Powell C. Conover was born in 1839 at Salem County, New Jersey. He was the son of
Peter Conover and
Rhoda Ann Walters.
Powell C. Conover appeared on the census of 5. Jul. 1860 at with his mother, Bond Twp., Lawrence County, Illinois. He married
Mary Lucetta Monroe, daughter of
Solomon Monroe and
Mary W. Chambers, on 31. Jan. 1861 at Lawrence County, Illinois. Powell C. Conover married
Phebe B. Monroe, daughter of
Solomon Monroe and
Mary W. Chambers, on 18. Mar. 1868 at Lawrence County, Illinois. Powell C. Conover was shown in the census on 5. Aug. 1870 as a farmer.
Powell C. Conover and
Phebe B. Monroe appeared on the census of 5. Aug. 1870 at Bond Twp., Lawrence County, Illinois; real estate value 500.00, personal property 400.00. Powell C. Conover married
Eliza Wells on 14. May. 1879 at Lawrence County, Illinois. Powell C. Conover married
Margaret Jane Monroe, daughter of
Solomon Monroe and
Mary W. Chambers, on 16. May. 1880 at Lawrence County, Illinois.
Powell C. Conover and
Margaret Jane Monroe appeared on the census of 1880 at Bond, Lawrence County, Illinois.

Powell C. Conover died on 27. Apr. 1881 at Lawrence County, Illinois. He was buried at Conover Cemetery, Birds, Lawrence County, Illinois.