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Simeon Comfort Powell 1842–1918 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Sep 1842

Birth Location: Green Plains, Hancock, Illinois

Death Date: 3 Mar 1918

Death Location: Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah, United States of America

Father: James Powell

Mother: Jemima Wimmer

Spouse(s): Edith Cornaby, Lydia Hawley

Children(s): Edith Powell, Hannah Powell, Alma Powell, Simeon Powell, Sammuel Powell, Edith Powell

The story of Simeon Comfort Powell began in 1842 in Green Plains, Hancock, Illinois. Simeon Comfort Powell married Edith Hannah Cornaby, Lydia Hawley, and had children including Alma Joseph Powell, Edith Amelia Millie Powell, Edith Amelia Powell, Hannah Caroline Powell, Sammuel Marsh Powell, Simeon James Powell. Simeon Comfort Powell passed away in 1918 in Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Simeon Comfort Powell began in 1842 in Green Plains, Hancock, Illinois.
  • Simeon Comfort Powell married Edith Hannah Cornaby, Lydia Hawley, and had children including Alma Joseph Powell, Edith Amelia Millie Powell, Edith Amelia Powell, Hannah Caroline Powell, Sammuel Marsh Powell, Simeon James Powell.
  • Simeon Comfort Powell passed away in 1918 in Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Simeon Powell's Ancestors

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Simeon Powell
1842–1918
Birth Place: Green Plains, Hancock, Illinois
Parents
James Powell
1810–1856
Guilford, North Carolina
Jemima (W.) Wimmer
1815–1893
Near Hamilton, Butler, Ohio
Grandparents
Peter (Vaughn) Wimmer
1782–1861
Somerset, New Jersey
Elizabeth Shirley
1785–1862
Somerville, Somerset, New Jersey
Great-Grandparents
Jacob* #
1762–1839
Jemima* Laboyteaux
1763–1833
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob* Wimmer
1733–1821
Saartje* Staats
1737–1794
Peter Laboyteaux
1737–1813
Keziah Sebring
1743–1814

Simeon Powell's Descendants

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Simeon (Comfort) Powell (4 Sep 1842–3 Mar 1918) m. Edith (Hannah) Cornaby (3 Mar 1852–25 Nov 1913) m. Lydia Hawley (1842–)
  1. 1. Edith (Amelia (Millie) Powell 1869–
  2. 2. Hannah (Caroline) Powell 1882–1947
  3. 3. Alma (Joseph) Powell 1887–1949
  4. 4. Simeon (James) Powell 1875–1885
  5. 5. Sammuel (Marsh) Powell 1884–1975
  6. 6. Edith (Amelia) Powell 1874–1914

Simeon Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1842
4 Sep 1842
Birth of Simeon Comfort Powell in Green Plains, Hancock, Illinois
Green Plains, Hancock, Illinois
1918
3 Mar 1918
Age 76
Death of Simeon Comfort Powell in Independence, Uintah, Utah
Independence, Uintah, Utah

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1842
    Event Place: Green Plains, Hancock, Illinois
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1918
    Event Place: Independence, Uintah, Utah
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Spanish Fork, Utah County, Utah, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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