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Ray Powell 1896–1957 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: May 19, 1896

Birth Location: Drakes Creek, Madison, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: December 17, 1957

Death Location: Fullerton, Orange, California

Father: Dr. Powell

Mother: Amanda Nail

Spouse(s): Lena Counts

Children(s): Helen Powell, Maxine Powell, George Powell

Ray Powell was born in 1896 in Drakes Creek, Madison, Arkansas, USA, the child of Dr George Newton Powell And Amanda W Mandy Nail. Ray Powell married Lena Chloe Counts, and had children including George Julian Powell, Helen Dean Powell, Joan Marie Powell, Maxine Thelma Powell. Ray Powell passed away in 1957 in Fullerton, Orange, California.

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Biography

  • Ray Powell was born in 1896 in Drakes Creek, Madison, Arkansas, USA, the child of Dr George Newton Powell And Amanda W Mandy Nail.
  • Ray Powell married Lena Chloe Counts, and had children including George Julian Powell, Helen Dean Powell, Joan Marie Powell, Maxine Thelma Powell.
  • Ray Powell passed away in 1957 in Fullerton, Orange, California.

Immediate Family

Parents

Dr. Powell
1858–1932
Birth Location: Madison County, Arkansas
DP
Amanda Nail
1867–1909
Birth Location: Drake's Creek, Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
AN

Spouses(s)

Lena Counts
1897–1986
Birth Location: Wesley, Madison, Arkansas, USA
LC

Children(s)

Helen Powell
1918–1993
Birth Location: Wesley, Madison, Arkansas, USA
HP
Maxine Powell
1916–2010
Birth Location: Wesley, Madison County, Arkansas, USA
MP
George Powell
1919–
Birth Location: Muskogee, Oklahoma, USA
GP

Ray Powell's Ancestors

Self
Ray Powell
1896–1957
Birth Place: Drakes Creek, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Parents
Dr. George Newton Powell
1858–1932
Madison County, Arkansas
Amanda (W (Mandy)) Nail
1867–1909
Drake's Creek, Arkansas City, Arkansas, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
James ((Jim) Millberry) Powell
1831–1907
Cannon, Tennessee, United States
Lucienda ("Lucy" Jane) Reeves
1829–1907
Cannon, Tennessee, United States
Fox (Taylor) Nail
1831–1912
McCracken County, Kentucky, USA
Nancy (Harriet Revis Nail) :)
1835–1926
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Henry Powell
1799–1887
Jeremiah Reeves
1794–1861
Elizabeth Powell
1794–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ray Powell's Descendants

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Ray Powell (May 19, 1896–December 17, 1957) m. Lena (Chloe) Counts (13 Sep 1897–1 Jun 1986)
  1. 1. Helen (Dean) Powell 1918–1993 m. Kenneth (Benjamin) Townsend 1915–1995
    1. 1. Loretta (Jean) Townsend 1937–2008 m. Harold (Duane) Winfrey 1935–2020
  2. 2. Maxine (Thelma) Powell 1916–2010
  3. 3. George (Julian) Powell 1919–

Ray Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1896
May 19, 1896
Birth of Ray Powell in Drakes Creek, Madison, Arkansas, USA
Drakes Creek, Madison, Arkansas, USA
1957
December 17, 1957
Age 61
Death of Ray Powell in Fullerton, Orange, California
Fullerton, Orange, California

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: May 19, 1896
    Event Place: Drakes Creek, Madison, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 17, 1957
    Event Place: Fullerton, Orange, California
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