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Nancy Wills Huff |
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Born: 09 Jun 1796 New Jersey | |||||||||||||||||||
Died: 22 Jul 1850 Louisville, Jefferson Co. KY of consumption | |||||||||||||||||||
Buried: Eastern Cemetery, Louisville, Jefferson, KY The plot location is Section A, Range 12, Lot 31 |
HUSBAND
CHILDREN
1.Eliza Jane Powers b. Abt 1817 OH
Married to Leroy Tomlinson. In 1850 Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY, Nancy and
Isaac Powers are living with them. Leroy C. Tomlinson gave consent for Mary Ann
Powers to marry John B. Stoll on 4/April/1843
2.Jacob Huff Powers
b. 16 Nov 1818 OH
Gave consent for Susan Powers to marry Jesse H. Jones on
15 May 1845
3. Andrew J. Powers b. 23 Feb 1824
Cincinnati, Hamilton Co., OH
In 1860 Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY his
daughter Blanch Powers is 3. In 1860 Blanche aged 13 is living with Jesse and
Susan Jones in Louisville.
4. Susan C. Powers b. 15 Apr 1828 OH (date of
birth taken from headstone) Obviously either this date of birth or the date of
birth of her sister, Mary Ann Powers, is incorrect.
In her marriage record 15
May 1845 in Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY to Jesse H. Jones, it is stated she is
the "daughter of Nancy Powers who consents hereto as provided by the oath of
Jacob Powers"
5. Mary Ann Powers b. 10
Sep 1828 OH (date of birth taken from death certificate)
In marriage record 4
Apr 1843 Louisville to John B. Stoll it states she is "daughter of Nancy Powers
who consents as provided by the oath of Leroy Tomlinson. Leroy Tomlinson was the
husband of Eliza Jane Powers.
6. Elmira Powers b. 15 Sep 1831 Cincinnati,
Hamilton Co., OH
Married 04 Oct 1853 Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY to Henry
Stoll as bound by John B. Stoll. Her sister Mary Ann Powers was married to John
B. Stoll.
7. Isaac F. Powers b. Abt 1832 OH
Living
in household of Leroy and Eliza Jane Powers Tomlinson in 1850, Louisville,
Jefferson Co., KY
8.Sarah Alice Powers b. 13 Mar 1835 KY
listed as Sarah A. Powers born about 1835 and living with Jesse and Susan C
Powers Jones in Lafayette, Floyd, Indiana in 1850
listed as Alace Powers born
about 1840 and .living with Elmira Powers Stoll in Louisville Ward 1, Jefferson,
Kentucky in 1860 census
permission to marry in 1860 given by John B. Stoll
oral history from Lulu Jones Ridgeway has it that there was a sister Alice.
courtesy of Anne Cope at
[email protected]
Nancy Wills Huff
by Susan
Brooke
Aug 2013
Family lore says that Nancy's name was "Nancy Wills Huff ". Her first
son was named Jacob Huff Powers. She was born in NJ according to her 1850 census record.
(1) She and
her husband were living in Cincinnati as early as 1824 when her son Andrew
Jackson Powers was born, or possibly earlier since her first two children, Eliza
and Jacob Huff Powers are also indicated to have been born in OH. (2) Her daughter, Elmira Powers Stoll, died in July of 1867 and an obituary on
her ran six months later in December 1867. In fact it ran twice. It was in the
Louisville Daily Democrat on Dec 15 and Dec 17, 1867. It says, "Mrs. Elmira
Stoll, wife of Henry Stoll, and daughter of Isaac F
and Nancy Powers, was born in Cincinnati, Ohio September 15, 1831," etc.
(3)
Elmira's husband, Henry Stoll, was alive at that time and must have given the
information for the obituary.
Nancy and their first five children were living with Isaac Powers
Sr. in 1830 in
Cincinnati. (4) She and her husband Isaac F Powers, moved over the Ohio River to
Covington, KY which was then in Campbell Co., KY. He was on the tax records
there for 1834 and 1835, but then disappeared from all records. (5) Isaac
Powers Sr. seems to died about the same time. Nancy had 8 children at that time.
Her youngest, Sarah Alice Powers, was born about 1835 which is the time her
husband disappeared and probably died. (6)
So, in 1836 when Nancy was left a widow, her daughter, Eliza, was 19 and her
oldest son, Jacob, was 18 and Andrew was 12. Undoubtedly the sons were working
and helping in her support. Eliza married Leroy Tomlinson, a widower, in 1839. He was boarding with Mrs. Ann Powers on Spring St. in the 1840 city
directory for Cincinnati. (7) He was a butcher and probably had considerable
influence on his brothers-in-law. They all became butchers and sometime after
1840 they all moved to Louisville to work in the booming meat packing trade.
