Rufus Ernest Powell Jr.
b. 14 May 1918, d. 10 May 1998
- Father: Rufus Ernest Powell b. 23 October 1887, d. 17 May 1933
- Mother: Maria Eloise Wood b. 28 December 1889, d. 21 March 1971
- Rufus Ernest Powell Jr. was born on 14 May 1918 in Grimes County, Texas.
- George Scovell Wood and Minnie E. Ragan appeared in the US federal census of 1 January 1920 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas. Other members of the household included Rufus Ernest Powell Jr., Maria Eloise Wood and Rufus Ernest Powell.
- Rufus Ernest Powell and Maria Eloise Wood appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1930 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas, living in the same house as George S. Wood.. Other members of the household included Rufus Ernest Powell Jr.
- He was listed as a freshman at the Univeristy of Texas, Austin, in the Class of 1937 Cactus yearbook, and listed as a Signa Phi Epsilon graduate in the yearbook of the class of 1941.
- Maria Eloise Wood appeared in the US federal census of 1 April 1940 in Navasota, Grimes County, Texas, at 700 Washington Avenue. Other members of the household included Rufus Ernest Powell Jr., Minnie E. Ragan.
- He married Dorothy Leigh Ulit, daughter of Oscar Alfred Ulit and Idalee Bessie LeMaster, circa 1943.
- He officially witnessed the death of Maria Eloise Wood on 21 March 1971 at Carriage Square Nursing Home, 8020 Blanco Road in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas.
- Rufus Ernest Powell Jr. became a widower at the 21 March 1971 death of his wife Dorothy Leigh Ulit.
- Rufus Ernest Powell Jr. died on 10 May 1998 at age 79 in San Antonio, Bexar County, Texas, at his residence.
- He was interred at Oakland Cemetery, Navasota, Grimes County, Texas.
- Last Edited: 13 Jul 2015
- Charts: Descendants of ABERCROMBIE Charles & Edwina Malinda "Dicey" Booth, Descendants of LeGRAND John & Margaret Chambers, Descendants of WOOD William & Lydia Ballentine
Family: Dorothy Leigh Ulit b. 17 May 1923, d. 21 March 1971
- Toni Jo Powell+ b. 8 August 1944, d. 8 July 2007