Chester Dow Powell (1885 - 1973)

Born 11 Sep 1885 in Calhoun Co., Mississippi

Ancestors

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Biography

Chester was born 11 Sep 1885 in Calhoun Co., Mississippi. He is the son of William Alexander Powell and Nancy Jane (Byars) Powell. He married Lora L. Unknown before 1914. He died Dec 1973 and is buried in the Oakwood Cemetery, Tunica, Tunica Co., Mississippi.

Name

Name:

Given Name: Chester Dow

Surname: Powell

Type: Birth Name

Birth

Birth:

Date: 11 Sep 1885

Place: Calhoun Co., Mississippi

Residence

Residence:

Date: From 1885 to 1910

Place: Calhoun Co., Mississippi

Residence:

Date: 1900

Place: Pittsboro, Calhoun Co., Mississippi

Residence:

Date: 1917–1918

Place: Poinsett Co., Arkansas

Residence:

Date: 1920

Place: Golden Lake, Mississippi Co., Arkansas

Residence:

Date: From 1935 to 1940

Place: DeSoto Co., Mississippi

Census

Census:

Date: 1900

Place: Beat 1 Pittsboro town, Calhoun Co., Mississippi

Census:

Date: 1910

Place: Beat 5, Calhoun Co., Mississippi

Census:

Date: 1920

Place: Golden Lake, Mississippi Co., Arkansas

Census:

Date: 1940

Place: Beat 3, DeSoto Co., Mississippi

Family

Father: William Alexander Powell

Mother: Nancy Jane (Byars) Powell

Child: Eli Powell

Child: Luxora (Powell) Conor

Child: Chester Dow Powell

Child: Clyde Vernon Powell

Marriage:

Date: before 1875

Place: Calhoun County, Mississippi

Family

Father: Chester Dow Powell

Mother: Lora L. Powell

Child: Marie Powell

Child: Wilson D Powell

Child: Louis N Powell

Child: Roy Lee Powell

Marriage:

Date: before 1914

Place: Unknown

Death

Death:

Date: Dec 1973

Place: Mississippi

Burial

Burial:

SDATE Dec 1973

Place: Oakwood Cemetery, Tunica, Tunica Co., Mississippi

Ancestral File Number

Ancestral File Number: K35Q-J2T

Ancestral File Number: M968-G8Y

Ancestral File Number: MDXY-9NZ

Ancestral File Number: MP8M-XWR

Ancestral File Number: V9DL-LPG

Ancestral File Number: VYGC-1TW

Event

Event:

Type: National ID 32002029

Date: 6 Dec 2008

Place: Find A Grave Memorial #

Sources

Actual Document Sources

1900 U.S. Federal Census

• 1900 U.S. Federal Census - LDS

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1900 U.S. Federal Census - LDS Copyright (c) 1900 U.S. Federal Census - LDS 2002 FamilySearch (TM) Internet Genealogy Service, November 11, 2002. Repository: #R34
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M968-G8Y

William A Powell, United States Census, 1900

Name Chester D Powell
Event Type Census
Event Year 1900
Event Place Beat 1 Pittsboro town, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
Gender Male
Age 15
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) W
Relationship to Head of Household Son
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Son
Birth Date Sep 1885
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi

Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William A Powell Head M 49 Mississippi
Laura A Powell Wife F 33 Mississippi
Eli Powell Son M 25 Mississippi
Luxora Powell Daughter F 21 Mississippi
Chester D Powell Son M 15 Mississippi
Clyde B Powell Son M 12 Mississippi
Willie Powell Daughter F 7 Mississippi
Jessie Powell Son M 5 Mississippi
Revie J Powell Son M 0 Mississippi

District 9, Sheet Number and Letter 4A, Household ID 58, Line Number 42, Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number T623, GS Film Number 1240802, Digital Folder Number 004119865, Image Number 00241

"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch, Chester D Powell in household of William A Powell, Beat 1 Pittsboro town, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States; citing sheet 4A, family 58, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,802.

