NOTE: I have no connection, no further information and am not seeking additional information. 11402 MERCER CO DR. JOHN WEST POWELL Powell, Moore, McAfee, West, Jacobs, Kerr, Bledsoe, Jones, St Clair, Worthington, Dudley, Long, Kennedy, Buchanan, Dunn, Halsey, Spillman, Gross 11402 Kentucky Genealogy and Biography Volume V Battle Perrin Kniffin, 4th ed., 1886. Mercer Co. DR. JOHN WEST POWELL was born August 29, 1832, in Bowling Green, Ky., and in 18940, being left an orphan, was taken to Mercer County by his uncle, Dr. T. J. Moore, with whom he grew to manhood. In 1855 he located at Dunlora, a part of the original McAfee survey on the Louisville pike, five and one-half miles north of Harrodsburg, where he has since resided. His father, Maj. John W. Powell, Sr., a native of Virginia, removed with his parents to Adair County, Ky., lived in Danville, was a soldier in the war of 1812, and engaged in merchandising in Bowling Green, where he died in 1840. He was the son of Robert Powell, a Virginian, a major in the Revolutionary war, a relative of the Powells of Powells Valley, and died in Adair County, Ky. His wife was a half sister to Benjamin West, the artist, and their offspring were Robert, John W., Sr., William, Susan (Jacobs), Fanny (Kerr), Margaret (Bledsoe) and Mary (Jones). John W., Sr., married Anne St. Clair, daughter of George Moore of Bowling Green (died in 1840), and from their union sprang Ann E. (Worthington), Mary F. (Dudley), George M., Ellen B.(Long), Patsy Bell (Kennedy),; John W., Sarah A. (Kennedy), Hobson (killed at the battle of Franklin Tenn.) and Thomas S. John W., Jr., first married, May 16, 1856, Susan, daughter of Peter B.. And Mary (Buchanan) Dunn, of Mercer County (died in 1864, aged thirty-one years), and their children were Thomas M. (deceased), William D., George M. (deceased) and Annie (deceased). On January 25, 1881, he was married to Margaret, daughter of John J. Halsey (born June 29, 1842), and to them have been born Mary D. Halsey, John West and Lafon. In 1850 Jno. West Powell commenced the study of medicine with Drs. Moore & Spillman, of Harrodsburg, graduating in 1854 in the medical department of the University of Louisville, after which, by solicitation from Dr. Gross, professor of surgery, was associated with him for one year in his practice. The following year he commenced practice at McAfee, which he continued with success eleven years. In 1875-76 he was a representative in the Legislature. He is now engaged in farming and stock raising, owning 550 acres of land. Dr. Powell is an Ancient Odd Fellow; for ten years he was an elder in the Providence Presbyterian Church, and in politics he is a Democrat. He lost twelve slaves through the late war. KYBIOGRAPHIES Archives: http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index?list=kybiographies KYRESEARCH: http://boards.rootsweb.com/localities.northam.usa.states.kentucky.tips/mb.ashx