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Thomas Henton Powell

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Thomas Henton Powell

Birth
Missouri, USA
Death
30 Aug 1935 (aged 92)
Grapevine, Tarrant County, Texas, USA
Burial
Euless, Tarrant County, Texas, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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Co. H, 6 Missouri Cavalry

An obituary for Mr. Powell appeared in the Grapevine Sun on September 5, 1935: "T. H. POWELL
DIES. Thomas Henton Powell, Confederate veteran and retired farmer, died Friday night at his home in Grapevine. Mr. Powell joined the Confederate forces September 15, 1861, and spent the winter at Springfield, Mo. After making a raid through Eastern Missouri, Mr. Powell's company joined another command and took 300 wagons from the Union forces at Camden, Ark. The
Grapevine veteran was at Camden guarding prisoners at the close of the war. He was discharged at St. Louis. Surviving Mr. Powell are four sons, W. T. Powell, Pueblo, Colo.; Dr. J. P. Powell, Dalhart; John Powell, Los Angeles, and Sam Powell, Fort Worth, and a daughter, Mrs. John Trigg, Grapevine. Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Minters Chapel with Rev. Floyd Thrash officiating.

Father: Stephen Conger POWELL (1817-1909)
Mother: Sarah Jane "Jackie" TOLIVER (1824-1889)

Married Martha Ann BORAH (1847-1931) about 1872
Children
William Thomas POWELL (1873-1947)
Fannie Maud POWELL (1875-1925)
Stephen Lee POWELL (1876-1877)
Joseph Perry POWELL (1878-1972)
John Lafayette POWELL (1879-1879)
Sarah Catherine POWELL (1881-1969)
Samuel Cleveland POWELL (1884-1962)
Co. H, 6 Missouri Cavalry

An obituary for Mr. Powell appeared in the Grapevine Sun on September 5, 1935: "T. H. POWELL
DIES. Thomas Henton Powell, Confederate veteran and retired farmer, died Friday night at his home in Grapevine. Mr. Powell joined the Confederate forces September 15, 1861, and spent the winter at Springfield, Mo. After making a raid through Eastern Missouri, Mr. Powell's company joined another command and took 300 wagons from the Union forces at Camden, Ark. The
Grapevine veteran was at Camden guarding prisoners at the close of the war. He was discharged at St. Louis. Surviving Mr. Powell are four sons, W. T. Powell, Pueblo, Colo.; Dr. J. P. Powell, Dalhart; John Powell, Los Angeles, and Sam Powell, Fort Worth, and a daughter, Mrs. John Trigg, Grapevine. Funeral services were held at 3:00 p.m. Sunday at Minters Chapel with Rev. Floyd Thrash officiating.

Father: Stephen Conger POWELL (1817-1909)
Mother: Sarah Jane "Jackie" TOLIVER (1824-1889)

Married Martha Ann BORAH (1847-1931) about 1872
Children
William Thomas POWELL (1873-1947)
Fannie Maud POWELL (1875-1925)
Stephen Lee POWELL (1876-1877)
Joseph Perry POWELL (1878-1972)
John Lafayette POWELL (1879-1879)
Sarah Catherine POWELL (1881-1969)
Samuel Cleveland POWELL (1884-1962)


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