Hello, I am new to this list, but I hope that someone can help. My wife's ggrandmother, ELIZABETH ALEXANDER POWELL was born in Stuebenville on 11 Sep 1838. Her father was John POWELL and her mother was either MARY BEAVAN (born in Wales) or MARY ALEXANDER of Steubenville. Clearing this discrepancy up would be most helpful. Elizabeth had 4 siblings, one of which is MARY (the oldest child of John Powell, born in Wales) and another may be WATKIN (probably born in Steubenville). A third may be JENNET (probably born in Wales). The fourth is not known. We have found a MARY buried in the ALEXANDER family plot in the Union Cemetery. The timing for a young Mary Alexander to be married, bear a child or two and pass away in 1843 exists, but I have not been able to confirm it. Family lore has the family immigrating to Steubenville in 1835, but whether the family included a mother named Mary Beavan Powell is not known. It could be that she died in Wales or enroute and John remarried---to a young Steubenville woman. If you can help, please contact me at <rmscharf@ocsnet.net> Thank you.