My EAST COAST Powells favored the names of Rowland, and Calvin for a number male offspring. (NOTE: Rowland Powell l, b. abt. 1629, Wales, Great Britain; d. Connecticut; m. Isabella Buxton). The names of Rowland and Calvin were passed down through several generations in my Powell line. Cathy Porter-Maynard <>< ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ ---------------- In a message dated 5/3/2004 12:16:51 PM Central Daylight Time, elmartin@localnet.com writes: > Subj:Re: [POWELL] ASK & ANSWER QUESTIONS SOME ONE KNOWS > Date:5/3/2004 12:16:51 PM Central Daylight Time > From:elmartin@localnet.com > Reply-to:POWELL-L@rootsweb.com > To:POWELL-L@rootsweb.com > Sent from the Internet > > > > Every family has a lot of Johns but I don't believe it was quite as commonly > used in my line of POWELLs as others. Seems my guys were fond of Old > Testament names, but we have our share of James, Joseph and Thomas mixed in > with Abraham, Samuel, Elijiah etc. Ellen > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > From: "Bubba" <dw01tx@yahoo.com> > To: <POWELL-L@rootsweb.com> > Sent: Monday, May 03, 2004 12:42 PM > Subject: Re: [POWELL] ASK & ANSWER QUESTIONS SOME ONE KNOWS > > > > My father's name was John Elmer Powell, born 6 October 1914, in Blount > County, Alabama. He died 27 October 1985, after 51 years of marriage to my > mother, Rosalee Missouri Inez Duskin Powell. > > > > Atpowelljr@aol.com wrote:HOWDY COUSINS, one name I have found used as a > first name in the Powell > > Family is JOHN. Just wondering how many John Powell,s are in our Familys > May be > > alot,& I just Missed them??? A. T. > >