George Washington "Little George" Powell^[1]

1871 - 1897  (26 years)

• Name	George Washington "Little George" Powell
  Born	15 Oct 1871
  Gender	Male
  Died	11 Dec 1897
  Buried	Calderwood Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I385097	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	12 Mar 2015

  
  

  Father	William Isaac Powell
  Mother	Nancy Ann Ditmore,   bur. Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery, Cades Cove, Blount County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F152207	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Martha L. Gregg,   b. Dec 1872, Tennessee ,   d. 1911  (Age ~ 38 years)
  Married	8 Oct 1891	Blount County, Tennessee   [3]
  Children	+ 1. Altha Powell,   b. 8 Aug 1892, Blount County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Feb 1940, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 47 years)   2. Gertie Powell,   b. Abt 1895, Tennessee   3. William A. Powell,   b. Feb 1896, Tennessee   4. George O. Powell,   b. May 1898, Tennessee
  Family ID	F152206	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 8 Oct 1891 - Blount County, Tennessee Buried - - Calderwood Cemetery, Blount County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S87] Death Certificate, 25 Feb 1940. Altha Lane death record [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 35850801). But on the late afternoon of Saturday, December 11, that year, George was shot from ambush while playing with his little children in his own yard after a day of work. Two years later, Sam "Long Hair" Burchfield was arrested for the murder. Powell had been summoned as a witness against Burchfield for running an illicit still, thus the motive for the murder. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: Martha Gregg Event Type: Marriage Event Date: 08 Oct 1891 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee, United States Gender: Female Spouse's Name: George Powell Page: 321