Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States
  	Farmer. Civil War draft registration.
  Residence	3 Jul 1865	Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	1865 Illinois state census. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:939V-5NSX-C4
  Residence	29 Jul 1870	Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	1870 census.
  Occupation	29 Jul 1870	Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	Farmer. 1870 census.
  Residence	1 Jun 1880	Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	1880 census.
  Occupation	1 Jun 1880	Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	Farmer. 1880 census.
  Death	11 Jun 1880	Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	Date from gravestone. Place from 1880 census mortality schedule. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QHK-93P2-HT7Q
  Burial	Aft 11 Jun 1880	Archer-Bethel Cemetery, Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I91	Cook-Delmotte Family | Cook
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	Garland R. Powell,   b. Abt 1786, Virginia, United States d. 11 Jun 1851, Fayette County, Ohio, United States (Age 65 years)
  Mother	Elizabeth Scott,   b. Abt 1795, United States d. Aft 11 Jul 1860, United States (Age > 65 years)
  Family ID	F47	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Amelia Fernow,   b. Cal 6 Sep 1830, Ross County, Ohio, United States d. 7 Nov 1899, Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States (Age 69 years)
  Marriage	26 Mar 1856	Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, United States
  	Married by L. N. Freeman, rector of St. Paul's Church, Chillicothe.
  Children	+ 1. Franklin William Powell,   b. 5 Aug 1862, Ross County, Ohio, United States d. 16 Jun 1931, Lamoine Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States (Age 68 years)
  Documents		Marriage Record of Samuel Powell and Amelia Fernow (1856) Ross County, Ohio. Marriage Record, v. G-H, p. 193 (FSL DGS 4016201, image 172 of 377).
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Samuel S. Powell and Amelia (Fernow) Powell Photographer unknown. Location of original unknown. Uploaded to FamilySearch by AmandaKint, 7 May 2018, https://www.familysearch.org/memories/memory/53824887.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage Record of Samuel Powell and Amelia Fernow (1856) Ross County, Ohio. Marriage Record, v. G-H, p. 193 (FSL DGS 4016201, image 172 of 377).
  		Samuel S. Powell Civil War Draft Registration (1863) Ancestry.com > U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865 > Ohio > 12th > Class 2, A-Z, Volume 3 of 4 > image 413 of 602.
  		Census 1870 - United States--Illinois--McDonough County--Bethel Township - Powell
  		Census 1880 - United States--Illinois--McDonough County--Bethel Township - Powell
  		Marriage Record of Franklin William Powell and Lucinda May Alter (1887)
  		Obituary of Amelia Fernow (1899) "Mrs. Amilda [sic] Powell [Amelia Fernow obituary]." Macomb, Illinois: Macomb Journal, 9 Nov 1899, p. 5.
  		Death Certificate of Franklin William Powell (1931) Has name as "William F. Powell".

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50547814/samuel-s-powell.