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man the=20
day Fort Sumpter was fired upon, and through the war times of tense =
situations=20
and strained feeling he never last an opportunity to avow his =
loyalty.</P>
<P>"Of those pioneer days his daughter, Mrs. J. N. Clanahan, has many =
thrilling=20
remembrances. As for instance, the stormy days in 1880 when the famous =
old camp=20
meeting grove was blown down. The boom of the falling trees was too much =
for the=20
nerve of the schoolteacher and her class in mental arithmetic. Classes =
were=20
dismissed and as they left the building a roof came sailing over their =
heads.=20
They scurried up to the Sleret blacksmith shop near where the Currin =
home now=20
stands. That roof was gone, too, but there sat the Smithy, George =
Sleret, the=20
elder, on his anvil. He did not propose to have it follow the roof!</P>
<P>"Mrs. Clanahan remembers when her mother considered $50 a rather =
excessive=20
price for a barrel of flour. At that time quinine cost the doctor $10 an =
ounce!=20
Realty prices were somewhat lower. In the early sixties Dr. Powell sold =
80 acres=20
of farm land (the smith place on Wallula Heights) to a Mr. Smith for a =
team of=20
horses and harness.</P>
<P>"Dr. Powell died in 1909 and Mrs. Powell in 1911, two well-loved =
pioneers who=20
played an important part in the building of Gresham" =96Printed on the =
<I>Gresham=20
Outlook</I>, July 4, 1919. </P>
<P> </P><B>
<P>Maternal Family Record of Nina Laura Emken Gill</P>
<P>Daniel Powell </B>(English), born August 4,1765, died August 28, =
1825.</P><B>
<P>Mary</B>, wife of Daniel Powell (German), born December 23, 1765, =
died=20
December 25, 1820</P><B>
<P>Family of Daniel and Mary Powell:</P></B>
<P>Pricilla Powell, born August 30, 1792</P>
<P>Cader Powell, born September 12, 1795</P>
<P>Christina Powell, born January 12, 1798</P>
<P>James Powell, born April 22, 1800, died,</P>
<P>January 12,1870. (Married Nancy Swan</P>
<P>Parker April 9, 1799; died January 12, 1870)</P>
<P>Julia Powell, born June 5, 1808</P>
<P>Mary Powell, born June 25, 1870. (not the author)</P>
<P>Jacob Powell, born June 5, 1808</P>
<P>Hance Powell, born June 6, 1811</P>
<P>Sarah Powell, born January 8 1813</P><B>
<P>Family of James and Nancy Swan Parker Powell:</P></B>
<P>Nancy Swan Parker (English), was born in North Carolina</P>
<P>John Parker Powell, born October 4, 1822</P>
<P>Mary Swan Powell, born September 29, 1824</P>
<P>Christina Ann Powell, born December 30, 1826; married John H =
Davis</P>
<P>Rebecca Powell, born January 31, 1829</P>
<P>Sarah Jane Powell, born April 27, 1834</P>
<P>Rhoda Simerel Powell, born March 23, 1837</P>
<P>James A. J. Powell, born May 14, 1840</P><B>
<P>Family of Christiana A. Powell and John H. DuVall:</P></B>
<P>John H DuVall, born December 18, 1829 in Illinois, died in the summer =
of 1852=20
of Cholera while crossing the Plains. Married Christiana "Kitty" Powell =
December=20
30, 1848</P>
<P>Christiana "Kitty" Powell December 30, 1848 in Missouri</P><B>
<P>Children of John H. DuVall and Christiana Powell:</P></B>
<P>Costanza A. DuVall, born December 9, 1849</P>
<P>Clark M. DuVall, born November 19, 1851</P>
<P>After the death of John DuVall, Christiana married Kttemeir in 18t52 =
but=20
divorced him in a few months </P>
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<P><FONT face=3DArial>We typed this up for Ray Powell</FONT></P>
<P><STRONG><FONT face=3DArial>I hope there was a clue or 2 in here for =
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