History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 541. [Bourbon County] [North Middletown Precinct] JOHN W. JEWELL, farmer; P. O. North Middletown, is a native of Bourbon County, and was born on the 12th of August 1830. His father, Ewell Jewell, was born on Bull Run Creek in Virginia, on the 1st day of March, 1790, and died the 22nd of February, 1862. He came to Kentucky in the fall of 1805 and settled at Winchester. He was a soldier in the war of 1812 and served eighteen months. Was married first to Elizabeth Couchman, by who he raised four children, three sons: Leslie, Frederick and Benjamin, and one daughter, Cassie. About the year 1822 he lost his wife, and again married, August the 1st, 1829, to Lucinda Boggs, whose father and mother were natives of Ireland. By this marriage there were seven children, four sons: John W., Wm. Allen, Peter Mason and Ewell, and three daughters, Mary E., Sarah M. and Armilda. John W., the eldest son by the last wife who is the subject of this sketch, was married, August 12th, 1852, to Amanda White, of Clark County. This union resulted in nine children, four sons: Peter L., James W., David E. and Sherman, and five daughters, Lucinda, Jane, Frances C., Armilda and Amanda. Mr. Jewell enlisted, Oct. 2, 1862, in the Federal Army, 26th Kentucky Reg., Co. A, and served till [sic] June the 30th, 1865, at which time he was mustered out at Salisbury, N. C. He then returned to Kentucky and took his wife and family and moved to Powell County. From there he removed to Bourbon County, where he still resides. Mr. and Mrs. Jewell and one daughter, Frances C., are members of the Missionary Baptist Church. He is a Democrat in politics. Jewell Couchman Boggs White = Winchester-Clark-KY Powell-KY VA Ireland http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/bourbon/jewell.jw.txt