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Ada Powell 1880–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1880

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 27 Nov 1949

Death Location: Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA

Father: Godfrey Ridge

Mother: Nealy Cobb

Spouse(s): Edward South

Children(s): Claud South, Jewel South, Pearl South, Abner Powell, Bluford Powell, Hubart South, Blueit South, Franklin South, Alford South, Jefferson South, Pearl South, Earnest South, Claud South, Jewel South

In 1880, Ada Powell entered the world in Mississippi, born to Godfrey Thomas Ridge And Nealy Ann Elefin Alexander Cobb. Ada Powell married Edward Earl South, and had children including Abner J Powell, Alford South, Blueit South, Bluford Powell, Claud South, Earnest South, Franklin South, Hubart South, Jefferson Davis South, Jewel South, Pearl South. Ada Powell passed away in 1949 in Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1880, Ada Powell entered the world in Mississippi, born to Godfrey Thomas Ridge And Nealy Ann Elefin Alexander Cobb.
  • Ada Powell married Edward Earl South, and had children including Abner J Powell, Alford South, Blueit South, Bluford Powell, Claud South, Earnest South, Franklin South, Hubart South, Jefferson Davis South, Jewel South, Pearl South.
  • Ada Powell passed away in 1949 in Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ada Powell's Ancestors

Self
Ada Powell
1880–1949
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Godfrey Thomas Ridge
1815–1908
Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Nealy (Ann Elefin Alexander) Cobb
1834–1910
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (G) Ridge
1762–1822
Rowan County, North Carolina, USA
Margaret bowles
1786–1859
South Carolina, United States
Jeremiah (COBB) Jr.
1772–1862
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, USA
Elizabeth Corley
1777–1860
Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
Godfrey Ridge
1748–1790
Ann Robertson
1740–1790
Jeremiah Sr.
1745–1788
Rebecca Gentry-McCary
1750–1840
Catlett Corley
1758–1808
Elizabeth owner
1760–1823
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Ridge
1710–1748
Elizabeth Lewis
1706–1749
Pierce Cody
1706–1768
Mary Davis
1708–1739
Gershom Cobb
1714–1770
Miriam Thomas
1721–1748
David Sr
1718–1787
Sarah Brooks
1720–1765
Mary Dutarque
1741–1819
Mary Dutarque
1741–1819

Ada Powell's Descendants

1.
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Ada Powell (abt 1880–27 Nov 1949) m. Edward (Earl) South (10 Mar 1873–5 May 1958)
  1. 1. Claud South 1914–
  2. 2. Jewel South 1918–
  3. 3. Pearl South 1908–
    1. 1. Betty (Jo) Overturf 1937–2000
  4. 4. Abner (J) Powell 1899– m. Pearl Bierkamp 1904–1997
    1. 1. Della (Mae) Powell 1924–2001
  5. 5. Bluford Powell 1899–
  6. 6. Hubart South 1894–
  7. 7. Blueit South 1896–
  8. 8. Franklin South 1902–
  9. 9. Alford South 1904–
  10. 10. Jefferson (Davis) South 1905–
  11. 11. Pearl South 1908–
  12. 12. Earnest South 1911–
  13. 13. Claud South 1914–
  14. 14. Jewel South 1919–

Ada Powell's Timeline

8 Records

1880
abt 1880
Birth of Ada Powell in Mississippi
Mississippi
1882
23 Feb 1882
Age 2
Birth of Ada Powell in Preston, Mississippi
Preston, Mississippi
1882
22 Feb 1882
Age 2
Birth of Ada Powell in , , Mississippi, USA
, , Mississippi, USA
1900
1900
Age 20
Ada Powell resided here in Civil District 6, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 6, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 30
Ada Powell resided here in Leighton, Colbert, Alabama, USA
Leighton, Colbert, Alabama, USA
1920
1920
Age 40
Ada Powell resided here in Whitton, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
Whitton, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
1949
27 Nov 1949
Age 69
Death of Ada Powell in Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas USA
Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas USA
1949
27 Nov 1949
Age 69
Death of Ada Powell in Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA
Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Feb 1882
    Event Place: Preston, Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 6, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: 1576; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0036
    [3] Arkansas, Death Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1949; Roll: 5

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Feb 1882
    Event Place: , , Mississippi, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1880
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Whitton, Mississippi, Arkansas; Roll: T625_73; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 166
    [2] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Leighton, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: T624_8; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1374021

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Civil District 6, Hardin, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Civil District 6, Hardin, Tennessee; Roll: 1576; Page: 15; Enumeration District: 0036

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Leighton, Colbert, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Leighton, Colbert, Alabama; Roll: T624_8; Page: 7a; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 1374021

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Whitton, Mississippi, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Whitton, Mississippi, Arkansas; Roll: T625_73; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 166

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1949
    Event Place: Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] Arkansas, Death Certificates, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Death Certificates; Year: 1949; Roll: 5

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Nov 1949
    Event Place: Trumann, Poinsett, Arkansas, USA

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