Brief Life History of Cortez Scott
When Cortez Scott Powell was born on 24 April 1856, in Harmony, Vernon, Wisconsin, United States, his father, Simon Scott Powell, was 25 and his mother, Elnora Elizabeth Franklin, was 22. He married Sena Kight on 12 January 1879, in Orrock Township, Sherburne, Minnesota, United States. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 8 daughters. He lived in Lenore, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States in 1910 and Clarkston Election Precinct 2, Asotin, Washington, United States in 1940. He died on 28 February 1946, in Clarkston, Asotin, Washington, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Sunnyside Cemetery, Lenore, Nez Perce, Idaho, United States.
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Sources (30)
- C Powell, "United States Census, 1920"
- Cortez Scott Powell, "Find A Grave Index"
- Mr Cortez Powell in entry for Mrs Mary Gillespie, "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011"
Spouse and Children
1856–1946 Male
1864–1942 Female
Children (11)
1879–1968 Female
1880–1880 Female
1881–1969 Female
1883–1966 Male
1884–1965 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1830–1894 Male
1833–1904 Female
Siblings (9)
1856–1946 Male
1858–1932 Male
1862–1941 Male
1864–1926 Male
1866–1943 Male
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World Events (8)
1862
Age 6
1863
Age 7
1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield
Age 25
Name Meaning
Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel ‘son of Hywel’, a personal name meaning ‘eminent’ (see Howell ).
Irish: mainly of Welsh origin as in 1 above, but sometimes a surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of the servant of Saint Paul’ (see Guilfoyle ).
English: variant of Paul or Poole .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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