The storm brewing in Hamilton County killed President Lincoln

By Lee Trawick Riverbend News In 1859, a mild, meek looking religious family moved to a small village named Bellville, in Hamilton County. The family's name was Powell: among the children in the family was a 15-year-old boy named Louis Powell. Powell was born in Randolph County, Ala. He was known to be very nurturing to animals, even the sick and elderly, but Powell was also quickly known for the storm brewing just under the surface, as he had a quick, explosive temper, ready to be set off at the slightest of moments. The Powell family stayed in Hamilton County for only a year before the father, George, relocated and settled the family down a half a mile outside of Live Oak Station in Li