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Merle Fern Powell 1903–1938 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Mar 1903

Birth Location: Perry Tp, Jackson, Iowa

Death Date: 1938

Death Location: Des Moines, IA

Father: Kinsey Powell

Mother: Belle Long

Spouse(s): Archibald Woodyard

Children(s): Richard Woodyard, Katherine Woodyard

Merle Fern Powell was born in 1903 in Perry Tp, Jackson, Iowa, the child of Kinsey Powell And Belle Long. Merle Fern Powell married Archibald Archie Woodyard, and had children including Katherine Lorene Woodyard, Richard Louis Woodyard. Merle Fern Powell passed away in 1938 in Des Moines, IA.

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Biography

  • Merle Fern Powell was born in 1903 in Perry Tp, Jackson, Iowa, the child of Kinsey Powell And Belle Long.
  • Merle Fern Powell married Archibald Archie Woodyard, and had children including Katherine Lorene Woodyard, Richard Louis Woodyard.
  • Merle Fern Powell passed away in 1938 in Des Moines, IA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Merle Powell's Ancestors

Self
Merle Powell
1903–1938
Birth Place: Perry Tp, Jackson, Iowa
Parents
Kinsey Powell
1854–1925
Iowa
Belle Long
1868–1926
Illinois
Grandparents
Andrew Long
1836–1911
Canada
Anna Welter
1836–1912
St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada
Great-Grandparents
Moses Long
1795–1878
Elizabeth Nellis
1811–1853
John Welter
1802–1879
Christina Bastedo
1809–1889
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Sr.
1776–1856
Nancy Bolton
1780–1862
Andrew Nelles
1786–1881
Martha Martin
1792–1874
Johann Welther
1771–1855
Anna Hendershot
1777–1842

Merle Powell's Descendants

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Merle (Fern) Powell (17 Mar 1903–1938) m. Archibald ("Archie") Woodyard (11 Jan 1896–Jul 1971)
  1. 1. Richard (Louis) Woodyard 1922–1977
  2. 2. Katherine (Lorene) Woodyard 1923–1990

Merle Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1903
17 Mar 1903
Birth of Merle Fern Powell in Perry Tp, Jackson, Iowa
Perry Tp, Jackson, Iowa
1938
1938
Age 35
Death of Merle Fern Powell in Des Moines, IA
Des Moines, IA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1903
    Event Place: Perry Tp, Jackson, Iowa
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa, Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947
    [2] Iowa, Select Marriages

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1938
    Event Place: Des Moines, IA

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