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    Henry Alexander Powell

    Male 1824 - 1866  (41 years)


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    Generation: 1

    1. 1.  Henry Alexander Powell was born on 16 Dec 1824 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jun 1866; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).

      Henry married Martha Ann Walters. Martha was born in c1825 in Caswell County, North Carolina U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 2. Rufus C. Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in c 1850 in Caswell County, North Carolina.
      2. 3. Bettie Margaret Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Dec 1851 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 22 Jul 1938; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina).

      Henry married Martha Ann Walters on 29 Oct 1846 in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. Martha was born on 24 Sep 1825 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 26 May 1892 in Sutherlin, Virginia; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 4. Mary Catherine Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Sep 1847 in Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jul 1850; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      2. 3. Bettie Margaret Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Dec 1851 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 22 Jul 1938; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      3. 5. Rufus Edwin Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 22 Jan 1856 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 05 Dec 1924 in Caswell County, North Carolina; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      4. 6. Felix Banks Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 24 Apr 1859 in Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 07 Sep 1893; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      5. 7. Arthur Henry Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 04 Jan 1863 in Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina.
      6. 8. Lydia Ann Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 13 Apr 1865 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 02 May 1960.


    Generation: 2

    1. 2.  Rufus C. Powell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born in c 1850 in Caswell County, North Carolina.

      Rufus married Medora Stanfield in c 1871 in Caswell County, North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 9. Henry Asbury Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in c 1875 in Caswell County, North Carolina.

    2. 3.  Bettie Margaret Powell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born on 20 Dec 1851 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 22 Jul 1938; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina).

      Bettie married James Byrd Moore. James was born in c 1850. [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 10. Henry Joseph Moore  Descendancy chart to this point was born in c 1870 in Caswell County, North Carolina.

      Bettie married James Byrd Moore. James was born on 17 Mar 1848; died on 23 Aug 1900; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 11. Felix A. Moore  Descendancy chart to this point was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      2. 12. Henry Joseph Moore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Nov 1874; died on 06 Oct 1877; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      3. 13. Blanche Lydia Moore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Feb 1882 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jul 1960; was buried in First Baptist Church of Yanceyville (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      4. 14. Ethel Moore  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1885.

    3. 4.  Mary Catherine Powell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born on 24 Sep 1847 in Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jul 1850; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).

    4. 5.  Rufus Edwin Powell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born on 22 Jan 1856 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 05 Dec 1924 in Caswell County, North Carolina; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).

      Rufus married Madora Ella Stanfield on 25 Mar 1879 in Leasburg, Caswell County, North Carolina. Madora was born on 28 Jul 1859 in Leasburg, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 10 Jan 1915; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 15. Herbert Willard Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jul 1837; died on 12 Oct 1897; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      2. 16. Mattie Lea Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jan 1880; died on 02 Apr 1941; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      3. 17. Reverend Henry Asbury Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 01 Feb 1882 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 31 Aug 1962.
      4. 18. Rufus Edwin Powell, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Mar 1884; died on 31 Mar 1941; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      5. 19. Mary Elizabeth Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 05 Feb 1886; died on 10 Dec 1963; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      6. 20. Dr. Walter Belvyn Powell, DDS  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Dec 1887; died on 06 Jan 1977.
      7. 21. Dr. Rosa Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Jul 1890; died on 09 Jul 1963.
      8. 22. Robert Guy Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 08 Oct 1892 in Dan River Township, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jul 1961; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      9. 23. Emma Cobbs Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Jul 1894.

    5. 6.  Felix Banks Powell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born on 24 Apr 1859 in Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 07 Sep 1893; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina).

      Felix married Betty Lea Graves. Betty was born on 01 Oct 1866 in North Carolina; died on 02 Jan 1956; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 24. Lawrence Lea Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 09 Oct 1888 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina.
      2. 25. Arthur G. Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1889.
      3. 26. Annie Beth Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Apr 1891; died on 04 Sep 1894; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      4. 27. Felix G. Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born about 1892.

