[or-roots] E.N. Wells Photo Studio / Oregon City

[Ray Powell]

Dorothy,
Actually it is the POWELL family I was inquiring about. The info on the
brothers and sisters of my great grandfather is almost non-existent in my
database at this point. I am always on the lookout for more 'cousins' but
not coming up with much yet. I appreciate you responding, but at this time
my info can find no connection with your line. Your Elder Joab Powell is
from the same generation as my Calvin Powell II who was born in MA and then
went to NY and eventually on to OH before coming to OR.

Finding out how itchy a foot my gg grandfather had and how he kept on moving
somewhere else made it possible for me to understand my dad's itchy feet. We
moved so much up and down the West Coast I can actually count 17 schools in
14 years of schooling.

I'm going to keep your connection on a side burner and see what I can find
out in the future. Thanks a bunch!

----- Original Message -----
From: <kat1928 at integrity.com>
To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
Sent: Tuesday, September 16, 2003 9:22 PM
Subject: Re: [or-roots] E.N. Wells Photo Studio / Oregon City


> Quoting Ray Powell <rayp6217 at comcast.net>:
>
> > Dorothy,
> > I'm a Powell researching the POWELL that settled in Linn County in the
> > 1850's. Did your Powell's come from the southern states or the northern
> > ones? Mine came from MA, NY, and OH. Perhaps other points in between
> > along
> > that route. At least one branch ended up settling in Kansas. I'd like
> > to
> > hear from you if there is any chance of connections.
> >
> > Ray Powell
> >
> > ----- Original Message -----
> > From: <kat1928 at integrity.com>
> > To: <or-roots at sosinet.sos.state.or.us>
> > Sent: Sunday, September 14, 2003 8:57 PM
> > Subject: Re: [or-roots] E.N. Wells Photo Studio / Oregon City
>
>
> There were two Powell families in the Scio area in the 1800's.
> Providence Cemetery has burials of each family.
>
> I am descended from Eld. Joab Powell, the early Circuit rider.
> His ancestors came to America about 1685.
> In late 1700's they moved to Tennessee from Penn.  They were Quakers.
> Elder Joab was born 1799, married Ann Beeler in 1817.
> In 1852 they gathered all their family and some frienda and started for
> Oregon.  They settled near Scio, Oregon.  John and Jane Powell Beeler
>  and most of their children came with them and settled in Linn Co.
>  Does this sound like your Beelers?
>
> Dorothy Webb
> kat1928 at integrity.com