Amelia Fernow

Cal 1830 - 1899  (69 years)

• Name	Amelia Fernow
  	Nickname Milley from 1850 census; Milly from 1860 census.
  Nickname	Milley/Milly
  Birth	Cal 6 Sep 1830	Ross County, Ohio, United States
  	Date calculated from age on headstone "69 Y. 2 M. 1D.". Son Franklin William Powell's death certificate gives Ross County, Ohio, as mother's place of birth.
  Gender	Female
  Residence	16 Nov 1850	Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States
  	1850 census. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HT-6863-PX1
  Residence	18 Jul 1860	Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States
  	1860 census. https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:33SQ-GBSX-S9DS
  Residence	29 Jul 1870	Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	1870 census.
  Residence	21 Jun 1880	Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	1880 census.
  Death	7 Nov 1899	Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  Burial	Aft 7 Nov 1899	Archer-Bethel Cemetery, Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States   [1]
  Person ID	I92	Cook-Delmotte Family | Cook
  Last Modified	9 Apr 2026

  
  

  Father	David Fernow,   b. Abt 1797, Morgan County, West Virginia, United States d. 9 Jan 1876, Buckskin Township, Ross County, Ohio, United States (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Rebecca Parrett,   b. Abt 1802, Shenandoah County, Virginia, United States d. 23 Dec 1879, United States (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	10 Mar 1821	Ross County, Ohio, United States
  	Marshall H. Fearnow (p. 88) has 16 Mar 1821 but the marriage was registered on 15 Mar 1821. [2]
  Documents		Marriage Record of David Fernow and Rebecca Parrett (1821) Ross County, Ohio. Marriage Register, v. B, p. 425 (FSL DGS 4016206, image 339 of 649).
  Family ID	F48	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Samuel S. Powell,   b. 9 Jul 1829, Ross County, Ohio, United States d. 11 Jun 1880, Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States (Age 50 years)
  Marriage	26 Mar 1856	Chillicothe, Ross County, Ohio, United States
  	Married by L. N. Freeman, rector of St. Paul's Church, Chillicothe.
  Children	+ 1. Franklin William Powell,   b. 5 Aug 1862, Ross County, Ohio, United States d. 16 Jun 1931, Lamoine Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States (Age 68 years)
  Documents		Marriage Record of Samuel Powell and Amelia Fernow (1856) Ross County, Ohio. Marriage Record, v. G-H, p. 193 (FSL DGS 4016201, image 172 of 377).
  Family ID	F46	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Apr 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Samuel S. Powell and Amelia (Fernow) Powell FamilySearch > Amelia Fernow (M4JJ-YDY) > Memories > No title; contributed by AmandaKint, 7 May 2018.

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Marriage Record of Samuel Powell and Amelia Fernow (1856) Ross County, Ohio. Marriage Record, v. G-H, p. 193 (FSL DGS 4016201, image 172 of 377).
  		Census 1870 - United States--Illinois--McDonough County--Bethel Township - Powell
  		Will of David Fernow (1875) Ross County, Ohio. Wills, v. H, p. 206-207 (FSL DGS 5865654, image 130 of 350).
  		Census 1880 - United States--Illinois--McDonough County--Bethel Township - Powell
  		Marriage Record of Franklin William Powell and Lucinda May Alter (1887)
  		Obituary of Amelia Fernow (1899) "Mrs. Amilda [sic] Powell [Amelia Fernow obituary]." Macomb, Illinois: Macomb Journal, 9 Nov 1899, p. 5.
  		Death Certificate of Franklin William Powell (1931) Has name as "William F. Powell".

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/50921522/amelia-powell. [S393] Fearnow, Marshall H., Descendants of John Fernow in America, ([Washington, D.C.: Marshall H. Fearnow, 1959]), p. 88, https://archive.org/details/descendantsofjoh00fear.