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Myrtle Vay <I>Honeycutt</I> Powell

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Myrtle Vay Honeycutt Powell

Birth
Auburn, Wake County, North Carolina, USA
Death
9 Dec 1930 (aged 39)
Burial
Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA Add to Map
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Myrtle Vay Honeycutt was born 1891 in St. Mary's (Auburn), Wake County, NC, the eldest of 5 known surviving children (all daughters) born to farmers John W. Honeycutt and his wife, Aley Alien "Allie" Pool.

She was the paternal grandchild of Albert "David" Honeycutt (CSA) and his (1st) wife, Catherine "Katie" Whitley; and gr-grandchild of David Perrin & Temperance Honeycutt of St. Mary's. She was the maternal grandchild of Calvin Pool and his (3rd) wife, Elizabeth Margaret "Bettie" Jones.

She was about age 22 in 1913 when she married 26-year old Moses E. Powell of St. Mary's, who worked as an agent and telegraph operator for the railroad.

The couple lived in Auburn and were parents to 6 known children (3 boys/3 girls): Frances "Fannie" B. (c. 1914), Edna V. (c. 1915), Elizabeth E. (c. 1916), Ira W. (c. 1920), Samuel E. (c. 1923), and Dewey L (c. 1925).

Myrtle Vay died young in 1930. She was only 38 years old. Her husband of 17 years survived another 41 years, passing in 1971 at age 83.

Myrtle Vay Honeycutt was born 1891 in St. Mary's (Auburn), Wake County, NC, the eldest of 5 known surviving children (all daughters) born to farmers John W. Honeycutt and his wife, Aley Alien "Allie" Pool.

She was the paternal grandchild of Albert "David" Honeycutt (CSA) and his (1st) wife, Catherine "Katie" Whitley; and gr-grandchild of David Perrin & Temperance Honeycutt of St. Mary's. She was the maternal grandchild of Calvin Pool and his (3rd) wife, Elizabeth Margaret "Bettie" Jones.

She was about age 22 in 1913 when she married 26-year old Moses E. Powell of St. Mary's, who worked as an agent and telegraph operator for the railroad.

The couple lived in Auburn and were parents to 6 known children (3 boys/3 girls): Frances "Fannie" B. (c. 1914), Edna V. (c. 1915), Elizabeth E. (c. 1916), Ira W. (c. 1920), Samuel E. (c. 1923), and Dewey L (c. 1925).

Myrtle Vay died young in 1930. She was only 38 years old. Her husband of 17 years survived another 41 years, passing in 1971 at age 83.

Gravesite Details

Wife of M. E. Powell; Daughter of John Honeycutt & Allie Pool.



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  • Added: Apr 4, 2009
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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35502759/myrtle_vay-powell: accessed ), memorial page for Myrtle Vay Honeycutt Powell (16 Sep 1891–9 Dec 1930), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35502759, citing Mount Moriah Baptist Church Cemetery, Raleigh, Wake County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by pbfries (contributor 46951237).