Charles B. Powell ^{1 2 3}

   Another name for Charles was George B. Powell.⁴

  Noted events in his life were:

• He has alternate birth date of 1842 and a birth location of HOLLAND.

This birth year was referenced by his age of 38 on the 1880 US Census.
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• He appeared on the 1880 US Census in Marquams Precinct, Clackamas County, OR on 14 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 154D, District 13, Dwelling 155, Family 155, Roll 1080
Marquams Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon
Chas. B. Powell..Head..38..Holland..Farmer
(Living with wife, 4 stepchildren, and 1 child from his current marriage.)

NOTE - If his birth date was 18 Jun 1836, then his age should have been 43 instead of 38.
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• He appeared on the 1900 US Census in Marquams, OR on 7 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 86, Dwelling 33, Family 33, Roll 1345
Marquams, Clackamas County, Oregon
farm owned, no mortgage
married 22 years
Charles B. Powell..Head..June 1836..63..OH...Farmer
(Living with 2nd wife, 2 children, and mother-in-law.)
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• He was buried after 27 February 1914 in the River View Cemetery in Portland, OR.

lot: Sec 107 U, Lot 13, Blk U, Grave 1
Find A Grave Memorial #46040411
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Charles married Sarah Frances Arnspiger, daughter of George Henry Arnspiger and Martha Lorinda Bell, in 1878.^{1 2} (Sarah Frances Arnspiger was born on 15 November 1849 in Kane, IL,^{2 3 5} died on 21 December 1928 in Portland, OR and was buried on 24 December 1928 in Portland, OR.)

  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1880 US Census in Marquams Precinct, Clackamas County, OR on 14 June 1880. ¹

1880 US Census
Page 154D, District 13, Dwelling 155, Family 155, Roll 1080
Marquams Precinct, Clackamas County, Oregon
Chas. B. Powell..Head..38..Holland..Farmer
Sarah F. Powell..Wife..29..IL..Keeps House
Emma L. Powell..Dau..12..OR
Ada A. Powell..Dau..9..OR
Cinderilla Powell..Dau..7..OR
Frederick Powell..Son..4..OR
Zellan H. Powell..Dau..1..OR
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• They appeared on the 1900 US Census in Marquams, OR on 7 June 1900. ²

1900 US Census
Sheet 2B, District 86, Dwelling 33, Family 33, Roll 1345
Marquams, Clackamas County, Oregon
farm owned, no mortgage
married 22 years
Charles B. Powell..Head..June 1836..63..OH...Farmer
Sarah F. Powell..Wife..Nov 1849..50..IL..8/7
Minnie M. Powell..Dau..Mar 1881..19..OR..At School
Benjamin H. Powell..Son..Jun 1889..10..OR..At School
Martha Arnspiger..MothL..Apr 1827..73..Wd..IL..11/7

NOTE - The age comparison between Sarah's mother, Martha, and her own husband are interesting. Charles B. Powell was born in 1836 and the mother of Sarah, Martha, was born in 1827 making him less than 10 years older than she. The reason is that Martha married and gave birth to Sarah very young and Sarah ended up marrying a man that was 13 years older than she.
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  Marriage Notes:

Looking only at the 1880 and 1900 census records, one would have difficulty in assigning parentage to the first 4 children, all of whom were listed with a surname of Powell instead of Smith. Most researchers assign the father of these children as Daniel Smith, in a marriage to Sarah Arnspiger that has no source citations to prove a marriage ever took place.

There is another possible answer and that would be that these 4 "Smith children" were actually fathered by Charles B. Powell but by a different mother, meaning that he would have been married prior to Sarah Frances Arnspiger and that they were therefore step-children to Sarah.

However, the 1900 census indicates that Sarah gave birth to a total of 8 children of which 7 were still alive. In order to get to a total number of 8 children, you'd have to include these 4 "Smith children" born before her marriage to Charles B. Powell in 1878 and also include one infant death or stillbirth that is yet unknown.

The 4 "Smith children" would seem to be problematic because of the lack of any source citation to prove a marriage to Daniel Smith. Fortunately, the 1870 census does show Daniel Smith, his wife Sarah, and their first daughter, Emma, born in 1868. This would seem to be proof enough that these first 4 children were indeed born to Daniel Smith and Sarah Arnspiger. They must have divorced sometime after the birth of their 4th child in 1876 and the remarriage of Sarah in 1878 to Charles B. Powell. It is not known if these 4 "Smith children" were formally adopted by Charles B. Powell, but they were listed with the Powell surname on the 1880 and 1900 census records.
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