Brief Life History of Alonzo Edgar
When Alonzo Edgar Powell was born on 17 June 1922, in Eminence, Shannon, Missouri, United States, his father, William Bumbrey ‘Bum’ Powell, was 34 and his mother, Willie May Odom, was 32. He married Dorothy June Manwiller on 30 April 1942, in San Joaquin, California, United States. He lived in Willow Springs, Howell, Missouri, United States in 1930 and Eminence Township, Shannon, Missouri, United States for about 5 years. He registered for military service in 1941. He died on 11 October 1980, in Lodi, San Joaquin, California, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Cherokee Memorial Park, Lodi, San Joaquin, California, United States.
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- Lony Powell in household of William B Powell, "United States Census, 1930"
- Alonzo E Powell, "Arizona, County Marriages, 1871-1964"
- Alonzo E Powell, "Colorado, World War II Draft Registration Cards,1940-1945"
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World Events (8)
1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack
Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.
1925 · Woman's World's Fair
The first Woman's World's Fair was held in Chicago in 1925. The idea of the completely women-run fair was to display the progress of ideas, work, and products of twentieth-century women
1941
Japanese attack Pearl Harbor.
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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Alonzo Edgar “Lonnie” Powell
Alonzo Edgar “Lonnie” Powell BIRTH 17 Jun 1922 Eminence, Shannon County, Missouri, USA DEATH 11 Oct 1980 (aged 58) Lodi, San Joaquin County, California, USA BURIAL Cherokee Memorial Park Lodi, San Jo …
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