They traveled with the saints in the James McGaw Eleventh Pioneer Company from Kanesville Iowa June 23, 1852. His Mother Mary Elizabeth Parker Powell died of cholera twenty-five days later. He married Elizabeth Jane Carter, who was traveling with her family in the John B. Walker Ox Team September 14, 1852 at Independence Rock Wyoming.
They settled in Provo Utah, where James Evans build a home and large building which housed the court at times. They were called to the Indian Mission at Harmony Utah along with his father in law and brother in law and families.
They moved to Monroe, Sevier County Utah and Beaver County Utah.
James Evans and his wife Elizabeth Jane settled in Rye Valley Oregon and remained there the rest of their lives.
James Evans and Elizabeth Jane Carter Powell were the parents of fourteen children.
Son David Levi or Lonzo Powell is not listed below with children
born: 27 June 1859 Payson, Utah County, Utah
died: 5 January 1916 place unknown.
Some have murdered in California.
Some family members have death as 23 Aug 1913, this is the death of David Powell son of Francis Powell, his uncle. NOTE: death certificate Oregon # 3074 copy on file of David Powell b. 7 May 1893 & d. 23 Aug 1913.
They traveled with the saints in the James McGaw Eleventh Pioneer Company from Kanesville Iowa June 23, 1852. His Mother Mary Elizabeth Parker Powell died of cholera twenty-five days later. He married Elizabeth Jane Carter, who was traveling with her family in the John B. Walker Ox Team September 14, 1852 at Independence Rock Wyoming.
They settled in Provo Utah, where James Evans build a home and large building which housed the court at times. They were called to the Indian Mission at Harmony Utah along with his father in law and brother in law and families.
They moved to Monroe, Sevier County Utah and Beaver County Utah.
James Evans and his wife Elizabeth Jane settled in Rye Valley Oregon and remained there the rest of their lives.
James Evans and Elizabeth Jane Carter Powell were the parents of fourteen children.
Son David Levi or Lonzo Powell is not listed below with children
born: 27 June 1859 Payson, Utah County, Utah
died: 5 January 1916 place unknown.
Some have murdered in California.
Some family members have death as 23 Aug 1913, this is the death of David Powell son of Francis Powell, his uncle. NOTE: death certificate Oregon # 3074 copy on file of David Powell b. 7 May 1893 & d. 23 Aug 1913.
Family Members
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James William Powell
1853–1870
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Savilla Jane Powell Hale Brassfield
1854–1931
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Mary Elizabeth Powell Foreman
1857–1911
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Francis Marion Powell
1861–1920
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Joseph Russell Powell
1863–1938
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Melissa Rachel Powell Ashworth
1864–1939
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Julia Etta Powell Tanner
1866–1945
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Cornelia Permelia Powell Kniss
1869–1902
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John Eli Powell
1871–1934
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Reuben Eugene Powell
1872–1942
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Arminda Celia "Minnie" Powell Bryant
1874–1941
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Louisa May Powell
1877–1877
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Laura Elizabeth Powell Cartwright Weirsh
1877–1967
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