Brief Life History of Luther Getzen
When Luther Getzen Powell was born on 2 April 1887, in Edgefield, South Carolina, United States, his father, Starling Elder Powell, was 42 and his mother, Frances Elizabeth Floyd, was 31. He lived in Evans, Columbia, Georgia, United States in 1920 and Green Sea Township, Horry, South Carolina, United States in 1950. He registered for military service in 1918. He died on 6 January 1959, at the age of 71, and was buried in Edgefield, Edgefield, South Carolina, United States.
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- Unknown, "United States 1950 Census"
- Luther G. Powell, "Georgia, Military Discharge Records, ca.1890 - ca.1966"
- Luther G Powell, "Georgia Death Index, 1933-1998"
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1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.
1893 · The Last Public Hanging in Georgia
The last public hanging in Georgia was on September 28, 1893. The General Assembly prohibited public executions in December 1893. Prior to this law, Georgians commonly traveled to witness scheduled public executions.
1906 · Saving Food Labels
The first of many consumer protection laws which ban foreign and interstate traffic in mislabeled food and drugs. It requires that ingredients be placed on the label.
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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