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Powell Family Cemetery at “Woodview”
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| Located approx. 200 yd. east of Robinson Ferry Rd. (Route 644) and approx 200 yd. north of Gasburg Rd. (Route 626). It is approx. 40 ft x 30 ft, covered with concrete, and enclosed with a 4 ft high heavy iron fence. |
| Latitude: | 36º 35' 42.4" N (36.595111) |
| Longitude: | 77º 57' 17.8" W (-77.954944) |
| GNIS ID: | 1472729 |
| Transcribed: | 2008 |
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| Robert Simmons Powell | 23 Oct 1834 — | 11 Jul 1910 | Here lies one of God's noble men
POWELL |
The above inscription is on a marble monument approx. 5 ft tall. The grave itself is covered with a large, flat, stone slab which contains a bronze plaque that is inscribed with the following: Robert Simmons Powell M.D./1834 - 1910/Christian Patriot, Leading Citizen/Graduate University of Virginia/1857/Owner of Woodview Plantation/Combat Office and Surgeon/Confederate States Army/Twenty-First Virginia Infantry/Through his indomitable energy/Courage and Wisdom/Preserver of Society/in Reconstruction/ANIMA IN AMICIS UNA. The Latin phrase means “there is one mind among friends.”
See CWS f BCV, pp. 443-44. |
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| Ellen Virginia Huff Powell | 10 Jun 1848 — | 20 Nov 1931 | Wife of
Robert Simmons Powell
Daughter of
Colonel Daniel Huff
Priscilla Steed Huff |
The above inscription is on her upright headstone. Her grave is also covered with a large, flat stone slab with a bronze plaque that is inscribed with the following: Ellen Virginia Powell/1848 - 1931/Wife of/Robert Simmons Powell/Daughter of/Colonel Daniel Huff/and/Priscille Steed Huff/A beautiful and gracious lady/whose love, patience, courage/and true Christian character/left a lasting cultural imprint/on her community. Ellen Huff, age 2, was residing in her parents household in 1850, Family 258.
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| Thos. Simmons Powell | 11 Aug 1880 — | 15 Mar 1881 | Son of
R.S. & Ellen V. Powell |
| See CWS f BCV, p. 444. |
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| W.L. Huff | 18 May 1850 — | 23 Nov 1901 | Gone But Not Forgotten |
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| Henrietta Huff Ball | 1834 — | 1921 | Wife of
A.H. Ball |
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| James W. Powell | 29 Nov 1846 — | 29 May 1928 | POWELL |
| Pvt. James William Powell, CSA, CWS f BCV, p. 443. |
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| Mary Louise Powell | 4 Nov 1886 — | 19 Oct 1889 | Daughter of
R.S. & Ellen V. Powell |
| See CWS f BCV, p. 444. |
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© Copyright John W. Pritchett
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