Husband: William Alton Powell Census name: Alton Powell
Born: 1858 in West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA 1,2,3 (see note 1) Died: Aug-21-1955 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 3,1 Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Clarksburg (S Chestnut St), Harrison Co, WV 3 Census: 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1930 in Arlington, Arlington Co, VA (see note 3) Census: 1900, 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV (see note 4) Resided: 1884 in Harrison Co, WV 2 Occupation: 1920 salesman at wholesale grocery 4 Occupation: 1900 laborer 5 Father: Levi Powell Mother: Rosina Dearing
Wife: Ida May Holmes
Married: Feb-25-1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Born: Sep- -1860 in Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV 5,1,2,6
Died: 1925 1
Buried: in Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Census: 1920 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1914 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 8
Census: 1900 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV
Resided: 1884 in Doddridge Co, WV 2
Census: 1870, 1880 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Alfred C. Holmes (1834 - 1910)
Mother: Eliza W. Holt (1835 - 1909)
M Child 1: Alfred Burrell Powell Census name: Fred Powell Born: Sep-20-1886 in Doddridge Co, WV 9,10,11 Died: Jan-16-1969 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 10,11 Buried: in Floral Hills Memorial Gardens, Quiet Dell, Harrison Co, WV 10 Resided: in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 12 Census: 1900, 1940 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Occupation: civil engineer 10 Occupation: 1940 automobile salesman 13
Sources: (1) Headstone (year only) (2) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (3) Findagrave.com. (4) 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV. (5) 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV. (6) Birth record of son. (7) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (8) Obituary of sister. (9) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, Delayed, filed by father 12/19/41 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2623469&Type=Birth. (10) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Social Security Death Index. (12) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (13) 1940 Census, Harrison County, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date given in marriage record as Nov 16 1858, but the 1900 Census shows it as Oct 1857. The date on his headstone is 1858. Note (2) Listed as father Wm. Alton Powell, 83, widowed, in household of son Alfred B. Powell, his wife Elizabeth, and children Alfred B. Jr. and Pauline, at 135 W. Main Street. Note (3) Listed as father-in-law W. A. Powell, 72, b. W.Va, widowed, in household of daughter & son-in-law Pearl & Robert Cook and their daughter Jean. Note (4) 135 W. Main Street