James Frederick Powell

1930 - 1955  (25 years)

• Name	James Frederick Powell  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6]
  Birth	2 Feb 1930	Bon Wier, Newton County, Texas   [4, 5, 6, 7, 8]
  Gender	Male
  Death	6 Dec 1955	Clearfield, Jefferson County, Pennsylvania   [6]
  Burial	9 Dec 1955	United Methodist Cemetery Wardvale, Johnsonburg, Elk County, Pennsylvania
  Notes	James Frederick Powell Sr. died in a workplace accident. He was employed by C. J. Simpson Company as a drilling operator, and died from fractured neck, back and ribs, with abrasions too many to count, after being caught in a revolving take-up drum on a Gas Well. His Pennsylvania death certificate was shared with me by his grandson, Adam Powell living in Huron, S.D.
  Person ID	I10816	Strong Family Tree
  Last Modified	22 Jan 2016

  
  

  Father	Oliver Cromwell Powell, Sr.,   b. 31 Mar 1879, Bon Wier, Newton County, Texas d. 19 Aug 1952, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 73 years)
  Mother	Pearl Mae Foshee,   b. 19 Aug 1897, Rockland, Tyler County, Texas d. 18 Apr 1942, Beaumont, Jefferson County, Texas (Age 44 years)
  Marriage	Aft 1920
  Family ID	F4312	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 2 Feb 1930 - Bon Wier, Newton County, Texas  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Sources

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