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Willard Tenny Powell 1879–1953 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Jul 1879

Birth Location: Dyer County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 4 Dec 1953

Death Location: RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Powell

Mother: Mary (Powell)

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In 1879, Willard Tenny Powell entered the world in Dyer County, Tennessee, USA, born to William Powell And Mary Jane Mahon Powell. In 1910, Willard Tenny Powell resided in Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee, USA. In 1920, Willard Tenny Powell resided in Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee, USA. Willard Tenny Powell passed away in 1953 in RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1879, Willard Tenny Powell entered the world in Dyer County, Tennessee, USA, born to William Powell And Mary Jane Mahon Powell.
  • In 1910, Willard Tenny Powell resided in Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1920, Willard Tenny Powell resided in Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee, USA.
  • Willard Tenny Powell passed away in 1953 in RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA.

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Willard Powell's Ancestors

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Willard Powell
1879–1953
Birth Place: Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Powell
1834–1908
Tennessee, USA
Mary (Jane Mahon) (Powell)
1842–1929
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
William (Jackson) Mahon
1816–1904
Tennessee, USA
Rebecca (Burns) Mahon
1823–1860
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Burns
1791–1839
Charlotte Booth
1787–1846
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John (DAR)
1753–1837
Isabella (✓)
–1824
Stephen Boothe
1762–1832
Penelope Guthry
1767–1850

Willard Powell's Timeline

4 Records

1879
27 Jul 1879
Birth of Willard Tenny Powell in Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 31
Willard Tenny Powell resided here in Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1920
1920
Age 41
Willard Tenny Powell resided here in Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
1953
4 Dec 1953
Age 74
Death of Willard Tenny Powell in Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Jul 1879
    Event Place: Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Civil District 7, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1953
    Event Place: Dyersburg, Dyer, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Tennessee, U.S., Death Records
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: RoEllen, Dyer County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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