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James Powell 1817 – 1856 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1817

Birth Location: Elbert, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 1856

Death Location: McCormick, McCormick, South Carolina, United States

Father: William Powell

Mother: Sarah Franklin

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James Powell was born in 1817 in Elbert, Georgia, United States, the child of William Riddle Powell and Sarah Franklin. James Powell passed away in 1856 in McCormick, McCormick, South Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • James Powell was born in 1817 in Elbert, Georgia, United States, the child of William Riddle Powell and Sarah Franklin.
  • James Powell passed away in 1856 in McCormick, McCormick, South Carolina, United States.

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James Powell's Ancestors

Self
James Powell
1817 – 1856
Birth Place: Elbert, Georgia, United States
Parents
William Riddle Powell
1772 – 1847
Virginia, United States
Sarah Franklin
1787 – 1870
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
WILLIAM POWELL
1742 – 1790
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
SALLY RIDDLE
1758 –
Orange, Orange, Virginia, United States
Jonathan Franklin
1767 –
Madison, Madison, Virginia, United States
Milly Tinsley
1765 – 1789
Culpeper, Culpeper, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Powell
1700 – 1763
Anne Pickett
1718 – 1776
William Riddle
1721 – 1776
Joyce Powell
1720 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Riddle
1695 – 1770
Mary Neale
1700 – 1760
Honorias Powell
1695 – 1763
Jeanette KIRTLEY
1699 – 1763

James Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1817
1817
Birth of James Powell in Elbert, Georgia, United States
Elbert, Georgia, United States
1856
1856
Age 39
Death of James Powell in McCormick, McCormick, South Carolina, United States
McCormick, McCormick, South Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1817
    Event Place: Elbert, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1856
    Event Place: McCormick, McCormick, South Carolina, United States

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