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John L. Powell (Livingston County, KY, merchant)

b. 1833-07-09 d. 1903-11-22

Livingston County, Kentucky, merchant. Shelby County, Kentucky, native. Married to Naomi N. Powell. Father of Edwin W. Powell, William T. Powell, Martha E. Powell, Martin N. Powell, and Mary A. Powell. Merchant in Livingston County in 1860. Owned twelve enslaved persons in Livingston County in 1860. Employed James F. Powell as a salesman in Livingston County in 1860.

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White

Bibliography

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Population Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Smithland, p. 277.

Eighth Manuscript Census of the United States (1860), Slave Schedules, Kentucky, Livingston County, Division 3, p. 367A.

Ninth Manuscript Census of the United States (1870), Population Schedules, Kentucky, McCracken County, Paducah, Subdivision 112, p. 154A.

"Old Citizen Dead," The Paducah Sun (Paducah, Kentucky), November 23, 1903, p. 1.

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Powell, John L.. Accessed via the Civil War Governors of Kentucky Digital Documentary Edition, https://discovery.civilwargovernors.org/document/S32211887 (November 12, 2026).

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