Ernest Bryant Powell^[1]

1901 - 1984  (82 years)

• Name	Ernest Bryant Powell
  Birth	5 Dec 1901	Bethel Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  Gender	Male
  Residence	15 Apr 1910	Lamoine Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	1910 census.
  Residence	2 Feb 1920	Lamoine Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	1920 census.
  Occupation	2 Feb 1920	Lamoine Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	Farmer. 1920 census.
  Residence	8 Apr 1930	Augusta Township, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
  	1930 census.
  Occupation	8 Apr 1930	Augusta Township, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
  	Farmer. 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.
  Occupation	1940	St. Mary Township, Hancock County, Illinois, United States
  	Farmer. 1940 census.
  Residence	1 May 1950	Sciota, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	1950 census.
  Occupation	1 May 1950	McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  	Tiling. 1950 census.
  Residence	1973	Warren County, Illinois, United States   [2]
  	Moved to rural Smithshire, Warren County, Illinois, in 1973.
  Residence	to 17 Jun 1984	Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois, United States   [3]
  Death	17 Jun 1984	Knoxville, Knox County, Illinois, United States
  Burial	22 Jun 1984	Forest Lawn Memory Gardens, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  Person ID	I67	Cook-Delmotte Family | Cook
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2024

  
  

  Father	Franklin William Powell,   b. 5 Aug 1862, Ross County, Ohio, United States d. 16 Jun 1931, Lamoine Township, McDonough County, Illinois, United States (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Lucinda May Alter,   b. 6 Dec 1867, Huntsville Township, Schuyler County, Illinois, United States d. 10 Aug 1950, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States (Age 82 years)
  Marriage	21 Aug 1887	Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States
  Documents		Marriage Record of Franklin William Powell and Lucinda May Alter (1887)
  Family ID	F38	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	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   [4]
  Children	+ 1. Eleanor June Powell,   b. 19 Jun 1928, Plymouth, Hancock County, Illinois, United States d. 25 Mar 2006, Macomb, McDonough County, Illinois, United States (Age 77 years)
  Documents		Marriage License of Ernest Bryant Powell and Lera Pauline Phillips (1924)
  Family ID	F34	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Jul 2024

  
  

• Documents » Slide Show		Census 1910 - United States--Illinois--McDonough County--Lamoine Township - Powell
  		Census 1920 - United States--Illinois--McDonough County--Lamoine Township - Powell
  		Marriage License of Ernest Bryant Powell and Lera Pauline Phillips (1924)
  		Census 1930 - United States--Illinois--Hancock County--Augusta Township - Powell
  		Census 1940 - United States--Illinois--Hancock County--St. Mary's Township - Powell
  		Draft Card of Ernest Bryant Powell (1942)
  		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).
  		Census 1950 - United States--Illinois--McDonough County--Sciota - Powell
  		Marriage Certificate of Muriel O. Trobaugh and Eleanor June Powell (1961)
  		Death Certificate of Lera Phillips (1980) Has county of residence as Fulton, should be Warren.
  		Death Certificate of Ernest Bryant Powell (1984) Has father's name as "Frank William Powell" and mother's name as "Lucinda Alters".
  		Death Certificate of Eleanor Powell (2006) (At least one living or private individual is linked to this item - Details withheld.)
  		SSDI Information (via Ancestry) of Ernest Powell

  
  

  Headstones

  Grave Marker of Ernest Bryant Powell and Lera Pauline (Phillips) Powell Photograph by Christopher Duane Cook.

  
  

• Sources

  [S1] Find a Grave, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/71772993/ernest-bryan-powell. [S48] Mrs. Lera Powell [obituary], (Macomb, Illinois: Macomb Daily Journal, 15 Sep 1980, p. 3). [S47] Ernest Powell [obituary], (Macomb, Illinois: Macomb Daily Journal, 18 Jun 1984, p. 3). "Ernest B. Powell, 82, of Knoxville ...". [S47] Ernest Powell [obituary], (Macomb, Illinois: Macomb Daily Journal, 18 Jun 1984, p. 3).