Robert Thomas Powell was born on September 17, 1845 in Georgia to Edley Powell and Elizabeth Parks.
He had nine siblings: Arsenia Powell King, John McB Powell, Isaiah Powell, Almon Powell, Malinda Powell Derrick, Thomas B. Powell, Tillman Powell, Lucy Powell, and Andrew J. Powell.
His first wife, Sarah A. Baker, died in 1870. They had one child, William E. Powell.
He married his second wife, Sarah's sister, Margaret S. Baker on September 21, 1876 in Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas.
They were blessed with ten children.
He died on Tuesday, August 27, 1912 in Scott County, Arkansas. He was 66 years old.
He allegedly starved himself to death when his wife Margaret sold his favorite pig.
Robert Thomas Powell was born on September 17, 1845 in Georgia to Edley Powell and Elizabeth Parks.
He had nine siblings: Arsenia Powell King, John McB Powell, Isaiah Powell, Almon Powell, Malinda Powell Derrick, Thomas B. Powell, Tillman Powell, Lucy Powell, and Andrew J. Powell.
His first wife, Sarah A. Baker, died in 1870. They had one child, William E. Powell.
He married his second wife, Sarah's sister, Margaret S. Baker on September 21, 1876 in Greenwood, Sebastian County, Arkansas.
They were blessed with ten children.
He died on Tuesday, August 27, 1912 in Scott County, Arkansas. He was 66 years old.
He allegedly starved himself to death when his wife Margaret sold his favorite pig.
Family Members
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Andrew Jackson Powell
1877–1941
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Louvenia Powell Frizzell
1879–1937
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Mary Jane Powell Smith
1882–1965
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Lucy Mae Powell Johnson
1884–1917
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Emily Ann Powell Marshall
1886–1965
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Archie Monroe Powell
1888–1968
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Johnnie Lee Powell
1892–1960
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Bertha Viola Powell Cotner
1895–1981
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Jesse Thomas Powell
1895–1986
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Corda Teelie "Cordie" Powell Smith
1900–1990
