Jane
~1824 born, Scotland
18xx - married Unknown Gaskell
18xx - emigrated to the US
1850 census - Jane’s future husband:
1850 Pennsylvania Allegheny Tarentum p. 49a
Joseph Powell 56 / Catherine 53 / John W 35 laborer / Oliver W 10 - all Pa
1853 March 21 - married John W Powell
#173 Powell, John W laborer res Tarentum b. E. Deer Twp s/o Joseph & Catherine
m 21 Mar 1853 Tarantum J-P - Gaskell, Jane d/o George & Margaret Scott
Births, marriages & deaths of Allegheny Co., Pa., 1852-1854
abstracted by K.T.H. McFarland. (F157.A4 M28 1999)
1860 census - living next door to brother Walter in Warren Co, PA
1860 Pennsylvania Warren Deerfield PO Tidiante p. 229 28 Aug stamp 779
1870 - 194 John Powell 44m engineer Pa
Jane 35 Scot
John Goth? 21 engineer Pa
1870 census - living in Missouri??
1870 Missouri, Cooper, Pilot Grove, Boonville PO, p. 549
John W Powell 54 mw teamster PA
Jane 46 keeping house Scotland
that’s it.
Walter - our next ancestor, has his own section, but in brief
~1834 born, Scotland (or England)
1847 - emigrated to US
1850 census - with parents, Allegheny Co, PA - occupation blacksmith
1854 Aug 23 - married Emily Brown
1854 - son John born PA
1856 - son George born PA
1858 - daughter Margaret / Jane born PA
1860 census - living next door to sister Jane in Warren Co, PA - no occupation given
1862 - son Walter E born
1865 - son James born
1870 - daughter Emma/Emily born
1870 - census - Venango Co, Pa - occupation works on oil well
1873 - son Charles E born (our next ancestor)
1875 - son Frank born
1877 - daughter Anna born
187x - son George m. Hattie Unknown
187x - son John m. Lizzie Unknown
1878 - grandson Walter b. (s/o George)
1880 census - Cattaragus NY - occupation tool dresser
there is a John also in Cattaragus - occupation drilling oil wells
?sons George and John in Butler Co, PA - occupation oil pumper
?1881 daughter Bertha born
betw 1880-1900 - wife Emily died
1890 - in Los Angeles (Great Register) - also son Walter E
by 1891 - son Charles moved to California
1894 - son Charles m. Alice Louella Pattee
1894 - grandson Walter b. (s/o Charles)
1897 - son Walter E m. Libbie Crites
1897 - granddaughter Ethel b. (d/o Charles)
1897 - granddaughter Melvina b. (d/o Walter E)
1900 census - Los Angeles Co, California - listed twice, once alone, once with son Walter - occupation laborer oil wells
son Walter E also in LA - occupation driller
son Charles E also in LA - occupation laborer oil wells
That’s it.
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