William James Powell (1916 - 2009)

Born 22 Nov 1916 in Greenville, Butler, Alabama, United States

Died 31 Dec 2009 at age 93 in Canton, Stark, Ohio, United States

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Biography

William Powell is Notable.

William Powell is a Military Veteran.
Served in the U.S. Army Air Forces, World War II

William Powell was the first African-American to design, construct and own a professional golf course in the United States. His course, the Clearview Golf Club, is on the National Register of HIstoric Places.

Bill was born in 1916. He passed away in 2009.

Sources

• https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bill_Powell_(golf_course_owner)

• 1920 Census: "1920 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1920; Census Place: Rocky Creek, Butler, Alabama; Roll: T625_5; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 34
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6061 #1805832 (accessed 23 March 2022)
  Willie J Powell (3), single son, Farmer, in household of Berry Powell (34) in Rocky Creek, Butler, Alabama. Born in Alabama.

• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Minerva, Carroll, Ohio; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 0003; FHL microfilm: 2341486
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #74520892 (accessed 23 March 2022)
  William J Powell (12), single son, in household of Berry Powell (42) in Minerva, Carroll, Ohio, USA. Born in Alabama.

• 1940 Census: "1940 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1940; Census Place: Minerva, Carroll, Ohio; Roll: m-t0627-03036; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 10-3
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2442 #29992679 (accessed 23 March 2022)
  Willie J Powell (23), single son, Janitor, in household of Berry Powell (52) in Minerva, Carroll, Ohio. Born in Alabama. Living with parents, siblings

• Military: "U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947"
  National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Ohio, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1149
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2238 #199433833 (accessed 23 March 2022)
  Name: Willie James Powell; Race: Negro (Black); Age: 23; Birth Date: 22 Nov 1916; Birth Place: Greenville, Ala; Residence Place: Minerva, Carroll, Ohio; Registration Date: 16 Oct 1940; Registration Place: Carroll, Ohio; Employer: Natonal Fireproofing Co; Height: 5-8 1/2"; Weight: 180; Complexion: Dark Brown; Hair Color: Black; Eye Color: Brown; Next of Kin: Mrs Messaleaner Powell;
  Household Members Relationship:
  Willie James Powell
  Messaleaner Powell Mother.

• Death: "Ohio, U.S., Death Records, 1908-1932, 1938-2018"
  Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, Ohio; Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2018
  Ancestry Record 5763 #9567683 (accessed 23 March 2022)
  William J Powell death 31 Dec 2009 (age 93) in Ohio, USA. b. 22 Nov 1916, Alabama, d. 31 Dec 2009 in Ohio.

• Find A Grave: Memorial #137422565 East Lawn Cemetery, Minerva, Ohio

• Clearview Golf Club on National Register of Historic Places

• "East Canton's Clearview Golf Club added to National Register of Historic Places", on GOlfOhio.com by Golf Advisor, http://www.golfohio.com/ohionews1.htm

• Wikidata: Item Q4910540, en:Wikipedia