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Life Summary
Full name
John Wesley Powell
Place of Birth
Burial Place
Birth Date Certainty
Exact
Death Date Certainty
Exact
Gender
Male
Race
White
Sectional choice
North
Origins
Free State
No. of Spouses
1
No. of Children
1
Family
Joseph Powell (father), Mary Powell (mother), Emma Dean (wife)
Education
Other
Other Education
Wheaton College (IL) Oberlin College (OH)
Occupation
Military
Educator
Scientist or Inventor
Relation to Slavery
White non-slaveholder
Church or Religious Denomination
Methodist
Government
Hayes Administration (1877-81)
Military
Union Army
