Husband: Harvey Galen Powell Also known as: Galen Powell 1,2
Born: Mar-13-1906 in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 3,4,5 Died: Jan- 3-1964 in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Census: 1910, 20, 30, 40 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: blacksmith 5 Occupation: 1940 tin mill worker 6 Father: Elkanah Pendleton Powell (1844 - 1926) Mother: Olive Jane "Ollie" Hustead (1865 - 1939)
Wife: Wanda Blanche Hill 7,2
Married: Dec- 4-1929 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Born: Aug-17-1910 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,4
Died: Feb-15-1938 in Salem, Harrison Co, WV 8 (see note 1)
Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 8
Cause of death: chronic nephritis, eclampsia, toxic thyroid 8
Resided: in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 8
Census: 1910, 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Naza Anzen Hill (1881 - 1927)
Mother: Grace Opal Ford (1888 - 1932)
M Child 1: Harry Galen Powell Born: Dec-13-1933 in Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 3,9,6 Died: Feb-19-2016 in Massillon, Stark Co, OH 10 Buried: in Sunset Hills Burial Park & Memory Gardens, Canton, Stark Co, OH 11,12 Resided: since 1953 in Massillon, Stark Co, OH 11,9 Census: 1940 in Buckeye Community, near Salem, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Education: Doddridge County High School (1951) 11 Occupation: roller on Z-mill for Republic Steel Corp. (30 yrs), school bus driver (10 yrs) 11 Wife: Ruth L. Brissey b. Apr-23-1933 Married: Mar-14-1952 13
F Child 2: Living Husband: Living Husband: Samuel Paul Ruppert b. Jul-20-1936 d. Sep- 4-2006
Sources: (1) Death record of mother. (2) Obituary of son. (3) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (4) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (5) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (6) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (7) Marriage record of daughter. (8) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (9) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (10) Obituary - Hospital. (11) Obituary. (12) Findagrave.com. (13) Obituary of husband. Event Notes Note (1) Death date on headstone is 1940. But death record shows it to be Jan 23 1939. Her husband was widowed in the 1940 Census, enumerated in April of that year.