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at age 94
in Sebring, Highlands, Florida, United States
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Biography
Rosa Lee (Sims) Powell is a part of US Black heritage.
Rosa was born in 1911. She passed away in 2005.
Birth, Death, and Parents - Name: Rosa Lee Powell
[Rosa L Powell]
[Rosa Lee Sims]
Gender: Female
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1911
Birth Place: Ft Meade, Florida
[Ft Meade|]
Death Date: 16 Mar 2005
Claim Date: 12 Feb 1973
Father:
Thomas Sims
Mother:
Maggie Gent
SSN: 261167556
Citizenship or Alien Status: U.S. citizen.
Type of Claim: Duplicate request; evidence of identity only submitted.
Notes: 03 Sep 1999: Name listed as ROSA LEE POWELL; 06 Feb 1973: Name listed as ROSA L POWELL
1920, US, Federal Census - Name: Rosa Lee Sims
Age: 8
Birth Year: abt 1912
Birthplace: Florida
Home in 1920: Lake Wales, Polk, Florida
Residence Date: 1920
Race: Black
Gender: Female
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Thomas Sims
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Name: Maggie Sims
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: None
Attended School: yes
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members Age Relationship
Thomas Sims
44 Head
Maggie Sims
32 Wife
Ruth Sims
15 Daughter
Rovina Sims
12 Daughter
Thomas Sims
10 Son
Rosa Lee Sims 8 Daughter
Delbert Sims
7 Son
Earnest Sims
5 Son
Elihu Sims
3 Son
Barney Sims
0 Son
1930, US, Federal Census - Name: Rosa L Simms
Birth Year: abt 1911
Gender: Female
Race: Negro (Black)
Age in 1930: 19
Birthplace: Florida
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Avon Park, Highlands, Florida, USA
Map of Home: Avon Park, Highlands, Florida
House Number: 57
Dwelling Number: 89
Family Number: 93
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Alabama
Mother's Birthplace: Georgia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Servant
Industry: Private family
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker
Employment: Yes
Household Members Age Relationship
Thomas Simms
53 Head
Maggie Simms
43 Wife
Thomas E Simms
21 Son
Rosa L Simms 19 Daughter
Delbert M Simms
17 Son
Earnest E Simms
15 Son
Elihu Simms
13 Son
Barney Simms
11 Son
Wilma A Simms
7 Daughter
Filmore Simms
5 Son
Paul L Simms
4 Son
Maggie Simms
1 Daughter
1935, US, Florida State Census - Name: Rosa L. Sims
Age: 24
Gender: Female
Race: Negro (Black)
Birth Place: Florida
Est. Birth Year: abt 1911
Marital status: Single
Census Year: 1935
Locality: Precinct 1A
County: Highlands
Page: 17
Line: 6
Archive Series #: S5, Roll 12
Household Members:
Name Age
Rosa L. Sims 24
1938, FL, Marriage - Name: Rosa Lee Sims
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 14 Feb 1938
Marriage Place: Florida, USA
Spouse: Gave Powell
Name: Rosa Lee Sims
Gender: Female
Marriage Date: 14 Feb 1938
Marriage Place: Highlands, Florida, USA
Spouse: Gane Powell
Name: Rosa Lee Sims
Marriage Date: 1938
Marriage Place: Highlands, Florida, USA
Spouse: Gave Powell
Certificate: 2957
Volume: 425
Source: Florida Department of Health
1940, US, Federal Census - Name: Rosa Lee Pomell
[Rosa Lee Powell]
Age: 29
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1911
Gender: Female
Race: C
[Colored (Black)]
Birthplace: Florida
Marital Status: Widowed
Relation to Head of House: Maid
Home in 1940: Frostproof, Polk, Florida
Map of Home in 1940: Frostproof, Polk, Florida
Street: C Street
Inferred Residence in 1935: Avon Park, Highland, Florida
Residence in 1935: Avon Park, Highland, Florida
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 2B
Occupation: Maid
Industry: Home
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 6th grade
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 99
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 20
Income: 100
Income Other Sources: No
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Household Members Age Relationship
Marguerite H Langford
37 Head
Phyllis Jo Langford
4 Daughter
Rosa Lee Pomell 29 Maid s/b POWELL
1945, US, Florida State Census - Name: Rosa Lee Sims
Age: 29
Gender: Female
Race: Colored (Black)
Birth Place: Florida
Est. Birth Year: abt 1916
Census Year: 1945
Locality: Precinct 5B
County: Duval
Page: 142
Line: 28
Archive Series #: S1371, Roll 12
Household Members:
Name Rosa Lee Sims 29
Residence - Name: Rosa L Powell
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1911
Address: 415 Tulane Dr
Residence Place: Avon Park, Florida, USA
Zip Code: 33825-5431
2005, FL Death - Name: Rosa L. Powell
Social Security Number: 261-16-7556
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1911
Issue Year: Before 1951
Issue State: Florida
Last Residence: 33825, Avon Park, Highlands, Florida
Death Date: 16 Mar 2005
2005, Obituary - Name: Rosa Lee Powell
Gender: Female
Death Age: 94
Birth Date: abt 1911
Residence Place: Avon Park
Death Date: 16 Mar 2005
Death Place: Sebring
Obituary Date: 18 Mar 2005
Obituary Place: Avon Park, Florida, USA
Name: Rosa Lee Powell
Gender: Female
