Personally, I prefer to see the thread of older messages in the email. Otherwise, I lose track of who is responding to whom. On Apr 11, 2013, at 5:45 AM, Jim Barrett <parino@flash.net> wrote: > Two reminders: (1) When you change the subject of a message PLEASE change the subject line. (2) When you reply to a message PLEASE delet older messages (we don't need to see the same group of messages over and over again). > > I found: > > > > > William Powell > 38 > > Lottie Powell > 28 > > Kenneth Powell > 7 > > Kathryn Powell > 6 > > Eleonor Powell > 1 > > on the 1920 Census in Key West, Florida. > > And the following California death index record: > Kenneth R Powell [Kenneth Marshall R Powell] Someone has suggested the full name on Ancestry.com so it may not be correct. > > > > > Social Security #: > 267033230 > > Gender: > Male > > Birth Date: > 20 Apr 1912 > > Birth Place: > Florida > > Death Date: > 15 Jan 1970 > > Death Place: > Los Angeles > > This suggest three actions to me: (1) order a copy of the Social Security application (2) check for an obit (surely there is someone on the list who can suggest a library to contact) (3) if you can find the funeral home check with them - they might be able to provide additional family information. > > Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX > Powell Surname DNA Project http://jpbdna.com/powell-surname-dna-project.htm > > --- On Wed, 4/10/13, Kenneth Collier <uurevken@gmail.com> wrote: > Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 8:28 PM > > > He was born in the late 1940s. I don't have an exact date. I was born in > 1945 and I am a few years older than he. His mother's name was Janet, > though I do not have a birth name for her. I haven't found an obit for my > Uncle Ken, nor do I have an address other than Downey CA. He served in the > Navy during WWII. He grew up in South Florida, part of the time on Key > West, the rest near Miami and Everglades City. And that's about all I know. > > Ken C. > > >> >> --- On Wed, 4/10/13, Kenneth Collier <uurevken@gmail.com> wrote: >> Date: Wednesday, April 10, 2013, 2:55 PM >> >> I would love to find my cousin, Christopher Powell. I believe he was born >> in Downey, CA. His father was Kenneth Powell, who was my mother's >> (Kathryn's) brother. Both Kenneth and Kathryn were born in Miami, Florida >> in 1911 and 1913, respectively. Their father was William Marshall Powell >> and their mother was Vivian Noreene Beasley. Does anyone happen to know >> where Christopher might live and how to contact him? >> >> Ken Collier > > ------------------------------- > To unsubscribe from the list, please send an email to POWELL-DNA-request@rootsweb.com with the word 'unsubscribe' without the quotes in the subject and the body of the message

But when the subject has changed and the message is not a reply to a pervious post it is confusing, in my opinion. Jim Barrett - Timpson, TX Powell Surname DNA Project http://jpbdna.com/powell-surname-dna-project.htm --- On Thu, 4/11/13, Cathy Van Loon <cathyvanloon@gmail.com> wrote: From: Cathy Van Loon <cathyvanloon@gmail.com> Subject: Re: [POWELL-DNA] Where Is Christopher Powell To: powell-dna@rootsweb.com Date: Thursday, April 11, 2013, 4:55 PM Personally, I prefer to see the thread of older messages in the email. Otherwise, I lose track of who is responding to whom.