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William T. Powell[1]

Male 1877 - 1946  (69 years)


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  • Name William T. Powell 
    • William T. Powell probably named for Pattie Torian's father, William T. Torian
    Born 3 Jul 1877  Lunenburg Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • FAG notes his birth at 3 Jul 1877; however, his parents were married in 1879. No headstone or other evidence is shown.
    Gender Male 
    Died 4 Sep 1946  Lunenburg Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Edwards Family Cemetery Rehoboth, Lunenburg County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I16434  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 19 Jan 2022 

    Father James Lemuel Powell,   b. 16 Aug 1856, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 17 Jan 1934, Lunenburg County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 77 years) 
    Mother Martha 'Pattie' W. Torian,   b. Abt 1857, Person County, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Abt. 1881  (Age ~ 24 years) 
    Married 16 Nov 1879  Milton, NC Find all individuals with events at this location 
    • Obituary for James Lemuel Powell says he married Pattie Torian in 1877; the marriage record for Caswell Co. shows 1879........
    Family ID F2769  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Anne E. Edwards,   b. 1881, North Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 24 Aug 1954, Lunenburg Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years) 
    Married 19 Dec 1900  Lunenburg Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2021 
    Family ID F8905  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Annie Edwards Powell-Obit
    Annie Edwards Powell-Obit
    Richmond Times Dispatch
    Aug 25, 1954

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90857091/william-t-powell.
      William T Powell
      Birth: 3 Jul 1877, [Lunenburg] Halifax County, Va
      Death: 4 Sep 1946 (aged 69)
      Burial: Edwards Family Cemetery
      Rehoboth, Lunenburg County, Virginia

      Parents

      Christopher Booker Edwards, 1843?1906
      Mary Green Powell Edwards, 1845?1909


      Son of J.L. and P.W.

      Married Ann E. Edwards on 19.Dec.1900, Lunenburg County, Virginia.

    2. [S159] Draft Registration Card, https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/2931909:1002?tid=&pid=&queryId=339da83b9d573af4684c4dd54a327e78&_phsrc=nde136&_phstart=successSource.
      Name: William Thomas Powell
      Gender: Male
      Race: White
      Birth Date: 3 Jul 1877
      Birth Place: Henderson, North Carolina
      Residence Place: Lunenburg, Virginia
      Military Draft Date: 1942
      Next of Kin: Mrs Annie Powell