Jul-28-2018
Husband: Ezra Gilbert Powell 1
Born: Aug- 7-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 2,3 Died: Jun-26-1954 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 4 Resided: 1938, 1953 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 3,5 Census: 1880, 1900, 20, 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: farmer 6 Father: Theopholis Washington "Orphis" Powell (1849 - 1925) Mother: Mary Jane Pinell (1851 - 1906) Other spouse 2
Wife: Nora Davis
Born: Aug- -1878 in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Died: May- 4-1934 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 7 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 7,4 Resided: in Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1880, 1900, 20, 30 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Father: Felix Davis (1849 - 1922) Mother: Martha J. Gaskins (1848 - 1904)
F Child 1: Alma Marguerite Powell Born: Mar-27-1900 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 7,8,9,10 Died: Jul-27-1959 in St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV 11,7 Buried: in Keys Cemetery, Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 10,7 Resided: in St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV 10,7 Resided: 1926 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9 Census: 1900, 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Cecil Carr b. ca 1902 Married: Nov- 3-1926 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 9
F Child 2: Laura Powell Born: Mar-15-1903 12 Died: Jun-20-1998 12 Resided: in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 5,12 Resided: 1959 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 13 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Olin L. Carr b. Apr-28-1907 d. May-15-1993 Married: Oct-10-1925 in Doddridge Co, WV 14
F Child 3: Clarice B. Powell 15 Also known as: Claris Powell 5 Born: Oct- 8-1905 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,16 Died: May- 7-2001 12 Resided: in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 17,13,5 Census: 1940 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Resided: 1935 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1930 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV Resided: 1923 in Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Husband: Hayward G. Hill b. Jun- 3-1899 d. Sep- -1973 Married: Jun-19-1923 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 16
F Child 4: Wilma Mae Powell Born: Mar-10-1909 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,19,20 Died: May- -1996 12 Resided: in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 17,5,13 Resided: 1938 in Pleasants Co, WV 20 Census: 1930 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV Census: 1920 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Alburn A. Hill b. Feb-14-1904 d. Jul- 5-1949 Married: ca 1924 19 Husband: Frank Nelson b. ca 1903 Married: May- 7-1938 in Vienna, Wood Co, WV 20
M Child 5: Clem Cecil Powell Born: Oct-12-1911 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,10,22 Died: Mar-19-1983 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 23,22,24 Buried: in Wolverton (aka Powell or new Victory) Cemetery, Waldo Run, Doddridge Co, WV 23,22,10 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 23,10 Resided: 1934, 1959, 1966 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 25,13,21 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: painter & carpenter 23,10 Wife: Dorothy Lou Wolfe b. Mar-31-1917 d. Aug-10-2003 Married: Aug-16-1934 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 25,14 Wife: Living
F Child 6: Mary Jane Powell Born: Jan-20-1914 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,16 Died: Oct-15-1993 12 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: 1959 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Walter Bruce Swentzel b. May- 1-1914 d. Sep-15-1998 Also known as: Bruce Swentzel 26,27,28,12 Married: May-20-1936 at Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV 16
F Child 7: Ruth Ann Powell Census name: Hester R. Powell Born: Mar- 7-1916 in Doddridge Co, WV 12,16 Died: Mar- 9-1994 in Mims, Brevard Co, FL 29,12 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 29 Resided: in Mims, Brevard Co, FL 17 Resided: 1983 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5 Resided: 1959 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 13 Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: seamstress in garment factory 29 Husband: Claude Blair Swentzel b. Mar-16-1910 d. Jan-20-1995 Also known as: Blair Swentzel 30,16 Married: Aug-18-1934 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 16
F Child 8: Etta Carolene Powell Also known as: Carolene Powell 31 Born: Sep-27-1918 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 32,30 Died: Dec-29-1996 12 Buried: in Woodlawn Cemetery, Wellsville, Allegany Co, NY 33 Resided: in Wellsville, Allegany Co, NY 12,34 Resided: 1983 in Port Richey, Pasco Co, FL 5 Resided: 1959 in Wellsville, Allegany Co, NY 13 Census: 1940 in Wellsville, Allegany Co, NY Census: 1920, 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Husband: Carl Claris Sweeney b. Jun-12-1917 d. Dec- 4-1977
M Child 9: Donald D. "Red" Powell Born: Feb-21-1921 at Big Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 10,16,12 Died: Mar-27-2010 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 11,12 Buried: in Archbold Cemetery, Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Resided: since 1950 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 10,35 Resided: formerly in St. Albans, Kanawha Co, WV 10 Resided: 1941 at Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 16 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: Kaiser Aluminum Ravenswood (25 yrs), Union Carbide (7 yrs) 10 Military: Nov-17-1942 - Dec- 2-1944 S1, US Coast Guard, WW II, USGC Cutter Travis (WSC-153), North Atlantic, Greenland 10 Wife: Maxine Rebecca Holden b. Jul- 6-1925 Married: Dec-25-1941 in Smithburg, Doddridge Co, WV 16
M Child 10: James Davis Powell Census name: Jimmy Powell Born: May-21-1923 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 32,36,34 Resided: 1949 in Morgansville, Doddridge Co, WV 36 Census: 1930 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: (enlisted 5/22/1943) U.S. Army, World War II 37 Wife: Mary Lou Summers b. Jun- 2-1927 d. May-28-2006 Married: Oct- 6-1949 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 36
Sources: (1) Doddridge County WV Deaths 1853-1969, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101. (2) Headstone (year only) (3) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11798292&Type=Marriage. (4) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (5) Obituary of brother. (6) Obituary of father. (7) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (8) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (9) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV. (10) Obituary. (11) Obituary - At home. (12) Social Security Death Index. (13) Obituary of sister. (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (15) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (16) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (17) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (18) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (19) 1930 Census, Wood County, WV. (20) Pleasants County Marriage Records, St. Marys, WV. (21) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 18, p. 284. (22) Headstone. (23) Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV, DR Outside County Bk 1, p. 792. (24) Obituary - Camden-Clark Memorial Hospital. (25) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR Bk 13, p. 220. (26) Death record of mother. (27) Death record of father. (28) Obituary of wife's brother. (29) Death record. (30) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District). (31) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (32) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (33) Findagrave.com. (34) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (35) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in New York before 1951. (36) Kanawha County Marriage Records, Charleston, WV. (37) U.S. World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration.Name Index