 1853 - 1923 (70 years)
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| Name |
William Brooks Powell |
| Born |
04 Mar 1853 |
Caswell County, North Carolina  |
| Gender |
Male |
| Died |
16 Dec 1923 |
Danville, Virginia |
| Buried |
Green Hill Cemetery, Danville, Virginia |
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William Broocks Powell Marker
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| Notes |
- The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 17 December 1923 (Page 5)
W. Brooks Powell Dies Unexpectedly
William Brooks Powell, for thirty-four years, a well-known citizen of Danville, died unexpectedly at his home, 775 Main street, shortly before seven o'clock, Sunday night. Mr. Powell, who was 70 years of age, had been in declining health for five years, but his death was quite unanticipated. He had been able to go out recently, and had been engaged on tobacco market during the heavy period of the past week. On Sunday morning he was taken ill and he gradually grew worse during the day, his condition becoming critical during the evening when life left him peacefully.
Mr. Powell was born in Caswell county March 4, 1853, being a son of the late Mastin Jefferson Powell and Mrs. Susan Gillespie Powell. He came to Danville thirty-four years since, and engaged into the tobacco business, being a re-handler and one of the veteran buyers of the market. He was the oldest member of the Danville Tobacco Association, and three years ago he was elected an honorary life member of the organization. Mr. Powell was widely known, not only among the tobacco fraternity of this city, but among the farmers patronizing the Danville market for many miles around. Mr. Powell was married about forty years ago to Miss Florence Allen at Milton, who survives with three children, Gordon B. Powell Danville, Mrs. Dan E. Hooker, Greensboro, Mrs. Evelyn P. Skinner and Miss Colleen Powell. Three sisters survive Mrs. John G. Lea, Danville, Mrs. J. H. Slade, of Blanch, N. C., and Mrs. R. M. Hubbard, of South Hill. He also leaves a half-brother John B. Powell.
The funeral will be held from the home at ten o'clock Tuesday morning and will be conducted by the Rev. James M. Shelburne. Interment will be in Green Hill cemetery.
- The Bee (Danville, Virginia) 17 December 1923 (Page 5)
W. Brooks Powell Dies Unexpectedly
William Brooks Powell, for thirty-four years, a well-known citizen of Danville, died unexpectedly at his home, 775 Main street, shortly before seven o'clock, Sunday night. Mr. Powell, who was 70 years of age, had been in declining health for five years, but his death was quite unanticipated. He had been able to go out recently, and had been engaged on tobacco market during the heavy period of the past week. On Sunday morning he was taken ill and he gradually grew worse during the day, his condition becoming critical during the evening when life left him peacefully.
Mr. Powell was born in Caswell county March 4, 1853, being a son of the late Mastin Jefferson Powell and Mrs. Susan Gillespie Powell. He came to Danville thirty-four years since, and engaged into the tobacco business, being a re-handler and one of the veteran buyers of the market. He was the oldest member of the Danville Tobacco Association, and three years ago he was elected an honorary life member of the organization. Mr. Powell was widely known, not only among the tobacco fraternity of this city, but among the farmers patronizing the Danville market for many miles around. Mr. Powell was married about forty years ago to Miss Florence Allen at Milton, who survives with three children, Gordon B. Powell Danville, Mrs. Dan E. Hooker, Greensboro, Mrs. Evelyn P. Skinner and Miss Colleen Powell. Three sisters survive Mrs. John G. Lea, Danville, Mrs. J. H. Slade, of Blanch, N. C., and Mrs. R. M. Hubbard, of South Hill. He also leaves a half-brother John B. Powell.
The funeral will be held from the home at ten o'clock Tuesday morning and will be conducted by the Rev. James M. Shelburne. Interment will be in Green Hill cemetery.
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| Person ID |
I14055 |
Devin Timber |
| Last Modified |
15 Dec 2011 |
| Father |
Mastin Jefferson Powell, b. 24 Dec 1824, Caswell County, North Carolina , d. 10 Nov 1902, Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina (Age 77 years) |
| Mother |
Susan H. Gillespie, b. 15 Jul 1829, Caswell County, North Carolina , d. 04 Apr 1898 (Age 68 years) |
| Married |
19 Jun 1852 |
Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A. |
| Notes |
- Marriage Record
Groom: Mastin J. Powell
Bride: Susah H. Gillispie
Bond Date: 19 June 1852
Bondsman/Witness: David A. Gillispie
Location: Caswell County, North Carolina
Source: Caswell County, North Carolina Marriage Bonds, 1778-1868, Katharine Kerr Kendall (1981) at 84.
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| Family ID |
F4393 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Family 1 |
Florence Fay Allen, b. 16 Jul 1859, Milton, Caswell, North Carolina , d. 7 Dec 1941, Danville, Virginia (Age 82 years) |
| Married |
c 1878 |
Caswell County, North Carolina |
| Children |
| | 1. Gordon Brooks Powell, b. c 1890, Caswell County, North Carolina |
| | 2. Sarah Colleen Powell, b. c 1885, Caswell County, North Carolina |
| | 3. Daughter Powell, b. c 1880, Caswell County, North Carolina |
| | 4. Evelyn Powell, b. c 1883, Caswell County, North Carolina |
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| Last Modified |
15 Dec 2011 |
| Family ID |
F4395 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
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| Sources |
- [S67727] Mary Frances Reynolds Eggleston.
. Mastin James Powell (Jarrold Powell1) was born 24 DEC 1824 in Caswell County, North Carolina, and died 10 NOV 1902 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina. He married Susan H. Gillespie 19 JUN 1852 in Caswell County, North Carolina, daughter of Hugh Wiley Gillespie and Jane Harris. She was born 15 JUL 1829 in Caswell County, North Carolina, and died 04 APR 1898. He married Susan Hubbard 08 APR 1846.
Children of Mastin James Powell and Susan H. Gillespie are:
+ 2 i. William Brooks Powell was born 04 MAR 1853 in North Carolina, and died 16 DEC 1923 in Danville, Virginia.
3 ii. James Edward Powell was born 17 APR 1854 in North Carolina.
+ 4 iii. Mary Susan Powell was born 09 MAR 1860 in North Carolina, and died 05 MAR 1907 in Caswell County, North Carolina.
+ 5 iv. Mildred Helen Powell was born 09 NOV 1863 in North Carolina, and died BEF 29 SEP 1935.
6 v. Laura May Powell was born 04 MAR 1867 in North Carolina.
+ 7 vi. Lula Virginia Powell was born 04 OCT 1870 in North Carolina, and died 03 MAR 1940.
8 vii. Joseph Banks Powell was born 12 AUG 1871 in North Carolina.
9 viii. Alice Victoria Powell was born 12 MAY 1873 in North Carolina.
Child of Mastin James Powell and Susan Hubbard is:
+ 10 i. John Bibb Powell was born ABT 1850, and died 30 JAN 1924 in Danville, Virginia.
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