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William Arthur Powell

Male 1872 - 1940  (68 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  William Arthur Powell was born on 31 Jan 1872 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 23 Mar 1940 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; was buried in Lynn Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Name: William Collins
    • Residence: 21 Jun 1880, Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; Age: 8; Marital status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Grandson

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 68 Years

    William married Bertie Kirkland on 22 Apr 1903 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA. Bertie was born on 17 Jun 1882 in Georgia, USA; died on 15 Oct 1969 in Waycross, Ware, Georgia, USA; was buried in Connors Baptist Church Cemetery, Cobbtown, Tattnall, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. William Arthur Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Jun 1907 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 6 Feb 1987 in Candler, Georgia, USA; was buried in Lynn Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
    2. 3. Kinia Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 11 May 1914 in Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 11 May 2002 in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA; was buried on 13 May 2002 in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  William Arthur Powell Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 17 Jun 1907 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 6 Feb 1987 in Candler, Georgia, USA; was buried in Lynn Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White
    • Residence: 1935, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; Age: 32; Marital Status: Married; Relation to Head of House: Head
    • Residence: 1987, Tattnall, Georgia, USA

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 79 Years

    Family/Spouse: Lillie Mae Wilson. Lillie was born on 19 Aug 1910 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 13 Aug 1986 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 4. Felton Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 4 Jul 1926 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 21 Oct 2005 in Vidalia, Toombs, Georgia, USA; was buried on 24 Oct 2005 in Collins Baptist Church Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
    2. 5. Solomon Junior Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1931 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 10 Apr 2015 in Meadows Regional Hospital, Vidalia, Toombs, Georgia, USA; was buried on 14 Apr 2015 in Anderson Church Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
    3. 6. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 7. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 8. Hugh P Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 6 Jul 1944 in Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 13 Apr 2018 in Lyons, Toombs, Georgia, USA; was buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Vidalia, Toombs, Georgia, USA.
    6. 9. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    7. 10. William Arthur Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 17 Mar 1929 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 13 Apr 1975 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; was buried in Lynn Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
    8. 11. Aaron Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 15 Oct 1933 in Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 14 Dec 1994 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; was buried in Lynn Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
    9. 12. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  2. 3.  Kinia Powell Descendancy chart to this point (1.William1) was born on 11 May 1914 in Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 11 May 2002 in Cumming, Forsyth, Georgia, USA; was buried on 13 May 2002 in Cedar Creek Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Also Known As: Kinnie
    • Name: Kinia Lanier Knowles

    Notes:

    Died:
    OBITUARIES

    Savannah Morning News (GA) - Sunday, May 12, 2002

    Cumming - Kinia Lanier Knowles, 88, died early Saturday morning, May 11 at the Cumming Nursing Home and Manor.

    She had lived in the Collins area before moving to Cumming eight years ago. She was a homemaker and a member of the Pine Grove Baptist Church.

    Survivors: son, Bob Lanier, M. D. of Cumming; step-sons, Jack Knowles of Barnesville and James Knowles, M. D. of Warm Springs; ten grandchildren and 15 great-grandchildren.

    Visitation: 6:00-9:00 p. m. Sunday, May 12 at KennedyMorgan Funeral Home, Cobbtown Chapel.

    Funeral: 2:00 p. m. Monday, May 13 at the Kennedy-Morgan Funeral Home, Cobbtown Chapel.

    Burial: Cedar Creek Church Cemetery.

    Kennedy-Morgan Funeral Home Cobbtown Chapel

    Savannah Morning News May 12, 2002

    Savannah Morning News (GA) - Sunday, May 12, 2002

    CITE THIS RECORD
    Savannah Morning News () , obit for Kinia Lanier Knowles, GenealogyBank.com (https://www.genealogybank.com/doc/obituaries/obit/10642F2B69F728BE-10642F2B69F728BE)

    Family/Spouse: C. Buford Lanier. C. was born on 18 Oct 1902; died on 30 Mar 1957. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 13. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Felton Powell Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born on 4 Jul 1926 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 21 Oct 2005 in Vidalia, Toombs, Georgia, USA; was buried on 24 Oct 2005 in Collins Baptist Church Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White
    • Residence: 1935, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; Age: 13; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

    Notes:

    Died:
    Collins - Mr. Felton Powell, 79, of Collins died Friday at Community Hospice in Vidalia.

    The Tattnall County native served in the Marines during WW II.

    He was a farmer and retired from Joseph Evans Furniture. He was a member of the Collins Full Gospel Tabernacle Church, loved his four-wheeler and was a gun collector.

