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Rosa Lee (Rosa Lee) Powell formerly Sims aka Dickey, Ray

Born 19 Feb 1911 in Fort Meade, Polk, Florida, United States

Ancestors

Daughter of Thomas Sims and [mother unknown]

Sister of Ruth Cloris (Sims) Maynard, Rowena Claudy (Sims) Morrison, Thomas Edward Ewing Sims, Delbert Morris Sims, Ernest Sims [half], Ernest Eldridge Sims and Wilma Angeline (Sims) Ware

Wife of William Cullen Dickey Sr — married [date unknown] in Highlands, Florida, United States

Mother of [private daughter (1930s - unknown)]

Died 16 Mar 2005 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 Neighbors: View others on page 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

Ancestry Family Trees

Highlands County Florida - Avon Park, Sebring, Lake Placid, Lake Stearns, Childs, Venus, Hicoria - Genealogical Trees - Owner: njkr6070 - https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/153569700/person/402244811453/facts

Sources

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., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current: Ancestry.com. U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2012. Original data: Find a Grave. Find a Grave. http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/192070748:60525?ssrc=pt&tid=153569700&pid=402244811453 URL: https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222494569/rosa-lee-powell
U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018 - self; News Chief; Publication Date: 18/ Mar/ 2005; Publication Place: Winter Haven, Florida, USA; URL: http://www.polkonline.com/stories/031805/obits_powell.shtml Ancestry.com. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: See newspaper information provided with each entry. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/7233232:7545?ssrc=pt&tid=153569700&pid=402244811453
U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-2018 - self; News Chief; Publication Date: 18/ Mar/ 2005; Publication Place: Winter Haven, Florida, USA; URL: http://www.polkonline.com/obits/index.shtml Ancestry.com. U.S., Obituary Collection, 1930-Current [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/7233238:7545?ssrc=pt&tid=153569700&pid=402244811453
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 - self: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/18355358:60901?ssrc=pt&tid=153569700&pid=402244811453
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007: James Ray: Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/793037236:60901?ssrc=pt&tid=153569700&pid=402244811453
U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 - child Helen Jean Ray Ancestry.com. U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. https://www.ancestry.com/discoveryui-content/view/785996404:60901?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
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