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Morgan Lee Powell 1891 – 1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 MAR 1891

Birth Location: Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 2 APR 1965

Death Location: Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Thomas Powell

Mother: Euphemia Messer

Spouse(s): Mary Pickett

Children(s): Claude Powell, Morgan Powell, Willie Powell, Lola Powell, Charles Powell

In 1891, Morgan Lee Powell Sr. entered the world in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA, born to Thomas Jefferson Powell and Euphemia “Phemie” Messer. Morgan Lee Powell Sr. married Mary Frances Pickett, and had children including Claude Vernon Powell, Morgan Lee Powell, Willie Eugene Powell, Lola Jean Powell, Charles Jefferson Powell. Morgan Lee Powell Sr. passed away in 1965 in Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1891, Morgan Lee Powell Sr. entered the world in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA, born to Thomas Jefferson Powell and Euphemia “Phemie” Messer.
  • Morgan Lee Powell Sr. married Mary Frances Pickett, and had children including Claude Vernon Powell, Morgan Lee Powell, Willie Eugene Powell, Lola Jean Powell, Charles Jefferson Powell.
  • Morgan Lee Powell Sr. passed away in 1965 in Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Powell
1860 – 1920
Birth Location: Knox, Kentucky, USA
TP
Euphemia Messer
1863 – 1951
Birth Location: Clay Co. Ky.
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Spouses(s)

Mary Pickett
1897 – 1982
Birth Location: –
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Children(s)

Claude Powell
1916 – 1998
Birth Location: Antlers, Pushmataha County, Oklahoma, USA
CP
Morgan Powell
1918 – 2016
Birth Location: Wilson, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA
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Willie Powell
1926 – 2006
Birth Location: Wilson, Carter County, Oklahoma, USA
WP
Lola Powell
1932 –
Birth Location: –
LP
Charles Powell
1930 –
Birth Location: Seminole, Okla
CP

Morgan Powell's Ancestors

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Morgan Powell
1891 – 1965
Birth Place: Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Thomas Jefferson Powell
1860 – 1920
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Euphemia (“Phemie”) Messer
1863 – 1951
Clay Co. Ky.
Grandparents
William Powell
1831 – 1911
Kentucky, USA
Mahala (“Haley”) Wright
1839 – 1880
Knox C0. KY., Kentucky, USA
Ambrose Messer
1827 – 1900
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Clarinda (" Clara") Taylor
1819 – 1900
Knox, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Wright
1816 – 1850
Clarinda Taylor
1819 – 1900
Cornelius Taylor
1794 – 1874
Sarah Walker
1794 – 1880
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cornelius Taylor
1794 – 1874
Sarah Walker
1794 – 1880
Walter Walker
1765 – 1850
Elizabeth McGill
1780 – 1856

Morgan Powell's Descendants

1.
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Morgan (Lee) Powell (4 MAR 1891 – 2 APR 1965) m. Mary (Frances) Pickett (24 JUL 1897 – 12 APR 1982)
  1. 1. Claude (Vernon) Powell (2 MAR 1916 – 21 JUN 1998)
  2. 2. Morgan (Lee) Powell (13 JUN 1918 – 5 JAN 2016)
  3. 3. Willie (Eugene) Powell (12 MAY 1926 – 30 JUN 2006) m. Louise Nations (1922 – 20 SEP 2009)
    1. 1. Steve Powell
    2. 2. Greg Nations-Powell
    3. 3. Pam Powell
  4. 4. Lola (Jean) Powell (13 NOV 1932 – )
  5. 5. Charles (Jefferson) Powell (18 MAR 1930 – ) m. Carol (Lou) Ricker (1934 – )
    1. 1. Carrie (Morgan) Powell (22 JAN 1970 – )

Morgan Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1891
4 MAR 1891
Birth of Morgan Lee Powell Sr. in Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA
1965
2 APR 1965
Age 74
Death of Morgan Lee Powell Sr. in Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA
Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 MAR 1891
    Event Place: Barbourville, Knox County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 2 APR 1965
    Event Place: Norman, Cleveland County, Oklahoma, USA
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