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William H Powell 1873–1965 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: About 1873

Birth Location: Michigan

Death Date: 11 Nov 1965

Death Location: Yale, St Clair, Michigan, USA

Father: David Powell

Mother: Ellenor Smith

Spouse(s): Anna Hawker, Mary Westlake

Children(s): Mary Powell, Charles Powell, Mabel Powell, William Powell, Mildred Powell, Leon Powell

William H Powell was born in 1873 in Michigan, the child of David Powell And Ellenor Barcilla Smith. William H Powell married Anna Annie L Hawker, Mary Matilda Tillie Westlake, and had children including Charles Henry Powell, Leon Alanson Powell, Mabel Powell, Mary A Powell, Mildred Agnes Powell, William Levern Powell. William H Powell passed away in 1965 in Yale, St Clair, Michigan, USA.

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Biography

  • William H Powell was born in 1873 in Michigan, the child of David Powell And Ellenor Barcilla Smith.
  • William H Powell married Anna Annie L Hawker, Mary Matilda Tillie Westlake, and had children including Charles Henry Powell, Leon Alanson Powell, Mabel Powell, Mary A Powell, Mildred Agnes Powell, William Levern Powell.
  • William H Powell passed away in 1965 in Yale, St Clair, Michigan, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

David Powell
1852–
Birth Location: West Nissouri, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
DP
Ellenor Smith
1852–1872
Birth Location: Canada
ES

Spouses(s)

Anna Hawker
1872–1952
Birth Location: Greenwood, St Clair County, Michigan, USA
AH
Mary Westlake
1878–
Birth Location: Excelsior, Hennepin, Minnesota
MW

Children(s)

Mary Powell
1903–1975
Birth Location: Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan, USA
MP
Charles Powell
1904–1984
Birth Location: Greenwood Township, St. Clair, Michigan
CP
Mabel Powell
1906–1926
Birth Location: Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan, USA
MP
William Powell
1908–1994
Birth Location: Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan, USA
WP
Mildred Powell
1905–1966
Birth Location: Minnesota, USA
MP
Leon Powell
1896–1963
Birth Location: Brainerd, Crow Wing, Minnesota, USA
LP

William Powell's Ancestors

Self
William Powell
1873–1965
Birth Place: Michigan
Parents
David Powell
1852–
West Nissouri, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada
Ellenor (Barcilla) Smith
1852–1872
Canada
Grandparents
Daniel (T) Powell
1806–1890
Nenagh, Tippary, Ireland
Selena (Alice) Brown
1817–1890
Erie County, New York, USA
William Smith
1824–
Canada
Sarah A
1831–
Canada
Great-Grandparents
Ambrose POWELL
1770–1822
Margaret Holway
1775–1820
David Sr
1780–1856
Susanna MacEntee
1773–1844
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Robert Powell
1744–1814
Mary Lloyd
1744–1799
William Holway
1750–
James Brown
1750–
Mary McDowall
1751–1835
Patritis McEntee
1740–
Margarita Hanlan
1743–

William Powell's Descendants

1.
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William (H) Powell (About 1873–11 Nov 1965) m. Anna ((Annie) L) Hawker (1872–3 DEC 1952) m. Mary (Matilda (Tillie)) Westlake (21 Oct 1878–)
  1. 1. Mary (A) Powell 1903–1975 m. Roy (Royal) Fretenborough 1899–1983
  2. 2. Charles (Henry) Powell 1904–1984
  3. 3. Mabel Powell 1906–1926
  4. 4. William (Levern) Powell 1908–1994
  5. 5. Mildred (Agnes) Powell 1905–1966 m. Carl (Arthur) Anderson 1905–1947 m. Rudolph Olson 1900–1935
    1. 1. Carl (Arthur) Anderson 1939–2020 m. Jeanette Henderson 1939–2022
    2. 2. Floyd (Leon) Anderson 1941–2018
    3. 3. Ruth Olson 1926–1981 m. Donald (R) Hiibschman 1925–
    4. 4. William Olson 1928–2005 m. Alyce (Teresa) Staab 1933–1990
  6. 6. Leon (Alanson) Powell 1896–1963 m. Betty (Evalena) Zachary 1902–1983
    1. 1. Myrtle (Mildred) Powell 1923–2016

William Powell's Timeline

10 Records

1868
16 Mar 1868
Birth of William H Powell in Brockway, St Clair, Michigan, United States
Brockway, St Clair, Michigan, United States
1870
16 Mar 1870
Birth of William H Powell in Brockway Centre, St Clair, Michigan, USA
Brockway Centre, St Clair, Michigan, USA
1873
About 1873
Birth of William H Powell in Michigan
Michigan
1880
1880
Age 7
William H Powell resided here in Fremont, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
Fremont, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
1905
5 Jun 1905
Age 32
William H Powell resided here in Wolf Lake, Becker, Minnesota, USA
Wolf Lake, Becker, Minnesota, USA
1910
1910
Age 37
William H Powell resided here in Osage, Becker, Minnesota, USA
Osage, Becker, Minnesota, USA
1920
1920
Age 47
William H Powell resided here in Parshall, Mountrail, North Dakota, USA
Parshall, Mountrail, North Dakota, USA
1935
1935
Age 62
William H Powell resided here in Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan
Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan
1940
1940
Age 67
William H Powell resided here in Greenwood Twp, Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan, USA
Greenwood Twp, Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan, USA
1965
11 Nov 1965
Age 92
Death of William H Powell in Yale, St Clair, Michigan, USA
Yale, St Clair, Michigan, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1868
    Event Place: Brockway, St Clair, Michigan, United States
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Mar 1870
    Event Place: Brockway Centre, St Clair, Michigan, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: About 1873
    Event Place: Michigan

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Fremont, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Fremont, Sanilac, Michigan; Roll: 605; Page: 106B; Enumeration District: 334

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 5 Jun 1905
    Event Place: Wolf Lake, Becker, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: Minnesota, U.S., Territorial and State Censuses, 1849-1905

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Osage, Becker, Minnesota, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Parshall, Mountrail, North Dakota, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01815; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 74-16

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Greenwood Twp, Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Greenwood, St Clair, Michigan; Roll: m-t0627-01815; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 74-16

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1965
    Event Place: Yale, St Clair, Michigan, USA
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