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Frank Powell 1840–1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1840

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 1914

Death Location: Suffolk, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Joshua Powell

Mother: Charlotte None

Spouse(s): Frances Jordan, Mary Jordan

Children(s): Ernest Powell, Nora Powell, Letcher Powell, Mollie Powell, Lizzie Powell, Bell Powell, Wallie Powell, Joseph Powell, Virgie Powell, Everett Powell, Lilia Powell, Lonnie powell, Nathaniel Powell, Edward Powell, Warner Powell, Mary Powell, Lula Powell, Thos Powell, Alick Powell, Frank Powell, Benjamin Powell, Doria Powell

In 1840, Frank Powell entered the world in Virginia, born to Joshua Powell And Charlotte. Frank Powell married Frances Rebecca Jordan, Mary Jordan, and had children including Alick M Powell, Bell Powell, Benjamin Powell, Doria Powell, Edward Powell, Ernest Finley Powell, Everett Powell, Frank Lorenza Powell, Joseph Powell, Letcher Powell, Lilia Powell, Lizzie Powell, Lonnie James Powell, Lula Powell, Mary Powell, Mollie F Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Nora May Powell, Thos Powell, Virgie Powell, Wallie Powell, Warner Powell. Frank Powell passed away in 1914 in Suffolk, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1840, Frank Powell entered the world in Virginia, born to Joshua Powell And Charlotte.
  • Frank Powell married Frances Rebecca Jordan, Mary Jordan, and had children including Alick M Powell, Bell Powell, Benjamin Powell, Doria Powell, Edward Powell, Ernest Finley Powell, Everett Powell, Frank Lorenza Powell, Joseph Powell, Letcher Powell, Lilia Powell, Lizzie Powell, Lonnie James Powell, Lula Powell, Mary Powell, Mollie F Powell, Nathaniel Powell, Nora May Powell, Thos Powell, Virgie Powell, Wallie Powell, Warner Powell.
  • Frank Powell passed away in 1914 in Suffolk, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joshua Powell
1809–1859
Birth Location: Isle of wight, Virginia, USA
JP
Charlotte None
1815–
Birth Location: Virginia
C

Spouses(s)

Frances Jordan
1862–1914
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
FJ
Mary Jordan
1845–1880
Birth Location: Virginia
MJ

Children(s)

Ernest Powell
1890–1956
Birth Location: Isle of Wight, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
EP
Nora Powell
1882–1912
Birth Location: Isle of Wight Co., VA.
NP
Letcher Powell
1899–1939
Birth Location: Virginia
LP
Mollie Powell
1888–
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
MP
Lizzie Powell
1896–1979
Birth Location: Virginia
LP
Bell Powell
1891–1958
Birth Location: Virginia
BP
Wallie Powell
1900–1988
Birth Location: Virginia
WP
Joseph Powell
1894–1958
Birth Location: Virginia
JP
Virgie Powell
1898–1985
Birth Location: Virginia
VP
Everett Powell
1891–1939
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
EP
Lilia Powell
1905–1987
Birth Location: Virginia
LP
Lonnie powell
1893–1953
Birth Location: Virginia
Lp
Nathaniel Powell
1872–
Birth Location: Virginia
NP
Edward Powell
1879–
Birth Location: Virginia
EP
Warner Powell
1870–
Birth Location: Virginia
WP
Mary Powell
1873–
Birth Location: Virginia
MP
Lula Powell
1868–
Birth Location: Virginia
LP
Thos Powell
1876–
Birth Location: Virginia
TP
Alick Powell
1882–1952
Birth Location: Smithfield, Virginia, USA
AP
Frank Powell
1873–1944
Birth Location: Isle of wight, Virginia, USA
FP
Benjamin Powell
1875–1928
Birth Location: Isle of wight, Virginia, USA
BP
Doria Powell
1878–
Birth Location: –
DP

Frank Powell's Ancestors

Self
Frank Powell
1840–1914
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
Joshua Powell
1809–1859
Isle of wight, Virginia, USA
Charlotte
1815–
Virginia
Grandparents
Matthew (Powell) II
1787–1824
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Lucy Joyner
1776–1866
Edgecombe County, North Carolina, USA
David Roberts
1800–1883
Llanfor, Merionethshire, Wales
Great-Grandparents
Matthew Powell
1744–1824
Milly Daniel
1770–1850
Matthew Joyner
1736–1832
Lidia Griffin
1755–1799
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Jr
1695–1762
Alice Murrell
1705–1766
Matthew Thomas
1716–1774
Mary Whitehead
1720–1808
Francis Griffin
1735–1800
Mary Byrd
1735–1836

