Murtina Powell b. 12 Feb 1887 Rye Valley-Huntington, Baker, Oregon, United States d. 3 Jan 1974 Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States

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1887 - 1974 (86 years)

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Name	Murtina Powell
Birth	12 Feb 1887	Rye Valley-Huntington, Baker, Oregon, United States
Gender	Female
Death	3 Jan 1974	Twin Falls, Twin Falls, Idaho, United States
Burial	7 Jan 1974	Mountain View Cemetery, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States
Person ID	I1080	Petersen-de Lanskoy
Last Modified	21 Jun 2026

Family 1	James Heber Dean, b. 21 Jan 1880, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States d. 13 May 1913, Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States (Age 33 years)
Marriage	6 Feb 1907	Beaver, Beaver, Utah, United States
Family ID	F654	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	30 Jun 2026

Family 2	John Lincoln Ferris, b. 28 Aug 1890, Harrisburg, Washington, Utah, United States d. 9 May 1937, Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States (Age 46 years)
Marriage	28 Mar 1919	Salt Lake City, Salt Lake, Utah, United States
Family ID	F755	Group Sheet \| Family Chart
Last Modified	30 Jun 2026

Notes

RESEARCH_NOTES:
1. Reviewed 6 Jun 2002 Ancestry.com.

2. Parents per 6 Jun 2002 Rootsweb.com Worldconnect database "314563": Joseph Russell Powell b. 9 Nov 1863 in Paragonah, Iron, Utah and Olivia Driggs Farnsworth, b. 15 Sep 1867 in Mt. Pleasant, Sanpete, Utah.
3. Per husband's obituary of 14 May 1937: "Besides his widow, Mr. Ferris is survived by a son and daughter, Duane and Martha Ferris, Beaver; a stepdaughter and two stepsons, Mrs. Julia Campeau, Inglewood, Cal.; Wallace Dean, Logan; Warren Dean, Beaver; two sisters, Mrs. Sadie Hales, Ogden; Mrs. Grace Hutchingson, Glendale, Cal.; a brother, Elton Ferris, Burley, Idaho; one half-brother, Ebbie Stevens, Fallon, Nev."

BIRTH:
1. 6 Jun 2002 Ancestry.com database "314563".

2. Per Burial Index cited below.

MARRIAGE:
1. The marriage with James Heber Dean was reported to the Court on 11 Feb 1907, but according to the court affidavit, the marriage was on 6 Feb 1907 in Beaver.

2. Previously married to James Heber Dean in Slake Temple 18 Sep 1913. Married to John Lincoln Ferris for "Time Only" in Salt Lake Temple.

DEATH:
1. 6 Jun 2002 Ancestry.com database "314563".

2. Utah State Historical Society Burials Database, online: Murtina Powell Dean Ferris, b. 12 Feb 1887, d.
3 Jan 1974 of old age, bur. 7 Jan 1974 Mountain View Cemetery in Beaver, Ut B_88_4.

BURIAL:
1. 6 Jun 2002 Ancestry.com database "314563"

2. Per Burial Index cited above.