Decorated Graves

Barbara and her girls decorated Clayton and Richard’s graves.  I like the purple.

 

Staged Photo

 This picture was in Betty Blevins Cody's cedar chest.  Her grandson scanned all the pictures in the cedar chest and shared them with me.  I would date this photo before 1910 as one of the ladies died in 1913.  A photographer traveled around with props and offered to take a picture for a price.  The dolls the ladies are holding and other things in the pictures might be what he carried.  Four of the women are daughters of John Cody 1845-1908 and Sarah Ann McKee1850-1921.  The first woman on the left is Josephine Carpenter Cody.  She married William Perry Cody, a brother to the other women.  Betty Blevins married another son and that is why she had the photo.  Josie Cody passed away in 1913 so the picture was made before that date.  Her parents were Eli Carpenter1857-1946 and Mila Avery 1862-1946.  All these folks lived near Denver, AR. I think I have identified all the ladies in the picture, but someone might know better than I.  Please correct me if you can.

Left to right:  Josephine Carpenter 1888-1913 married William Perry Cody; Dora Lavenia Cody 1878-1955 never married; Susan Cody 1874-1952 married William Edward Miles; Arvilla Cody 1890-1970 married Charles Avery and Ida Adeline Cody 1875-1939 never married. 

I love the picture!

Article: What a DNA match really means

https://theconversation.com/dna-says-youre-related-to-a-viking-a-medieval-german-jew-or-a-1700s-enslaved-african-what-a-genetic-match-really-means-222833#:~:text=Despite%20your%20millions%20or%20more,ancestors%20from%20the%2012th%20century.

This is an interesting article about DNA.

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Where genealogy and genetics diverge

The first thing to understand is how many ancestors you have in each past generation. One generation back, you have two ancestors. Two generations back, that doubles to four. Then eight, and 16. By 30 generations ago, around the 12th century, you have over one billion ancestors.

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There is a chart starting with one individual and a red line to each parent. By the time it reaches 11 generations, the lines converge to a solid red mass. 

 

The author, who has clearly studied the subject, says we can use DNA matches to identify ancestors back into the 1700's, but beyond that DNA matches are just random fragments of DNA.

 

The article should be of interest to anyone trying to find their ancestors thru DNA matches.

Ancestry Free...

 This morning I logged on to my old Ancestry account to see what I could see with a Free Ancestry Account.  

This is the screen I saw.

I could see my DNA results and DNA matches.  The DNA matches gave the same initial data you see with a paid account.  When I clicked on a match, I got a summary of matchings individuals in the matches tree, and matching surnames in the matched tree.  At the bottom of the screen, I could see the matches DNA Origins summary next to my DNA Summary. I could not see any of my matches actual family tree. Still, I could see all matches with comparison of their tree to the tree my DNA was linked to. Since my DNA is not linked to a tree under this account name, I also could not see the tree my DNA was linked to. I could see when Ancestry said the match and I shared a common ancestor, but could not see the display of the common ancestor.

I could search ancestry records freely.  The results displayed were limited. Anything owned out right by Ancestry had data like birth / death dates and locations blurred.  However, happily, I could see every Find a Grave match, which is helpful because Find A grave's search feature makes it difficult to find matches.  You basically need to know where the individual is buried to for Find A Grave searches.

I could also see complete 1880 census results, including the census image.  I could see other census results, like say 1910, 1920.  I could not see the other actual census images, and I do not remember if it told the state or county location on the list.

There were a few other things in the search results that I could view complete results, but exactly what these were escapes me now.  I am sure if my DNA results were linked to a tree under my account name, I would have been able to see my own tree.

My opinion is that an unpaid Ancestry account would be useful in genealogy research, especially for individuals with extensive genealogy experience.  The DNA results would likely provide more frustration than useful results in finding ancestors.

DNA connections to Henry Powell (1802-1890) Our GGG Grandfather

 Looking at our many DNA connections to Henry Powell, we have matches to each of his children except for Andrew Jackson Powell.  With so many DNA tests, it is odd that no one matches descendants of Andrew Jackson.

