James Henry Powell: Charter Member of Samoset Tribe #22 with Detailed Revolutionary War Soldier Connections. Emily Browne Powell: Literary Titan in Early California and Women's Advocate
James Henry Powell (1847–1925) Charter Member, Samoset Tribe No. 22, Improved Order of Red Men, Vallejo, California Husband of Emily Browne Powell Writer · President, Pacific Coast Women's Press Association Dr. Mike Bortner- Historian for Samoset Tribe No. 22 Improved Order of Red Men 431 Georgia Street, Vallejo, California July 1, 2026 Fig. 1. James Henry Powell (1847-1925), studio portrait photograph, date unknown. Powell is shown in profile, wearing a dark suit with white collar and cravat, with full grey beard. A photographer's studio imprint is partially visible in the lower right corner of the original photograph. Source: FamilySearch.org, KCGR-SD4. [1] Fig. 2. Emily Browne Powell (1847–1938), wife of charter member James Henry Powell, in a portrait engraving published in Ella Sterling Mighels, The Story of the Files (San Francisco, 1893). Public domain imag...