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Colin Luther Powell 1937–2021 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 April 1937

Birth Location: Harlem, New York County, New York, United States of America

Death Date: 5 Nov 2021

Death Location: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Luther Powell

Mother: Maud Powell

Spouse(s): Alma Johnson

Children(s):

Colin Luther Powell was born in 1937 in Harlem, New York County, New York, United States of America, the child of Luther Theophilus Powell And Maud Ariel Powell. In 1940, Colin Luther Powell resided in New York, Bronx, New York, USA. Colin Luther Powell married Alma Vivian Johnson, and had children including Annemarie Powell, Linda Margaret Powell, Micheal Kevin Powell. Colin Luther Powell passed away in 2021 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Colin Luther Powell was born in 1937 in Harlem, New York County, New York, United States of America, the child of Luther Theophilus Powell And Maud Ariel Powell.
  • In 1940, Colin Luther Powell resided in New York, Bronx, New York, USA.
  • Colin Luther Powell married Alma Vivian Johnson, and had children including Annemarie Powell, Linda Margaret Powell, Micheal Kevin Powell.
  • Colin Luther Powell passed away in 2021 in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Colin Powell's Ancestors

Self
Colin Powell
1937–2021
Birth Place: Harlem, New York County, New York, United States of America
Parents
Luther Theophilus Powell
1898–1978
Southfield, Saint Elizabeth, Jamaica
Maud (Ariel) Powell
1901–1984
Westmoreland, Jamaica
Grandparents
Aubrey (Spencer) Powell
1870–1949
Rosena Bromfield
1879–1934
Jamaica
Great-Grandparents
David Sr
1845–1897
Louisa Gordon
1848–1933
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Larchin Gordon
1790–1840
Ann Gordon
1805–

Colin Powell's Timeline

4 Records

1937
5 April 1937
Birth of Colin Luther Powell in Harlem, New York County, New York, United States of America
Harlem, New York County, New York, United States of America
1940
1940
Age 3
Colin Luther Powell resided here in New York, Bronx, New York, USA
New York, Bronx, New York, USA
2021
18 October 2021
Age 84
Death of Colin Luther Powell in Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America
Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America
2021
5 Nov 2021
Age 84
Burial of Colin Luther Powell in Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 April 1937
    Event Place: Harlem, New York County, New York, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Arlington, Virginia, U.S., Arlington National Cemetery, Army Cemeteries Explorer; USA; Arlington National Cemetery

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: New York, Bronx, New York, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 October 2021
    Event Place: Bethesda, Montgomery County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Arlington, Virginia, U.S., Arlington National Cemetery, Army Cemeteries Explorer; USA; Arlington National Cemetery

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 5 Nov 2021
    Event Place: Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Arlington, Virginia, U.S., Arlington National Cemetery, Army Cemeteries Explorer; USA; Arlington National Cemetery

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