Gilbert Singleton Powell Sr. (1895 - 1973)

Born 6 Sep 1895 in Clarke County, Mississippi, United States

Descendants

Died 22 Jul 1973 at age 77 in Bay Springs, Jasper, Mississippi, United States

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Gilbert Powell Sr. is buried in Crossroads Holiness Cemetery.

Biography

Gilbert Singleton Powell Sr was born on Sep 06, 1895 in Clarke County, Mississippi, USA.

He died on Jul 22, 1973 (Age at Death: 77).

When he was 21, he married Siddie Oleva Boykin, daughter of William T Boykin and Martha A McDonald, about 1917 (based upon 1930 census).

Gilbert Singleton Powell Sr was buried in Raleigh, Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Crossroads Holiness Cemetery). ^[1]

He was employed as a Farmer. Race: (White) He lived in Clarke County, Mississippi, USA between 1917–1918 (Age: 22). He lived in Beach, Scott, Mississippi, USA in 1920 (Age: 24; Marital Status: Married; Relationship: Head). He lived in Beat 4, Clarke, Mississippi, USA in 1930 (Age: 34; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head). He lived in Rural, Clarke, Mississippi in 1935. He lived in Energy, Clarke, Mississippi, USA on Apr 01, 1940 (Age: 44; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head).

Gilbert Singleton Powell Sr and Siddie Oleva Boykin had the following children:

1. Ola Powell was born about 1918 in Mississippi, USA. She was living in 1999.
2. Gilbert Singleton Powell Jr was born on Apr 22, 1919 in Mississippi, USA. He died on May 27, 2001 in Raleigh, Smith County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 82).
3. Clinton Powell was born about 1921 in Mississippi, USA.
4. J W Powell was born about 1923 in Mississippi, USA.
5. Oudia Powell was born about 1925 in Mississippi, USA. She was living in 1999.
6. Winferd Ray Powell was born on Apr 10, 1927 in Clarke County, Mississippi, USA. He died on May 03, 1992 (Age at Death: 65). He married Pauline Blair on Jul 03, 1950 (date on headstone).
7. Vernice Powell was born about 1929 in Mississippi, USA.
8. Ulmer Leonard Powell was born on Jun 01, 1931 in Clarke County, Mississippi, USA. He died on Jan 30, 1999 in Jackson, Hinds County, Mississippi, USA (Age at Death: 67).
9. Eulene Powell was born about 1936 in Mississippi, USA. She was living in 1999.
10. Stennis Powell was born about 1938 in Mississippi, USA. He was living in 1999.

Sources

1. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/90016125/gilbert-singleton-powell : accessed 9 February 2022), memorial page for Gilbert Singleton Powell Sr. (6 Sep 1895–22 Jul 1973), Find a Grave Memorial ID 90016125, citing Crossroads Holiness Church Cemetery, Raleigh, Smith County, Mississippi, USA ; Maintained by MyrtisJane (contributor 47090616) .

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYG3-BBW : 4 January 2021), Gilbert Powell, Beat 4, Clarke, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 12-11, sheet 10B, line 57, family 180, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 2015.