• Repository: R34 Family History Library Salt Lake City, Utah 84150 USA

1910 U.S. Federal Census

• 1910 U.S. Federal Census - LDS

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1910 U.S. Federal Census - LDS Copyright (c) 2000, 2002 FamilySearch (TM) Internet Genealogy Service, November 11, 2002. Repository: #R34
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MP8M-XWR

Eli Powell, United States Census, 1910

Name Chester Powell
Event Type Census
Event Date 1910
Event Place Beat 5, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States
Gender Male
Age 24
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Brother
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Brother
Birth Year (Estimated) 1886
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Eli Powell Head M 34 Mississippi
Annie Powell Wife F 31 Mississippi
Myrtice Powell Daughter F 6 Mississippi
Blonda Powell Daughter F 4 Mississippi
Chester Powell Brother M 24 Mississippi
Rosa Betterton Orphan F 18 Mississippi

District ED 25, Sheet Number and Letter 15A, Household ID 239, Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number T624, Affiliate Film Number 734, GS Film Number 1374747, Digital Folder Number 004972568, Image Number 00338

"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch, Chester Powell in household of Eli Powell, Beat 5, Calhoun, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 25, sheet 15A, family 239, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 734; FHL microfilm 1,374,747.

U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917/1918

• U.S. World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917/1918

The collection consists of an index and images of draft registration cards for World War I. Three registrations were conducted between 1917 and 1918. The first was held on June 5,1917, for men between the ages of 21 and 31; the second was held on June 5,1918, for men who had turned 21 since the first registration, and the third was held on September 12, 1918, for men between the ages of 18 and 45.

The registration includes cards for 24,000,000 men. Approximately 2,800,000 men were inducted into military service.The cards are arranged by state, by city or county, by local draft board, and then alphabetically by surname. The draft registration cards are part of Record Group 163: Records of the Selective Service System (World War I),1917-1939, NARA microfilm publication M1509.
You can browse through images in this collection by visiting the browse page for United States, World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918.
https://familysearch.org/search/image/index#uri=https://familysearch.org/recapi/sord/collection/1968530/waypoints Repository: #R34
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K35Q-J2T

World War I had 3 different draft registrations. Each registration was slightly different. The details are itemized with the images shown above. However, they generally included the following information:
Name
Birth date
Birthplace
Draft registration date
Sometimes, father’s birthplace
Name of nearest relative
Age in years
Sex is implied, since all registrants were males
Marital status
List of any dependents
Address

Chester Dow Powell, United States World War I Draft Registration Cards

Name Chester Dow Powell
Event Type Draft Registration
Event Date 1917-1918
Event Place Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States
Gender Male
Nationality United States
Birth Date 11 Sep 1885
Birthplace , , United States

Affiliate Publication Number M1509, Affiliate Publication Title World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, GS Film Number 1530570, Digital Folder Number 005150467, Image Number 04005

"United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch, Chester Dow Powell, 1917-1918; citing Poinsett County, Arkansas, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,530,570.

1920 U.S. Federal Census

• 1920 U.S. Federal Census - LDS

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, 1920 U.S. Federal Census - LDS Copyright (c) 2000, 2002 FamilySearch (TM) Internet Genealogy Service, November 11, 2002. Repository: #R34
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDXY-9NZ

Chester D Powell, United States Census, 1920

Name Chester D Powell
Event Type Census
Event Date 1920
Event Place Golden Lake, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States
Gender Male
Age 34
Marital Status Married
Race White
Race (Original) White
Can Read Yes
Can Write Yes
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Birth Year (Estimated) 1886
Birthplace Mississippi
Father's Birthplace Mississippi
Mother's Birthplace Mississippi

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Chester D Powell Head M 34 Mississippi
Lora Powell Wife F 32 Mississippi
Marie Powell Daughter F 6 Mississippi
Wilson D Powell Son M 5 Mississippi
Louis N Powell Son M 2 Mississippi
Roy Lee Powell Son M 0 Mississippi

District ED 157, Sheet Number and Letter 6B, Household ID 153, Line Number 95, Affiliate Name The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA), Affiliate Publication Number T625, Affiliate Film Number 73, GS Film Number 1820073, Digital Folder Number 004964255, Image Number 00223

"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch, Chester D Powell, Golden Lake, Mississippi, Arkansas, United States; citing ED 157, sheet 6B, line 95, family 153, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 73; FHL microfilm 1,820,073.

