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Robert Eldridge Powell 1896 – 1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 February 1896

Birth Location: Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA

Death Date: 17 October 1942

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Father: Eldridge Powell

Mother: Nellie Munson

Spouse(s): Lora Goodner

Children(s): Robert Powell, Dorothy Powell

Robert Eldridge Powell was born in 1896 in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA, the child of Eldridge Manley Powell and Nellie Mae Munson. In 1910, Robert Eldridge Powell resided in Bloomington Ward 1, McLean, Illinois, USA. In 1930, Robert Eldridge Powell resided in Chicago (Districts 0251-0500), Chicago, Cook, Illi. Robert Eldridge Powell married Lora May Goodner, and had children including Robert Russell Powell, Dorothy June Powell. Robert Eldridge Powell passed away in 1942 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Eldridge Powell was born in 1896 in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA, the child of Eldridge Manley Powell and Nellie Mae Munson.
  • In 1910, Robert Eldridge Powell resided in Bloomington Ward 1, McLean, Illinois, USA.
  • In 1930, Robert Eldridge Powell resided in Chicago (Districts 0251-0500), Chicago, Cook, Illi.
  • Robert Eldridge Powell married Lora May Goodner, and had children including Robert Russell Powell, Dorothy June Powell.
  • Robert Eldridge Powell passed away in 1942 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert Powell's Ancestors

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Robert Powell
1896 – 1942
Birth Place: Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA
Parents
Eldridge Manley Powell
1867 – 1933
McLean County, Illinois, USA
Nellie (Mae) Munson
1871 – 1949
Randolph, McLean, Illinois, USA
Grandparents
William Munson
1844 – 1920
Randolph, McLean, Illinois, USA
Amanda (Jane) Scogin
1845 – 1924
De Witt, De Witt, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Scogin
1813 – 1881
Margaret Karr
1815 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Schoggan
1750 – 1818
Jane Taylor
1770 – 1818
Walter Karr
1781 – 1823
Margaret Wellers
1784 – 1849

Robert Powell's Descendants

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Robert (Eldridge) Powell (19 February 1896 – 17 October 1942) m. Lora (May) Goodner (23 Oct 1896 – 5 Aug 1991)
  1. 1. Robert (Russell) Powell (10 Oct 1914 – 23 Jul 1998) m. Lorraine (M) Hinze (11 May 1928 – 13 Jun 1999) m. Martha Powell (abt 1917 – )
    1. 1. Marilyn Powell (abt 1940 – ) m. Jones
    2. 2. Myla Powell (Abt. 1941 – ) m. Benson
  2. 2. Dorothy (June) Powell (31 May 1921 – 3 Oct 1990) m. Wallace (Edgar) Jacobson (30 November 1919 – 31 December 1970)
    1. 1. Steven (E.) Jacobson (26 January 1947 – 30 July 1999)
      1. 1. John (Wallace) Jacobson (11 Jul 1969 – )
      2. 2. Jennifer Jacobson (6 Oct 1974 – ) m. John (Thomas) Kelly (27 Apr 1973 – )
        1. 1. Shannon (Nicole) Kelly
        2. 2. John (Thomas) Kelly
    2. 2. Robert Jacobson (15 Feb 1948 – )

Robert Powell's Timeline

4 Records

1896
19 February 1896
Birth of Robert Eldridge Powell in Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA
Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA
1910
1910
Age 14
Robert Eldridge Powell resided here in Bloomington Ward 1, McLean, Illinois, USA
Bloomington Ward 1, McLean, Illinois, USA
1930
1930
Age 34
Robert Eldridge Powell resided here in Chicago (Districts 0251-0500), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago (Districts 0251-0500), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
1942
17 October 1942
Age 46
Death of Robert Eldridge Powell in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 February 1896
    Event Place: Bloomington, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1910 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Bloomington Ward 1, McLean, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Chicago (Districts 0251-0500), Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0259; FHL microfilm: 2340159

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 October 1942
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Bloomington, McLean County, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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