Arthur B(everly) "Bud" CORNWELL was born in Aug 1858 in IL. He died in 1933. He was buried in Arthur Cem, Arthur, Moultrie Co, IL. He married Female Cornwell.
Other marriages:POWELL, Ida Mae
Residences & events:
Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL
1900 Bourbon Twp, Douglas Co, IL, was his address at census time.
The blended family consisted of his 2 daughters, her daughter, Edith
Light, and their 2 sons.1918 Anthony, KS
Female Cornwell.Female married Arthur B(everly) "Bud" CORNWELL.
They had the following children:
F i Marjorie CORNWELL died after 1934. F ii Iva M CORNWELL was born in Jul 1883. She died after 1934. F iii Letha CORNWELL was born in Dec 1890. She died after 1934.
James Ray PURVIS [Parents] was born on 18 Jan 1887 in Jonathan Creek Twp, Moultrie Co, IL. He died on 26 Oct 1961 in Mattoon, Coles Co, IL, at home. He was buried in Arthur Cem, Arthur, Moultrie Co, IL. He married Edith Lenore LIGHT on 9 Jun 1907 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL.
Ray raised a family of football players, all excelling at the sport.
Residences & events:
Jonathan Creek twp, Moultrie Co, IL. He owned a farm there for years. He also worked as a locomotive fireman on the Illinois Central railroad and later came back to that occupation.
Sullivan, IL, where the family operated a restaurant on the south side of town.
1926 Mattoon, Coles Co, IL. Again working on the railroad, he was an Illinois Central engineer, retiring from this position.
Fall 1932 605 W Stadium Ave, West Lafayette, IN. Ray took a position with Purdue Univ while his sons attended college there.
1941 Mattoon, Coles Co, IL, was his address at Powell reunion time.
James' funeral was held at Schilling Funeral Home, Mattoon, IL, at
1:30 on Wednesday afternoon.
Edith Lenore LIGHT [Parents] was born in Aug 1889 in Arthur, Moultrie Co, IL. She died on 19 Apr 1934 in Lafayette, IN. She was buried in Arthur Cem, Arthur, Moultrie Co, IL. She married James Ray PURVIS on 9 Jun 1907 in Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL.
May be a birth date discrepancy as Edith was born before her parents
married.Her death occurred following complications of surgery for gallstones.
Her obituary talked about her sons as much or more than about her:
"MOTHER OF FAMOUS PURVIS BOYS DIES
Mrs. Purvis, who was the mother of the famous Purvis brothers,
Purdue athletes, died in St. Elizabeth's hospital, Lafayette, after a
serious illness of several weeks. An operation was performed April
14, and for a time it seemed that she would recover. On Thursday,
however, she suffered a relapse.
One of the sons, Duane, was in Des Moines, IA, Friday for the
Drake relays. he was expected to return to Lafayette after competing
in the javelin throw. he had decided to return to his mother's
bedside when informed of her illness Thursday afternoon.
Advised later by his mother's physician that he would not be able
to reach Lafayette before her death, he decided to remain in Des
Moines. Mrs. Purvis had been ill for some time. When Duane left for
Des Moines her condition was critical but it was believed she would
live until his return.
Before entering college the Purvis boys were students in Mattoon
high school where they distinguished themselves in athletics.
Beside Duane, the other two were James Carleton purvis, former
football star at Purdue, and Kenneth (Tom) Purvis, also a gridiron
luminary at James Millikin, Decatur. Duane was placed on the
Associated Press All-American football team last fall.
Mrs. Purvis was born near Arthur, and was about 45 years old.
With her family she resided for a while in Sullivan, and later moved
to Mattoon, where Mr. Purvis was employed by the Illinois Central
railraod. The family moved to Lafayette several years ago, where
Carleton Purvis, one of her sons, is employed as an assistant of Noble
Kizer, Purdue football coach. Mrs. Purvis leaves her husband, three
sons, Tom Purvis of Danville, Carleton and Duane of Lafayette, Ind., a
daughter, Marcelline Purvis of Lafayette, and her mother, Mrs. Ida
Cornwall."Her funeral was held at the Arthur, IL, Baptist chruch on a Sunday
afternoon with Rev WB Hopper of Bethany preaching the services. "A
large crowd paid tribute to the memory of Mrs. Purvis, even standing
room not being available. Delegations attending from Mattoon High
school and Purdue, friends of Coach Carlton Purvis of the
university.....Mr. and Mrs. Claud Hoffman sang several of the
deceased's favorite hymns." Pallbearers were: Merle, Denzil, and
Hubert Powell, Wid and Ola Fleming, and H.P. Rigney.
They had the following children:
M i Lawrence Kenneth "Tom" PURVIS was born in 1908. He died on 25 Sep 1999. M ii James Carleton "Collie Jim" PURVIS was born on 30 Apr 1910. He died in May 1973. M iii Duane PURVIS was born in 1912. He died before 1999. Duane resided in 1961.
Duane, as All-American, played football during college with brother,
Jim, as his coach.
