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Reuben Knight Powell 1756 – 1823 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1756

Birth Location: Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 3 Mar 1823

Death Location: Jefferson, Georgia, USA

Father: Reuben Powell

Mother: Mary Cottle

Spouse(s): Rebecca Windham

Children(s): Theophilus Powell, Jason Powell, Elve Fleming, Rebecca Heath

Reuben Knight Powell Jr. was born in 1756 in Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, United States, the child of Reuben Powell and Mary Harlowin Cottle. Reuben Knight Powell Jr. married Rebecca Windham, and had children including Theophilus Powell, Jason Powell, Elve Fleming, Rebecca Heath. Reuben Knight Powell Jr. passed away in 1823 in Jefferson, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • Reuben Knight Powell Jr. was born in 1756 in Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, United States, the child of Reuben Powell and Mary Harlowin Cottle.
  • Reuben Knight Powell Jr. married Rebecca Windham, and had children including Theophilus Powell, Jason Powell, Elve Fleming, Rebecca Heath.
  • Reuben Knight Powell Jr. passed away in 1823 in Jefferson, Georgia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Reuben Powell's Ancestors

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Reuben Powell
1756 – 1823
Birth Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, United States
Parents
Reuben Powell
1715 – 1783
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Mary (Harlowin) Cottle
1729 – 1758
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Thomas (C) Powell
1678 – 1751
Smithfield, Isle of Wight, Virginia, United States
Mary (Tamsey) Turkey
1682 – 1725
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
thomas cottle
1685 –
, Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Mary Brown
1690 – 1785
, , Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Powell
1647 – 1712
Jane Boulding
1650 – 1692
Thomas Turke
1669 – 1702
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Richard Powell
1625 – 1658
Elizabeth Bouldin
1623 –
Thomas Bauldin
1584 – 1655
Mary Francis
1583 – 1660
John Turk
1638 – 1700
Phebe Frost
1638 –

Reuben Powell's Descendants

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Reuben (Knight) Powell (1756 – 3 Mar 1823) m. Rebecca Windham (1746 – 3 Mar 1823)
  1. 1. Theophilus Powell (1790 – 11 December 1823) m. Sarah Roe (1795 – 26 November 1824)
    1. 1. Reuben (Knight) Powell (1822 – Abt. 1875) m. Mary (Ann) Hall (1829 – ) m. Caroline Powell (abt 1836 – )
      1. 1. William (Theophilus) Powell (1846 – )
      2. 2. Thomas Powell (1860 – )
      3. 3. Robert Powell (1860 – )
      4. 4. Sarah (Francis) Powell (14 Sep 1850 – 10 May 1928) m. David (George Washington) Odom (14 May 1854 – 10 Feb 1910)
        1. 1. James ("Jim" David George Washington) Odom (28 May 1875 – 20 May 1965) m. Mary (Etta) Faircloth (30 May 1875 – 13 Mar 1957)
      5. 5. Mary (E) Powell (abt 1859 – )
      6. 6. Nancy (J) Powell (abt 1867 – )
  2. 2. Jason Powell
  3. 3. Elve Fleming
  4. 4. Rebecca Heath

Reuben Powell's Timeline

6 Records

1746
1746
Birth of Reuben Knight Powell Jr. in Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, USA
Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, USA
1746
1746
Birth of Reuben Knight Powell Jr. in Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, United States
Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, United States
1756
1756
Birth of Reuben Knight Powell Jr. in Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, United States
Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, United States
1786
1786
Age 30
Reuben Knight Powell Jr. was married in Jefferson, Georgia, USA
Jefferson, Georgia, USA
1823
3 Mar 1823
Age 67
Death of Reuben Knight Powell Jr. in Jefferson County, Georgia, USA
Jefferson County, Georgia, USA
1823
3 Mar 1823
Age 67
Death of Reuben Knight Powell Jr. in Jefferson, Georgia, USA
Jefferson, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1746
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1756
    Event Place: Louisville, Jefferson, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1786
    Event Place: Jefferson, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1823
    Event Place: Jefferson County, Georgia, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1823
    Event Place: Jefferson, Georgia, USA

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