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Family: John Henry Powell / Laura Edmond "Edna" Scearce (F4999)  [1] 

m. 20 Dec 1893


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  • Father | Male
    John Henry Powell

    Born  19 Jun 1872  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  9 Dec 1964  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Married  20 Dec 1893  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  George Washington Powell | F5683 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Lucy Jane Burton | F5683 Group Sheet 

    Mother | Female
    Laura Edmond "Edna" Scearce

    Born  27 Mar 1874  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  20 Dec 1933  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    Child 1 | Male
    Posie Dameron Powell

    Born  11 Feb 1896  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Aug 1970  Roanoke, Virginia  Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Sherwood Burial Park, Salem, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 2 | Female
    Dellie Jones Powell

    Born  27 Jun 1897  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 May 1976  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 3 | Female
    Annie Lucy Powell

    Born  13 Dec 1898  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  27 Mar 1982  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 4 | Male
    Henry Jackson Powell

    Born  5 Aug 1900  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Nov 1993  Roanoke, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Sherwood Burial Park Salem, Salem City, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Lutie Mae Holley | F4998 
    Married     

    Tina Collins PowellChild 5 | Female
    Tina Collins Powell

    Born  19 Jul 1904  Whitmell, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  6 Nov 1982  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 6 | Male
    Claude Powell

    Born  25 Dec 1905  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  17 Oct 1986  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 7 | Male
    George Edward Powell

    Born  10 Sep 1907  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  5 Nov 1985  Dry Fork, Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Danville Memorial Gardens, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 8 | Female
    Betty Emma Powell

    Born  8 Apr 1909  Whitmell, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  4 Jan 1990  Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Highland Burial Park, Danville, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location

    Child 9 | Male
    John Henry Powell, Jr.

    Born  1 Feb 1911  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Apr 1995  Illinois Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    Child 10 | Female
    Laura Elizabeth Powell

    Born  1 Aug 1912  Pittsylvania County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  16 Jul 1998  San Diego, California Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Ralph Douglas Raney | F8826 
    Married  8 Feb 1942  Pima County, Arizona Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes  Married:
    • date from birth record of George E. Powell

  • Sources 
    1. [S42] Obituary, Laura Edmund Powell (nee Scearce).


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