Pinkney Powell

Personal and Family Information

Pinkney was born in AUG 1825 in Kentucky, the son of unknown parents.

He died about 1904. The place is not known.

His wife was Lettice J Shelton, who he married on 17 SEP 1849 in Todd County, Kentucky. They had no known children.

Events

Notes

Note 1

PINKNEY POWELL was born August 1, 1829. His parents were Isaac and

Tebithie (Lacey) Powell, both natives of North Carolina. The father came

to this county sixty-four years ago. He is still living at the advanced

age of eighty-eight years. The mother died in 1864, at the age of about

seventy years. These parents were for many years members of the Mount

Tabor Baptist Church. Our subject began for himself at the age of twenty

years. He knows exactly how every dollar of his wealth came, as he has

earned it by hard labor and good management. He now owns 450 acres of

land besides live stock. He has been very successful in business. He

was married in 1849 to Miss Lettie Shelton of this county. Twelve children

have blessed this union, of whom the following are living: Julia A., Betsey

J., Melinda M., Isaac S., Virginia E., Mary O., John H., Lorenza J. William

M., Pinkney A. The parents and five of the children are members of the

Baptist Church. Mr. Powell is well respected in this county. He has a

comfortable home and happy surroundings. Betsey J. is the wife of John

Powell. They have five children. Julia A. is the wife of James Williams.

They have three children. Melinda M. is the wife of George Henderson.

They have four children. Isaac S. married Mary J. Cowan, and is the

father of three children. Mary O. is the wife of Fatal Daniel. John H.

married Emiline Cowan. They have four children.

Powell Shelton Lacey Williams Henderson Cowan Daniel =NC

http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/todd/powell.p.txt

History of Todd County, Kentucky, ed. J. H. Battle, 1884, F. A. Battey

Publishing Co., 1884, pp. 252-53. [Kirkmansville Precinct]