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Margaret Evelyn Ashley 1887–1973 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Aug 1887

Birth Location: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States

Death Date: 11 Oct 1973

Death Location: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States

Father: Samuel Ashley

Mother: Missouri Criswell

Spouse(s): William I

Children(s): Barbara Powell, Dallas Sr., Iva Powell, Douglas Powell, Wyley Powell, Ozy Powell, Clifford Powell, Norman Powell, William Powell, Howard Powell, George Powell

Margaret Evelyn Ashley was born in 1887 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States, the child of Samuel T Ashley And Missouri Jane Criswell. Margaret Evelyn Ashley married William Henry Powell I, and had children including Barbara Etta Powell, Clifford Franklin Powell, Dallas E Powell Sr, Douglas Herman Powell, George Samuel Powell, Howard Weldon Powell, Iva Powell, Norman Anderson Joe Powell, Ozy Powell, William Osie Powell, Wyley Powell. Margaret Evelyn Ashley passed away in 1973 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States.

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Biography

  • Margaret Evelyn Ashley was born in 1887 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States, the child of Samuel T Ashley And Missouri Jane Criswell.
  • Margaret Evelyn Ashley married William Henry Powell I, and had children including Barbara Etta Powell, Clifford Franklin Powell, Dallas E Powell Sr, Douglas Herman Powell, George Samuel Powell, Howard Weldon Powell, Iva Powell, Norman Anderson Joe Powell, Ozy Powell, William Osie Powell, Wyley Powell.
  • Margaret Evelyn Ashley passed away in 1973 in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Margaret Ashley's Ancestors

Self
Margaret Ashley
1887–1973
Birth Place: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States
Parents
Samuel T. Ashley
1863–1933
Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States
Missouri (Jane) Criswell
1858–1933
Yazoo County, Mississippi, USA
Grandparents
William (Isaac) Ashley
1832–1882
Barnwell, Barnwell, South Carolina, United States
Margaret Robinett
1838–1924
Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, USA
Thomas (Ozias) Criswell
1837–1867
Alabama, USA
Mary (Everline) Plunkett
1838–1889
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
Charles Ashley
1807–1870
Mary Dicks
1814–1900
Elizabeth Gardner
1803–1882
Benjamin Plunkett
1796–1852
Elizabeth Rough
1796–1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Ashley
1765–1813
Elizabeth Wilson
1775–1835
Ashel Gardner
1767–1832
Sarah Andrews
1774–1830
James Jr*
1767–1841
Susannah Smither
1770–1807

Margaret Ashley's Descendants

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Margaret (Evelyn) Ashley (3 Aug 1887–11 Oct 1973) m. William (Henry Powell) I (Oct 4, 1879–Dec 15, 1944)
  1. 1. Barbara (Etta) Powell 1914–1969
  2. 2. Dallas (E. Powell) Sr. 1911–1989 m. Ada (Mae) Bond 1916–1987
    1. 1. Willie (Edward) Powell 1937–1937
    2. 2. Fay (Idell) Powell 1931–1933
    3. 3. Marilyn (Mae) Powell 1945–2015
    4. 4. Sally (Ann) Powell 1943–2011
    5. 5. William (Henry Powell) II 1939–2011
    6. 6. Sanders Powell 1933–2015
  3. 3. Iva Powell 1907–
  4. 4. Douglas (Herman) Powell 1918–1918
  5. 5. Wyley Powell 1888–
  6. 6. Ozy Powell 1907–
  7. 7. Clifford (Franklin) Powell 1919–1921
  8. 8. Norman (Anderson "Joe") Powell 1909–1967 m. Bevie Powell 1909–2011
    1. 1. Travis (Arnold) Powell 1942–2003
  9. 9. William (Osie) Powell 1907–1969
  10. 10. Howard (Weldon) Powell 1904–1967
  11. 11. George (Samuel) Powell 1924–1973

Margaret Ashley's Timeline

2 Records

1887
3 Aug 1887
Birth of Margaret Evelyn Ashley in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States
Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States
1973
11 Oct 1973
Age 86
Death of Margaret Evelyn Ashley in Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States
Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Aug 1887
    Event Place: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Oct 1973
    Event Place: Yazoo City, Yazoo, Mississippi, United States

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