Frank Powell's Descendants

1.
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Frank Powell (1840–1914) m. Frances (Rebecca) Jordan (23 Apr 1862–8 October 1914) m. Mary Jordan (abt 1845–ABT 1880)
  1. 1. Ernest (Finley) Powell 1890–1956 m. Edith (Virginia) Myrick 1893–1993
    1. 1. John (Finley Powell) Sr 1916–1983 m. Betty (Alice) Johnston 1929–1997 m. Hannah (T) Schultz 1920–1955 m. Essie (Dale) Nobles 1904–1988
      1. 1. Mollie (Ann) Powell 1934–2005 m. Floyd (Kenneth) Cone 1934–2011 m. Lloyd (Wallace) Adams 1936–2015
        1. 1. Brent (L) Cone 1950–1990
      2. 2. Donna (Lee) Powell 1935–2012 m. Ernest (T Miller) Jr. 1935–2004
    2. 2. Sidney (Lee) Powell 1919–1978 m. Mary (Frances) Lochstampfor 1920–2005
    3. 3. Doris (V) Powell 1929–2000 m. Raymond (Earl) Otey 1908–1978
      1. 1. Samuel (Otey) Sr 1939–2011
    4. 4. Myrtle Powell 1922– m. Willie (O) Brock 1914–1958
      1. 1. Sandy Vitek 1938–2021 m. Anthony Vitek 1939–2019
    5. 5. Murray (T) Powell 1926–1990 m. Margaret Kinder 1925–1977
  2. 2. Nora (May) Powell 1882–1912
    1. 1. Annie Martin 1903–
      1. 1. Eva (May) Pierce 1923–2011
    2. 2. Maurice Martin 1911–
      1. 1. Beverly (Ann) Powell 1941–2020
  3. 3. Letcher Powell 1899–1939 m. Mary (E) Powell 1899–1969
    1. 1. Ollie (Mae) Powell 1921–1998
    2. 2. Edna (Marie) Powell 1929–2016 m. Glen (Carlton Morris) Sr. 1922–1991
      1. 1. Glen (Carlton Morris) Jr. 1946–2021
  4. 4. Mollie (F) Powell 1888–
  5. 5. Lizzie Powell 1896–1979
  6. 6. Bell Powell 1891–1958 m. Herman (Clyde) Hedgepeth 1887–1956
    1. 1. Marjorie (Louise) Hedgepeth 1930–1996
    2. 2. Herman (Paul) Hedgepeth 1913–1983
    3. 3. Willie (J) Hedgepath 1918–
    4. 4. Robert (F) Hedgepath 1924–
  7. 7. Wallie Powell 1900–1988 m. Blanche Williams 1907–1997
    1. 1. Norma (Rae) Powell 1931–2012
    2. 2. Robert (Leon) Powell 1929–2007
    3. 3. William (C) Powell 1926–2001
    4. 4. Norma (Rae McIntosh) Berry 1931–2012
  8. 8. Joseph Powell 1894–1958 m. Lillian (Earl) Hazelwood 1899–1992
  9. 9. Virgie Powell 1898–1985
  10. 10. Everett Powell 1891–1939
  11. 11. Lilia Powell 1905–1987
  12. 12. Lonnie (James) powell 1893–1953 m. Hertie (H) Powell 1901–1989
  13. 13. Nathaniel Powell 1872–
  14. 14. Edward Powell 1879–
  15. 15. Warner Powell 1870–
  16. 16. Mary Powell 1873–
  17. 17. Lula Powell 1868–
  18. 18. Thos Powell 1876–
  19. 19. Alick (M) Powell 1882–1952
    1. 1. Violet Powell 1919–
      1. 1. Charles (Luther) Williams 1938–2017
  20. 20. Frank (Lorenza) Powell 1873–1944
  21. 21. Benjamin Powell 1875–1928
    1. 1. Rudolph (Oro) Powell 1900–1952
      1. 1. Marie (Elizabeth) Powell 1926–1997
        1. 1. John (Hugh) Woodcock 1946–2004
  22. 22. Doria Powell 1878–

