Ichabud and Mary Ann Lassiter Powell.
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In the 1880 census of Taylor township, Wilson County, N.C.: farmer Ichabud Powell, 32; wife Mary A., 32; and children Beedy A., 9, Pheny, 7, John, 5, James W., 4, Henry G., 3, and Mary A.E., 11 months.
In the 1900 census of Jackson township, Nash County, N.C.: Ichabod Powell, 50, farmer; wife Mary A., 50; children Mary A., 20, Martha, 18, Joseph, 16, Margarett, 14, Geneva, 12, Billie P., 11, Dempsey H., 9, and Paul J., 6; and nephew Henry Lassiter, 28.
Mary Ann Powell died 5 April 1921 in Jackson township, Nash County. Per her death certificate, she was 74 years old; was born in Wilson County to Silas Lassiter and Orpie Lassiter of Wilson County; was the widow of Ickibuck Powell; and was buried in Powell graveyard, Nash County.
Many thanks to Levolyre Farmer Pitt for sharing this photo of her great-grandparents.
Beautiful!! Mary Ann is my 1st cousin 4x removed. Love this picture. Thank you for posting it. Always wonderful to put a face to a name. ☺️
Hello Marshae, We share the same bloodline. Mary Ann Lassister Powell was my paternal great grandmother. Nice to ‘meet’ you.
Nice to meet you too. We should connect, if you’d like to.
Hello family! Third Great-grandparents! Dempsey H was my Great-Grandmother’s (Helen Harris from Indianapolis Indiana) father. I’m on ancestry.com. Would love to connect. Still in search of photos and more information on Dempsey. I currently live in Washington DC and have met some of my other cousins.