Farrow Pharoah Powell b. 1809 Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA d. 27 Aug 1887 South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA: The Lost Creek Settlement

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Name	Farrow Pharoah Powell [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
Born	1809	Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA [2]
Gender	Male
Race	Black [2]
Residence	1840	Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA [3]
Residence	1850	Marion, Owen, Indiana, USA [2]
Residence	Age: 40
Probate	7 Oct 1876	St Joseph, Indiana, USA [4, 5]
Reference Number	1863
Died	27 Aug 1887	South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA [4, 5]
Person ID	I1863	Families

Father	Elijah Powell, b. 1755, d. 1833, Chatham, North Carolina, USA (Age 78 years)
Relationship	natural
Mother	Patsey Scott, d. USA
Relationship	natural
Married	17 Jul 1828	Wake, North Carolina, USA
Marriage Bond	17 Jul 1828	Wake, North Carolina, USA
Family ID	F1396	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family 1 Rebecca Maria Bass, b. 10 Feb 1824, North Carolina, USA , d. 10 Feb 1895, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA (Age 71 years)

Married 17 Sep 1844 Owen, Indiana, USA [6]

Children

	1. Squire Powell, b. 1846, Indiana, USA [natural]
	2. Lucinda Powell, b. 1848, Indiana, USA [natural]
	3. Benjamin Powell, b. 1849, Indiana, USA [natural]
	4. John Powell, b. 1852, Indiana, USA [natural]
	5. Harrison Powell, b. 1854, Indiana, USA [natural]
	6. Nancy Powell, b. 10 Mar 1858, Terre Haute, Vigo, Indiana, USA , d. 15 Sep 1922, Portage, St Joseph, Indiana, USA (Age 64 years) [natural]
	7. Eli Powell, b. 1859, Indiana, USA [natural]
	8. Pharoah T. Powell, b. Abt 1867, Indiana, USA [natural]

Family ID F662 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Family 2 Betsy Walden, b. Abt 1813, North Carolina, USA , d. Abt 1842, Spencer, Owen, Indiana, USA (Age ~ 29 years)

Married 2 Apr 1829 Randolph, North Carolina, USA [1]

Children

	1. James Powell, b. 27 Feb 1829, North Carolina, USA , d. Niles, Berrien, Michigan, USA [natural]
	2. Catharine Powell, b. 24 Dec 1832, North Carolina, USA , d. 1912, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA (Age 79 years) [natural]
	3. Colonel Powell, b. 26 Oct 1834, North Carolina, USA , d. 26 Sep 1887, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA (Age 52 years) [natural]
	4. Larkin H. Powell, b. 2 Apr 1836, Spencer, Indiana, USA , d. 19 Jul 1896, South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA (Age 60 years) [natural]
	5. Winnie Ann Powell, b. 20 Mar 1839 [natural]
	6. Elijah Hasting Powell, b. 20 Oct 1841, Spencer, Owen, Indiana, USA , d. 22 Sep 1906, Mishawaka, St Joseph, Indiana, USA (Age 64 years) [natural]

Family ID F661 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Event Map

	Born - 1809 - Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, USA
	Married - 2 Apr 1829 - Randolph, North Carolina, USA
	Residence - 1840 - Washington, Owen, Indiana, USA
	Married - 17 Sep 1844 - Owen, Indiana, USA
	Residence - Age: 40 - 1850 - Marion, Owen, Indiana, USA
	Probate - 7 Oct 1876 - St Joseph, Indiana, USA
	Died - 27 Aug 1887 - South Bend, St Joseph, Indiana, USA

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Sources

[S339] North Carolina, Marriage Index, 1741-2004, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2007;), Data Source: County Court Records at Asheboro, NC and FHL # 0019641, 0019658 and 0418149.
Record for Farrow Powell
[S153] 1850 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2009;), Year: 1850; Census Place: Marion, Owen, Indiana; Roll: M432_164; Page: 141A; Image: 286.
Record for Farro Powell
[S403] 1840 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2010;), Year: 1840; Census Place: Washington, Owen, Indiana; Roll: 89; Page: 94; Family History Library Film: 0007728.
[S305] Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Probate Records; Author: Indiana. Superior Court (Saint Joseph County); Indiana. Circuit Court (Saint Joseph County); Probate Place: St Joseph, Indiana.
Record for Farrow Powell
[S305] Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Will Record, 1830-1929; Author: Indiana. Circuit Court (Saint Joseph County); Probate Place: St Joseph, Indiana.
Record for Farrow Powell
[S189] Indiana Marriages to 1850, Dodd, Jordan, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations Inc; Location: Provo, UT, USA; Date: 1997;).
Record for Farrow Powell
[S400] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Ancestry.com, (Name: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc.; Location: Lehi, UT, USA; Date: 2015;), Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1922; Roll: 12.
Record for Nancy Henderson

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