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George Thomas “aka John Wilson” Powell

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George Thomas “aka John Wilson” Powell

Birth
Ashville, Pickaway County, Ohio, USA
Death
15 Jan 1967 (aged 81)
Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, USA
Burial
Mansfield, Richland County, Ohio, USA Add to Map
Memorial ID
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S/o Ward Beecher & Anna Moore Powell
m(1)Mary Matilda Glick " Molly" on May 18, 1906
m(2) Emma Retta K. Dehiser 14 Dec 1916, Richland, Ohio, USA
m(3) Daisy Ward (common law)

On the marriage license to Emma Retta K. Dehiser that George Thomas Powell /John Wilson George told the falsehood that he was born in Oklahoma. He was born in Ashville Ohio. (Per Granddaughter Mary Anne Powell Sutphin)

In 1916 George Thomas Powell aka John Wilson decided to try a new life...walking away from his wife "Molly" and their five children.

He started a life with a new name (John A. Wilson) and a new wife Emma Retta K. Dehiser married 1917. ... George separated from Emma and moved in with Daisy Ward who became his common law wife, then during a scuffle Daisy was accidentally killed.

My Great Grandmother (Molly) found his where abouts a short time before his death ..She never confronted him nor saw him in person...She simply decided it was best the way it turned out and left it be.2nd Husband of Emma Retta K. Dehiser (Emma died in 1943)
S/o Ward Beecher & Anna Moore Powell
m(1)Mary Matilda Glick " Molly" on May 18, 1906
m(2) Emma Retta K. Dehiser 14 Dec 1916, Richland, Ohio, USA
m(3) Daisy Ward (common law)

On the marriage license to Emma Retta K. Dehiser that George Thomas Powell /John Wilson George told the falsehood that he was born in Oklahoma. He was born in Ashville Ohio. (Per Granddaughter Mary Anne Powell Sutphin)

In 1916 George Thomas Powell aka John Wilson decided to try a new life...walking away from his wife "Molly" and their five children.

He started a life with a new name (John A. Wilson) and a new wife Emma Retta K. Dehiser married 1917. ... George separated from Emma and moved in with Daisy Ward who became his common law wife, then during a scuffle Daisy was accidentally killed.

My Great Grandmother (Molly) found his where abouts a short time before his death ..She never confronted him nor saw him in person...She simply decided it was best the way it turned out and left it be.2nd Husband of Emma Retta K. Dehiser (Emma died in 1943)


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