Joe B. DNA matches to Henry's children are:

Charles 36 matches to 5 descendants

John (our line) 62 matches to 5 descendants

Cyrus 12 matches to 3 descendants

Margaret 6 matches to 2 descendants

Jacob 11 matches to 4 descendants

Sarah 13 matches to 6 descendants

Melinda 6 matches to 1 descendants

Lucinda 11 matches to 4 descendants

Andrew Jackson no matches

Joe B has 156 matches to Henry, with 66 of those to John

Betty has 110 to Henry, 62 to John

Fleta has 96 to Henry, 57 to John

Gilbert has106 to Henry, 50 to John

Helen has 101 to Henry, 57 to John

Andrew Jackson live to be 90 years old, had 4 children live to adulthood, and 10 grandchildren.

John lived to 38 had 6 children, and 18 grandchildren that lived to adulthood,  John's daughter Matilda did not have any bio children.

We will keep looking for DNA connections to Andrew Jackson Powell.  Maybe his descendants are not interested in genealogy.  We know our Richard Powell  has 1 grandchild that did DNA testing at Ancestry, 6 great grandchildren tested, 14 2g and 3g grandchildren tested. And, that is just the ones we know about.

Andrew Jackson Powell 1837 - 1928 Bates County, Missouri

Andrew Jackson Powell, on of Bates County's boldest citizens, died at his home in the east part of this city Saturday morning, March 31st, (1928), after an extended illness due to the infirmities of age.

     He was a native Missourian, having been born in Shelby County, 91 years ago.  In 1867 he came to Bates County and located on a farm in Lone Oak township, where he resided until a few years ago when he moved to this city, where he has since resided.  "Uncle Jack," as he was familiarly known to his friends, was a quiet unassuming gentleman and one of the last of those rugged pioneers who helped in the rebuilding of this community after it had been ravaged by years of border warfare.  He was a devoted, self-sacrificing husband and father and a good citizen whose passing will be mourned by a large circle of friends.  During the Civil War he served with the 7th Missouri Cavalry.

     He is survived by one son, Lee Edgar Powell, three daughters, Mrs. Lucetta P. Cobb, Mrs. Clara Stokes and Mrs. Alta Warren, all of this city.  His wife preceded him in death about six weeks.

     Funeral services were conducted from the home of his daughter, Mrs. Alta Warren, on Harrison Street, Monday afternoon at 2 o'clock by Rev. G. L. Chapman, of Altoona, Kansas, an old neighbor of his in Lone Oak township.

 Source: FHL Film 1254673  National Archives Film T9-0673     Page 213D     

   Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace

A. J. POWELL Self M M W 42 MO

   Occ: Farmer Fa: KY Mo: KY

Nancy POWELL Wife F M W 34 MO

   Occ: Keeping House Fa: VA Mo: NC

Gipson T. POWELL Son M S W 12 NE

    Fa: MO Mo: MO

Lee Edgar POWELL Son M S W 5 MO

    Fa: MO Mo: MO

Lusetta POWELL Dau F S W 3 MO

    Fa: MO Mo: MO

Carry May POWELL Dau F S W 2 MO

    Fa: MO Mo: MO

INFORMATION BEULAH COPIED FROM ANDREW JACKSON POWELL BIBLE RECORD

Children of Andrew and Nancy Powell Jacob born 1 Aug 1861 Sarah Catheryn 29 May 1863 Margaret Jane 24 Sept 1866 Gibson Tutt 22 Sept 1869 Eva Leah 24 Aug 1871 Lee Edgar 1 May 1875 Lucetia Temple 25 Dec 1876 Clara May 16 May 1878 Alta Melvin  29 May 1882

Alta Melvin Powell married Jesse Warren MARRIAGE RECORDS FROM BATES COUNTY MO.

Sallie Powell of Butler & S. P. Ray  Dec. 31, 1885  Mar. by A. H. Lewis at W. G. Powell home

Clark A. Deems & Nancy Powell  Oct. 29, 1876 by John Anderson J. P.

Nannie  Powell & J. A. Cobb  (book 6 pg 107)  March 29, 1887   both under age

Mary E. Powell  & P. C. Fenton  Nov. 8, 1887  brother of bride gave consent  J. B. Powell

J. J. Wright not 21 & Heellen M. Powell not 18  parents gave consent June 18, 1887   book 6 pg 191

L. E. Powell of Butler over 21 & Della Bell of Rich Hill Dec, 9, 1902  by written consent of guardians Mrs. Rebecca & Arrasiwith?

