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Purnie DREW [Parents].Purnie married Lillian SHORT.

Lillian SHORT.Lillian married Purnie DREW. Lillian resided in 1931.

Other marriages:
Martin, Male

Lillian and her twins attended the Powell family reunion in Sullivan, IL, along with Mr & Mrs Rbt Merriman, Mrs. Gladys Drew Merriman, Roberta Eilaine Merriman, and Mrs. Henion Drew, also from Washington, DC.


Fred BLANCHARD.Fred married Ella DREW.

Ella DREW [Parents].Ella married Fred BLANCHARD.


Wilber DREW [Parents].Wilber married Lila BROTHERTON.

Lila BROTHERTON.Lila married Wilber DREW.


Fred DREW [Parents].Fred married Fannie SCHICRHOLTZ.

Fannie SCHICRHOLTZ.Fannie married Fred DREW.


Harry DREW [Parents].Harry married Grace MCQUAGIN.

Grace MCQUAGIN.Grace married Harry DREW.


Male Martin.Male married Lillian SHORT.

Lillian SHORT.Lillian married Male Martin. Lillian resided in 1931.

Other marriages:
DREW, Purnie

Lillian and her twins attended the Powell family reunion in Sullivan, IL, along with Mr & Mrs Rbt Merriman, Mrs. Gladys Drew Merriman, Roberta Eilaine Merriman, and Mrs. Henion Drew, also from Washington, DC.

They had the following children:

  M i Dale Martin.

Dale was a twin to Donald.
  M ii Donald Martin.

Donald and Dale were twins.

Charles J Knight.Charles married Laura May COFER before 1913. Charles resided.

This was their address recorded at virtually every Powell family reunion at Sullivan, IL.

Laura May COFER was born in 1870. She died in Sep 1936. She married Charles J Knight before 1913.

Other marriages:
POWELL, Orlando Lincoln

At the 1931 Powell reunion, she signed the roster as May Powell Knight.

Some sources had 9/1962 as her death date, however, the date as posted is from the Powell family reunion notes.


Male MULLEN.Male married Florence Evelyn "Eva" POWELL. Male resided.

Florence Evelyn "Eva" POWELL [Parents] was born in 1896. She died in 1982. She married Male MULLEN. Florence resided in 1920.

She attended the 1920 Powell family reunion in Sullivan, IL.


Buell Lincoln POWELL [Parents] was born on 16 May 1899. He died on 30 Jul 1930. He was buried in Arthur Cem, Arthur, Moultrie Co, IL. He married Mabel Leah DAVIDSON. Buell resided in 1920. He resided in 1917.

His death was attributed to pneumonia.

His address was included in an out-of-town guest list at a family
wedding and again in 1927.

Powell relatives visited him in Princeton on their trip west.

Mabel Leah DAVIDSON was born on 4 Sep 1903. She died on 16 Dec 1980. She was buried in Mt Zion Cem, Mt Zion, Macon Co, IL. She married Buell Lincoln POWELL.

She married 2nd: Delbert Lazell.

Apparently she was buried with her second husband as Buell was buried
in a different city.

They had the following children:

  F i Doris Elaine POWELL was born in 1929. She died in Jul 1992.

George Frederick SCHMENK was born in 1927. He married Doris Elaine POWELL.

Doris Elaine POWELL [Parents] was born in 1929. She died in Jul 1992 in Springfield, Sangamon Co, IL. She married George Frederick SCHMENK.

As a child she attended the Powell family reunions with her grandmother.

She had 5 sons.

Doris died of cancer.

They had the following children:

  M i John Mark SCHMENK was born on 9 Apr 1949. He died in 1995.

He was superintendent of Monticello High School.

He died of cancer.
  M ii Paul David SCHMENK was born on 16 Dec 1950.
  M iii Richard Kent SCHMENK was born on 9 Sep 1953.
  M iv Robert Kirk SCHMENK was born on 20 Dec 1956.
  M v William Keith SCHMENK was born on 9 Dec 1958.

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