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George Elsworth POWELL

George Elsworth POWELL

Male 1865 - 1926  (61 years)

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  • Name George Elsworth POWELL 
    Born 8 May 1865  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    • Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1864.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1870  Sardis District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1880  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1897  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1900  McClellan District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1900  [1, 3] 
    farmer 
    Census 1910  Kentucky District, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation 1910  [4] 
    farm laborer (working out) 
    Residence 1918  Tioga, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Census 1920  Beaver District, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [1] 
    Occupation 1920  [6] 
    furnishing beater at paper mill 
    Residence Brown, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Died 9 Nov 1926  Brown, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1] 
    Person ID I79511  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 23 Apr 2019 

    Father James POWELL,   b. CA 1841, Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Dec 1898, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 57 years) 
    Mother Catherine Joannah DAVIS,   b. Oct 1829,   d. 19 Apr 1908, Wallace, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 78 years) 
    Family ID F43764  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Sarah Frances SWIGER,   b. Nov 1873, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1912, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 38 years) 
    Married 10 Oct 1897  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (McClellan District), enumerated on Jun 9 1900:
      George E. Powell, 36, b. May 1864, farmer, married 3 yrs; wife Sarah F, 26, b. Nov 1873, married 3 yrs, mother of 3 children (2 still living); son Ray, 6, b. Nov 1893; son Marques, 6 months, b. Nov 1899; mother Catherine, 70, b. Oct 1829, widowed, mother of 5 children (4 still living).

      1910 Census, Nicholas Co, WV (Kentucky District, Precinct 3), enumerated on May 5 1910:
      George E. Powell, 45, farm laborer (working out), married 12 yrs (2nd marriage); wife Sarah, 36, married 12 yrs (2nd marriage), mother of 7 children (4 still living); son Ray, 16, laborer at paper mill; son Markus, 10; son Alexis, 6; dau Esther, 4.

      1920 Census, Nicholas Co, WV (Beaver District), enumerated on Jan 20 1920:
      George E. Powell, 54, widowed, furnishing beater at paper mill; dau Elexa C, 16; dau Ester C, 15.

      1930 Census, Harrison Co, WV (Tenmile District), enumerated on Apr 28 1930 at Route #50 Road:
      Marcus Powell, 30, single, laborer in restaurant; sister Esther Powell, 22, single; brother Harry Powell, 10; sister Elexie Loy, 25, married, cook in restaurant; niece Ona Lee Powell, 4 (changed from initial entry of 4y 5m).
    Children 
     1. Marcus Martin "Red" POWELL,   b. 28 Nov 1899, Ashley, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 11 Aug 1958, Athens, Athens Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 58 years)
     2. Elexie Kathleen POWELL,   b. 17 Dec 1903, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Apr 1984, Dearborn, Wayne Co, MI Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 80 years)
     3. Esther Dorothy POWELL,   b. 1906,   d. 8 Jun 1971, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 65 years)
     4. Ruth N. POWELL,   b. 1910,   d. 1912, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 2 years)
     5. Harry F. MCCROSKEY,   b. 12 Feb 1920, Fenwick, Nicholas Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 6 Jul 2004, Columbus, Franklin Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 84 years)  [Adopted]  [other]
    Family ID F43766  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsResidence - 1918 - Tioga, Nicholas Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsResidence - - Brown, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 9 Nov 1926 - Brown, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    79511_POWELL_GeorgeElsworth_1865-1926_DeathCertificate.jpg    		79511_POWELL_GeorgeElsworth_1865-1926_DeathCertificate.jpg

  • Sources 
    1. [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx).

    2. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S2010] 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (McClellan District).

    4. [S2412] 1910 Census, Nicholas County, WV.

    5. [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database), of son Marcus.

    6. [S2120] 1920 Census, Nicholas County, WV.

    7. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 360 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11793184&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as George Powell, 32, b. Harrison Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Sarah E. Powell, 22, b. & res. in Doddridge Co. Married Oct 10 1897 at the residence of the officiating minister, Isaac Ice, a minister of the Church of Christ. Informants for marriage license: A. J. Powell & S. E. Swiger.