BIO: William J. POWELL, Clearfield County, PA
 
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From Twentieth Century History of Clearfield County, Pennsylvania,
and Representative Citizens, by Roland D. Swoope, Jr.,
Chicago: Richmond-Arnold Publishing Company, 1911, page 391.
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  WILLIAM J. POWELL, superintendent of the plant of the W. H. Wynn & Co., 
manufacturers of fire brick, in Boggs Township, Clearfield County, Pa., resides 
in his attractive residence at Blue Ball, where he is one of the younger 
business men.  He was born at Woodland, in Bradford Township, Clearfield 
County, March 5, 1882, and is a son of George and Rebecca (Bumgarner) Powell.
  George Powell was born in Clearfield County, a son of William Powell, and 
resides at Blue Ball.  His life has been mainly devoted to lumbering.  He 
married Rebecca Bumgarner, who died in 1906, a daughter of Joseph and Jane 
Bumgarner.  To George Powell and wife the following children were born:  Cora, 
who married John Conrad; Lilly, who married John Palmer; William J.; Charles; 
Albert; Margaret, who married Herman Cleaver; and Genevieve, Morris, Boyd and 
Guy.
  William J. Powell obtained his education in the public schools.  He then 
became identified with brick manufacturing and has continued in this industry.  
In 1905 he was married to Miss Bertha Snyder, a daughter of Everhart and 
Margaret (Peters) Snyder.  Mr. and Mrs. Snyder reside at Woodland and Mr. 
Snyder is a veteran of the Civil War.  Mrs. Powell is the youngest of their 
children, the others being:  Curtin, Charles, Lilly, Marion, Frank and Fred.  
Lilly married Thomas McCullough, and Marion married D. E. Young.
  Mr. and Mrs. Powell have one little daughter, Ethel.  They attend the United 
Brethren church.  His is a member of the P. O. S. of A.  He is an independent 
voter but takes no very active interest in politics, devoting himself closely 
to business and he has become a recognized authority in this section, on brick 
manufacturing.