Frank Powell's Timeline

14 Records

1840
1840
Birth of Frank Powell in Virginia
Virginia
1842
19 Apr 1842
Age 2
Birth of Frank Powell in Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
1842
Apr 1842
Age 2
Birth of Frank Powell in Isle of wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of wight, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 10
Frank Powell resided here in District 24, Hampshire, Virginia, USA
District 24, Hampshire, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 20
Frank Powell resided here in Doddridge, Virginia, USA
Doddridge, Virginia, USA
1863
1 July 1863
Age 23
Frank Powell resided here in Hampshire, West Virginia, United States
Hampshire, West Virginia, United States
1870
29 DEC 1870
Age 30
Frank Powell was married in Isle of wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of wight, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 30
Frank Powell resided here in Mount Carmel, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Mount Carmel, Halifax, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 40
Frank Powell resided here in Mount Carmel, Halifax, Virginia, USA
Mount Carmel, Halifax, Virginia, USA
1881
1881
Age 41
Frank Powell was married in Isle of wight, Virginia, USA
Isle of wight, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 60
Frank Powell resided here in Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 70
Frank Powell resided here in Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
1914
1 November 1914
Age 74
Death of Frank Powell in Nansemond, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America
Nansemond, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America
1914
1914
Age 74
Death of Frank Powell in Isle OF Wight or Suffolk, VA
Isle OF Wight or Suffolk, VA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Apr 1842
    Event Place: Isle of Wight County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Carmel, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: 1369; Page: 269B; Enumeration District: 119
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: M593_1650; Page: 671B
    [5] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Carmel, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: M593_1650; Page: 605A
    [6] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia; Roll: 1714; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1241714
    [7] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Doddridge, Virginia; Roll: M653_1342; Page: 490; Family History Library Film: 805342
    [8] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Eastern District, Isle of Wight, Virginia; Roll: M653_1354; Page: 349; Family His
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia; Roll: T624_1632; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1375645
    [10] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Albemarle, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 273b
    [11] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Northern District, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: 948; Page: 39a
    [12] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 24, Hampshire, Virginia; Roll: 948; Page: 193a
    [13] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [14] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 968; Page: 69a
    [15] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [16] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [17] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1842
    Event Place: Isle of wight, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia; Roll: T624_1632; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1375645

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 29 DEC 1870
    Event Place: Isle of wight, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1881
    Event Place: Isle of wight, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 24, Hampshire, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Albemarle, Virginia; Roll: 932; Page: 273b
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Northern District, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: 948; Page: 39a
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 24, Hampshire, Virginia; Roll: 948; Page: 193a
    [4] 1850 United States Federal Census
    [5] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Southern District, Pittsylvania, Virginia; Roll: 968; Page: 69a

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Doddridge, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Doddridge, Virginia; Roll: M653_1342; Page: 490; Family History Library Film: 805342
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Eastern District, Isle of Wight, Virginia; Roll: M653_1354; Page: 349; Family His

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 July 1863
    Event Place: Hampshire, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Civil War Draft Registrations Records, 1863-1865, National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Washington, D.C.; Consolidated Lists of Civil War Draft Registration Records (Provost Marshal General's Bureau; Consolidated Enrollment Lists, 1863-1865); Record Group: 110, Records of the Provost Marsha

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, Halifax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Roanoke, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: M593_1650; Page: 671B
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Mount Carmel, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: M593_1650; Page: 605A

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Mount Carmel, Halifax, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Selected Federal Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, DC; U.S. Federal Census Non-population Schedules, Virginia, 1850-1880; NAID: 2791276; Record Group Number: 29; Record Group Title: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007
    [2] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Mount Carmel, Halifax, Virginia; Roll: 1369; Page: 269B; Enumeration District: 119

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia; Roll: 1714; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 1241714

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Newport, Isle of Wight, Virginia; Roll: T624_1632; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 1375645

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Isle of Wight, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 November 1914
    Event Place: Nansemond, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1914
    Event Place: Isle OF Wight or Suffolk, VA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Suffolk, Suffolk City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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