9/4/1839 Rachel brought suit against step-son-in-law, Sanford Greenfo r $99.00, details were not given but she won the case and wasawarded $ 93.00 plus court costs of $3.6 1/4 for papers, cost ofswearing 4 witne sses, constables for a total of $96.6 1/4.
Also in 1839 she was listed as Rachel Patterson (David Patterson wasco -administrator), plaintiff, in a court suit against the heirs ofhusban d, John Powell, probably when she petitioned to sell his landto settle t he estate.
1840 Where were Rachel and her family that year?
10/8/1850 Lawrence Co, IL. That census taker found Rachel Powell andf amily living there. Rachel was 45 years old, born in KY, with $1000in p roperty. Children listed were: Thomas, 20, Ambrose, 19, James,17, Geo rge, 15, and Nelson, 13. Next door was George Bathe.
8/1/1860 KS Territory, Linn Co, KS. How and why Rachel moved west isu nknown but at census time she was living with the young family of I.an d Lucinda Cassidy there. (It is unlikely Lucinda was a daughter asshe w as born in RI.) At that time Rachel was 55, her property haddwindled t o $30, still at home with her were and sons George, 24, andNelson, 22.
1870 If Rachel didn't die until 1871, where was she in 1870?
She was 20-30 years old in 1830 and assuming the 1850 census is her,sh e was born in 1804 in KY. Therefore she was not the mother ofJames, b orn 1800.
A family note saying "Uncle Nelson was 17 when his mother died," canon ly apply to this lady, all other Nelsons in the family were mucholder w hen their mothers died. From this, her approximate death datehas been c alculated.
Her gravestone only states she died in her 67th year. Buried besidehe r are daughter and son-in-law, Rachel and J.N. Martin.
