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Powell, Josiah Jackson

Male 1828 - 1907  (79 years)


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  • Name Powell, Josiah Jackson  [1, 2, 3
    Birth 26 Nov 1828  [1, 2
    Gender Male 
    Reference Number 39233 
    Death 18 Dec 1907 
    Burial Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I38485  Caswell County
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2024 

    Father Powell, Thomas B.,   b. Abt 1807   d. 23 Aug 1864, Petersburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Mother Cannon, Anne,   b. Abt 1797   d. Jul 1855, Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 58 years) 
    Relationship natural 
    Marriage 11 Aug 1820  Caswell County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Notes 
    • North Carolina Marriage Records
      Name:Thomas Powel
      Spouse: Anne Kennon
      Marriage Date: 4 Aug 1820
      Marriage County: Caswell
      Marriage State: North Carolina
      Source: County Court Records at Yanceyville, NC
    Family ID F18007  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Living 
    Children 
    +1. Powell, Mary Ann Elizabeth,   b. 10 Jun 1851   d. 2 Feb 1917 (Age 65 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
    Family ID F17976  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 16 Apr 2024 

  • Notes 
    • Hooper Family Bible Record

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      Powell, Josiah J., Private. Resided in Caswell County where he enlisted at age 33, February 28, 1862 for the war. Present or accounted for until transferred to Company H, 6th Regiment N.C. State Troops November 7, 1864. Source: Caswell Rangers.
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      Caswell County, North Carolina, Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions
      October Court 1864
      Caswell County Will Book T, Page 79

      Thomas B. Powell - Will - written 2 April 1862. All estate real and personal, money & debts in care of Brother John M. Powell for sole benefit of testator's daughter Donna Versa. Wife Mary Ann to live on premises during her widowhood with no power to sell same. Children by first wife (viz) Mary A. M. Rice, Joseph J. Powell, Jemima A. G. Cobb, and Matilda J. Cobb to have nothing more than he has given them. If daughter Donna Versa dies without issue, estate to heirs of former lawful children. Executor: Brother John M. Powell. Test: Tho W. Graves, N. W. Lyon
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      Private Josiah J. Powell
      Birth: Nov., 1828
      Death: Dec. 18, 1907
      Military: Civil War - Co. C, 41st North Carolina, Cavalry.
      Grave - #180.
      Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina
      Created by: Martha Reid 19 UDC
      Record added: Sep 20, 2010
      Find A Grave Memorial# 58925683
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  • Sources 
    1. Details: Caswell Rangers.

    2. Details: Hooper Family Bible.

    3. Details: Caswell County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1981) at 84.