Jasper County Democrat, Volume 3, Number 42, Rensselaer, Jasper County, 26 January 1901 — Mrs. Margaret Powell. [ARTICLE]

Mrs. Margaret Powell.

Mrs. Margaret Powell, wife of Daniel E. Powell, died at the home of her son-in-law Harrison Warren in Rensselaer, last Saturday night of grip, at the age of 75 years and 9 months. The funeral was held Tuesday by Rev. Royce at the residence, interment taking place at the Strong cemetery west of town. Margaret Hunter was born in Ireland, April 21, 1825. Came with her parents to America when she was three years old and settled in South Carolina. She was left an orphan at the age of seven years. She came with her adopted parrents to Clinton county, Ind., in 1833 and was married to Daniel E. Powell, Oct, 10, 1844. She was the mother of thirteen children, eight of whom died in infancy, two having died leaving families— Thomas M., who died in Kansas in 1887, and Belle, in Indiana, in 1888. Her aged husband, with three daughters, Mrs. Harrison Warren, Mrs. Ben Thornton, of Tipton, and Mrs. Sam Clifton, of Fair Oaks, fourteen grandchidren and one great grandchild survive her.