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Marcus Allen Powell 1836 – 1920 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 18 August 1836

Birth Location: Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America

Death Date: 17 Feb 1920

Death Location: Steep Creek, Lowndes Co., AL

Father: Allen Powell

Mother: Elizabeth Smith

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Marcus Allen Powell was born in 1836 in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Allen Powell and Elizabeth Woodruff Smith. Marcus Allen Powell passed away in 1920 in Steep Creek, Lowndes Co., AL.

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Biography

  • Marcus Allen Powell was born in 1836 in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America, the child of Allen Powell and Elizabeth Woodruff Smith.
  • Marcus Allen Powell passed away in 1920 in Steep Creek, Lowndes Co., AL.

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Marcus Powell's Ancestors

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Marcus Powell
1836 – 1920
Birth Place: Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America
Parents
Allen Powell
1791 – 1873
Halifax Co., NC
Elizabeth (Woodruff) Smith
1810 – 1886
Halifax County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
George ((Slave Owner)) Powell
1770 – 1848
South Carolina, United States
Sarah ("Asa") Harwell
1765 – 1841
Great-Grandparents
Sterling Harwell
1734 – 1806
Mary Rivers
1745 – 1800
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mark Harwell
1700 – 1785
Sarah Pepper
1737 – 1783

Marcus Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1836
18 August 1836
Birth of Marcus Allen Powell in Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America
Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America
1920
17 Feb 1920
Age 84
Death of Marcus Allen Powell in Steep Creek, Lowndes Co., AL
Steep Creek, Lowndes Co., AL

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 18 August 1836
    Event Place: Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1920
    Event Place: Steep Creek, Lowndes Co., AL
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Letohatchee, Lowndes County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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