Talcott Williams POWELL

1900 - 1937  (36 years)

• Name	Talcott Williams POWELL
  Born	27 Apr 1900	Lansdowne, Delaware Co., PA   [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7]
  Gender	Male
  Died	5 Apr 1937	Greenwich, Fairfield Co., CT   [1, 2, 8, 9]
  Person ID	I2	Edes Lawrence Powell Family Tree
  Last Modified	31 Jan 2017

  
  

  Father	Dr. Lyman Pierson POWELL,   b. 21 Sep 1866, Farmington, Kent Co., DE ,   d. 10 Feb 1946, Morristown, Morris Co., NJ  (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Mary Gertrude WILSON,   b. 5 Jan 1874, Jarrettown, Montgomery Co., PA ,   d. 20 May 1950, Boonton, Morris Co., NJ  (Age 76 years)
  Married	20 Jun 1899	Jenkintown, Montgomery Co., PA   [4, 7, 10, 11, 12, 13, 14, 15]
  Family ID	F5	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 1	Ysobel Allen LONEY,   b. 23 Sep 1903, New York City, New York Co., NY ,   d. 30 Aug 1980, Philadelphia, Philadelphia Co., PA  (Age 76 years)
  Married	18 May 1923	Boonton, Morris Co., NJ   [1, 16]
  Divorced	1928  [1, 17]
  Children	1. David Talcott POWELL,   b. 7 Sep 1924, Morristown, Morris Co., NJ ,   d. 25 Nov 1944, Germany  (Age 20 years)
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2018
  Family ID	F11	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family 2	Helen Ann RANNEY,   b. 19 Feb 1906, Pasadena, Los Angeles Co., CA ,   d. 9 Sep 1960, Flemington, Hunterdon Co., NJ  (Age 54 years)
  Married	4 Aug 1928	Montclair, Essex Co., NJ   [18]
  Children	1. Edes Lawrence POWELL
  Last Modified	3 Jan 2018
  Family ID	F25	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

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• Notes

  Obituary for Talcott “Greenwich, Conn., April 6 Funeral services will be held today for Talcott W. Powell, 36-year-old author and editor, who died at the Greenwich Hospital Sunday morning following an operation for a ruptured appendix. Powell, former editor of the Indianapolis Times, is survived by his widow, Helen Ranney Powell, a son, David, a daughter, Edes, his parents, Dr. Lyman P. Powell and Gertrude Wilson Powell of Mountain Lakes, N. J.; and a brother, Francis W. Powell of New York City. The services will be conducted by Dr. Powell at Christ Episcopal Church. Cremation will follow at Ferncliff Crematory, White Plains, N.H. Powell was born in Lansdowne, Pa. He was graduated from Wesleyan University and in 1933 he became editor of the Indianapolis Times, retiring in July, 1935. He was also formerly connected with other Scripps-Howard newspapers including the New York World-Telegram.”

  
  

• Sources

  [S2] Newspaper, NY Times, 5 April 1937, p. 19. [S7] Cemetery record, Abington Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Abington, PA (on Find-A-Grave), memorial # 72808379. [S1] Census, 1900 U.S. census, Landsdowne, Delaware Co., PA, ED 192, p. 22B. [S1] Census, 1910 U.S. census, Northampton, Hampshire Co., MA, Ward 2, ED 648, p. 5A (p. 58). [S515] WW-I, Athol, Mass. [S1] Census, 1920 U.S. census, Hanover, Morris Co., NJ, ED 15, p. 11A (p. 11). [S269] Redden Family, p. 55. [S2] Newspaper, NY Times, 7 April 1937, p. 25. [S2] Newspaper, NY Times, 6 April 1937, p. 23. [S1] Census, 1900 U.S. census. [S226] Powell Family History typescript, p. 8. [S511] Journal article, The Wellesley Magazine, October 1898, Volume VII, page 507. [S2] Newspaper, Ambler Gazette, Ambler, PA, 22 June 1899, p. 4. [S2] Newspaper, Philadelphia Inquirer, 21 June 1899, p. 8; 22 June 1899, p. 12. [S757] Powell Lyman Bio, p. 292. [S2] Newspaper, NY Times, 28 Aug 1923, p. 17; 16 Sept 1923, p. S8. [S2] Newspaper, NY Times, 7 Dec 1927, p. 20. [S2] Newspaper, Times Recorder (Zanesville, Ohio). 10 Aug 1928, p. 10.