Death Age: 94
Birth Date: abt 1911
Residence Place: Fort Meade, Avon Park
Death Date: 16 Mar 2005
Death Place: Sebring
Obituary Date: 18 Mar 2005
Obituary Place: Fort Meade, Anne Arundel, Florida, USA
Spouse:
Gabe Powell
Child:
William Dickey
Edna Scott
2005, Highlands County FL, Burial - Name: Rosa Lee Powell
Birth Date: 19 Feb 1911
Death Date: 16 Mar 2005
Cemetery: Lakeview Memorial Gardens
Burial or Cremation Place: Avon Park, Highlands County, Florida, United States of America
Has Bio?: No
URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222494569/rosa-lee-powell
Death of Child - Name: Rosa L Sims
Gender: Female
Spouse: Daniel B Ray
Child: Helen Jean Ray
Death of Child - Name: Rosa L Sims
Gender: Female
Spouse: Daniel B Ray
Child: James Winfield Ray
1920, US, Federal Census: Year: 1920; Census Place: Lake Wales, Polk, Florida; Roll: T625_227; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 179. Ancestry.com. 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA. Note: Enumeration Districts 819-839 are on roll 323 (Chicago City). https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/82262943:6061
1930, US, Federal Census: Year: 1930; Census Place: Avon Park, Highlands, Florida; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0002; FHL microfilm: 2340053. Ancestry.com. 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1930. T626, 2,667 rolls. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/102930712:6224?ssrc=pt&tid=153569700&pid=402244811453
1940, US, Federal Census: Year: 1940; Census Place: Frostproof, Polk, Florida; Roll: m-t0627-00613; Page: 2B; Enumeration District: 53-41 Ancestry.com. 1940 United States Federal Census [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1940. T627, 4,643 rolls. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/133974477:2442?ssrc=pt&tid=153569700&pid=402244811453
Ancestry Family Trees
Florida, County Marriage Records, 1823-1982: (Gave Powell) State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts; Various Counties; County Marriages, 1927-1942. Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Florida Marriages. Various Florida County Courthouses and State Archive, Tallahassee, Florida. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/901163825:61369
Florida, County Marriage Records, 1823-1982: (Gave Powell)- State Archive, Tallahassee and Clerk of Courts; Various Counties; County Marriages, 1937-1939. Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1823-1982 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2016. Original data: Marriage Records. Florida Marriages. Various Florida County Courthouses and State Archive, Tallahassee, Florida. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/900516447:61369?ssrc=pt&tid=153569700&pid=402244811453
Florida, Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001: (Gave Powell) - Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., Marriage Indexes, 1822-1875 and 1927-2001 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Florida Department of Health. Florida Marriage Index, 1927-2001. Florida Department of Health, Jacksonville, Florida. Marriages records from various counties located in county courthouses and/or on microfilm at the Family History Library. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=8784&h=724792&ssrc=pt&tid=153569700&pid=402244811453&usePUB=true
Florida, State Census, 1867-1945: Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Tenth census of the state of Florida, 1935; (Microfilm series S 5, 30 reels); Record Group 001021; State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=1506&h=3063444&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=8784
Florida, State Census, 1867-1945" Ancestry.com. Florida, U.S., State Census, 1867-1945 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2008. Original data: Eleventh census of the state of Florida, 1945; (Microfilm series S 1371, 43 reels); Record Group 001021; State Library and Archives of Florida, Tallahassee, Florida. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll dbid=1506&h=3790926&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=1506
U.S. Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2: Ancestry.com. U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2010. Original data: Voter Registration Lists, Public Record Filings, Historical Residential Records, and Other Household Database Listings. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/342809628:1732?ssrc=pt&tid=153569700&pid=402244811453
U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014: Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File. Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2014. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?indiv=1&dbid=3693&h=75100296&ssrc=pt&tid=153569700&pid=402244811453&usePUB=true
Newspapers.com - The Tampa Tribune - 1997-05-02 - Page 40
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Rosa Lee by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Rosa Lee: