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Powell Sisters: Martha Ellen Powell (Jones), Sarah Elizabeth Powell (Timberlake) and Mary Ann Powell (Scott) Photos shared by Dennis Ward who descends from Martha Ellen. |
Ira Powell was an Illinois native who farmed near
Moundville. In the 1870 census, he was 32 and claimed $900
worth of real estate. His wife Sarah L. Monday, was age 26,
and from Kentucky. This family had only recently arrived at
Moundville in 1870, as all of their children, including a
one year old child, had been born in Illinois. Their
daughters were, Ida
May, age 9; Sarah E., age 7, Georganna, age 4;
and Mary E., age 1. By 1880, more children had been born and
wife, Sarah had died. She is also in Moundville
Cemetery. Ira had two more wives after the death of Sarah.
Matelida Snelson
Chezem was widowed about the same time as Ira
Powell lost his wife, Sarah. Matelilda and Ira married in
1881 and had five children (Elmer, Bessie, Bertha, Maud and
Everet) before her death in about 1893. Her burial place is
not known but one might assume that she was buried at
Moundville, near Ira's first wife or at Hackberry Cemetery
near her first husband, John Chezem. Ira later married
Martha Barlow, they had three children (Floid, Lottie,
Lucy), and they were married until his death in 1908.
Left: Grave Marker from Moundville Cemetery for Ira
Powell (1838 - 1908) and child, Floid Powell 1896 - 1897.
Right: George B. Powell died 27 January 1876, age 40.
Buried Moundville Cemetery. Brother to Ira etc. Right: Another early Powell grave is in Welborn
Cemetery. This is for James T. Powell who died in 1892 at
the age of 47. To the right of that is the obituary for his wife, M.
E. Bacon Powell Inglish who died near Bronaugh in 1914. It
is from a copy of a copy, so I will try to give the
highlights of the obituary here: M. E. Bacon was born November 10, 1845 in St. Louis
County, MO and died July 10, 1914. (I am confused about
this date however, because the obituary appeared in the July
5 issue of the Bronaugh Journal and I cannot imagine how
this date can be correct.) She was 65 years, 7 months
and 4 days old. She had married James T. Powell in 1870 and
they had six children, four were surviving - John A, William
N, Thomas James and Maude Alice. Mr. Powell had died
December 23, 1892. She then married M.
V. Inglish on March 14, 1894. Mr. Inglish
Survived. She was a member of the Methodist Episcopal Church
South and at the time of her death, was a member of the
Bronaugh Methodist Church. Funeral servies were conducted by
Rev. Welborn in the ME Church South in Moundville. Burial
was in Welborn Cemetery. Nancy Thompson notes that the gravestone reads Mary
Elizabeth English, wife of Van English. The spelling for the
name seems to vary between English and Inglish. Warner T. Powell and his wife Alice were pioneer
residents of Moundville. This is their grave marker from
Welborn Cemetery.
