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1847–1868

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Birth Date
13 October 1809
Death Date
22 July 1856
Gender
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James Powell

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  • James traveled with his wife, Jemima, and their six children. According to information found in his wife's obituary, James drowned while attempting to cross a river in present-day Ogden.

Robert Wimmer Company (1852)

  • Age at Departure: 42
  • Head of Household

Traveled with

  • Jemima Powell (Age: 37)
  • Robert Alonzo Powell (Age: 12)
  • Simeon Comfort Powell (Age: 10)
  • John Ammon Powell (Age: 7)
  • Malinda Powell (Age: 4)
  • Martha Ellen Powell (Age: 3)
  • James Powell (Age: Infant)

Sources

  • "15th Company," Deseret News, 18 September 1852, 2.
  • 15th Company of 50 report, 1852 June 23.
  • 1850 Iowa Census, Pottawattamie County.
  • "Death of Mrs. Powell," Ogden Standard, 17 December 1893, [5].
  • Find a Grave (Website)
  • Indiana Marriages, 1802-1892.
  • Journal History of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, Supplement after 31 December 1852, 98.
  • Presiding Bishopric. Immigrant Location Committee Minutes, (20 September - 13 October 1852).