Eleanor June Powell

1928 - 2006  (77 years)

• Name	Eleanor June Powell
  	Middle name appears on son Gerald's birth certificate.
  Birth	19 Jun 1928	Plymouth, Hancock County, Illinois, United States   [1]
  	Birth certificate not found by Hancock County Clerk, 14 Jun 2024; birth certificate not found by McDonough County Clerk, 18 Jun 2024.
  Gender	Female
  Mayflower Descent	Yes.
  Residence	8 Apr 1930	Augusta Township, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
  	1930 census.
  Residence	1 Apr 1935	St. Mary Township, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
  	1940 census.
  Residence	1940	St. Mary Township, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
  	1940 census.
  Residence	17 May 1950	Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
  	1950 census.
  Death	25 Mar 2006	Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States   [1]
  Burial	29 Mar 2006	Oakwood Cemetery, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States   [1, 2]
  Person ID	I64	Cook-Delmotte Family | Cook
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2026

  
  

  Father	Ernest Bryant Powell,   b. 5 Dec 1901, Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States d. 17 Jun 1984, Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois, United States (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Lera Pauline Phillips,   b. 5 Apr 1902, Eldorado Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States d. 12 Sep 1980, Galesburg, Knox County, Illinois, United States (Age 78 years)
  Marriage	26 Feb 1924	Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States   [3]
  Documents		Marriage License of Ernest Bryant Powell and Lera Pauline Phillips (1924)
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Percy LaVerne Rigg,   b. 22 Aug 1919, Persifer Township, Knox County, Illinois, United States d. 2 Apr 2006, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States (Age 86 years)
  Marriage	18 Jan 1947	St. Mary, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
  Divorce	1956?
  	Gary was 8 (aft 31 Oct 1955 through 31 Oct 1956); record not found in Hancock or Knox; McDonough says no record, not sure if they searched.
  Notes	Percy married second on 16 Aug 1961 at Chickasaw County, Iowa, Martha Jane (McMillen) Heikes (b. 25 Feb 1923, d. 16 Jun 2012); they had no issue. Eleanor married second on 17 Jun 1961 at East Galesburg, Illinois, Muriel O. Trobaugh (b. 13 Mar 1918, d. 24 Dec 2010); they had no issue.
  Children	+ 1. Gerald Duane Rigg,   b. 31 Oct 1947, Sciota, McDonough County, Illinois, United States d. 14 Jul 2015, Industry, McDonough County, Illinois, United States (Age 67 years)
  Documents		Marriage License of Percy Rigg and Eleanor Powell (1947) Errors: Surname Rigg spelled "Riggs" throughout; Percy's place of birth entered as "Knoxville"; Percy's father entered as "Pete Riggs" (should be John Rigg); Percy's mother's maiden surname entered as "Carlson" (should be Dawson).
  Family ID	F32	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jun 2026

  
  

• Photos

  Portrait of Eleanor June Powell (abt 1945)

  
  

  Documents » Slide Show		Not Found Letter - Birth Certificate for Eleanor June Powell - Hancock County (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Not Found Letter - Birth Certificate for Eleanor June Powell - McDonough County
  		Census 1930 - United States--Illinois--Hancock County--Augusta Township - Powell
  		Census 1940 - United States--Illinois--Hancock County--St. Mary's Township - Powell
  		Marriage License of Percy Rigg and Eleanor Powell (1947) Errors: Surname Rigg spelled "Riggs" throughout; Percy's place of birth entered as "Knoxville"; Percy's father entered as "Pete Riggs" (should be John Rigg); Percy's mother's maiden surname entered as "Carlson" (should be Dawson).
  		Birth Certificate of Gerald Duane Rigg (1947) (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Census 1950 - United States--Illinois--Hancock County--Pilot Grove Township - Rigg United States Census, 1950. Pilot Grove Township, Hancock County, Illinois (FSL DGS #108925743, image 22 of 22).
  		Marriage Certificate of Muriel O. Trobaugh and Eleanor June Powell (1961)
  		Marriage Record of Gerald Rigg and Jeanette Morrell (1965) (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Marriage Certificate of Gerald Rigg and Cathy Hendricks (1995) (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Death Certificate of Eleanor Powell (2006) (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		Eleanor June Powell - Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) - Claim and Death Files National Archives and Records Administration. Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Claim Files, 1936-2007 (Last Names R through T) and Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), Death Files, 1936-2007 (Last Names S through T), https://aad.archives.gov/aad/series-description.jsp?s=5057
  		Death Certificate of Gerald Duane Rigg (2015) (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)

  
  

  Headstones

  Gravestone of Muriel O. Trobaugh and Eleanor June (Powell) Trobaugh Photograph by Tammy Suzanne (Rigg) Mosher, 17 Aug 2024.

  
  

• Sources

  [S52] Eleanor J. Trobaugh [obituary], (Macomb, Illinois: Macomb Journal, 27 Mar 2006, p. 2A). [S1] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/166332638/eleanor-j-trobaugh. [S47] Ernest Powell [obituary], (Macomb, Illinois: Macomb Daily Journal, 18 Jun 1984, p. 3).