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James Henry Powell 1892 – 1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08/27/1892

Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 06/21/1971

Death Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Richard Powell

Mother: Frances Hull

Spouse(s): Mary Houser

Children(s): Verla Powell

The story of James Henry Powell began in 1892 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA. James Henry Powell married Mary Essie Houser, and had children including Verla Sharlene Powell. James Henry Powell passed away in 1971 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of James Henry Powell began in 1892 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA.
  • James Henry Powell married Mary Essie Houser, and had children including Verla Sharlene Powell.
  • James Henry Powell passed away in 1971 in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Richard Powell
1866 – 1941
Birth Location: Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
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Frances Hull
1869 – 1950
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Houser
1894 – 1979
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
MH

Children(s)

Verla Powell
1916 – 2013
Birth Location: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
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James Powell's Ancestors

Self
James Powell
1892 – 1971
Birth Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Richard Isaac Powell
1866 – 1941
Rutherford, North Carolina, United States
Frances (Ann) Hull
1869 – 1950
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Green Powell
1831 – 1862
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Powell
1838 – 1880
Rutherford County, North Carolina, USA
James (Henry) Hull
1845 – 1925
Elizabeth Boyles
1846 – 1917
Great-Grandparents
John Powell
1798 – 1893
Mary OWENS
1794 – 1870
William Powell
1810 – 1880
Nancy Mode
1812 – 1880
William Hull
1815 – 1893
Barbara James
1814 – 1885
Noah Boyles
1824 –
Catherine Mauney
1823 – 1881
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Powell
1760 – 1834
Rachel Smith
1776 – 1871
Thomas Owens
1757 – 1836
Elizabeth McRary
1769 – 1855
Lewis Powell
1779 – 1870
Patricia LEWIS
1768 – 1824
Edward Moody
1757 – 1838
Virginia Carter
1775 – 1857
Abner Hull
1774 – 1862
Elizabeth Parker
Benjamin James
1781 –
Julia Diefebach
1794 – 1846
Charles Boyles
1795 –
Ann Williams
1805 – 1881
John (Mauney)
1795 – 1850
Lavinia Norman
1800 – 1870

James Powell's Descendants

1.
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James (Henry) Powell (08/27/1892 – 06/21/1971) m. Mary (Essie) Houser (07/09/1894 – 08/18/1979)
  1. 1. Verla (Sharlene) Powell (03/05/1916 – 03/07/2013) m. Walter (Gold) Peeler (12/26/1914 – 08/03/2000)
    1. 1. Hugh (James) Peeler (04/30/1935 – 10/28/2012)
    2. 2. Bobby (Lee) Peeler (05/01/1939 – 11/09/1997) m. Barbara (Ann) Bumgarner (12/11/1942 – 06/02/2021)
      1. 1. James (Walter) Peeler (08/25/1960 – ) m. Diana (Leigh) Mosteller (11/16/1960 – )
        1. 1. Carrie (Diana) Peeler (11 Aug 1987 – ) m. Devin Eldreth (15 Apr 1986 – )
        2. 2. Alexander (James) Peeler (04/11/1989 – )
      2. 2. Bobby (Norman) Peeler (12/13/1961 – )
      3. 3. David (Lee) Peeler (05/24/1968 – )
    3. 3. Phyllis (Ann) Peeler (07/10/1941 – 05/25/2019)
    4. 4. Dorothy (Michelle) Peeler (17 Aug 1954 – )
    5. 5. Children (of Walt and) Sharlene

James Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1892
08/27/1892
Birth of James Henry Powell in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
1971
06/21/1971
Age 79
Death of James Henry Powell in Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08/27/1892
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Marriage Records, 1741-2011

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 06/21/1971
    Event Place: Lincoln County, North Carolina, USA
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