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James Lafayette Powell 1825 – 1870 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1825

Birth Location: Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 21 Apr 1870

Death Location: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States

Father: VOLLIE POWELL

Mother: Clarissa White

Spouse(s): Peachy Shirley

Children(s): Clarissa Powell

Born in 1825 in Tennessee, USA, James Lafayette Powell was the child of VOLLIE (Volhonorous) POWELL and Clarissa White. In time, James Lafayette Powell married Peachy Elizabeth Shirley, and they raised a family that included Clarissa (Clarcey) Caroline Powell. James Lafayette Powell died in Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States in 1870.

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Parents

VOLLIE POWELL
1776 – 1866
Birth Location: South Carolina, United States
VP
Clarissa White
1802 – 1870
Birth Location: Onslow, North Carolina, United States
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Spouses(s)

Peachy Shirley
1831 – 1911
Birth Location: Laurens, South Carolina, United States
PS

Children(s)

Clarissa Powell
1852 – 1926
Birth Location: Alabama
CP

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 1825
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 21 Apr 1870
    Event Place: Tuscaloosa, Tuscaloosa, Alabama, United States
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