Son of Louis Casper Powhatan and Sarah Cordella Burkhart Powhatan.

Brother of:
--Children of Sarah Cordella Burkhart
[William Bernie Powhatan]
--Children of Sarah Frances Elizabeth Price
Norma Pocahontas Powhatan Hardin
Cordelia Augusta Powhatan Ross Kelley
Sara Lou Verna Powhatan Young
--Children of Florence May Sumpter
Melvin DeSoto Powhatan
Clarence A Powhatan
Luther K Powhatan
Carl Virgil Powhatan

Married to Ethel Claire Harris around 1910.

William and Ethel were the parents of:
Betty Powhatan(1916-unk)
*********************************
1880 United States Federal Census
Name: Infant Powhattan
Age: 1m
Birth Year: abt 1880
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1880: Clay, Spencer, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: Lewis Powhattan
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's name: Cordie Powhattan
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members:
Name Age
Lewis Powhattan 23
Cordie Powhattan 21
Infant Powhattan 1m
William Powhattan 58

1900 United States Federal Census
Name: Bernie Pahatan
Age: 19
Birth Date: Apr 1881
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1900: Clay, Spencer, Indiana
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Laborer
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members:
Name Age
James Romine 68
Sidney O Romine 59
Pearl Romine 25
Clyde Brides 13
Bernie Pahatan 19

1910 United States Federal Census
Name: William Powhatan
Age in 1910: 30
Birth Year: abt 1880
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1910: Maplewood Ward 3, Saint Louis, Missouri
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ethel Powhatan
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members:
Name Age
William Powhatan 30
Ethel Powhatan 25

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: W B Powhatair
Age: 39
Birth Year: abt 1881
Birthplace: Indiana
Home in 1920: Maplewood, St Louis, Missouri
Street: Sutton Avenue
House Number: 3111
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Head
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Ethel Powhatair
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Occupation: Proprietor
Industry: Moring Pictur
Employment Field: Own Account
Home Owned or Rented: Own
Home Free or Mortgaged: Mortgaged
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
W B Powhatair 39
Ethel Powhatair 37
Betty Powhatair 4
F B Harris 27

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Bernie Powhattan
Gender: Male
Birth Year: abt 1880
Birthplace: Indiana
Race: White
Home in 1930: Tucson, Pima, Arizona
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Spouse's Name: Betty Powhattan
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Members:
Name Age
Bernie Powhattan 50
Betty Powhattan 46
Betty Powhattan 15
Bentley Harris 37

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: Wm B Powhatan
Age: 60
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1880
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Indiana
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Tucson, Pima, Arizona
Map of Home in 1940: View Map
Street: And Avenue
House Number: 600
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Tucson, Pima, Arizona
Residence in 1935: Same House, Pima, Arizona
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 6B
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 175
House Owned or Rented: Owned
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: 8000
Attended School or College: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 8th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Wm B Powhatan 60
W B Powhatan 56

Arizona, Death Records, 1887-1960
Name: William Powhatan
Gender: Male
Race: White
Death Age: 80
Marital status: Widowed
Occupation: Investments, Financier
Birth Date: 29 Apr 1879
Birth Place: Indiana, USA
Death Date: 24 Sep 1959
Death Place: Tucson, Pima, Arizona
Father: Louis Powhatan
Mother: Sarah Burkhart
Cause of death: Diffuse purlulent peritonitiis, perforated carcoma of colon., far advanced pulmonary tuberuclosis
Informant: Betty Koch, 12335 Tiara, N Hollywood CA