Elizabeth (Martin) Powell (1785 - 1872)

Born 13 Sep 1785 in Amherst, Virginia, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Oct 1872 at age 87 in Pettis County, Missouri, USA

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Biography

A genealogy article in the Times Dispatch of Richmond, Virginia, dated December 15, 1912, gives some context to the extended Martin family. The article notes that Elizabeth was a daughter of Pleasant Martin, Sr., that she married William Powell, and that she and William had six children. The children are noted as Mary, Mildred, Rebecca, Sarah, William, and Jane. ^[1]

While Elizabeth ("Betsy") and William were married in Virginia in 1805, sometime after that, the couple moved to Missouri. ^[2] Elizabeth died in Missouri in 1872, and was buried in Jopling Cemetery in Pettis, Missouri. ^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ "The Times Dispatch Genealogical Column." Accessed via https://www.newspapers.com/clip/5047233/martin_genealogy_article_by_samuel/
2. ↑ "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XRDN-PQX : 11 February 2018), William Powell and Betsey Martin, 02 Sep 1805; citing Amherst County, Virginia, reference 187; FHL microfilm 30,273.
3. ↑ "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QVVD-YWZP : 11 July 2016), Elizabeth Martin Powell, 1872; Burial, , Pettis, Missouri, United States of America, Jopling Cemetery; citing record ID 13389228, Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:STS7-D66 : accessed 19 August 2019), entry for Elizabeth /Martin/; file (2:2:2:MMQS-4Y4), submitted 12 May 2011 by gregorya3 [identity withheld for privacy].