    6. 7.  Arthur Henry Powell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born on 04 Jan 1863 in Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina.

      Arthur married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 28. Arthur Henry Powell, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 29 Jul 1888; died in Feb 1930; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).

    7. 8.  Lydia Ann Powell Descendancy chart to this point (1.Henry1) was born on 13 Apr 1865 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 02 May 1960.

      Lydia married Daniel Gunn Watkins about 1883. Daniel was born on 25 Sep 1857 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 03 Jan 1937. [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 29. Edna Earl Watkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Feb 1885 in Danville, Virginia; died on 21 Oct 1988 in Cobb County, Georgia; was buried in New Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).
      2. 30. Wilbur Lawrence Watkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 10 Apr 1886 in Danville, Virginia; died on 02 Dec 1975.
      3. 31. Annie Louise Watkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 23 Jun 1888 in Danville, Virginia; died on 14 Jul 1889; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      4. 32. Lucille A. Watkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Mar 1890 in North Carolina.
      5. 33. Henry Thomas Watkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1891 in North Carolina; died in 1981.
      6. 34. Kate C. Watkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Dec 1893 in North Carolina.
      7. 35. Dee Gee Watkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 26 Apr 1895 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 05 Nov 1969 in Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina; was buried in New Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).
      8. 36. Margaret Watkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Feb 1897 in North Carolina.
      9. 37. Sallie Watkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born in Nov 1898 in North Carolina.
      10. 38. Martha Elizabeth Watkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1901 in North Carolina.
      11. 39. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
      12. 40. James Burton Watkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 19 Sep 1906 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 12 Dec 1988 in Virginia; was buried in Purley United Methodist Church (Purley, Caswell County, North Carolina).


    Generation: 3

    1. 9.  Henry Asbury Powell Descendancy chart to this point (2.Rufus2, 1.Henry1) was born in c 1875 in Caswell County, North Carolina.

      Henry married Carlie Merritt Gravette. Carlie was born in c 1875 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.. [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 41. Helen Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in c 1910/20 in Caswell County, North Carolina.

    2. 10.  Henry Joseph Moore Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bettie2, 1.Henry1) was born in c 1870 in Caswell County, North Carolina.

    3. 11.  Felix A. Moore Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bettie2, 1.Henry1) was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina).

    4. 12.  Henry Joseph Moore Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bettie2, 1.Henry1) was born on 12 Nov 1874; died on 06 Oct 1877; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).

    5. 13.  Blanche Lydia Moore Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bettie2, 1.Henry1) was born on 10 Feb 1882 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jul 1960; was buried in First Baptist Church of Yanceyville (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina).

      Blanche married Alexander Banks Moore on 22 Jun 1910 in Blanche Baptist Church, Caswell County, North Carolina. Alexander was born on 07 May 1879 in Halifax County, Virginia U.S.A.; died on 02 Oct 1958; was buried in First Baptist Church of Yanceyville (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 42. Laura Elizabeth Moore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 27 Apr 1911 in North Carolina; died on 08 Oct 1991; was buried in First Baptist Church of Yanceyville (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina).
      2. 43. Lois Byrd Moore  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 12 Jan 1914 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 27 Nov 2006 in Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina.

    6. 14.  Ethel Moore Descendancy chart to this point (3.Bettie2, 1.Henry1) was born about 1885.

    7. 15.  Herbert Willard Powell Descendancy chart to this point (5.Rufus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 12 Jul 1837; died on 12 Oct 1897; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).

    8. 16.  Mattie Lea Powell Descendancy chart to this point (5.Rufus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 17 Jan 1880; died on 02 Apr 1941; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).

      Mattie married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

      Mattie married Reverend William Lemuel Griggs. William was born on 08 Jul 1883; died on 26 Feb 1953. [Group Sheet]


    9. 17.  Reverend Henry Asbury Powell Descendancy chart to this point (5.Rufus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 01 Feb 1882 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 31 Aug 1962.