J. A. Cobb of Butler over 21 & Lou Powell of Butler  Oct. 14, 1901  by G. L. Chapman minister

Henry Powell of Lone Oak over 21 yrs and Mary E. Long of Lone Oak not age 18, Nov. 27 1885 Henry Powell makes written affidavid that her father Geo. T. Long has given consent and her mogher is dead.  Married by John Long of Lone Oak preacher of Gospel

J. R. Miller of Butler over 21 & Jennie Powell of Butler not 18 29 June 1884  at brides residence in Lone Oak  Parents give consent Thomas L. Harper J. P.

Harry Powell Rich Hill and Cora Lasiter Parent of both give consent no names  17 June 1887

J. B.  Powell of Rosier of Bates & Burnice Fisher  Oct. 24, 1887

James Powell of Rockville & Mary Field  Jan 1, 1888

Menta G. Powell of Butler & Martha F. Benefield of Butler  Nov. 6, 1888

P. J. Powell of Rsier & Mattie Wysong of Burdett  Jan 1 1889

John W. Spry & Matilda Powell  1 Aug. 1878  by R. W. Searfus J. P.

Edward J. Stokes of Butler & Clara M. Powell   Feb 28, 1812

Harvey Powell & Eda Stokes Bk 14 Pg 283 not read (Clara Powell & Edward J. Stokes is book 14 pg 112 and date is  Feb 12 1912) Also not read John  W. Powell and L. Poindexter Bk 5 pg 67 J W Powell and Rachel Swan bk 9 pg 81 Andrew Powell and Almelda Chaney Bk 10 pg 211 Nellie Powell and Bert Bunch bk 12 pag 179

Cyrus Powell 1829-1899 Indian Territory

 Buried Fleetwood Cemt, Central High OK Lived in Ganns Twp, Sequoya County, OK

Aunt Nannie (Nancy Mary Katherine daughter of Cyrus Powell) said Cyrus lived in Fannin Co. TX after his first wife died She said he was a Veterinarian. Settled in Indian Territory that is now Tishomingo OK Later moved to Gans OK and was a farmer Cyrus fought for the Texas Rangers during the Civil War, fought with Pap Price, rode race horses for his father, was only 5 foot 2 at the time

The dates come from Cyrus Powell's Bible.

Research material from Avis Powell, son of Lige Powell Jr. and grandson of Cyrus Powell:

    Photo copies of 6 pages from a Bible that is purported to be the Bible of Cyrus Powell.  Avis thinks the pages could be from two different Bibles. Some of this is hard to read but I also have a transcript of the writting from Avis Powell.

 Cyrus Powel was born Oct 29 1829

Caroline Powell wife of Cyrus Powel was born June 7 1834

William H. Powel was born Feb 3 1851

Andrew Jackson Powel was born Oct 1st 1855

James Madison Powel was born May 30th 1857

all the above is in the same hand writting

There is some more below this that I can not read but I think there is something about an Elizabeth J. Powell

this is in a different hand writting

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Cyrus Powell was born Oct 29 1829

Elizabeth Ann Powell was born November 10 1845

David J. Powell was born October 17the AD 1867

Sarah Elizabeth Powell was born May the 24th 1869

Charles E. Powell was born November the 15th 1871?

Nancy Mary Catherine Powell was born Feb the 19th 1874?

John Wesley Powell was born Jan 3 1877

 some of the above dates I can not actually make out, but this is a translation I have.  The names are clear, some dates are blurred

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Deaths

William Henry Powel departed this life Nov 9th 1854

Caroline Powel departed this life June July 18 1859

[NOTE: June July 18 is the way it is written]

David J. Powell died Oct the 28th 1867

James Madisoon Powell died February the 24th AD 1870

Cyrus Powell departed this life March 28th 1889 [may be 1884]

Elizabeth Powell died Oct 27 1904

 

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Marriages

Cyrus Powel and Caroline Pell were married Dec 26 1851

Cyrus Powell and Elizabeth Ann were married April the 10th 1866

Samuel Gan and Sallie Powell were married in December 1887

Elijah Powell and GarBell?? Sandlin were married October the 9th

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Elijah Powell was born July the 29 1882

Garbell Sandlin was born November 15 1884

 This Bible contains the marriages and ages of our family and deaths of our family.  This is to love of our Lord and savior, Jesus Christ.

