REPRINT of OFFICIAL REGISTER of LAND LOTTERY OF GEORGIA 1827
23rd DAY'S DRAWING-April 2nd.
HALL.
page 70
Fortunate Drawers: Presley Powell,
Captains District: Roberts
Number: 73
District: 27
County: Lee County
From Hall Co, GA Deeds:
Tnsfr Feb 1828
Rec'd 3/28/1828 Deed Grantor Presley Powell Grantee ReubinPearce B k B Pg 398 Lot 29 Dist 11Drawn by Is abella Norman
3/28/1828 Deed Grantor James Toles Grantee PresleyPo well Bk B Pg 398
Lot 29 Dist 11 Wife of James Toles:f ormerly Isabella Norman
1830 Hall Co, GA. Listed in the census that year was Presley Powella t age 40-50 with 3 females under the age of 5 and 1 at 20-30 (hisdaugh ter or new wife?). Other Powells in the same county werebrother Lewis R , nephew Lewis R, John and Austin.
More deeds, courtesy of Pat Springer:
Deed: Feb. 15, 1837, in Hall Co. Ga.
Pressly Powell, Grantor, Thomas Rives, Grantee, 35 A. L 130, 11th Dist
Book E, page 21.
Deed: Feb. 18, 1837, in Hall Co. Ga.
Pressly Powell, Grantor, to John Wigley, Grantee, 35 A. L 130, 11thDis t.
Book E, page 23.
1840 Dist 848, Paulding Co, GA. That census taker recorded PresleyPo well at age 40-50 with a family consisting of 1 male under 5, 1female u nder 5, 2 at 5-10, 2 were 10-15, and his wife was 30-40. Inthe same d istrict were Harrison and Larcan (Larkin?) Powell families.Larkin was a lso 40-50 years old and down the road from him wasHarrison, age 20-30.
9/26/1850 Militia Dist 986, Paulding Co, GA. In that census werePres ley Powell, 63, with wife Eleanor, 47, Nancy, 18, and Rebecca,12, all b orn in GA He was a farmer with $1500 in real estate. Nextdoor was so n Lewis.
6/27/1860 Dist 1, PO Buchanan, Haralson Co, GA. Before the nextcensu s the family had moved again. Recorded by the census taker werePresle y Powell, 67, Elander, 57, Nancy, 28, Lucinda, 18, and William,13, all b ut William born in GA. He was born in AL and since notlisted with thi s family in 1850, he may have been an orphanedrelative they were raisi ng. Presley was a farmer, his estate wasvalued at $1000/250; Nancy w as a weaver.