His photo appeared in the newspaper with the caption: "Lt. Duane
Purvis, now physical training director of the army air forces
navigation school at San Marcos, Tex., went through officers'
candidate school with a broken neck. He formerly was a gridiron great
at Purdue...AP Wirephoto."F iv Ida Marcelyn PURVIS was born in 1921.
Herschel CORNWELL [Parents] was born in Sep 1897 in IL. He died after 1934. He married Ruth (CORNWELL). Herschel resided in 1934.
Ruth (CORNWELL).Ruth married Herschel CORNWELL.
Guy TAYLOR.Guy married Louise LIGHT after 1923.
Louise LIGHT [Parents] died after 1934. She married Guy TAYLOR after 1923. Louise resided in 1934. She resided in 1915.
She was called "Louise Cornwell" in the Powell family reunion notes of 1915 when she perfomed a song for the group, she signed the same name in 1923.
Her mother was living with her in 1934 when sister, Edith, died.
In 1941 she, accompanied by her husband and 2 sons, returned from Montgomery, AL in time to attend the Powell family reunion.
They had the following children:
M i Guy, Jr TAYLOR. M ii Eugene TAYLOR.
Sheldon Merle POWELL [Parents] was born on 27 Oct 1904 in Moultrie Co, IL, north of Sullivan. He died on 2 Feb 1986 in Decatur, Macon Co, IL. He was buried in Greenhill Cem, Sullivan, Moultrie Co, IL. He married Alice Vivian JENNINGS on 16 Apr 1933 in Decatur, Macon Co, IL, First Christian parsonage by Rev Homer Sala. Sheldon resided.
Merle retired from A.E. Staley Co after 28 years in the sheet metal
department, advancing from the shipping department where he worked
when he and Vivian married.He was a member of the Central Christian Church in Decatur.
He was a twin to Pauline.
The funeral was held in the Brentlinger Pershing Funeral Home in
Decatur, IL, on Wednesday at 10 AM.
Alice Vivian JENNINGS was born on 21 Sep 1912 in Creal Springs, IL. She married Sheldon Merle POWELL on 16 Apr 1933 in Decatur, Macon Co, IL, First Christian parsonage by Rev Homer Sala.
They had the following children:
M i Richard POWELL was born about 1934. M ii Larry POWELL. Larry resided in 1983. He resided in 1986. M iii Gordon POWELL. Gordon resided in 1983.
The first Powell family reunion he attended was in 1947.
Richard POWELL [Parents] was born about 1934. He married LoAnn BURRY. Richard resided in 1983 in West Covina, CA.
He attended the 1935 Powell family reunion with his parents.
LoAnn BURRY.LoAnn married Richard POWELL.
They had the following children:
M i James Lowell POWELL was born on 18 Nov 1956. F ii Suzanne POWELL was born on 26 Dec 1959. M iii David Brian POWELL was born on 10 Oct 1962.
James Raymond "Ray" POWELL [Parents] was born in Feb 1895 in IL. He died in 1987 in Arthur, Moultrie Co, IL. He married Daisy EVANS on 14 Oct 1919 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co, IL.
Residences & events:
1925 Montrose, CO. In an effort to improve the health of his first
wife, he moved west. He was still there when his father died in 1943.The name of his second wife is unknown.
Daisy EVANS was born on 13 Feb 1896 in Shelby Co, IL. She died on 24 Nov 1929 in Montrose, CO. She was buried in Glenwood Cem, Shelbyville, Shelby Co, IL. She married James Raymond "Ray" POWELL on 14 Oct 1919 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co, IL.
Although she had been sickly for years, she died of typhoid fever
after a duration of 2 weeks.The funeral services were held at the Methodist church on a Wednesday
afternoon at 2:30, after which she was buried with her parents.
Wilber Glenn POWELL [Parents] was born on 30 Oct 1906 in Boulder, Boulder Co, CO. He married Oleva Odell OWNBER on 1 Jan 1936 in Cheyenne, WY. Wilber resided.
As the minister, he was featured in an article in 1950 about the University Avenue Baptist Church in Laramie, WY, one of the first churches he served:
"Rev. Glenn Powell, pastor of the church for the past three and one half years, is practically a native of this community. He came to Laramie from Ft. Colins at the age of seven and grew to manhood on ranches in this area, attending local schools. Reverend Powell stated that his call to the ministry came when he was 21 years of age. Preparing for the ministry was a slow, disconnected process. However, in the course of time, he earned a degree in theology from the American Bible college at Chicago. In the meantime he served as a machinist for the Union Pacific railroad, working in Omaha, Cheyene,
Rawlins and Laramie. Reverend Powell was employed by the Alaska railroad at Curry, Alaska, when he resigned to enter the Gospel work in full-time service. He was ordained a Baptist minister at the Greeley Baptist temple in November, 1947. Reverend Powell remarked that before his conversion he had played for a dance and had also engaged in wrestling matches in the WOW building. He said, 'At that time little did I think that I would be preaching the Gospel in this same building.'