I ______  _______ Feb. the 19th 1870

B. J. Good

 

End of Bible Transcript

 

From Avis Powell I have a two page transcript of a statement made by Aunt Nannie on October 15 1862.

Seven Powell brothers came from England and settled in seven different states.  One, Dr. Dave Powell settled in Texas.  Others settled in other states.  (NOTE:  Cyrus Powell did have a Uncle David Powell who was a Doctor in Texas, but he was from Kentucky, not England and there were eight brothers in the family.) 

William Henry Powell, father of Cyrus H. Powell, owned and raised race horses and ran a dry goods business.   He owned two known race horses, 'Screwball and Dolly Varden.'  Screwball was one of the fastest in the U. S. of America. They lived in Missouri, and also lived in Louisville, KY.

 Cyrus H. Powell was born in North Missouri.  He was married to Elizabeth (Betsy) Dollison,  who was born in Ohio.  Cyrus was a cattleman and had a large ranch (or lived on one and worked for the owner, not sure of this), in Wilbarger County, Texas.  He was a veterinary.  Due to the health of one of his children, (John W.), he sold his ranch and settled in Indian Territory that is now Tishomingo, Oklahoma.  Then alter they moved to Gans, Oklahoma, and became farmers.  Cyrus was married before he was married to Elizabeth (Betsy).  They had three children, all boys.  While married to this first wife, they lived in Fannon, Texas.  She died at the beginning of the Civil War, and one of the boys died too.  He took the two remaining sons to live with his parents, Wm. H. and Sarah Powell in Missouri.  Cyrus went back to Texas, and joined up with the Texas Rangers, and fought in the Civil War. When Lee surrendered, he and seven others ran the 'Gauntlet', or what they called wouldn't surrender, but they were recaptured a little later, and were bent over bayonets until they said they surrendered.  He served under 'Pap Price', in the Rangers.  He talked about them being made to drink gun powder mixed in whiskey to make them surrender.

Cyrus rode his father's horses in the races because he was also small when he was young.  He was only 5 ft. 2 in. tall and until he was older, didn't weigh much.

They had a past time in Texas with fighting cocks.  They fed them gun powder in the feed to make them fight better.  He also told about when his father lived in Kentucky, and owned race horses.  How a man with two horses, their hair all matted and turned the wrong way, finally matched up a race, then he went off and cleaned and brushed his horses, and they were the best looking race horses on the ground that day and won the race. [NOTE: Willis Powell, my father, told this same story.  According to my father,  John Powell was the name of the man who owned the horses in the story.]

After the war, he married Elizabeth (Betsy) Dollison. They had six children.  They raised five, three boys and two girls lived.  His two sons by his first wife came to live with them when they were in their teens.  One of the boys took pneumonia and died.  The other boy, Andrew Jackson Powell, married.  Never knew what happened to him for sure, but thinks he might be buried at Sulpher Springs, Oklahoma.  They did live at Davis, Oklahoma.

Nancy Mary Kathryn Powell Southerland Devault (Nanny) is the only child of Cyrus and Betsy Powell, still living at this writing.  At the age of 89 years.  She will be 90 on the 19th of February 1963.  This is being written October 15, 1962, by Elsie Bethel, her grand-daughter.  Cyrus, Betsy and their children are buried at Fleetwood and Mitchell cemeteries.

End of story from Aunt Nannie

From Avis Powell research material:  The census for Gans Township, Sequoyah County, Oklahoma for 1910, shows Uncle Charlie and Uncle John (Powell) living with E. M. and Ida B. Powell, state of birth Missouri.   Cyrus Powell died on the 28th of March 1889 and is buried at Fleetwood Cemetery, Central High, Oklahoma.  Dates of birth and death for the children of Cyrus Powell are listed except for death of Elijah Emmit and Sarah Elizabeth.