I am looking for information on a Harriet POWELL who married Asa PHILLIPS 3 Aug 1844 in Roberson County, NC. Asa PHIILLIPS also married Jannett POWELL, Harriet's sister, 31 Jan 1860 in Cumberland County, NC. The bondsman for their marriage was Susan POWELL. In the 1850 Columbus County, NC census Asa PHILLIPS, wife Harriet, Jannett POWELL and a brother of Harriet and Jannett were located in Fair Bluff TWP. Does anyone have any information on this family of POWELLs and Asa PHILLIPS? The three counties mentioned above are adjoining so possible they are connect to you POWELLs in Columbus County.

Ronald
I saw your query on the Columbus Co. NC web page. I am a decendant of the Powell's and am doing research on the family line.
I have a Susan Elizabeth Powell of Fair Bluff who was the daughter of Absalom Powell Jr.(1790-1864) and Susan Elizabeth Yates (1789-1846). Absalom Jr. was a large land holder in Columbus county. I don't know if this is the same Susan Powell as the one in your query but there is a good chance. I have nothing on Jannett or Harriet Powell.
If I can be of further assistance please let me know.
P.S I also work for the gov. at Keesler AFB, Ms.

hi saw your message and the name susan powell rang a bell for columbus co. i was reseaching noble, stephens, ward, phillips, and etc. when i received an email from myra sims about my stephens side of the family. their is a susan powell who was married to a alfrd barnabus stephens from robeson co. nc. don't know if this will help you but go to the stephens genforum at http://genforum.genealogy.com and look for myra or john sims message. hope this is of use.

Dear Mr. Dominey,
I am researching my family from Whiteville, Columbus County, NC. My GGGrandparents Warren Haynes(A1-10) and Catherine Haynes(A1-9) are resting in the Whiteville Memorial Cemetary. My Grandmother before passing gave me names, which have been shown to be quite accurate. "Catherine Powell Haynes" is the Grandaughter of Absalom Powell. It is even incribed on her tombstone. Her daughter my GGrandmother Lucinda Matilda Haynes married my GGrandfather William Freeman Owen also of Whiteville in Whiteville. I have even found the witness' listed on their marriage certificate in the Whiteville records.

My Grandmother(Granddaughter of Catherine Powell Haynes and Daughter of Lucinda Matilda (Haynes) Owen, Luada Uldene(Owen)Todd told me that Catherine Powell was also related to Chief Osceola.

I am grateful to find information about my ancestors.
Sincerely, Joanne Gamot

Ablosom Powll I (1752-1834)and Mary Stevens his first wife had a son named John. I have no dates. He dies in Bayou Chitto, Louisiana. Family tradition states that he and Princess Sallie Marie, daughter of a Siminole chief in Fla. were the parents of Osceola (1804-1838) the famous Siminole warrior. Marmaduke Powell, Absolom's youngest brother named one of his sons Osceola.

I am trying to find information on Sallie Powell, born Jun 11, 1900 in Columbus County. She died July 18, 1991 in New Hanover County. I think she had a brother that lived in Whiteville, on the corner of Hwy. 701 and Hwy. 74/76.
She had two sisters that I know of, Gertrude and Audrey.
I would appreciate any help with this Powell family.

Thank you so much for the information about the Powell connection to Chief Osceola. I didn't know how the connection was supposed to have occured. I am so grateful to find out information about my ancestors and right now Chief Osceola is particularly on my mind. Sincerely, Joanne Gamot

Joanne
Sorry I haven't answered your message before but I have been tied up with other stuff for some time now and haven't been doing much family tracing and haven't been here to view the board.
Osceola's ties to the Powells is not confirmed anyplace that I have looked. The relationship is rumored. There is mention of Osceola's birth in the Recollections and Records of Columbus County page 310. It says that "According to Kitchen B. Council, a well-known local historian, the great Indian Cheiftain Osceola was born at Lake Waccamaw about 1804.(Other sources indicate that his mother gave birth to him shortly after the United States Government moved the Indians to Georgia.) Council's impression was that Osceola was a child at the time of the removal.
James A. Rodgers referred to Osceola's connection with local history in Columbus County (Whiteville: News Reporter, 1946) "It is said that the celebrated chief of the Seminoles, Osceola, was born on Waccamaw River, and tradition says his father was one John Powell, a white man living there. Tradition also insists that Osceola, half-breed Indian cheif of the Seminole War, was born near Dupree Landing directly across the lake from the residential settlement."
I haven't found any conclusive information on this subject.
If I can be of further assistance please let me know. Again I am sorry I was so late in answering your original posting.

I have a photo of Absalom "App" E. Powell
I only know one fact about him, about 1879 he married in Columbus County, NC Sara Florence Stanley b. 10 Oct 1860-d.28 May 1934 daughter of JH Monroe Stanley and Frances M. Cox

Here are two URL's on the subject of Osceola. The second is far more interesting.

http://www.expage.com/page/osceola

http://www.geocities.com/CollegePark/Stadium/1528/osceola.ht...