Robert Guy Powell^[1]

1892 - 1961  (68 years)

• Name	Robert Guy Powell
  Born	8 Oct 1892	Dan River Township, Caswell County, North Carolina
  Gender	Male
  Died	14 Jul 1961	Danville, Virginia
  Buried	Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)   [2]
  Person ID	I31802	My Reynolds Line | Descendants of Edward Powell, Descendants of Giles Carter of Henrico, Descendants of William Walters
  Last Modified	30 Dec 2023

  
  

  Father	Rufus Edwin Powell, Sr.,   b. 22 Jan 1856, Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 5 Dec 1924, Pittsylvania County, Virginia  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Madora Ella 'Dora' Stanfield,   b. 28 Jul 1859, Leasburg, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 10 Jan 1915, Danville, Virginia  (Age 55 years)
  Married	25 Mar 1879	Leasburg, Caswell County, North Carolina
  	!MARRIAGE:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L
  Family ID	F12602	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Mary Elizabeth Gatewood,   b. 6 Apr 1899, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 28 Sep 1977, Manassas, Virginia  (Age 78 years)
  Married	27 Nov 1925	Danville, Virginia
  	!MARRIAGE:Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L, Details: The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina, Jeannine D. Whitlow, Editor (1985) at 140-141 (Article #101 "L
  Children	1. Madora Ella Powell,   b. 16 Nov 1926, Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina ,   d. 20 Aug 2011, York, Nebraska  (Age 84 years)   2. Robert Guy Powell, Jr.,   b. 31 Dec 1927, Caswell County, N. Carolina ,   d. 26 Nov 1991, Caswell Co., N. Carolina  (Age 63 years)   3. William Kenneth Powell,   b. 4 Jan 1930, Blanch, North Carolina ,   d. 21 May 2021, Danville, Virginia  (Age 91 years)   4. Elizabeth Ann Powell,   b. 16 Jul 1937, Catawba, North Carolina
  Last Modified	22 Oct 2016
  Family ID	F7619	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  Rufus Edwin Powell, Madora Ella Stanfield, his wife, their sons, Henry Asbury, Rufus Edwain, Jr., Walter Belvyn, Robert Guy and their daughters, Mary Elizabeth, Mattie, Rosa, and Emma Cobbs Powell c 1911. image-001.jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		The Heritage of Caswell County, North Carolina 1885; The Powells of Caswell Co., NC and Halifax, Virginia NOTE: This memoir is written by Louise Powell; and there is one misstatement "Elizabeth Powell married her nephew, Jackson. He was her Uncle, not her nephew.[mfe] CaswellCountyHeritage-1985.pdf
  		Mary Gatewood Powell-Obit The Danville Register Sep 30, 1977
  		William Kenneth Powell-Birth Announcement The Danville Bee Jan 6, 1930
  		Death Certificate-Robert Guy Powell, Sr. powellrobtguy.jpg
  		Robert Guy Powell-Obit The Danville Bee Jul 14, 1961

  
  

  Headstones

  Headstone Robert Guy Powell and Mary Elizabeth Gatewood hs31802-20248RobertGuyPowll-MaryElizabethGatewood.jpg

  
  

  Histories

  Powell Family Reunion The Danville Bee Jul 6, 1938

  
  

• Notes

  World War I veteran whose biographical sketch was published in Caswell County in the World War, 1917-1918: Service Records of Caswell County Men, George A. Anderson, Compiler (1921). !NAME:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina). !BIRTH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina). !DEATH:Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina)., Details: Gravestone in the Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina).

  
  

• Sources

  [S37] Death Certificate. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=powell&GSiman=1&GScid=2360520&GRid=118294612&. [S38] Headstone, Robert Guy Powell and Mary Elizabeth Gatewood.