Annie Elizabeth Powell

Brief Life History of Annie Elizabeth

When Annie Elizabeth Powell was born on 5 September 1861, in Columbus, North Carolina, United States, her father, Eli Marvin Powell, was 28 and her mother, Francis Caroline Baldwin, was 25. She married James Monroe Brown on 5 March 1884, in Columbus, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 5 sons and 7 daughters. She lived in Welches Creek Township, Columbus, North Carolina, United States for about 40 years and Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States in 1936. She died on 12 September 1951, at the age of 90.

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Family Time Line

James Monroe Brown
1857–1922
Annie Elizabeth Powell
1861–1951
Marriage: 5 March 1884
Elmer Gerard Irvin
1872–1958
Fletcher Locke Brown
1884–1949
Mable Lee Brown
1886–1968
Carrie Venetia Brown
1888–1968
Mary Kate Brown
1891–1979
Cora Clyde Brown
1893–1936
James Adrian Brown
1895–1972
Annie Beatrix Brown
1897–
Clarence Olin Brown
1899–1980
Francis Milton Brown
1902–1987
Lucy McKoy Brown
1905–1984
Lois Brown
1913–

Sources (12)

  • Annie Brown in household of James M Brown, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Annie E Brown, "West Virginia, County Marriage Records, 1776-1971"
  • Anna E. Brown, "Florida Deaths, 1877-1939"

World Events (8)

1862 · Battle of Roanoke Island

On February 7, 1862, General Burnside's expedition started with the Battle of Roanoke Island. The battle was mostly fought by the Union and Confederate Navy's. This was a Union victory.

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1886

Statue of Liberty is dedicated.

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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