Notes for: Delbert Columbus Powell

Obituary stated that he was a son of T. W. and Martha Powell, but Martha A. Swiger was actually his stepmother.

News item, West Union Record, Friday, October 20 1911:
"GROCERY CHANGES HANDS - The grocery owned by the West Union Store Company, has been purchased by D. C. Powell and R. C. Gray. The goods have been invoiced and the new firm has already taken charge. This has long been one of the leading groceries in the town and has always enjoyed a liberal patronage. No doubt the new managers will keep it up to its past excellent stnadard and will merit a continuance of the spendid patronage it has enjoyed. The West Union Store Co., which is one of the solid business concerns of the town, will still continue in the dry goods, notions and clothing business, in which line it has been quite successful ever since the foundation of the company. We wish both the firms success."

1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District, Town of West Union), enumerated on Apr 25 1910:
Delbert C. Powell, 36, clerk in store, married 3 yrs; wife Maude, 22, married 3 yrs, mother of 2 children (both still living); son Ray C, 1; son (not named), 1 month; sister-in-law Esta Powell, 20, widowed, postal clerk.