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Submitted: 2/15/18 • Approved: 2/17/18 • Last Updated: 3/24/18 • R178100-G0-S3
Birth: September 21, 1861
Caldwell Parish, Louisiana
Death: December 24, 1888
Ouachita Parish, Louisiana
Inscription: "Sacrificed his life on the ill-fated Steamer John H. Hanna on the night of Dec. 24, 1888"
Son of Dr. Joseph B. Powell and Mary Pauline Ferrand Powell
Photo courtesy of Shirley Burks Wells
Contributed on 2/15/18
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Record #: 178100