Hello Adams Co. list, My name is Vana Fessler, and I live in Central Washington State. I have a number of family lines that settled in Adams Co. beginning about 1852 with my g.g.grandfather Joel Franklin POWELL and his brother Harrison Hagen POWELL. Descendants of Joel Franklin POWELL 1 Joel Franklin POWELL b: 1819 Virginia (WV) d: 1902 Washington +Henrietta Clary HOOPER b: 1824 Ohio m: 1848, Indiana d: 1864 Corning, Adams Co., Iowa 2 Marion Francis POWELL b: 1849 IN d: 1885 Washington 2 Wilber Fisk POWELL b: 1853 Indiana d: 1924, Washington +Margaret Batanza WESTON b: 1852 New York m: 1873 Corning, Adams County, Iowa d: 1937 Washington 3 Henrietta "Ettie" POWELL b: 1875 Corning, Iowa d: 1947 Washington +Pierre AGOR 3 George Wilmerth POWELL b: 1877 Corning, Iowa d: 1903 Washington 3 Joel Franklin "Frank" POWELL b: 1879 Corning, Iowa d: 1920 Washington 3 Carrie Ellen POWELL b: 1881 Corning, Iowa d: 1882 Corning, Iowa 3 Ethel Mae Pearl POWELL b: 1883 Corning, Iowa d: 1937 +Mathias MECHTEL 3 William Henry Harrison "Harry" POWELL b: 1885 d: 1957 3 Grace Luellen POWELL b: 1887 Corning, Iowa d: 1989 Washington +George Henry COOPER 2 Ezekiel Hooper POWELL b: 1856 Corning, Iowa d: 1888 Washington 2 George Clary POWELL b: 1858 Corning, Iowa d: 1903 Canada 2 Charles W. POWELL b: 1862 Corning, Iowa d: 1863 Corning, Adams Co., Iowa Descendants of Harrison Hagen POWELL 1 Harrison Hagen POWELL +Elizabeth MORTON (1st or 2nd cousin) Sister married HARADER. 2 Nancy D. POWELL +Newham SHAW 2 Francina POWELL +William DRENNAN 2 Sarah Elizabeth POWELL +Albert HOUCK 2 William Preston POWELL +Emily Jane CUPP 2 John Shipley POWELL +MAJESTA 2 Harrison Hagen POWELL, Jr. +Rhoda THOMPSON 2 Candes Victoria POWELL +John H. MCKENZIE 2 Samuel Thomas Jr. POWELL +Jessamine (Jessie M.) MCCUNE 2 Ida Belle POWELL +Elmer ELLENWOOD 2 Amy Emeline POWELL Other families are MORTON, WESTON, PROCTOR, HOOPER, TUBBS, and JENKINS. If any of these names are familiar, please get in touch with me. Vana L. Fessler "Write soon, then write again." fessler@wolfenet.com Joel Franklin Powell, WA Territory Searching for surnames: POWELL: PA> Preston Co.WV> Grant Co. IN> Adams Co. IA>WA TERR. MORTON: Armagh IRE> West Chester & Fayette PA> Preston Co. WV> Adams Co. IA> WA TERR. HANCE: West Chester, PA> Preston Co., WV BUFFINGTON: Uplands, Chester Co. PA TAYLOR: Didcot, Berkshire ENG> West Chester, PA> Preston Co., WV BLACKBURN: Armagh, Ireland> Chester Co. PA PALMER: Chester Co., PA NOOKES: Worcestershire ENG> PA HAINES: Hartwell, England> Chester, PA HOOPER: NY>OH>IN>IA CLARY: OH>IN DIGHTON: ENG>NY>IL WESTON: ENG>NY>IL>IA>WA COOPER: West Bromwich, Staffordshire, ENG>IN>WA Also: Dealy, Fessler, Millward, Settlemyer, Scheffel, Van tuyle (Van Tuyl), and Winder