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Marshall Eli Powell 1883–1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 Dec 1883

Birth Location: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 14 Dec 1947

Death Location: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA

Father: Allen Powell

Mother: Nancy Thetford

Spouse(s): Birdie Mayo

Children(s): Ruby Powell, Harry Powell, Robert Powell, Clayton Powell

Marshall Eli Powell was born in 1883 in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Allen A Powell And Nancy Elizabeth Thetford. Marshall Eli Powell married Birdie Ann Mayo, and had children including Clayton Hughes Powell, Harry Brown Powell, Robert Nolan Powell, Ruby Nell Powell. Marshall Eli Powell passed away in 1947 in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • Marshall Eli Powell was born in 1883 in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Allen A Powell And Nancy Elizabeth Thetford.
  • Marshall Eli Powell married Birdie Ann Mayo, and had children including Clayton Hughes Powell, Harry Brown Powell, Robert Nolan Powell, Ruby Nell Powell.
  • Marshall Eli Powell passed away in 1947 in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Allen Powell
1839–1922
Birth Location: Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
AP
Nancy Thetford
1845–1926
Birth Location: Idlewild, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
NT

Spouses(s)

Birdie Mayo
1886–1963
Birth Location: Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
BM

Children(s)

Ruby Powell
1921–2002
Birth Location: Idlewilde, Gibson Co, TN
RP
Harry Powell
1910–1972
Birth Location: Idlewild,Gibson Co.,Tennessee
HP
Robert Powell
1914–1953
Birth Location: Gibson Co. Tennessee (Idlewild)
RP
Clayton Powell
1916–1983
Birth Location: Idlewild,Gibson Co,Tennessee
CP

Marshall Powell's Ancestors

Self
Marshall Powell
1883–1947
Birth Place: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Allen A Powell
1839–1922
Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA
Nancy (Elizabeth) Thetford
1845–1926
Idlewild, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Walter (M.) Thetford
1815–1860
South Carolina, United States
Barbara (Jane "Barbery") Holt
1818–1873
Gibson County, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Simon Thetford
1784–1868
Michael II
1778–1876
Hannah Martin
1795–1878
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Peter Holt
1725–1812
Rachel Schofield
1763–1835
Nathaniel Martin
1755–1841
Frances Turner
1765–1841

Marshall Powell's Descendants

1.
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Marshall (Eli) Powell (8 Dec 1883–14 Dec 1947) m. Birdie (Ann) Mayo (23 Jun 1886–3 May 1963)
  1. 1. Ruby (Nell) Powell 1921–2002
  2. 2. Harry (Brown) Powell 1910–1972
  3. 3. Robert (Nolan) Powell 1914–1953
  4. 4. Clayton (Hughes) Powell 1916–1983 m. Cornelia (Beauton) Chandler 1917–1994
    1. 1. Clayton (Hughes Jr) Powell 1945–2020

Marshall Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1883
8 Dec 1883
Birth of Marshall Eli Powell in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
1947
14 Dec 1947
Age 64
Death of Marshall Eli Powell in Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 Dec 1883
    Event Place: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Dec 1947
    Event Place: Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, USA
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