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James Powell 1852 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 APR 1852

Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 4 FEB 1914

Death Location: Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, USA

Father: William Powell

Mother: Mahala Wright

Spouse(s): Emma Baker

Children(s):

The story of James Powell began in 1852 in Knox, Kentucky, USA. James Powell married Emma Baker. James Powell passed away in 1914 in Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Powell began in 1852 in Knox, Kentucky, USA.
  • James Powell married Emma Baker.
  • James Powell passed away in 1914 in Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, USA.

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James Powell's Ancestors

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James Powell
1852 – 1914
Birth Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
Parents
William Powell
1831 – 1911
Kentucky, USA
Mahala (“Haley”) Wright
1839 – 1880
Knox C0. KY., Kentucky, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) Wright
1816 – 1850
United States of America
Clarinda (" Clara") Taylor
1819 – 1900
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Taylor
1794 – 1874
Sarah Walker
1794 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Walter Walker
1765 – 1850
Elizabeth McGill
1780 – 1856

James Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1852
7 APR 1852
Birth of James Powell in Knox, Kentucky, USA
Knox, Kentucky, USA
1914
4 FEB 1914
Age 62
Death of James Powell in Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, USA
Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 APR 1852
    Event Place: Knox, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965
    [2] Kentucky, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1783-1965

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 FEB 1914
    Event Place: Pineville, Bell County, Kentucky, USA

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