By 1843 Mrs. Nancy Powers was in Louisville near Watson's lanyard.
In the 1847 tax records she had four children living with her between the ages
of 5-16. Elmira was about 16. Isaac Jr was about 15 and Sarah Alice
was about 12. The next year only one child between 5 and 16 was living
with her.
Nancy may have been sick with consumption by this time. Her daughter,
Sarah Alice, was off living in Indiana with Susan and Jesse Jones in the 1850
census. Mrs. Nancy Powers died July 22, 1850 of consumption according to the death
notice that ran in the Morning Courier. (8) It is interesting that there is a
notice to run the notice in the Madison and Cincinnati papers. Nancy was
buried in the family plot in Eastern Cemetery.
Sources
(1)
1850 census Louisville, Jefferson, KY
Leroy C Tomlinson, age 40, butcher,
born in KY
Eliza Tomlinson, age 33, born in OH
Franklin Tomlinson, age 13,
born in KY
Isaac F Powers, age 18, butcher, born in OH
Nancy Powers, age
54, born in NJ
(2) Death record for Andrew Jackson Powers says born 23 Feb 1824 in Cincinnati.
(4) 1830 census Cincinnati, Ohio
(5) 1834 Covington, (then) Campbell Co., KY tax list
Isaac Powers, one
male over 21
(6) Findagrave record says Sarah Alice Powers was born 13 Mary 1835
(7) 1840 City Directory Cincinnati Ohio
Leroy Tomlinson, butcher, resides
at Mrs. Ann Powers
(8)
Death notice of Mrs. Nancy Powers
Louisville Morning Courier
July
24, 1850 pg 3
Facts on Nancy Wills Huff Powers and her children
1840 Leroy Tomlinson Butcher (KY) bds at Mrs. Ann Powers (Spring Street) in
the Cincinnati City Directory
1841 Leroy Tomlinson shows up in the Louisville City Directories as early as 1841, a butcher.
1843 Nancy is listed in the Louisville City Directory as Mrs. Nancy Powers near Watson's lanyard. Also listed are Jackson Powers, butcher, main near Campbell, and Leroy Tomlinson, butcher, w s Campbell b. main and market.
1844 tax records for the Eastern District of Louisville, Mrs. N Powers and J. H. Powers are both listed Wash. Camp & Wenz'l. L.C. Tomlinson is listed at Camp, Ma'd and Wash
1845 tax records for the Eastern District of Louisville, Mrs Powers is at
Geiger, Camp & Helen.. Jacob Powers is at W. J. Love's
1845 Louisville City
Directory, Mrs. Powers is "near creek bt Campbell and Clay." Jacob Powers,
butcher, "bds 906 main."
1846 tax records for Eastern District of Louisville, Jacob Powers, John Powers (Andrew J Powers was listed as John in 1880 censs) and Mrs. Powers are all listed 22 Geiger, Camp & Wenzel
1847 tax records for Eastern District of Louisville, Mrs Powers is at S Geiger, Camp & Helen. with 4 children between 5 and 16.
1848 tax records for Louisville, Nancy Powers is listed at S. Geiger St with 1 child between 5-16. In the 1848 tax records, J H Powers is at the cor. Camp & Wash. with 1 horse valued at $25, and a gold watch. And. J Powers is at the corner of Geiger and Ma. with 1 horse valued at $10.
1849 Her two sons, Jacob Huff Powers and Andrew Jackson Powers married in 1848. Nancy is not listed in the 1849 tax records. She may have moved in with Leroy Tomlinson about that time because she is living with him in the 1850 census. In the 1848-1849 Louisville City Directory, Andrew Powers, butcher, is "a Washington and Shelby." Leroy C Tomlinson, butcher, is at "867 Market b. Clay and Shelby."
1850 census for Louisville, Jefferson County, KY. Nancy Powers, age 54, is living with her daughter, Eliza Jane Powers and her husband, Leroy Tomlinson and their son Franklin. Isaac F. Powers, age 18, butcher, is also living with them. She is listed as having been born in New Jersey
1850 Nancy Powers died in July of 1850 according to her tombstone. The obituary that ran in the Louisville Morning Courier says she died of consumption. The death notice was marked to also run in Madison and Cincinnati.
1851 The 1851 City Directory for Louisville has, "Andrew J. Powers, butcher, n s Main, bt Cabel and Webster." and "Leroy C Tomlinson, butcher, n s Main, bt Cabel and Webster." A Francis H Tomlinson dwells at the same address.
1858-59 Louisville City Directory. "A. J. Powers, butcher, res. ws. Buchanan, bet. Washington and Franklin."