Powell, John Dalrymple Sr.
Title
Powell, John Dalrymple Sr.
Last Name
Powell
First and Middle Name
John Dalrymple, Sr.
Nicknames or Other Names
John D.
Hometown
Portsmouth
County and/or State
Norfolk County, Virginia
Birth Date
July 25, 1886
Birthplace
Portsmouth, Virginia
Death Date
January 1, 1971
Place of Death
Fort Myers, Florida
Parents
Legh Richmond Powell and Cora Eastwood Powell
Siblings
Legh Richmond Powell Jr. and Carroll Whidbee Powell
Spouse(s)
Virginia Phillips Powell and Katherine Wilson Powell
Children
Virginia Houghton Powell, Cora Legh Powell, John Dalrymple Powell Jr. (children of Virginia Phillips Powell), Richmond Hepburn Powell and Robert W. Powell (children of Katherine Wilson Powell)
VPI Graduating Class
1908
Undergraduate Major
Civil Engineering
Graduated
Yes
Service Branch
Army
Unit
Coast Artillery
Rank
Second Lieutenant
Retired Rank
Second Lieutenant
Military Events
Registered for the WWI draft on June 6, 1916
Other Events
John D. Powell’s first wife, Virginia, died of pneumonia in 1920 at the age of 33, leaving him as a widower with three children. He moved to Fort Myers, Florida in 1925 where he began working for the Seaboard Railroad as a civil engineer and contractor. He later married Katherine Wilson Powell in 1933, and they had three more children. When he died in 1971, he had six children, twenty-one grandchildren, and nine great-grandchildren.
Postwar Life
Was working for the U.S. Coast and Geodetic Survey as a civil engineer in Texas at the time of his registration for the WWI draft in 1916, worked for Seaboard Railroad as a civil engineer and contractor in Fort Myers, Florida in 1925 and beyond
Occupation
Civil Engineer and Contractor
Bibliography
- Virginia, Death Records, 1912-2014
- 1900 United States Federal Census
- 1910 United States Federal Census
- 1920 United States Federal Census
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
- 1900 United States Federal Census
- 1910 United States Federal Census
- 1920 United States Federal Census
- U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918
- U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
Files
Collection
Citation
“Powell, John Dalrymple Sr.,” VPI in World War I, accessed April 25, 2024, http://vpiworldwarone.lib.vt.edu/items/show/598.
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