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Wiley (Willie) Powell 1830–1861 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1830

Birth Location: Wake County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 4 Oct 1861

Death Location: Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA

Father: Dempsey Powell

Mother: Polly Wall

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Children(s):

The story of Wiley (Willie) Powell began in 1830 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA. Wiley (Willie) Powell passed away in 1861 in Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Wiley (Willie) Powell began in 1830 in Wake County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Wiley (Willie) Powell passed away in 1861 in Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA.

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Children(s)

Wiley Powell's Ancestors

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Wiley Powell
1830–1861
Birth Place: Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Dempsey F Powell
1802–1865
Wake, North Carolina, USA
Polly Wall
1800–1845
North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Caswell Powell
1780–1814
North Carolina, USA
Betsy Hill
1779–1805
of, Wake, North Carolina
Burrell ((Burwell)) Wall
1757–1834
Northampton County, North Carolina
Elizabeth Fort
1762–1845
Sussex, Sussex, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Dempsey Powell
1755–1808
Pleasant Benton
1758–1796
Arthur Wall
1733–1840
Mary Knight
1748–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Cader Powell
1715–1785
Anna Powell
1725–1789

Wiley Powell's Timeline

2 Records

1830
1830
Birth of Wiley (Willie) Powell in Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Wake County, North Carolina, USA
1861
4 Oct 1861
Age 31
Death of Wiley (Willie) Powell in Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1830
    Event Place: Wake County, North Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Oct 1861
    Event Place: Richmond, Wise County, Virginia, USA

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