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Sarah Louise Powell 1819–1891 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 Jan 1819

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 17 Dec 1891

Death Location: Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA

Father: Thomas Powell

Mother: Sarah Willheit

Spouse(s): John Blackwell

Children(s): Elizabeth Blackwell, Mary Blackwell, Sarah Blackwell, Thomas Blackwell, William Blackwell

Sarah Louise Powell was born in 1819 in Tennessee, the child of Thomas Powell And Sarah Willheit. In 1850, Sarah Louise Powell resided in District 9, Marshall, Tennessee, USA. In 1860, Sarah Louise Powell resided in District 9, Holts Corners, Marshall, Tennessee, US. Sarah Louise Powell married John Wesley Blackwell, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Blackwell, Mary Catherine Blackwell, Sarah Emily Blackwell, Thomas Blackwell, William M Blackwell. Sarah Louise Powell passed away in 1891 in Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Sarah Louise Powell was born in 1819 in Tennessee, the child of Thomas Powell And Sarah Willheit.
  • In 1850, Sarah Louise Powell resided in District 9, Marshall, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1860, Sarah Louise Powell resided in District 9, Holts Corners, Marshall, Tennessee, US.
  • Sarah Louise Powell married John Wesley Blackwell, and had children including Elizabeth Jane Blackwell, Mary Catherine Blackwell, Sarah Emily Blackwell, Thomas Blackwell, William M Blackwell.
  • Sarah Louise Powell passed away in 1891 in Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Powell
1781–1864
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
TP
Sarah Willheit
1784–1841
Birth Location: Orange County, North Carolina, USA
SW

Spouses(s)

John Blackwell
1814–1898
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
JB

Children(s)

Elizabeth Blackwell
1836–1920
Birth Location: Tennessee, USA
EB
Mary Blackwell
1839–1915
Birth Location: Tennessee
MB
Sarah Blackwell
1843–1864
Birth Location: Tennessee
SB
Thomas Blackwell
1848–1925
Birth Location: Marshall County, Tennessee, USA
TB
William Blackwell
1857–1862
Birth Location: –
WB

Sarah Powell's Ancestors

Self
Sarah Powell
1819–1891
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
Thomas Powell
1781–1864
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Sarah Willheit
1784–1841
Orange County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Jacob Willheit
1751–1821
Amelia (“Milly”) Holt
1762–1821
Great-Grandparents
Matthias Willheit
1724–1819
Mary Ballenger
1723–1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Willheit
1671–1746
Anna Hengsteler
1684–1756

Sarah Powell's Descendants

1.
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Sarah (Louise) Powell (25 Jan 1819–17 Dec 1891) m. John (Wesley) Blackwell (30 Mar 1814–19 Mar 1898)
  1. 1. Elizabeth (Jane) Blackwell 1836–1920
  2. 2. Mary (Catherine) Blackwell 1839–1915
  3. 3. Sarah (Emily) Blackwell 1843–1864 m. E (F) Rainey 1834–1879
    1. 1. Frank (McKinley) Rainey 1863–1940 m. Anna Joyce 1876–1915 m. Hattie (Caldwell) Sullivan 1881–1934
      1. 1. Morton Rainey 1893–1970
      2. 2. Sadie (Emma) Rainey 1895–1986
      3. 3. John (Frank) Rainey 1897–1978
      4. 4. Glenn Rainey 1905–1974 m. Alberta Wagner 1910–1984
        1. 1. Robert (G) Rainey 1930–2022 m. Peggy (Joann) Ward 1934–2019
        2. 2. James (Edward) Rainey 1935–2021
        3. 3. Dorothy (Jean) Rainey 1936–2019 m. Doyle (Leon) Dorsett 1936–2002
      5. 5. William (Thomas) Rainey 1908–1937
      6. 6. William (Thomas) Rainey 1902–1937
      7. 7. Maude Rainey 1908–1930
      8. 8. Bessie Rainey 1910–1997
      9. 9. Ruby Rainey 1913–1983
      10. 10. Alfred (Taylor) Rainey 1920–1988
      11. 11. Edward (Oden) Rainey 1922–1999
  4. 4. Thomas Blackwell 1848–1925
  5. 5. William (M) Blackwell 1857–1862

Sarah Powell's Timeline

6 Records

1819
25 Jan 1819
Birth of Sarah Louise Powell in Tennessee
Tennessee
1850
1850
Age 31
Sarah Louise Powell resided here in District 9, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
1860
1860
Age 41
Sarah Louise Powell resided here in District 9, Holts Corners, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Holts Corners, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
1870
1870
Age 51
Sarah Louise Powell resided here in District 9, Palmetto, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
District 9, Palmetto, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
1880
1880
Age 61
Sarah Louise Powell resided here in District 8, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
District 8, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
1891
17 Dec 1891
Age 72
Death of Sarah Louise Powell in Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 Jan 1819
    Event Place: Tennessee
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 8, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: 1269; Page: 405b; Enumeration District: 139
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1546; Page: 112B
    [3] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 9, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1265; Page: 80; Family History Librar
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 9, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: 890; Page: 41a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 9, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: District 9, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: 890; Page: 41a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 9, Holts Corners, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 9, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: M653_1265; Page: 80; Family History Librar

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 9, Palmetto, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 9, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: M593_1546; Page: 112B

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: District 8, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: District 8, Marshall, Tennessee; Roll: 1269; Page: 405b; Enumeration District: 139

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1891
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Marshall, Tennessee, USA
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