> i dont know why my cousin gene jones thought that.all the documentation i have is a death certificate .naming a gainer powell as father of e.dee jones.and a census record saying e.dee jones was in household of george powell and orpah powell in pike cty al.i never did understand why he thought a james was connected unless it was family tradition that i wasnt privy to.hope you can tie it in. From: "Sandee @ Wind Point Park" <[email protected]> >Date: 2008/06/08 Sun AM 08:12:39 CDT >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [POWELL-DNA] John, Lewis, Wiley Powell/AL, TX > > >Sylvia, > >That IS interesting and so exciting!!! If we can tie that James to your >family, then we'd have a link! I have some info on him somewhere...let me >dig it up and maybe we can put this puppy to bed!!! > >Sandee > >-----Original Message----- >From: [email protected] >[mailto:[email protected]] On Behalf Of >[email protected] >Sent: Sunday, June 08, 2008 7:44 AM >To: [email protected] >Subject: Re: [POWELL-DNA] John, Lewis, Wiley Powell/AL, TX > >this area is of great interest to me.a cousin now deceased ,thinks this >james is our great grandfather but is guess work at this time,im james >jones kit 36906,thanks for this info. > > > > >>From: hughesnet user <[email protected]> >>Date: 2008/06/08 Sun AM 01:34:57 CDT >>To: [email protected] >>Subject: [POWELL-DNA] John, Lewis, Wiley Powell/AL, TX > >>On Friday, May 11, 2007 "Sandra" wrote of Powells of AL..specifically James >Powell,stated to be born in Burnt Corn, Monroe Co, AL. >> >>I believe that this James was somehow related to John and Dorcus Hughes >Powell (perhaps their son?), who were married in Laurens Co, GA in 1818. >John Powell had at least two brothers, a Lewis Powell, who was killed at the >battle of Goliad in Mar 1836, and a Wiley Powell, who was my 3rd >gr-grandfather. I believe that John and Dorcus had two other children, >Aroline & Enoch. Most of these folks were in Fort Bend Co, TX until about >1846, after which John & Dorcus, Aroline, Enoch, and Wiley all are found in >Robertson Co, TX. >> >>Wiley Powell's Daughter, Elmina Powell Jordan is also found in Robertson >Co, TX as a widow with her children in 1850. She married Isaac Baxter >Jordan in Monroe Co, AL in 1838. (Elmina is my 2nd gr-grandmother). She >married two more times; lastly married to George W Franklin, an attorney who >apparently handled various legal affairs of Dorcus, John. and Wiley. >> >>I am writing most of this by memory from research that I did last >year...most of my stuff is currently in storage. (Just in case I find later >that I have mistated anything here :>) >> >>I am searching for a Powell cousin in order to perform the dna testing. In >the meantime, I will be following these stories with interest. >> >>Pam >>Fallbrook, CA >> >>------------------------------- >>To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to >[email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the >quotes in the subject and the body of the message > > > >------------------------------- >To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to [email protected] with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message