This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Author: Ar403 Surnames: SInks, Story, Lyle, McCoy, Lowry Classification: queries Message Board URL: http://boards.rootsweb.com/surnames.sinks/171.1.1.1.1.1.1/mb.ashx Message Board Post: The Sinks family is hard to follow - really challenging. The used the same names over and over which makes it hard to follow AND in teh case of Powell Sinks, he HAD to have had more than one family going at a time which obviously makes it challenging! I have not linked Sylvia and Powell, but wouldn't rule anything out. The first wife of Powell (born VA 1793) that i know of is Elizabeth Lyle Sinks. Two things that support this marriage in the biography of their son, George W Sinks, in the 1883 History of Henry County Missouri, National Historical Co pg 687 (names are stated in it) and also the dicorce records of Powell & Elizabeth Sinks in Jefferson Co. Ill. Further support to connect them is the 1840 and 1850 census in Jasper Ill. In 1840 Powell is listed as head of household and in 1850 Elizabeth is listed with her three children William, George W and Harriet. William was born in TN and the other two in IL. The neighbors match up in both censuses and the divorce record (Powell committed adultery)lines up in the timeline. The George in the biography is this George. SO we know that Elizabeth and Powell were the parents together of William - who I can't trace after this census, George - who went on to be quite documented, and Harriet who we know married Elisha Lowry on 23 march 1856 in Jeffe! rson IL. Harriet is no longer listed as Elisha's wifein the 1880 census so I assume she passed away between 1870-1880. I know Powell and Elizabeth had more children because the 1840 census lists another girl 10-20 years old and several boys but they are all out of the household by 1850 so it's hard to figure out who they were. I figured teh extra girl must be wither Julia Ann Sinks, who married David Lowry, or Elizabeth Sinks who married William Lowry, or Nancy Sinks who married Alexander Lowry. I beleive other have placed Nancy as the daughter of Powell because she named a son Powell, but I'm not convinced she is his daughter. Elizabeth does live near them int eh 1850 census but I think the proximity MAY have been more of a Lowry thing than a Sinks thing. Her two daughters married Lowry's so it makes sense she would be near Lowry's in general. Nancy and Alexander also had a son named Zachariah. I don't think the Elizabeth who married William is the daughter or Powell and Elizabeth because Sylvia was living with her. I assumed Sylvia was Elizabeth's mother. I think Julia Ann, who married David Lowry maked the most sense to me right now as the daughter of Powell & Elizabeth . She is the right age and she seems to shadow the known siblings and Elizabeth in various census records. In 1860 Julia and Davis are right next to George and Mildred Sinks. In 1870 David and Julia are in Kansas.. Goerge and Mildred moved from Kansas in 1868 so they lived there for a while and it's possible they went there together. Although I think Julia is the storngest possibility I wouldn't rule ANYTHING out. They could ALL be Powell's children with various wives/women. Obviously the divorce record shows he committed adultery and Elizabeth kicked him out. He also had a relationship/marriage with a Mary Story, and his son Peter and several of Peter's brothers list Mary as their mother on their wedding records. Two of the brothers who indicate Mary Story was thier mother were born after the date that Powell married Louisa Mc Coy in 1857. It seems like Powell had Mary in one household and Louisa in another?? It has been hard finding Powell in records. I tend to think he tried to stay out of them. The best information I found on him is the 1870 census in Missouri - he is with Louisa and children of Mary and Louisa are in the household. Very interesting. I'm going to have to take another look at Sylvia - maybe she fits in where I wasn't expecting to see her. Crazy! Important Note: The author of this message may not be subscribed to this list. If you would like to reply to them, please click on the Message Board URL link above and respond on the board.