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William Alton POWELL

William Alton POWELL

Male 1858 - 1955  (97 years)

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  • Name William Alton POWELL 
    Born 1858  West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3] 
    • Birth date given in marriage record as Nov 16 1858, but he was age 3 in the 1860 Census and the 1900 Census shows it as Oct 1857. The date on his headstone is 1858.
    Gender Male 
    Census 1860  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870  Coal District, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Residence 1884  Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Occupation 1900  [4] 
    laborer 
    Census 1900, 1920  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 135 W. Main Street
    Occupation 1920  [5] 
    salesman at wholesale grocery 
    Census 1930  Arlington, Arlington Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.
    Census 1940  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • 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.
    Died 21 Aug 1955  Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 3] 
    Buried IOOF Cemetery, Clarksburg (S Chestnut St), Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Person ID I97346  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 7 Sep 2020 

    Father Levi Jefferson POWELL,   b. 1824,   d. 1876  (Age 52 years) 
    Mother Rosina DEARING,   b. 13 May 1832,   d. 31 May 1915  (Age 83 years) 
    Family ID F51285  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ida May HOLMES,   b. 4 Sep 1860, Glenville, Gilmer Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Jul 1925, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 64 years) 
    Married 25 Feb 1884  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    Children 
     1. Alfred Burrell POWELL,   b. 20 Sep 1886, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 16 Jan 1969, Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 82 years)
    Family ID F7968  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBorn - 1858 - West Milford, Harrison Co, (W)VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, (W)VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1900, 1920 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1930 - Arlington, Arlington Co, VA Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1940 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDied - 21 Aug 1955 - Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBuried - - IOOF Cemetery, Clarksburg (S Chestnut St), Harrison Co, WV Link to Google Earth
     = Link to Google Earth 

  • Sources 
    1. [S638] Headstone (year only).

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

    3. [S934] Findagrave.com.

    4. [S1980] 1900 Census, Harrison County, WV.

    5. [S2096] 1920 Census, Harrison County, WV.