Robert Ross Powell
b. 6 January 1881, d. 13 February 1940
- Father: Richard R. Powell b. 22 January 1846, d. 28 February 1915
- Mother: Mary R. McGee b. circa 1849, d. 9 May 1895
- Robert Ross Powell was born on 6 January 1881 in Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee.
- He was known as Ross.
- Richard R. Powell and Ida Catherine (?) appeared in the US federal census of 1 June 1900 in Franklin County, Tennessee. Other members of the household included Robert Ross Powell, Jesse Hubert Powell, Richard Willis Powell, Mary Odesia Powell, Katie Powell and Rufus Ernest Powell.
- He was a grocery salesman, according to the 1900 census.
- He married Corinne Ratcliffe, daughter of John Andrew Ratcliffe and Mattie Shirley, on 8 September 1914 in Davidson County, Tennessee, by license issued the same day, with R. B. ?Dowsy?, MG, officiating.
- Robert Ross Powell registered for the draft on 12 September 1918 in Franklin County, Tenessee, while living with his wife Corine in Decherd, and self-employed there as manager of a flour mill.
- Robert Ross Powell died on 13 February 1940 at age 59 in Decherd, Franklin County, Tenessee, . His death was officially witnessed by Corinne Ratcliffe.
- His wife Corinne Ratcliffe became a widow at his death.
- He was interred at Mount Garner Cemetery, Decherd, Franklin County, Tennessee.
- Last Edited: 7 Sep 2016
Family: Corinne Ratcliffe b. 8 September 1889, d. 17 December 1965
- Dorothy Shirley Powell b. 8 October 1922, d. 3 February 1997