    He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Ruth Willoughby Sikes Powell; step-son, James (Elsie) Sikes all of Collins; four brothers, Junior Powell of Collins, Tommy Powell of Jacksonville, FL, Chester Powell of Collins and Hugh Powell of Santa Claus; two sisters, Bertie Mae Jernigan of Collins and Nancy Powell of Metter; four step-grandchildren and six step great-grandchildren.

    Visitation will be held 5:00-8:00 p.m., Sunday at the funeral home.

    Funeral services will be held at 2:00 p.m., Monday at Kennedy Funeral Homes, Cobbtown Chapel, with burial in the Collins Baptist Church Cemetery.
    Kennedy Funeral Homes Cobbtown Chapel
    Savannah Morning News, October 22, 2005

    Family/Spouse: Ruth Jane Willoughby. Ruth was born in 1925 in Georgia, USA; died on 19 Nov 2013 in Georgia, USA; was buried on 22 Nov 2013 in Collins Baptist Church Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  2. 5.  Solomon Junior Powell Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born in 1931 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 10 Apr 2015 in Meadows Regional Hospital, Vidalia, Toombs, Georgia, USA; was buried on 14 Apr 2015 in Anderson Church Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White
    • Residence: 1935, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; Age: 9; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son

    Notes:

    Buried:
    Solomon Junior Powell, 83, of the Hillview Community died Friday, April 10, 2015, at Meadows Regional Hospital in Vidalia. A lifelong resident of Tattnall County, he was the son of Arthur and Lillie Mae Wilson Powell. Junior was a retired owner and operator of Powell's Grocery in Collins for 22 years and a retired farmer. He loved fishing, riding his tractor and his four legged friend, Mac. He was a member of the Rogers Baptist Church.

    Mr. Powell was preceded in death by his parents; a son-in-law, Benny Fort; a grandson, Brian Fort and three brothers, Felton, Aaron and W.A. Powell.

    Survivors are his wife of 65 years, Lois Dees Powell and one son, Glenn Powell both of Hillview; two daughters, Gail Fort of Collins and Jean McCumber and her husband, Edwin of Lyons; three brothers, Chester Powell of Collins, Hugh Powell of Lyons and Tommy Gene Powell of Jacksonville, FL; two sisters, Nancy Greene of Lyons and Bertie Mae Jernigan of Collins; four grandchildren and seven great grandchildren.

    Funeral services will be held Tuesday, 2:00 pm, at Kennedy Funeral Homes, Cobbtown Chapel, with Rev. Gerald Dorr officiating. Burial will be in the Anderson Church Cemetery. Visitation will be Monday, 6-8 pm, at the funeral home. Pallbearers will be Wendell Powell, Brad Gore, Larry Hilliard, Kenny Lynn, Buster Bradley and Charles Bradley. Guest book: www.kennedyfuneralhomes.com.

    Kennedy Funeral Homes, Cobbtown Chapel, is in charge of arrangements.

    http://www.kennedyfuneralhomechapels.com/notices/Solomon-Powell

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    2. 15. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    3. 16. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  3. 6.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 7.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  5. 8.  Hugh P PowellHugh P Powell Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born on 6 Jul 1944 in Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 13 Apr 2018 in Lyons, Toombs, Georgia, USA; was buried in Pinecrest Cemetery, Vidalia, Toombs, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Residence: 1996, Lyons, Toombs, Georgia, USA; Age: 52

    Notes:

    Died:
    Mr. Hugh Powell, age 73, of Lyons, died Friday, April 13, 2018, at his home, after an extended illness. He was a native of Collins, moved to Toombs County in 1972, and to Lyons twenty-nine years ago. Early in his life he farmed, and was an electrician for the City of Daytona, Florida. He retired after thirty-two years as a correctional officer from Rogers State Prison and the Georgia Forestry Commission, both in Reidsville. He was preceded in death by his parents, William Arthur Powell and Lillie Mae Wilson Powell; and four brothers, Felton Powell, Aaron Powell, Junior Powell, and W.A. Powell.

    Mr. Powell is survived by his wife of forty-five years, Becky Phillips Powell; one son, Rodney Powell; one grandson, Jason Powell, both of Lyons; two sisters, Bertie Mae Jernigan and husband Paul of Collins, and Nancy Green of Lyons; two brothers, Tommy Powell and wife Nancy of Jacksonville, Florida, and Chester Powell and wife Pansy of Collins; and numerous nieces and nephews.

    The funeral service will be held Tuesday, April 17th at 3:00 p.m. in the chapel of Ronald V. Hall Funeral Home with Reverend Gordon Tippins officiating. Burial will follow in the Pinecrest Cemetery.