      Henry married Carlie M. Gravett on 29 Dec 1914 in Alton, Virginia. Carlie was born on 27 Jul 1895; died on 28 Sep 1963. [Group Sheet]


    10. 18.  Rufus Edwin Powell, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (5.Rufus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 12 Mar 1884; died on 31 Mar 1941; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).

      Rufus married Lillian Dean on 22 Jul 1913. Lillian was born on 04 Apr 1882; died on 23 Aug 1967; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]


    11. 19.  Mary Elizabeth Powell Descendancy chart to this point (5.Rufus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 05 Feb 1886; died on 10 Dec 1963; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).

    12. 20.  Dr. Walter Belvyn Powell, DDS Descendancy chart to this point (5.Rufus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 31 Dec 1887; died on 06 Jan 1977.

      Walter married Elizabeth Sloan. Elizabeth was born on 20 Sep 1896; died on 16 Feb 1976. [Group Sheet]


    13. 21.  Dr. Rosa Powell Descendancy chart to this point (5.Rufus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 31 Jul 1890; died on 09 Jul 1963.

      Rosa married Julius H. Taylor. Julius was born on 09 Oct 1894; died on 10 Apr 1944. [Group Sheet]


    14. 22.  Robert Guy Powell Descendancy chart to this point (5.Rufus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 08 Oct 1892 in Dan River Township, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 14 Jul 1961; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina).

      Robert married Mary Elizabeth Gatewood on 27 Nov 1925. Mary was born on 06 Apr 1899; died on 28 Sep 1977; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 44. Madora Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Nov 1926 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 20 Aug 2011 in York, Nebraska; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery (York, Nebraska).
      2. 45. Robert Guy Powell, Jr.  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 31 Dec 1927; died on 26 Nov 1991; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).

    15. 23.  Emma Cobbs Powell Descendancy chart to this point (5.Rufus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 19 Jul 1894.

      Emma married Bayard V. Chamblee on 02 Sep 1916. Bayard was born on 05 Jan 1892. [Group Sheet]


    16. 24.  Lawrence Lea Powell Descendancy chart to this point (6.Felix2, 1.Henry1) was born on 09 Oct 1888 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina.

    17. 25.  Arthur G. Powell Descendancy chart to this point (6.Felix2, 1.Henry1) was born about 1889.

    18. 26.  Annie Beth Powell Descendancy chart to this point (6.Felix2, 1.Henry1) was born on 29 Apr 1891; died on 04 Sep 1894; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina).

    19. 27.  Felix G. Powell Descendancy chart to this point (6.Felix2, 1.Henry1) was born about 1892.

    20. 28.  Arthur Henry Powell, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (7.Arthur2, 1.Henry1) was born on 29 Jul 1888; died in Feb 1930; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).

    21. 29.  Edna Earl Watkins Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lydia2, 1.Henry1) was born on 27 Feb 1885 in Danville, Virginia; died on 21 Oct 1988 in Cobb County, Georgia; was buried in New Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).

      Edna married Giles Mebane on 14 Oct 1920. Giles was born on 08 Jul 1880 in Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina; died on 30 Nov 1969; was buried in New Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]


    22. 30.  Wilbur Lawrence Watkins Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lydia2, 1.Henry1) was born on 10 Apr 1886 in Danville, Virginia; died on 02 Dec 1975.

      Wilbur married Bessie Johnson on 10 Jun 1914 in Lumberton, Robeson County, North Carolina. Bessie was born about 1896 in North Carolina. [Group Sheet]


    23. 31.  Annie Louise Watkins Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lydia2, 1.Henry1) was born on 23 Jun 1888 in Danville, Virginia; died on 14 Jul 1889; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).

    24. 32.  Lucille A. Watkins Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lydia2, 1.Henry1) was born in Mar 1890 in North Carolina.

    25. 33.  Henry Thomas Watkins Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lydia2, 1.Henry1) was born in Dec 1891 in North Carolina; died in 1981.