U.S. Social Security Death Index

• U.S. Social Security Death Index

Most of these are from The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, U.S. Social Security Death Index This data is only accurate as of 30 Sep 2000, but not all. Repository: #R34
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:V9DL-LPG

Note: Sometime in 2014 or early 2015, they stopped including the actual SS Number.Also In the past, you had to manually download LDS data individually as a GEDCOM File. Each one had the same name, so you had to rename them before you could download another one. I combined them into single files.

Chester Powell, United States Social Security Death Index

Age 88
Given Name Chester
Surname Powell
Birth Date 11 Sep 1885
State Mississippi
Last Place of Residence De Soto, Mississippi
Previous Residence Postal Code 38641
Event Date Dec 1973

"United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch, Chester Powell, Dec 1973; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).

1940 U.S. Federal Census

• 1940 U.S. Federal Census - LDS

Population schedules consist of large sheets with rows and columns. The schedules are arranged by state, county, place, and enumeration district. The districts are not always filed in sequential order. The arrangement of families on a schedule is usually in the order in which the enumerator visited the households.
The 1940 United States Census Population Schedules include: all states plus American Samoa and Guam, Consular Services, Panama Canal Zone, Puerto Rico, and the Virgin Islands.
The U.S. federal census has been taken at the beginning of every decade, beginning in 1790, to apportion the number of representatives a state could send to the House of Representatives. In the absence of a national system of vital registration, many vital statistics and personal questions were asked to provide a statistical profile of the nation and its states.
Federal censuses are usually reliable, depending on the knowledge of the informant and the care taken by the census enumerator. Realize that any family member or even a neighbor may have supplied information to the census taker. Some information may have been incorrect or deliberately falsified. Repository: #R34
https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VYGC-1TW

The 1940 census includes the following genealogical information:
Full name
Race
Age (can be used to calculate an approximate birth year)
Relationship to the head of household (active military personnel in naval yards, army posts, etc. may use the term "Sailor" or list military rank rather than actual relationship to head of household)
Birthplace of the individual and the parents (included even if the parents were not members of the household)
Marital status (single, married, widowed, or divorced)
Year immigrated to the United States
Whether a naturalized citizen
Occupation
Native language if foreign-born and whether can speak English
Whether a military veteran
Street address and house number

C D Powell, United States Census, 1940

Name C D Powell
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Beat 3, DeSoto, Mississippi, United States
Sex Male
Age 54
Marital Status Married
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Head
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Birthplace Mississippi
Birth Year (Estimated) 1886
Last Place of Residence Same Place

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
C D Powell Head M 54 Mississippi
Lora Powell Wife F 52 Mississippi
Vernon Powell Son M 16 Arkansas

District 17-11, Family Number 466, Sheet Number and Letter 23B, Line Number 56, Affiliate Publication Number T627, Affiliate Film Number 2020, Digital Folder Number 005449642, Image Number 00464

"United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch, C D Powell, Beat 3, DeSoto, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 17-11, sheet 23B, line 56, family 466, 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 2020.

Find A Grave

• Find A Grave

Find A Grave is a Free, dynamic, Public Web Site. People are constantly adding more information, and more Memorials, every day. Repository: #R35
https://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=32002029

Chester D. Powell
Birth: 1885
Death: 1973

Double marker with Lora L. Powell

Burial: Oakwood Cemetery, Tunica, Tunica County, Mississippi, USA

Created by: Portia Solomon
Record added: Dec 06, 2008
Find A Grave Memorial# 32002029