Husband: James William Powell
Born: Apr-13-1849 in Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2
Died: Dec-23-1924 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 3
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1
Cause of death: gunshot wound (homicide) 1
Census: 1880, 1900, 10, 20 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870 in Central District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Harrison Co, (W)VA
Occupation: farmer 1,4
Father: Stephen Powell (1819 - 1853)
Mother: Eliza Ann Coplin (1820 - )
Wife: Malissa Davis 5 Also known as: Melissa Davis 6,7 Married: Jun-28-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Mar- -1856 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 2,8 Died: Jan-23-1910 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 9 Cause of death: measles 9 Census: 1900 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Alford Newlon Davis (1817 - 1859) Mother: Rebecca Davis (1815 - 1897)
F Child 1: Laura Ethel Powell Census name: Ethell L. Powell 8 Born: Apr- 2-1886 10,8 Died: May-10-1963 in Salem, WV 10 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: 1945 in Salem, WV 11 Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Never married: 10
F Child 2: Bessie C. Powell Born: Oct-14-1890 in Doddridge Co, WV 8,2,12 Died: Feb- 8-1968 in Harrison Co, WV 12 Resided: 1945 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 11 Census: 1930 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Homer L. Cain b. ca 1885 Married: Sep- 2-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2
F Child 3: Alta Oma Powell Also known as: Oma Alta Powell 1 Born: Sep- 6-1893 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 13,8,2 Died: Sep-24-1945 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,14 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Resided: 1939, 1942 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 15,16 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Robert Roy Smith b. Jul-28-1882 d. Jul- 1-1942 Also known as: Ray R. Smith 17 Married: Nov-23-1911 at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Husband: John C. Wright
M Child 4: Alfred Lee (Alpheus) Powell Born: Sep- 3-1895 1 (see note 1) Died: Aug-26-1939 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 1 Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Cause of death: crushed against tree by farm truck 1 Resided: at Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV 1 Census: 1900, 10, 20, 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: welder for railroad 1 Never married: 1
F Child 5: Blonnie B. Powell Census name: Blanna B. Powell 8 Born: Sep-30-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 19,8,2 Died: Oct-30-1981 in Athens, Athens Co, OH 20,19 Resided: in Chauncey, Athens Co, OH 19,20 Resided: 1945 in Weston, Lewis Co, WV 11 Census: 1930 in Pennsboro, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1920 in Tenmile District, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Robert Crooks b. ca 1895 Married: Jun-26-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2
Sources: (1) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Identified as James William Powell, widower, farmer, born Apr 13 1849 in Harrison Co, son of Stephen Powell & Eliza Floyd; died Dec 23 1924 at Long Run, Grant District, Doddridge County, age 75y 8m 10d, cause of death gunshot wound, burial at IOOF Cemetery in West Union. Informant: Alfred Powell, Long Run. (Note: Mother's name is incorrectly given as her re-married name Floyd, rather than her maiden name Coplin. Based on newspaper accounts, James Powell's death resulted from an armed attack by three men, Ralph C. Richards, Roscoe M. Cross and Samuel Elliott. They were charged with murder and tried in Doddridge County. Their convictions resulted in sentences at the WV State Penitentiary in Moundsville, where all three were found in the 1930 Census. What provoked the attack is not clear. Roscoe Cross and Ralph Richards were first cousins; Samuel Elliott was married to Cross' sister.), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1567937&Type=Death. (4) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (5) 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. 70. (6) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (7) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (9) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. (10) Harrison County Death Records, Clarksburg, WV. (11) Obituary of sister. (12) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (13) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) Obituary - At home. (15) Death record of brother. (16) Death record of husband. (17) Marriage record of daughter. (18) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (19) Social Security Death Index. (20) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Sep 1896, but death record states Sep 3 1895.