    The family will receive friends at the funeral home on Monday evening from 6:00 until 8:00.

    The family will be meeting at Diane Lawler’s home at 1601 Prosperity Court in Vidalia.

    https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/188837342/hugh-powell

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 17. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  6. 9.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  7. 10.  William Arthur Powell Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born on 17 Mar 1929 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 13 Apr 1975 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; was buried in Lynn Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White
    • Residence: 1935, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; Age: 11; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Residence: 1975, Tattnall, Georgia, USA


  8. 11.  Aaron Powell Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1) was born on 15 Oct 1933 in Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; died on 14 Dec 1994 in Tattnall, Georgia, USA; was buried in Lynn Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Race: White
    • Residence: 1935, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA
    • Residence: 1 Apr 1940, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA; Age: 7; Marital Status: Single; Relation to Head of House: Son
    • Death: 14 Dec 1994, Lobeco, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA; Age: 61

    Notes:

    Died:
    Age: 61

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 18. James Wallace Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1955; died on 23 Oct 2018 in Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Lynn Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
    2. 19. Billy Gene Powell  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1958 in Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA; died on 18 Dec 2018 in Ridgeland, Jasper, South Carolina, USA; was buried on 22 Dec 2018 in Lynn Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.
    3. 20. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    4. 21. Living  Descendancy chart to this point
    5. 22. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  9. 12.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (2.William2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 23. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  10. 13.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (3.Kinia2, 1.William1)


Generation: 4

  1. 14.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Solomon3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

  2. 15.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Solomon3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  3. 16.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (5.Solomon3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 17.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (8.Hugh3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

    Family/Spouse: Unknown. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 24. Living  Descendancy chart to this point

  5. 18.  James Wallace Powell Descendancy chart to this point (11.Aaron3, 2.William2, 1.William1) was born in 1955; died on 23 Oct 2018 in Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA; was buried in Lynn Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    James Wallace Powell, 63, of Beaufort, South Carolina and formerly of Cobbtown, died Monday, October 22, 2018 in Beaufort, South Carolina.

    Mr. Powell was a son of Aaron and Nora Wildes Powell. He was self employed doing handyman work for others and loved to fish a shrimp.

    Surviving are his mother, Nora Powell; two brothers, Billy Jean Powell and Robert Dale Powell; two sisters, Donna Marie Powell and Barbara Ann Powell; and four grandchildren.

    The memorial service will be held Friday at 11 a.m. at Kennedy Funeral Homes, Cobbtown Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service on Friday.

    Burial will be private.

    Guestbook: www.kennedyfuneralhomechapels.com

    Kennedy Funeral Homes, Cobbtown Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

    https://www.kennedyfuneralhomechapels.com/notices/James-Powell


  6. 19.  Billy Gene PowellBilly Gene Powell Descendancy chart to this point (11.Aaron3, 2.William2, 1.William1) was born in 1958 in Daytona Beach, Volusia, Florida, USA; died on 18 Dec 2018 in Ridgeland, Jasper, South Carolina, USA; was buried on 22 Dec 2018 in Lynn Cemetery, Collins, Tattnall, Georgia, USA.

    Notes:

    Died:
    Billy Gene Powell, 60, son of Aaron and Nora Wilds Powell, died Tuesday, December 18, 2018 at Ridgeland Nursing Center in Ridgeland, South Carolina.

    Born in Dayton Beach, Florida Mr. Powell was the son of Aaron and Nora Wilds Powell. He was a member of Grace Hill Baptist Church. Even though he could not speak, Billy had his way of expressing himself and letting folks know what he wanted. In addition to his father, Mr. Powell was preceded in death by his brother, James Wallace Powell.

    Surviving are his mother, Nora Wilds Powell of Lobeco, South Carolina; two sisters, Donna Marie Powell of Cottageville, South Carolina and Barbara Ann Powell of Ridgeland, South Carolina; a brother, Robert Dale Powell of Beaufort, South Carolina and several nieces and nephews.

    The funeral service will be held Saturday, December 22, 2018 at 2:00pm Kennedy Funeral Homes, Cobbtown Chapel. Visitation will be held from 1 until 2 p.m. at the funeral home on Saturday.

    Interment will follow in Lynn Cemetery near Collins.

    Kennedy Funeral Homes, Cobbtown Chapel is in charge of the arrangements.

    https://www.kennedyfuneralhomechapels.com/notices/Billy-Powell


  7. 20.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (11.Aaron3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

  8. 21.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (11.Aaron3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

  9. 22.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (11.Aaron3, 2.William2, 1.William1)

  10. 23.  Living Descendancy chart to this point (12.Living3, 2.William2, 1.William1)