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Louis Powell 1931 – 2017 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1931

Birth Location: Louisiana

Death Date: 1 Sep 2017

Death Location: Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA

Father: Benjamin Powell

Mother: Mattie Philips

Spouse(s): Sarah Tyson

Children(s): Stephanie Tyson, Kirk Tyson

Louis Powell was born in 1931 in Louisiana, the child of Benjamin 'Ben' Powell and Mattie Mae Philips. In 1935, Louis Powell resided in Houston, Harris, Texas. Louis Powell married Sarah 'Sally' Kaye Tyson, and had children including Stephanie Gail Tyson, Kirk Louis Tyson. Louis Powell passed away in 2017 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Louis Powell was born in 1931 in Louisiana, the child of Benjamin 'Ben' Powell and Mattie Mae Philips.
  • In 1935, Louis Powell resided in Houston, Harris, Texas.
  • Louis Powell married Sarah 'Sally' Kaye Tyson, and had children including Stephanie Gail Tyson, Kirk Louis Tyson.
  • Louis Powell passed away in 2017 in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Louis Powell's Ancestors

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Louis Powell
1931 – 2017
Birth Place: Louisiana
Parents
Benjamin 'Ben' Powell
1879 – 1986
Logansport, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
Mattie (Mae) Philips
1902 – 1972
Keatchie, De Soto, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Allen) Powell
1893 –
Louisiana, USA
Anna Washington
1862 – 1925
New Orleans, Orleans, Louisiana, USA
Henry Phillips
1871 –
Louisiana
Edna (Phillips) Hall
1880 –
Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
George Washington
1825 – 1955
Margaret Washington
1825 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Louis Powell's Descendants

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Louis Powell (abt 1931 – 1 Sep 2017) m. Sarah ('Sally' Kaye) Tyson (abt 1937 – 12 Nov 2015)
  1. 1. Stephanie (Gail) Tyson (28 Feb 1956 – 23 May 2020) m. Norris (Mitchell) Carter (abt 1950 – )
    1. 1. Navodka (Dawn) Carter (30 Mar 1981 – )
    2. 2. Norrelle (Mazadana) Carter (21 Mar 1993 – )
  2. 2. Kirk (Louis) Tyson (12 Nov 1959 – Oct 1994)

Louis Powell's Timeline

6 Records

1931
Apr 1931
Birth of Louis Powell in Keachie, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
Keachie, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA
1931
abt 1931
Birth of Louis Powell in Louisiana
Louisiana
1935
1935
Age 4
Louis Powell resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas
Houston, Harris, Texas
1940
1940
Age 9
Louis Powell resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
1950
1950
Age 19
Louis Powell resided here in Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
2017
1 Sep 2017
Age 86
Death of Louis Powell in Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 1931
    Event Place: Keachie, De Soto Parish, Louisiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1931
    Event Place: Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04190; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 258-1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04190; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 258-1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Houston, Harris, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04190; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 258-1

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Houston, Harris, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Sep 2017
    Event Place: Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA

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