Children
- Her son, Samuel Graves Powell, was a famous steamboat captain that operated on his ship, the Betty Powell, up and down the Brazos River. The ship was named for his wife, Elizabeth Sheppard, whom he married in Matagorda County.
- Her daughter, Julia Powell, was married to Charles Doane, who was an infamous police official in early San Francisco.
- Her daughter, Elizabeth, married Isaac McGary (and later divorced him), who fought in the Battle of San Jacinto. Isaac's granddaughter (from his second wife), was instrumental in founding the University of Texas at Austin.
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Famous quotes containing the word children:
“It’s important to remember that children who are facing a frightening situation have three fundamental concerns: Am I safe? Are you, the people who care for me, safe? How will this affect my daily life?”
—Lawrence Kutner (20th century)
“The children won’t leave without me; I won’t leave without the King; and the King will never leave.”
—Elizabeth (b. 1900)
“I can remember no time when I did not understand that my mother must write books because people would have and read them; but I cannot remember one hour in which her children needed her and did not find her.”
—Elizabeth Stuart Phelps (1844–1911)