William Nowell (abt. 1794 - aft. 1880)

Born about 1794 in Johnston County, North Carolina, USA

Ancestors

Husband of Martha Irvin (Earp) Nowell — married 23 Oct 1819 in Johnston, North Carolina, United States

Descendants

Died after 1880 after about age 86 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA

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Biography

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William Nowell was born 1794 in Johnston County, North Carolina. He was the son of James Nowell and Letitia Wilder.^[1] He married Martha Earp on 23 Oct 1819 in Johnston County, North Carolina^[2]; she was the oldest child of Jonathan Earp and Dorothe Wilder. They had 6 children.^[3] In 1830 and 1840 they are living in Johnston County, and by 1850 they had moved to St. Mary's District in Wake County. He must have acquired land there, because his occupation was listed as a farmer. On the 1880 Census, William is 86 and Martha is 83.^[4] He passed away sometime after 1880; it is not known where he is buried.

Sources

1. ↑ Collins, Mrs. J.C. (Julia Jefferson Nowell). The Genealogies of John and Mara Nowell and Freeman and Amelia Broadwell. Fuquay-Varina, NC: Fuquay Printery, 1963.
2. ↑ North Carolina, U.S., Marriage Records, 1741-2011 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015.
3. ↑ The NC NOWELL Connection. [1]
4. ↑ 1880 Census; Place: Saint Marys, Wake, North Carolina; Roll: 985; Page: 383A; Enumeration District: 274.

• "United States Census, 1830," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHG5-BNQ : 20 February 2021), William Nowell, Johnston, North Carolina, United States; citing 110, NARA microfilm publication M19, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 122; FHL microfilm 18,088.
• "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTV-QCJ : 30 September 2021), William Nowell, Johnston, North Carolina, United States; citing p. 266, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
• "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M4BK-RKT : 24 December 2020), William Nowell, St. Marys District, Wake, North Carolina, United States; citing family , NARA microfilm publication (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
• "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD6C-RHL : 18 February 2021), William Nowell, 1860.
• "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MWDQ-2TQ : 29 May 2021), William Nowell, 1870.
• "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q285-T6DM : 9 March 2021), William Nowell and Martha Earp, 23 Oct 1819; citing Johnston, North Carolina, United States, p. , North Carolina State Archives Division of Archives and History; FHL microfilm 418,147.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCXB-Q4D : 14 January 2022), William Nowell, St. Marys District, Wake, North Carolina, United States; citing enumeration district , sheet , NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm.
• FamilySearch Profile: https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/sources/L84M-KRQ.