Isaac and his family, crossed the plains about 1845. Isaac grew up in Waldo Hills Oregon. He attended Willamette University,and for a while he taught school in Waldo Hills and Coos Bay. He then heard his calling, and started Preaching. He preached in Coos Bay, Dufur, Tygh Valley,Wapanitia, The Dalles, and Needy, all in Oregon. For a while he preached to the indians at Warm Springs Oregon. When preaching at Needy, Oregon,he built a church, that was a museum in 1985. He lived at one point in Wasco County.
Children
1. John Melvin POWELL b: 2/9/1872
2. Herbert Wesley POWELL b: 12/1/1870
3. Alice Rosa POWELL b: 8/26/1874
4. James Walter POWELL b: 6/15/1877 in Wasco County Oregon
5. Anna Gertrude POWELL b: 2/1/1880 in Boyd Oregon
6. Eva Lois POWELL b: 7/13/1883 in Dufur Oregon
7. Bessie Pearl POWELL b: 12/29/1885 in Wapanitia Oregon
8. Lida May POWELL b: 12/7/1888 in Needy Oregon
9. Myrtle Alta POWELL b: 7/27/1892 in Dufur Oregon
10. POWELL b: 2/27/1895 in Dufur Oregon