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Below is a family biography from the book, History of Kentucky, Edition 1 by J. H. Battle, W. H. Perrin and G. C. Kniffin and published by F. A. Battey Publishing Company in 1885.  These biographies are valuable for genealogy research in discovering missing ancestors or filling in the details of a family tree. Family biographies often include far more information than can be found in a census record or obituary.  Details will vary with each biography but will often include the date and place of birth, parent names including mothers' maiden name, name of wife including maiden name, her parents' names, name of children (including spouses if married), former places of residence, occupation details, military service, church and social organization affiliations, and more.  There are often ancestry details included that cannot be found in any other type of genealogical record.

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THE POWELL FAMILY. Willoughby Powell is a native of North Carolina, and was born in 1754. His wife, Polly, was born in 1756, and they were married in 1776. Their union was propitious, and was blessed with a numerous offspring consisting of Lazarus, born in 1777; Willoughby, 1781; James, 1784; Harrison, 1787; Sally, 1791; Henderson, 1795; Harbert, 1797. Harbert Powell was born in Logan County, and removed with his parents early in the present century to Henderson County, Ky.; then to Graves County, Ky., in 1848, where he died in 1867. His wife, Cassandra, daughter of Allen Jones, was born in 1799, and died in 1876. From this union sprang Joseph, Allen, Nannetty (McMurray), Permelia (Pritchet), Perlina (Powell), George W., Melvina (Pritchet), Louisa (Meacham), Benjamin F., Mary J., Charles M. and Sarah.

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This family biography is one of 91 biographies included in the Graves County, Kentucky section of the book, The History of Kentucky, Edition 1 published in 1885 by F. A. Battey Publishing Company.  For the complete description, click here: History of Kentucky, Edition 1

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