General Notes

DELLA ALICE WHITE was born 20 June 1877 in Harrison County, Iowa, USA, the daughter of Homer White and Nancy Anna Powell.  The Homer White family came west with the railroad, eventually settling in the Wapinitia area of Wasco County, Oregon.  On 31 December 1896 in Wapinitia, Della married her husband, John Melvin Powell (a different branch of Powells), son of Isaac Jamison Powell and Adelia Emily Collver. 

John and Della had a homestead up on Juniper Flat, near Wapinitia, and all of their 10 children were born there on the family farm.  Della developed colon cancer, and died on 04 Jan 1927 in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, USA.  She was buried in Kelly Cemetery, near Wapinitia (and near their family farm), in Wasco County, Oregon.  John remarried a few times (although none of them were lengthy marriages), lost the homestead because of financial difficulties (some stemming from Della's medical bills), and eventually ended up in Portland, where he died on 07 Feb 1958.  John was buried in Kelly Cemetery, next to Della, on 11 Feb 1958.

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  Death Notes

11 am at The Dalles Hospital; usual residence Wapitinia, Oregon; Age at death 49 years and 7 months.

  Burial Notes

Kelly Cemetery, on Juniper Flat, near Maupin, Oregon (Block 26, Lot 3, Grave 5)

  Recorded Events in Her Life

• She appeared on the 1880 US Federal Census on 23 June 1880 in Rockford, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA. ¹²
  

1880 Census — Rockford, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, USA

                             Marital                                            Father's     Mother's
Name               Relation  Status  Gender  Race  Age  Birthplace  Occupation  Birthplace  Birthplace
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Homer WHITE          Self      M     Male     W    29      IN       Laborer         IN          IN
Nancy A. WHITE       Wife      M     Female   W    23      MO       Keeping House   IL          IL
Della A. WHITE       Dau       S     Female   W     3      IA       --              IN          MO
Laura D. WHITE       Dau       S     Female   W     6M     IA       --              IN          MO
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• She appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census on 1 June 1900 in Oak Grove Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ³
  
  Name / Relation / Race / Sex / Birth / Age / Marital Status and Number of Children / Birthplace / Father's Birthplace / Mother's Birthplace / Occupation
  
  Powell  John M    Head       W  M   Feb. 1872   28     M  3         Oregon                        Farmer*
  ------  Della A   Wife       W  F   June 1877   22     M  3  2  2   Iowa     Indiana   Missouri
  ------  Carl A    Son        W  M   Nov. 1897    2     S            Oregon   Oregon    Iowa
  ------  Alma M    Daughter   W  F   Nov. 1899    6/12  S            Oregon   Oregon    Iowa
     *rents farm
  
  Census:  Oak Grove Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA (Enumeration District No. 150, Sheet No. 6);
           enumeration date not given, but data recorded as of 01 June 1900
  

• She appeared on the 1910 US Federal Census on 3 May 1910 in Tygh Valley Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ¹³ Tygh Valley Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA (Ella, age 32)

• Gallery: Postcard (side 2), on 14 July 1915, in Sanger, Fresno County, California, USA.
  
                          July 14, 1915
  Dear Bro & Sister,
     We sent you a picture
  of Lloyd a few days ago
  and wondered if you
  received it all right.
     We are all well.
  The Oregon people had
  a picnic dinner
  at the river the 4th July.
  Crisle's, Parker's, Mrs. White
  Storee's, Sylvia Flynn
  and all the Oregon people
  we[re] there. I wish you
  folks would come in
  and see us all. Once
  in a while.
  Bye Bye write soon to Margie and
                        Clarence.
  
  
  Postcard to:
       Mr. & Mrs. John Powell.
                  Wapinitia
       Wasco Co.  Oregon.
  
  Postmarked: Sanger, California, July 14, 1915, 7:30 pm
  Stamped: U.S. Postage, 1 cent.

• Gallery: Postcard (side 1), on 14 July 1915, in Sanger, Fresno County, California, USA.
  
  Clarence and Margie White sent this postcard to John and Della Powell. Clarence was the younger brother of Della.

• She appeared on the 1920 US Federal Census on 29 January 1920 in Wapinitia Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. ⁶
  
  John M Powell       47
  Della A Powell       42
  Carl A Powell       22
  Lula V Powell       16
  Lawerence D Powell       13
  Ruby L Powell       10
  Della E Powell       8
  Ellyn R Powell       4
  James H Powell       1

• Gallery: Death Certificate, on 4 January 1927, in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, USA.

• Her obituary was published in the in the Maupin Times on 6 January 1927 in Maupin, Wasco County, Oregon, USA.
  
  Death Shoots Arrow and
     Takes Wapinitia Woman
  Christian Woman Succumbs to That
  Terrible Disorder, Cancer,
  After Year's Suffering
  
     "Death loves a shining mark," which fact was demonstrated on Tuesday when a well known Wapinitia woman, Mrs. John Powell, was stricken by his sting and compelled to take leave of earthly things for a home in a land not made by hands. Death occurred at a Dalles hospital, where deceased had been under treatment for many months. Mrs. Powell was a victim of that dread disease, cancer.
     In the fall of 1925 Mrs. Powell's condition was so alarming that it was thought best to take her away for treatment. Physicians at The Dalles at first entertained hope for her ultimate recovery, but later developments evidenced the fact that her ailment had made such inroads that the only thing to do was to try and prolong the end as long as possible. For many months Mrs. Powell was kept under the influence of anaesthetics, that being the only means whereby her sufferings could be lessened. For some time she has been failing the end coming as noted above. She went to sleep and never woke up.
     Ellen Alice (White) Powell was born in Iowa June 20, 1877. When 12 years of age she came with her parents to Oregon. December 31, 1897 she was married to John Powell and to their union 10 children were born, nine of whom survive, one son, Howard, having died when young. Those living are: Carl Andrew, The Dalles, Alma May, now Mrs. R. E. Richmond, Maupin; Lela Velma Booth, Wamic; Lawrence Dee, Ruby Lillian, Rella Ellen, Evelyn Ruth, James Hubert and Arthur Lee all living at the parental home at Wapinitia. Besides the children and husband Mrs. Powell leaves one brother, Clarence White, Gardena, California, and one sister, Mrs. Shirley Parker, Sanger, California.
     Funeral services are expected to be held at Wapinitia tomorrow. Rev. Hazen will deliver the burial service and interment will take place in the Kelly cemetery.
     Mrs. Powell was a consistent member of the United Brethren church of Wapinitia, which faith, she accepted at Wapinitia when young. She met life's troubles with a smile; carried herself and taught her children that a christian way was the right way to live; took the tenents of her faith as a beacon to guide her into a life of righteousness and when the final summons was heralded to her, met the end with the fortitude of a true christian.
     The sympathy of the whole community goes out to those left to mourn the departure of a dear wife, loving mother and devoted sister.
  
  — Maupin Times (Maupin, OR), Thursday, January 06, 1927, page 1.

• She was buried at the Kelly Cemetery in Juniper Flat, Wasco County, Oregon, USA on 7 January 1927.