Powell's Remains

[BettyO]

(10-01-2012 02:13 PM)Linda Anderson Wrote:  Betty, is Powell's father buried near his wife and son?

No. We don't know WHERE Reverend Powell is buried - we think possibly in Oviedo. As the Powell family moved around quite a bit after Lewis' death (Mrs. Powell died first), he is possibly buried near a former residence, but the grave has become unmarked unfortunately. Florida was extremely rural in the 19th Century -

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(10-01-2012 12:15 PM)Joe Di Cola Wrote:  Betty,
I was captivated by the article in The Surratt Courier about Lewis Powell's remains. This is an amazing piece of research. For years I had thought he was buried in Florida because of an entry in Find-A-Grave that listed his burial site at Geneva Cemetery in Seminole County, Florida. No specific provenance for this claim was provided. So it is good to finally know what happened to his remains, thanks to your excellent research.
Joe

Joe -

Thanks ever so very, very much for your kind words! At first I was somewhat angry with Gawler for taking Lew's skull; after all it DOES amount to desecration of human remains - but had he not taken it; we more or less have not known where Lew was buried for years - only have a somewhat sketchy idea - and in a "potters field" designation at that! So I am now glad that we could at least give him a decent Christian burial which is what he would have wanted - even if it was only his noggin!

Thanks again, m'dear!