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Reuben S. POWELL

Reuben S. POWELL

Male 1825 - 1890  (65 years)

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  • Name Reuben S. POWELL 
    Born 11 May 1825  Taylor Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2] 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850, 1860  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Census 1870, 1880  Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Occupation farmer  [3] 
    Died 2 Dec 1890  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5] 
    Buried Victory Baptist Church Cemetery, Wiseman Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    • Headstones of Reuben S. Powell and his wife Malinda are inscribed with the phrase "In Memory of," which leaves open the possibility that they were actually interred elsewhere.
    Person ID I49391  Doddridge County Roots
    Last Modified 25 Nov 2014 

    Father Reuben POWELL,   b. 1790, Loudoun Co, VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 1827, Harrison Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 37 years) 
    Mother Eleanor BAILEY,   b. 1798,   d. 1860  (Age 62 years) 
    Family ID F43765  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Malinda BAILEY,   b. 28 Mar 1819,   d. 4 Jun 1889, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 70 years)  [7] 
    Children 
    +1. Monterville Floyd POWELL,   b. 1847, Taylor Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 2 Mar 1917  (Age 70 years)
     2. Benjamin M. POWELL,   b. 14 May 1851, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Jan 1885, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 33 years)
     3. Penelope POWELL,   b. 29 Jun 1854, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jan 1884  (Age 29 years)
    +4. Prudence Laverna POWELL,   b. CA 1857, Buckeye Community, near Salem, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Gideon E. POWELL,   b. 6 May 1858, Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 8 Jun 1887, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 29 years)
    Family ID F20348  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Photos
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  • Sources 
    1. [S1838] Headstone - Date calculated from age at death.

    2. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV.

    3. [S2107] 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant Twp).

    4. [S2568] West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com).

    5. [S5] Headstone.

    6. [S2550] Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, Donald Edward Ramage (1934-2016), (4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999)).

    7. [S1583] Marriage record of daughter.