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Bessie Caroline Powell 1900–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 Aug 1900

Birth Location: Choctaw County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 2 Oct 1986

Death Location: Decatur, Newton County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: Henry powell

Mother: Ida Powell

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Gena Mayes, Inez Mayes, Kathleen Mayes

In 1900, Bessie Caroline Powell entered the world in Choctaw County, Alabama, USA, born to Henry Wallace Powell And Ida Willie Powell. Bessie Caroline Powell had children including Gena Francis Mayes, Inez Mayes, Kathleen Mayes. Bessie Caroline Powell passed away in 1986 in Decatur, Newton County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1900, Bessie Caroline Powell entered the world in Choctaw County, Alabama, USA, born to Henry Wallace Powell And Ida Willie Powell.
  • Bessie Caroline Powell had children including Gena Francis Mayes, Inez Mayes, Kathleen Mayes.
  • Bessie Caroline Powell passed away in 1986 in Decatur, Newton County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Henry powell
1861–1916
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Ida Powell
1876–1959
Birth Location: Alabama, United States
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gena Mayes
1915–
Birth Location: –
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Inez Mayes
1921–2012
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Kathleen Mayes
1924–2000
Birth Location: Newton County, Mississippi, USA
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Bessie Powell's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Powell
1900–1986
Birth Place: Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Henry Wallace powell
1861–1916
Alabama, United States
Ida (Willie) Powell
1876–1959
Alabama, United States
Grandparents
Richard Powell
1818–1883
Alabama, United States
Mary (A.) Powel
1821–1880
London
Richard (Hobbs) Pritchett
1816–1880
Brunswick County, Virginia, USA
Julia (Ann) Thompson
1837–1911
North Carolina or Monroe County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Powell
1780–1860
Sarah Ingram
1795–1860
John Smith
1802–1877
Sarah Smith
1799–1859
Capt. Pritchett
1762–1827
Elizabeth Goodwin
1780–1839
Lucinda Gullatt
1811–1884
Samuel Thompson
1804–1864
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Wright Powell
1745–1786
John Pritchett
1716–1804
Lucy Brooks
1740–1802
*Matthew Goodwyn
1725–1789
Manerva Mitchell
1775–1862
John Gullatt
1774–1824

Bessie Powell's Descendants

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Bessie (Caroline) Powell (22 Aug 1900–2 Oct 1986)
  1. 1. Gena (Francis) Mayes 1915–
  2. 2. Inez Mayes 1921–2012
  3. 3. Kathleen Mayes 1924–2000

Bessie Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1900
22 Aug 1900
Birth of Bessie Caroline Powell in Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
1986
2 Oct 1986
Age 86
Death of Bessie Caroline Powell in Newton, Mississippi, USA
Newton, Mississippi, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 Aug 1900
    Event Place: Choctaw County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 Oct 1986
    Event Place: Newton, Mississippi, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Decatur, Newton County, Mississippi, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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