Joseph was born at
Haverford Twp., Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, on 18 December 1818. He was the son of
Joseph Powell and
Elizabeth Snyder. He married
Margaret Roberts Heacock at
Darby, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania, on 2 March 1848. Joseph was listed as the head of a family on the 1850 Census at
Upper Providence Twp., Delaware Co., Pennsylvania. He was census 1860 - free in 1860 at
Upper Providence Twp., Delaware Co., Pennsylvania; In the 1860 census for Upper Providence Twp., Delaware Co., Pennsylvania lists the following family:
Joseph Powell, age 42, farmer, born in Pennsylvania;
Margaret R. Powell, age 35;
Geo. Powell, age 10;
Rebecca R. Powell, age 8;
Mary Powell, age 6;
Joseph Powell, age 4;
Anna E. Powell, age 2;
Edward Powell, age 6 months. He was census 1870 in 1870 at
Darby, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania; In the 1870 census for Darby Borough, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania the following family is found:
Joseph Powell, age 51, store keeper;
Margaret Powell, age 44,
George Powel, age 20, clerk in store;
Rebecca Powell;
Mary Powell;
Joseph Powell;
Anna Powell;
Edward Powell;
Harry Powell;
Rettie Powell. He was census 1880 in 1880 at
Darby, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania; In the 1880 census for Darby, Delaware Co., Pennsylvania lists the following family:
Joseph B. Powell, age 62, farmer;
Margaret Powell, age 57;
and four children. Joseph died on 25 March 1892 at
Pennsylvania at age 73.