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Maria/Mariah J. Powell[1, 2, 3]

Female 1849 - 1920  (70 years)


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  • Name Maria/Mariah J. Powell 
    Born 5 Aug 1849  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Female 
    Died 19 Jul 1920  Baltimore County, Maryland Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Glendale Cemetery, Lufkin, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I22732  My Reynolds Line
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 

    Father William Jefferson dna Powell,   b. 12 Dec 1807, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 4 Dec 1882, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 74 years) 
    Mother Elizabeth Allen dna Carter,   b. 16 Jul 1807, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 30 Sep 1883, Caswell Co., N. Carolina Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 76 years) 
    Married Abt 1838 
    Family ID F2760  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 John W. Burton,   b. Abt 1844, Mecklenburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Bef 1884, Banister, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age ~ 39 years) 
    Married 11 Oct 1866  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Divorced Yes, date unknown 
    Notes 
    • Noted in the will of Wm. Jefferson Powell, John W. Burton deserted his wife and children. Also, C.B. Edwards was a tenant on one of his properties.
    Children 
     1. Walter Linwood Burton,   b. 23 Sep 1866, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 21 Apr 1953, Eastern State Hospital, Williamsburg, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 86 years)
     2. John Thomas Burton,   b. 23 Jan 1872, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 9 May 1945, Cabell County, West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 73 years)
     3. Alice Burton,   b. 1873, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. Yes, date unknown
    Last Modified 1 Sep 2021 
    Family ID F2766  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 2 Darell Boley Edwards,   b. 17 Sep 1854, Halifax Co., Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 23 Apr 1915, Lufkin, Texas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 60 years) 
    Married 11 Jun 1884  Halifax County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Last Modified 17 Nov 2020 
    Family ID F8551  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  • Documents
    Maria J Edwards-Obit
    Maria J Edwards-Obit
    The Baltimore Sun
    Jul 20, 1920
    1850 Halifax Co., VA for William Jefferson Powell and Elizabeth Allen Carter, daughter Mary Green Powell
    1850 Halifax Co., VA for William Jefferson Powell and Elizabeth Allen Carter, daughter Mary Green Powell
    8269-WmJPowellMaryGPowell.jpg

  • Notes 
    • ame: Mariah Powell
      Gender: Female
      Marital status: Single
      Age: 17
      Birth Date: 1849
      Birth Place: Halifax
      Marriage Date: 11 Oct 1866
      Marriage Place: Halifax, Virginia
      Father: Wm J.
      Mother: Bettie
      Spouse: John W. Burton
      FHL Film Number: 2048454
      Reference ID: p143

      1st husband

  • Sources 
    1. [S32] Find-A-Grave.com, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/74922135/m_j-edwards.

    2. [S211] State Select Marriages, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?dbid=60214&h=5727189&indiv=try&o_vc=Record:OtherRecord&rhSource=60901.
      ame: Maria J. Burton
      Gender: Female
      Marital status: Divorced
      Race: White
      Age: 34
      Birth Date: 1850
      Birth Place: , Halifax, Virginia
      Marriage Date: 11 Jun 1884
      Marriage Place: Halifax, Virginia
      Father: Wm. J.
      Mother: E. A.
      Spouse: D. B. Edwards
      FHL Film Number: 31918
      Reference ID: P136 L64

    3. [S61] United States Census, https://search.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/sse.dll?db=1860usfedcenancestry&indiv=try&h=34016509.
      1860 census
      ame: Wm J Powell
      Age: 48
      Birth Year: abt 1812
      Gender: Male
      Birth Place: Virginia
      Home in 1860: Southern District, Halifax, Virginia
      Post Office: Halifax Court House
      Dwelling Number: 742
      Family Number: 723
      Occupation: Farmer
      Real Estate Value: 2000
      Personal Estate Value: 8900
      Household Members:
      Name Age
      Wm J Powell 48
      Elizabeth Powell 43
      Wm H Powell 19
      Thos B Powell 19
      Mary G Powell 15
      Mariah J Powell 11
      James Powell 6
      Adrian Powell 4
      Martha Powell 2

      father William J. and mother Elizabeth Powell