Powell's around Oden
Montgomery Co., Arkansas

Descendants of Francis Marion Powell   

     Francis Marion Powell family 1903

Identified from the left: Zadie Carpenter Powell, (wife of Elbert) Elbert Lee Powell, John B. Little Powell, Francis Marion Powell, Baltie Powell (child in front), Cordelia Powell, Ruth Smith Powell, Rachel Addie Powell, Will Brakefield (husband of Ora) and Ora Powell Brakefield. One child-Austin Marion Powell- not yet born.                                  

 2. Francis Marion Powell (1.James¹) b. Aug 04 1857, Blount County, Alabama, m. March 10 1881, in Mt. Ida, Montgomery Co., AR m. Ruth Sussana Smith, 10 March 1881. He was 23 and Rutha age 19. Montgomery Co.AR Marriage Book B page 81. She d. Dec 23 1943, Oklahoma City, OK, buried: Oden, Montgomery Co., AR.  Marion died Jul 27 1942, Oden, Montgomery Co., AR  buried: Oden, Montgomery, AR.  Marion’s parents were James Powell, Jr. and  Martha Jane Mullings.  James Powell, Jr. was born 1829 in Rhea Co. TN., the son of James Powell, sr. and Mazdy Murphree.  The family moved to Blount Co., AL. in 1833.  In the early 1860s James, Jr. left Blount Co., went to Mississippi and to Logan Co., AR  in c.1872.

Two of Marion Powell’s uncles, Allen J. and Absalom Powell, had come to Montgomery County in the early 1850s.  Marion was living in Montgomery County with a cousin, Joseph Powell (son of Allen J. Powell) in 1880 and married a neighborhood girl there, Ruth.  He then lived near Mt. Ida.  Marion made a Homestead Entry on June 14, 1897, in Montgomery County - Section 29, Township 2S, Range 24W.  Ruth: She was the daughter of Hanna (Milly) Holloway Powell and Berry (Elberry) Smith.  She was living with her daughter Addie Powell Bates in Okla. City when she died.  Her mother Milly had been married previously to Absalom Powell, (brother to Allen J. Powell) who died c. 1853-54 and remarried in 1856 to Elberry Smith.  Elberry was born c.1829 in N.C.  His parents were William Smith, b. c.1807 N.C., d. 1876, Montgomery Co., Ark. and Susannah----- b. c.1805, N.C., d. c.1862.  Tradition has it that one of them was a full-blood Indian, probably Susannah, but much research needs to be done. Children:

         +   12.         i         Elbert Lee Powell b. Jul 28 1882
 +   13.        ii        Ora M. Powell b. Nov 20 1883
      14.       iii        Cordelia M. "Delia" Powell b. May 13 1886
      15.        iv       Matilda Pearly Powell b. Sep 1887, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR. Died as an infant
     16.          v       James Dewitt Powell b. Nov 1890, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR. Died as an infant
 +  17.        vi        Rachael Addie Powell b. Aug 13 1894
 +  18.       vii       John B. Little Powell b. Sep 08 1890
 +  19.      viii       Baltimore Yual "Baltie" Powell b. Feb 25 1900
    20.         ix         Austin Marion Powell b. May 17 1904, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR m.  Anna Murphy, b. 1907,  d. Dec 20 1977, Oden, Montgomery, AR. They never had any children.  Austin died Sep 25 1977, Montgomery Co., AR  buried: Oden, Montgomery, AR   Austin's farm was across the river from Oden, down Southside Rd. The Goodner Cemetery is located behind the barn on the farm. Today 2001 the farm is owned by Mr Wade, husband of the late Doris Laird. Doris had turned the place into a dairy farm.

Third Generation 

12.    Elbert Lee Powell (2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Jul 28 1882, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR m. (1) Mar 16 1902, in Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  Zadie Victoria Carpenter, b. Jun 01 1884, Hot Springs, Garland, AR  d. May 12 1939, Wayne, McClain, OK,  m. (2) Mar 15 1947,  Mary Smith .  Elbert died Nov 29 1947, Oklahoma City, OK,  buried: Wayne, McClain, OK

                       Children by Zadie Victoria Carpenter:
            57.          i         Delton Lee Powell b. Jan 16 1903, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR m. Dec 27 1928, in Silver, Montgomery, AR Jennie Campbell.  Delton died Aug 24 1970, Wayne, McClain, OK
          +   58.         ii      Zenia Suzzana Powell b. Apr 03 1905
               59.         iii     Artie Arena Powell b. Jul 03 1907, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  d. Jul 18 1926, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR
          +   60.         iv       Ocie Mabel Powell b. Sep 10 1909
          +   61.          v       Offie Rhea Powell b. May 28 1912
          +   62.         vi       Gerald Truman Powell b. Nov 02 1914
          +   63.         vii      Ora Fay Powell b. Jan 31 1916
          +   64.        viii      Harold Atkins Powell b. Sep 10 1919
          +   65.          ix       Hazel Edith Powell b. Aug 20 1923

13.     Ora M. Powell (2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Nov 20 1883, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR m. Mar 14 1903, in Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  Will Brakefield, b. 1879  d. 1966  buried: Wayne, McClain, OK.   Ora died Apr 05 1917, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  buried: Stanley Cemetery, Montgomery Co., AR. In 1920 Will was elected to the County Board of Education of Montgomery County, Arkansas as chairman. Children:

                                     +  66.         i         Lillian Louise "Lou" Brakefield b. Feb 28 1904
     67.      ii         Francis Charlie Brakefield b. Oct 13 1905, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR.   Died as a child.
+   68.    iii         Myrtle Brakefield b. Apr 14 1907
+   69.    iv        Thelma Ruth Brakefield b. Jun 04 1909

 14.     Cordelia M. "Delia" Powell (2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. May 13 1886, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  m. Jan 17 1904, in Montgomery Co., AR  Charlie Mayberry.  Cordelia died Mar 18 1921, Joplin, Montgomery, AR Children:

         70.        i        Ruth Lavena Mayberry b. Dec 24 1908, Montgomery Co., AR.  Married Jack Gordon
         71.       ii        Harry Mayberry b. Aug 17 1913, Montgomery Co., AR  d. Aug 1985, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR
        72.       iii       C. L. Mayberry b. Dec 16 1915, Montgomery Co., AR  d. CA
        73.       iv       Allen Mayberry b. Aug 16 1919, Montgomery Co., AR  d. CA

17.     Rachael Addie Powell (2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Aug 13 1894, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  m. Jan 15 1911, in Montgomery Co., AR  Roger J. Bates.  Rachael died Jan 07 1989, Oklahoma City, OK  Children:
   75.       ii         Powell Q. Mill Bates.  Died as an infant          

18.     John B. Little Powell (2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Sep 08 1897, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR m. Jan 21 1917,  Amanda Lou Cressie Edwards, b. Oct 23 1900, Big Fork, Polk, AR.   Cressie: She was the daughter of Amanda (Estelle/Estill) and Marian Calvin Edwards.  She died on June 26, 2001 at Gainesville, TX   Children:       

               79.         iii  Ethyl Virginia Powell b. Aug 24 1922, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR m. 1946, in Cooke County, TX,  A. D. Smith.  Ethyl died Oct 22 1959, Camden, NC 

19.     Baltimore Yual "Baltie" Powell (2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Feb 25 1900, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  m. May 14 1924, in Joplin, Montgomery, AR  Lola Murphy, b. Jul 31 1901, Joplin, Montgomery, AR.  Lola:  She was the daughter of William Carroll and Charolette (Mayberry) Murphy.  

Fourth Generation 

58.     Zenia Suzzana Powell (12.Elbert³, 2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Apr 03 1905, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  m. Jun 09 1924, in Montgomery Co., AR  Henry Gordon Booth.  Zenia died Feb 28 1941, Seagraves, TX                    

60.     Ocie Mabel Powell (12.Elbert³, 2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Sep 10 1909, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR m. Sep 24 1932, in McClain County, OK,  Earl Beam                

61.     Offie Rhea Powell (12.Elbert³, 2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. May 28 1912, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR m. Dec 24 1941, in Wayne, McClain, OK,  Clarence Murray, b. Feb 25 1907,  d. May 21 1953                    

62.     Gerald Truman Powell (12.Elbert³, 2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Nov 02 1914, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  m. Aug 19 1939, in Purcell, OK,  Ivy Jewell Fielder.  Gerald died Feb 09 1990   

63.     Ora Fay Powell (12.Elbert³, 2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Jan 31 1916, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  m. Mar 10 1937, in McClain County, OK,  Ralph Hollis

64.     Harold Atkins Powell (12.Elbert³, 2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Sep 10 1919, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  m. Dec 30 1943, in Washington, D. C.,  Frances Lee , b. Oct 15 1921, Sac City, Iowa.  Harold died Feb 01 1999, Lansing, Ingham, Michigan   

65.     Hazel Edith Powell (12.Elbert³, 2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Aug 20 1923, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  m. Jul 02 1941, in Lexington, Cleveland, OK,  Curtis Sharp                   

66.     Lillian Louise "Lou" Brakefield (13.Ora³, 2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Feb 28 1904, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  m. 1924, in Montgomery Co., AR  Earl Barrett.  Lillian died Aug 1990   

68.     Myrtle Brakefield (13.Ora³, 2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Apr 14 1907, Shamrock, Texas,  m.  Jim Brakefield.  They had two babies that died as infants that are not listed here because neither names nor birth dates are not known in addition to three other children

69.     Thelma Ruth Brakefield (13.Ora³, 2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Jun 04 1909, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  m.  Bill Rhodes  Children:

               143.     i  Bobby Ray Rhodes  Died as an infant

 77.     Clerval Yual Powell (18. John³, 2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. May 29 1918, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR m. (1)  Lois Beard , m. (2) Betty _____, m. (3)  Jeanne Medford                                

78.     Loyd Lee Powell (18.John³, 2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Jul 10 1920, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  m. Nov 02 1939, in Cooke County, TX,  Marie Belle Teague, b. Apr 18 1922, Stephens County, OK, d. Nov 14 1990, Gainesville, TX.  Loyd died May 29 1963, Holyoke, CO       

 80.     Ena Ruth Powell (18.John³, 2.Francis², 1.James¹) b. Jul 03 1924, Mt. Ida, Montgomery, AR  m. (1) Kay McCoy Stovall, m. (2)  _____ Rickwa, m. (3)  J. C. Carroll.  Ena died Nov 1997, Callisburg, TX   

Information and photographs kindly submitted by Dickey L. Powell, posted 3 Dec. 2001. Thanks Dickey. Credit for the information also goes to:

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