Started out this endeavor as a personal thing for my children. Just getting down all the my family could remember or dig. So, I didn't bother with source information. But, have learned I love the research and that many people are searching for information. So, I am going to try to cite my sources. Am going to go back and try to do that. That said I think this came from a family member, but cannot 100% verify it's authenticity.
Maybe someone can correct.
Thanks, Diana
garnettree@comcast.net
Descendants of Alexander Powell
Generation No. 1
1. Alexander1 Powell was born April 27, 1786 in North Carolina, and died September 26, 1862 in Coffee County, TN. He married Martha Browder September 17, 1811 in Roane County, Tennessee. She was born February 03, 1787, and died 1857 in Coffee County, TN.
Children of Alexander Powell and Martha Browder are:
+2 i. Cynthia2 Powell, born April 04, 1816; died November 08, 1881.
3 ii. Nancy M Powell, born June 26, 1812; died March 28, 1886.
4 iii.William Powell, born April 17, 1822.
5 iv. Martha Powell, born February 05, 1825.
6 v. Frances Powell, born July 23, 1827; died May 08, 1896 in Coffee County, TN.
More About Frances Powell:
Burial: Bryan Cemetery, Coffee County, TN
7 vi. Darius Powell, born December 08, 1829; died March 08, 1903 in Wichita, Kansas.
More About Darius Powell:
Burial: Beaver Creek Cemetery, Wichita County, TX
Occupation: He was a Methodist Minister
8 vii.Mary Powell, born May 05, 1818 in Coffee County, TN.
9 viii.Frances Powell, born 1828 in Warren County, Tennessee.
Generation No. 2
2.Cynthia2 Powell (Alexander1) was born April 04, 1816, and died November 08, 1881. She married Jefferson Smith, son of A.C. Smith and Sally Thomas.
More About Jefferson Smith:
Lived: In Coffee County, near Viola, TN
Children of Cynthia Powell and Jefferson Smith are:
+10 i. Samuel3 Smith, born December 1850; died 1919 in Pelham, Tennessee.
11 ii.Alexander Smith, born 1838.
12 iii.William M. Smith, born 1847.
13 iv. Alfred Smith, born 1852; died July 28, 1975.
14 v. James Smith, born 1841.
15 vi. Martha Smith, born 1836.
16 vii.Margaret Smith, born 1840.
17 viii.Frances Smith, born 1845.
18 ix. Ella Smith, born 1862.
Generation No. 3
10. Samuel3 Smith (Cynthia2 Powell, Alexander1) was born December 1850, and died 1919 in Pelham, Tennessee. He met Sara (Sally) Sain August 07, 1875 in Monteagle, TN, daughter of Samuel Sain and Sara Powell. She was born January 22, 1858 in Grundy County, Tennessee, and died 1934 in Pelham, Tennessee.
More About Samuel Smith:
Burial: Warren 'Red Hill' Cemetary - Pelham, TN
More About Sara (Sally) Sain:
Burial: Warren 'Red Hill' Cemetary - Pelham, TN
Children of Samuel Smith and Sara Sain are:
19 i. George Washington4 Smith, born October 07, 1887 in Morrison, Warren County, Tennessee; died March 28, 1970 in Pelham, Tennessee. He married Betty Esther Jacobs May 20, 1915; born October 20, 1890 in Grundy County, Tennessee; died October 22, 1972.
Notes for George Washington Smith:
George Washington Smith moved from Morrison, TN to Grundy County (Cross Roads) when he was seven years old.
George and Betty Smith bought the farm in Pelham, TN (Near Bell's Mill) in 1924. It was sold in 1975.
Notes for Betty Esther Jacobs:
In 1836 Coffee County also contained much of the land that was later split off to become Grundy county.
20 ii. Harvey Roy Smith, born February 1876 in Warren County, Tennessee (Or Viola, TN); died April 1959 in Texas. He married Hattie Bell Shetters.
Notes for Harvey Roy Smith:
Aunt Audrey called Harvey, Harry. He and his wife had 7 children.
Harvey and his wife and their six children moved from Tennessee to Texas on the train.
21 iii. Susie E. Smith, born in Warren County, Tennessee. She married John (J.H.) Cox; born August 06, 1877 in Viola, TN; died in Monteagle, TN.
Notes for Susie E. Smith:
Susie and her family loved music.
Notes for John (J.H.) Cox:
Susie's husband was a coal miner in Pelham.
They had 10 children.
22 iv. Fannie Smith, born March 19, 1879 in Viola, TN; died December 13, 1965 in Monteagle, TN. She married Norris M. Campbell August 19, 1898.
Notes for Fannie Smith:
Fannie was said to be a beautiful woman.
She was said to be very kind and a very serious woman.
Notes for Norris M. Campbell:
Fannie and Norris had 7 children.
23 v. Cynthia Smith, born May 10, 1879 in Viola, TN; died February 15, 1948 in Cowen, TN. She married Jim Shetters.
Notes for Cynthia Smith:
Lived in Monteagle.
24 vi. Jefferson Smith, born March 05, 1885 in Viola, TN; died November 28, 1951 in Pelham, Tennessee. He married Pearl Rodgers.
Notes for Jefferson Smith:
Jeff married a local girl. Very beautiful and smart.
They had no children.
25 vii. Jerry Smith, born July 29, 1889 in Warren County, Tennessee (Or Viola, TN); died May 15, 1958 in Pelham, Tennessee (Cross Roads). He married Laura Myrtle (Tish) Watley; born April 18, 1898; died October 17, 1961.
26 viii. Sam Smith, born July 29, 1898 in Grundy County, Tennessee (Cross Roads); died February 1980 in Grundy County, Tennessee (Cross Roads). He married Eliza Thelma Patterson 1922.
Notes for Sam Smith:
Sam and his wife had 2 children.
27 ix. Polk Smith, born August 29, 1896 in Grundy County, Tennessee (Cross Roads); died March 30, 1978 in Grundy County, Tennessee (Cross Roads). He married Lillie Morkem (or Marcrom).
Notes for Polk Smith:
Had one child, Raymond.
28 x.Henry Smith, born October 18, 1894 in Grundy County, Tennessee (Cross Roads); died in Tullahoma, TN. He married Sally Sain.
Notes for Henry Smith:
They had 10 children.
29 xi.Lou Smith, born March 1891 in Grundy County, Tennessee (Or Viola, TN); died 1962 in Decherd, TN. She married Joe Hessey.
Notes for Lou Smith:
Met her husband in Dechard, TN. where they lived their lives.
No children.
30 xii. Mae Smith, born January 1893 in Grundy County, Tennessee (Cross Roads); died in Tracy City, Tennessee. She married William Polk Turner; born September 08, 1893; died January 01, 1938.
