Acy Powell (1873 - 1945)

Born 7 Feb 1873 in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Amanda J. (Moss) Powell — married 22 Feb 1899 in Carroll County, Indiana

Died 1945 at about age 71 in Carroll County, Indiana

Biography

Acy, son of Ira B. and Mary Catharine (McClure) Powell, was born in Tippecanoe County, Indiana, in 1873. He was the brother of John Edward, Noah, Freeman Nathan, and David Claude Powell. His mother died when he was 9 years old, and his father remarried. His half-siblings were Ethel, Floyd, Glenn, Ruth, and Clarence.

Acy's father was a farmer, and Acy followed in his footsteps. He married Amanda J. Moss, daughter of Lewis and Nancy (Unger) Moss, in Carroll County, Indiana, in 1899, and they began farming near Burlington in Carroll County. Acy and Amanda were the parents of Alfred R., Mary G., Dale Moss., and Raymond H. In 1940, his granddaughter, Betty J. Powell, was also living with the family. Acy died in 1945 and is buried in Flora, Indiana.

Sources

• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MHSJ-3KZ : accessed 19 July 2015), Acy Powell in household of Ira B Powell, Perry, Tippecanoe, Indiana.
• Acy Powell and Amanda Moss marriage record
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MMB6-6YJ : accessed 19 July 2015), Acy Powell, Burlington Township, Carroll, Indiana.
• Acy Powell WW I Draft Registration.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKG2-G15 : accessed 19 July 2015), Acy Powell, Rochester, Fulton, Indiana.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQP-L49 : accessed 19 July 2015), Asa Powell, Clinton, Cass, Indiana, United States.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X41T-XGT : accessed 19 July 2015), Asa Powell, Clinton, Cass, Indiana, United States.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V1R4-1FP : accessed 19 July 2015), Acy Powell, Clinton Township, Cass, Indiana
• Acy Powell on Find A Grave