Husband: Theopholis Washington "Orphis" Powell 1,2
Also known as: Theopolis Washington Powell
Born: Sep- -1849 in Taylor Co, (W)VA 3,4 (see note 1)
Died: Aug-10-1925 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 1,5
Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 6,7,8
Census: 1870, 80, 1900, 10 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1850 in Taylor Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 8,9,10
Father: Joseph Powell (1818 - )
Mother: Susan Lawson (1820 - 1855)
Other spouse 2
Notes
Wife: Mary Jane Pinell 4 2 Also known as: Mary Jane Pernell 11,2 Married: Apr- 2-1871 in Doddridge Co, WV 12
Born: Dec- -1851 3,4 (see note 2) Died: 1906 13 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Mother: Louisa Jane Pinell (1827 - )
M Child 1: William Meredith Powell Also known as: Meredith Powell 14,11,15 Born: Mar-29-1870 in Doddridge Co, WV 6 Died: Feb-12-1957 in Sunnyside (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 16 (see note 3) Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 6,7 Resided: in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Resided: 1953 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1880 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 6,15 Wife: Loma Esta Hill b. ca 1875 d. Sep-27-1956 Census name: Esta L. 17 Married: Jun-14-1896 in Doddridge Co, WV 18
M Child 2: Delbert Columbus Powell Born: Nov-16-1873 in Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 6 (see note 4) Died: Feb-24-1953 in Beckley, Raleigh Co, WV 19 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6,20 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: teacher, merchant, grocer 6 Wife: Maude Elizabeth Cole b. Mar- -1888 d. 1919 Census name: Maudie E. Cole
M Child 3: Ezra Gilbert Powell 1 Born: Aug- 7-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 13,21 Died: Jun-26-1954 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,13 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Resided: 1938, 1953 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 21,14 Census: 1880, 1900, 20, 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 15 Wife: Nora Davis b. Aug- -1878 d. May- 4-1934 Wife: Lora Pearl Swiger b. ca 1911 d. bef Apr 1980 Married: May-18-1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 21
M Child 4: Joseph L. Powell Also known as: J. L. Powell 22,6 Born: Oct- -1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,13,23 Died: Jul-29-1915 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 24,25,13 (see note 5) Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 6,7 Cause of death: typhoid fever 25 Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV (see note 6) Census: 1880, 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: barber, proprietor of Depot Restaurant 6,26 Wife: Atha McKinney b. Oct-19-1889 d. Dec-24-1973 Married: Apr-27-1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 27
M Child 5: Virgil Eldridge Powell Born: 1881 28,13,4 (see note 7) Died: Apr-30-1966 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 28,13 Buried: in Chestnut Grove Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 22,28 Resided: 1953, 1957 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 14 Census: 1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: barber 28,29,15 Wife: Bertha Alice Hoskinson b. Sep-29-1880 d. Mar-16-1955 Married: Feb-21-1904 in Doddridge Co, WV 4
M Child 6: Ora Powell Census name: Ora O. Powell Born: Mar-26-1883 7 (see note 8) Died: Dec-12-1907 7 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 30 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Wife: Esta M. Williams b. Dec- 8-1889 d. Jan-29-1949 Married: May-28-1907 31
M Child 7: Howard Normas Powell Also known as: Normas Powell 32,14 Born: Mar-29-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 33,34,35 (see note 9) Died: Jun- -1972 34,13 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Resided: 1953, 1957 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1925, 1930 barber 15,36 Wife: Dora Belle Harbert b. Jun- 2-1891 d. Feb-22-1959 Married: Nov-27-1912 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23
F Child 8: Letha May Powell Born: Sep- -1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 3,23 Resided: 1953, 57 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 14 Census: 1920 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Clay Christopher Finley b. Jan- -1889 Also known as: Christopher Clay Finley 37 Married: May-16-1914 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23
M Child 9: Acy Powell Census name: Aca Powell Born: Jul- -1891 3 Died: Aug-21-1910 at Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 25 Cause of death: typhoid fever 25 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Never married: 25
Sources: (1) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (2) Obituary of son. (3) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (4) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (5) Obituary - At home. (6) Obituary. (7) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (9) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (10) 1880 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (11) Death record of son. (12) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as Theophilus W. Powell, 21, b. Taylor Co, res. Doddridge Co, son of Joseph & Susan; and Mary Jane Pinell, 19, of Doddridge Co, dau of Louisa Jane. Married Apr 2 1871. (13) Headstone (year only) (14) Obituary of brother. (15) Obituary of father. (16) Obituary - Nursing home. (17) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (18) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as William M. Powell, 24, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Loma E. Hill, 23. b. in (blank), res. in Doddridge Co. Married June 14 1896 "at Low Gap at head of run." (Note: Husband's obituary identifies wife as Loma Esta Yerkey, marriage date Nov 1896.), MR p. 203. (19) Obituary - Hospital. (20) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11798292&Type=Marriage. (22) Headstone. (23) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (24) Obituary - St. Joseph's Hospital. (25) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (26) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (27) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Bride's name entered as Atha Kinney, rather than McKinney. (28) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (29) West Union Herald, 3/23/1911. (30) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999), Identified as Ora D. Powell, b. 26 March 1883, d. 12 Dec 1907, age 28y 8m 18d. A notation states "Difficult to read. Tombstone lying on it back. An additional notation advises that the death was reported in the West Union Record of 25 Dec 1907. (NOTE: The reported age with the reported death date calculates to a birth date of 24 Mar 1882. Unclear where the error lies.), p. 69. (31) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 361. (32) Marriage record of son. (33) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (34) Social Security Death Index. (35) National Archives and Records Administration, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Ancestry.com online database) (36) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (37) Birth record of son. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in death record as Jan 26 1850 (age 75y 6m 14), and date on headstone is 1850. But the 1900 Census shows it as Sep 1849. He was age 1 in the 1850 Census, enumerated in August of that year. Note (2) Birth date on headstone is 1852, but the 1900 Census shows it as Dec 1851. Note (3) Britton Rest Home Note (4) Birth date given as Nov 1874 in 1900 Census, but obituary states Nov 16 1873. Note (5) Although his death record is filed in Doddridge County, his obituary states that he died at St. Josephs Hospital, which is in Parkersburg, Wood County. Note (6) In household of brother Virgil and his family. Occupation of both brothers listed as barber. Note (7) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Aug 1880, but headstone reads 1881 and death record states Jun 21 1881. Note (8) Birth date in 1900 Census given as April 1885. Middle initial appears as O in 1900 Census, but reported as D in "Doddridge County Cemeteries." Note (9) Birth date given in 1900 Census as March 1887. But date on headstone is 1885, and Mar 29 1885 is specified in WV Birth Index, WW II Draft Registration, and SSDI.