John was born in Greenville, Butler Co., Alabama 31 AUG 1862, the only son of Jonathan Louis and Lucinda Elizabeth (Bolling) Powell. He died 14 JUN 1936 in Bayou La Batre, Mobile County, Alabama.
After receiving his primary education in the Greenville public schools, he attended Howard College and the University of Alabama. He was an attorney in Greenville and was also involved in the real estate business. On 21 DEC 1881 he married his third cousin, Laura Virginia Reid. John's great grandfather, John Bolling, and Laura Virginia's great grandmother, Elizabeth Bolling, were siblings. John Bolling and Elizabeth Bolling were children of Samuel and Abigail (Choice) Bolling.
Personal knowledge from his granddaughter, Elizabeth Annie Powell Lucas.
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