      Henry married Elizabeth Frances King on 12 Jun 1918. Elizabeth was born in 1893; died in 1981. [Group Sheet]


    26. 34.  Kate C. Watkins Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lydia2, 1.Henry1) was born in Dec 1893 in North Carolina.

      Kate married . Unknown [Group Sheet]


    27. 35.  Dee Gee Watkins Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lydia2, 1.Henry1) was born on 26 Apr 1895 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 05 Nov 1969 in Rocky Mount, Nash County, North Carolina; was buried in New Hope United Methodist Church (Caswell County, North Carolina).

      Dee married . Unknown [Group Sheet]


    28. 36.  Margaret Watkins Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lydia2, 1.Henry1) was born in Feb 1897 in North Carolina.

      Margaret married . Unknown [Group Sheet]


    29. 37.  Sallie Watkins Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lydia2, 1.Henry1) was born in Nov 1898 in North Carolina.

      Sallie married . Unknown [Group Sheet]


    30. 38.  Martha Elizabeth Watkins Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lydia2, 1.Henry1) was born in 1901 in North Carolina.

      Martha married . Unknown [Group Sheet]


    31. 39.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lydia2, 1.Henry1)

    32. 40.  James Burton Watkins Descendancy chart to this point (8.Lydia2, 1.Henry1) was born on 19 Sep 1906 in Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 12 Dec 1988 in Virginia; was buried in Purley United Methodist Church (Purley, Caswell County, North Carolina).

      James married Annie Maude Abell. Annie was born on 05 Jul 1914 in Georgia; died on 01 Oct 1992 in Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina; was buried in Purley United Methodist Church (Purley, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 46. Barbara Faye Watkins  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 20 Oct 1939; died on 27 Mar 1996; was buried in Purley United Methodist Church (Purley, Caswell County, North Carolina).


    Generation: 4

    1. 41.  Helen Powell Descendancy chart to this point (9.Henry3, 2.Rufus2, 1.Henry1) was born in c 1910/20 in Caswell County, North Carolina.

    2. 42.  Laura Elizabeth Moore Descendancy chart to this point (13.Blanche3, 3.Bettie2, 1.Henry1) was born on 27 Apr 1911 in North Carolina; died on 08 Oct 1991; was buried in First Baptist Church of Yanceyville (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina).

      Laura married Ernest Frederick Upchurch, Jr.. Ernest was born on 19 Dec 1907 in Cary, Wake County, North Carolina; died on 03 May 1954 in Yanceyville Township, Caswell County, North Carolina; was buried on 04 May 1954 in First Baptist Church of Yanceyville (Yanceyville, Caswell County, North Carolina). [Group Sheet]


    3. 43.  Lois Byrd Moore Descendancy chart to this point (13.Blanche3, 3.Bettie2, 1.Henry1) was born on 12 Jan 1914 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 27 Nov 2006 in Hillsborough, Orange County, North Carolina.

      Lois married Jake A. Gardner about 1947. Jake died in Aug 1994. [Group Sheet]


    4. 44.  Madora Powell Descendancy chart to this point (22.Robert3, 5.Rufus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 16 Nov 1926 in Blanch, Caswell County, North Carolina; died on 20 Aug 2011 in York, Nebraska; was buried in Greenwood Cemetery (York, Nebraska).

      Madora married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

      Children:
      1. 47. Mary Elizabeth Fillman  Descendancy chart to this point died in 1959.

    5. 45.  Robert Guy Powell, Jr. Descendancy chart to this point (22.Robert3, 5.Rufus2, 1.Henry1) was born on 31 Dec 1927; died on 26 Nov 1991; was buried in Powell Family Cemetery (Blanche, Caswell County, North Carolina).

      Robert married . Unknown [Group Sheet]


    6. 46.  Barbara Faye Watkins Descendancy chart to this point (40.James3, 8.Lydia2, 1.Henry1) was born on 20 Oct 1939; died on 27 Mar 1996; was buried in Purley United Methodist Church (Purley, Caswell County, North Carolina).


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