When Reverend Powell accepted the call to the church it was burdened with indebtedness, and had an active attendance of approximately 25 or 30. There are now 198 members registered on the Sunday school roll and a record attendance of 210 was attained last October.
Reverend Powell is a busy pastor officiating in five to six regular services each week at the local church besides speaking at Bible conferences in southern Wyoming or neighboring states nearly every month. In addition he endeavors to spend several hours weekly in personal evangelism. He recently held a revival meeting in Rock River and is the founder of the new Calvary Baptist church there. He prints a monthly Christian publication, 'The Baptist Trumpet,' which has a rapidly increasing circulation. Reverend Powell is a board member of the newly organized Fletcher Park Baptist Youth foundation
(Camp Grace) in the Laramie Peak area."1952 He accompanied his father back to Sullivan, IL, for the Powell family reunion.
The Everett, WA, newspaper, in 1986, carried a photo of him jogging with the following: "Glenn Powell, 80, got a birthday party compliments of the Everett Mall and Everett General Hospital on October 30. Powell has run the mall as part of his daily routine since 1980. He participated in the Mall's HeartWalk program since it began on February 13, 1982....Powell had his birthday party at 7 a.m. along with General Hospital's cardiac rehabilitation class. He plans to just keep on running."
Another newspaper reported on the same event with a photo of him cutting his cake:
"Everett senior runs for his 80th birthday
When Glenn Powell celebrated his 80th birthday on October 30 he kicked up his heels for about a mile and a half. Approximately 45 friends and co-runners, including Everett Mall and Everett General Hospital employees, joined Powell in a 'Happy Birthday' exercise session and run inside the mall at 7 a.m. that day---the exact hour of his birth.
Powell has been running four miles a day, three days a week, inside the mall since 1980. The south Everett resident and retired Boeing machinist also competes in 10K (10,000 meter) races and can finish the course in approximately 60 minutes. This year, he captured first place within the 70-year group in a 5,000 meter run at Seattle's Senior Olympics.
'Glenn is a wonderful person--an inspiration,' said Maria Lamarca Anderson, Everett Mall assistant marketing director. 'We wanted to honor him personally and we wanted to salute senior citizen commitment to fitness.'
'Glenn was one of the first people to take advantage of our offer (in the HeartWalk Program),' said Lamarca Anderson. 'Since the shops are closed at that hour he says he does high-speed window shopping.' Powell, who started a running routine in 1970, has logged more than 3, 900 miles over the mall tiles.
Besides the cake and the exercise, Nike (the sports shoe manufacturer) gave Powell a new pair of running shoes and the staff at Everett General hospital presented party participants with T-shirts marking the event."Accompanying the article was a photo of him sitting on the floor with his small grandson, both preparing to jog by doing stretching exercises.
He lived in Washingto for 30 years, 25 of which were at Everett.
Oleva Odell OWNBER was born on 7 Jun 1912 in Kirksville, MO. She married Wilber Glenn POWELL on 1 Jan 1936 in Cheyenne, WY.
They had the following children:
F i Rosemary Ann POWELL was born on 27 May 1939. M ii Gary Glenn POWELL was born on 18 May 1942. M iii Dennis John POWELL was born on 14 Oct 1944 in Laramie, WY.
John weighed 3.9 at birth and was one of a set of triplets.F iv Deanna Judith "Judy" POWELL was born on 14 Oct 1944 in Laramie, WY. Deanna resided.
Judy married but divorced.
Deanna weighing 3.7 and was also one of the triplets.M v David Joe POWELL was born on 14 Oct 1944 in Laramie, WY. David resided.
His occupation was x-ray technician in a Seattle hospital.
Also a triplet, Joe weighed in at 3.2 pounds.
Morris "Waldo" COON.Morris married Rachel Eddith POWELL on 9 Aug 1896. Morris resided.
Waldo and Edith had 4 children altogether.
Rachel Eddith POWELL [Parents] was born on 9 Mar 1876 in Princeton, Mercer Co, MO. She died on 2 Nov 1960 in Princeton, Mercer Co, MO. She was buried in Princeton Cem, Princeton, Mercer Co, MO. She married Morris "Waldo" COON on 9 Aug 1896.
She and her daughter attended the 1913 Powell family reunion at Sullivan, IL, with her mother and sister, Elena.
Eddith signed an affidavit that the family Bible in her possession had been the property of her father and the birth, death, and marriage information contained therein was added by him. John E(ugene) Powell signed it as Notary Public.
They had the following children:
M i Lyle COON. F ii Female COON.
George A POWELL [Parents] was born on 23 Jul 1878 in Princeton, Mercer Co, MO. He died in 1958 in Kansas City, MO. He was buried in Princeton Cem, Princeton, Mercer Co, MO. He married Edna COON on 7 Nov 1897. George resided in 1904. He resided in 1930.
Edna COON.Edna married George A POWELL on 7 Nov 1897.