Alfred Lee (Alpheus) POWELL

1895 - 1939  (43 years)

• Name	Alfred Lee (Alpheus) POWELL
  Born	3 Sep 1895	Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV   [1, 2]
  	Birth date given in the 1900 Census as Sep 1896, but his death record and WW I draft registration show it as Sep 3 1895.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900, 1910	Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	1917  [1]
  	farmer
  Residence	1917	Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV   [1]
  Military	From 22 Jul 1918 to 9 Apr 1919  [3, 4]
  	Pvt, QM Corps, 304th Aux Remount Depot, World War I
  Census	1920, 1930	Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV
  Occupation	welder for railroad  [2]
  Residence	Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV   [2]
  Died	26 Aug 1939	Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV   [2, 3]
  	Cause: cranked engine of farm truck in gear, crushing him against tree
  Buried	Blockhouse Hill Cemetery (IOOF section), West Union, Doddridge Co, WV   [2, 3, 5, 6]
  Person ID	I78684	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	8 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	James William POWELL,   b. 13 Apr 1849, Harrison Co, (W)VA ,   d. 23 Dec 1924, Long Run, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Malissa DAVIS,   b. Mar 1856, Doddridge Co, (W)VA ,   d. 23 Jan 1910, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV  (Age ~ 53 years)
  Family ID	F23846	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

  78684_POWELL_AlfredLee_1895-1939_IOOF-BlockhouseHillCem_WestUnion_DoddridgeCoWV.jpg

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		78684_POWELL_AlfredLee_1895-1939_DeathCertificate.jpg
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• Sources

  [S1875] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, National Archives and Records Administration, (Ancestry.com online database). [S1853] Death Certificate, WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1052023&Type=Death. [S2669] U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], (Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration). [S2624] Military Grave Marker. [S1793] West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), (Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990)). [S934] Findagrave.com.