Nansemond-Isle of Wight County-Portsmouth City Virginia USGenWeb Archives Obituaries.....Powell, Henry J., 1923 ************************************************ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/vafiles.htm ************************************************ HENRY J. POWELL Henry J. Powell, of Myrtle, Va., died last night at the home of his daughter, Mrs. J. Edward Johnson, 1028 B. Street, whom he had been visiting for the last two months. Mr. Powell was a veteran of the Civil War. Before the declaration of war, he was a member of the Isle of Wight Blues. He was mustered in the Confederate service in the Ninth Virginia Regiment, Pickett’s Division; Mahone’s Brigade, Longstreet’s Corps. Shortly before General Lee’s surrender he was captured by the Federal troops and thrown into prison. He was not released until several months after peace had been established. Mr. Powell is survived by his daughter, Mrs. Johnson, and by four sons, John H. and Paul J. Powell, of Myrtle, Va., and R.J. and E.A. Powell, of Newport News. He was 84 years of age. Funeral services will be conducted at Mrs. Johnson’s residence Sunday afternoon at 3 o’clock. Burial will be in Oak Grove Cemetery. ****************************************************************************** Henry J. Powell, of Myrtle, Va., who died Thursday night in the residence of his daughter, Mrs. J. Edward Johnson, 1028 B. Street, Park View, will be buried this afternoon in Oak Grove cemetery. Funeral service will be conducted in the residence at 2 o’clock. In addition to his daughters and sons, mentioned in yesterday morning’s edition, he is survived by the following grandchildren and great grandchildren. Grandchildren - Edward H. Johnson, of Norfolk; Mrs. Maryus B. Kea, of Goldsboro, N.C.; Miss Sarah Lee Johnson, Clayton Johnson and Collins Johnson, of Portsmouth; Miss Margaret Powell and John Henry Powell, of Myrtle, Va,; N. Saxon Powell, Presley Powell and Lenis Powell, Miss Mildred Powell, Miss Edna Powell, Miss Lillian Powell, Florence Powell, Allen Powell and Glisson Powell, all of Portsmouth. Great-grandchildren - Martha and Virginia and Coles Johnson, of Portsmouth, and Mildred, Charlotte and Maryus Kea, Jr., of Goldsboro, N.C. Henry James POWELL, of Myrtle, Confederate veteran, b. 19 Nov 1839, Isle of Wight; d. 22 Nov 1923, at daughter's home, Portsmouth, interred in Oak Grove Cemetery*, Portsmouth, 25 Nov 1923 donated obits, publications unknown *Portsmouth City Virginia USGenWeb Archives, Oak Grove list M-P: http://www.usgwarchives.net/va/portsmouth/cemeteries/oakgrove5.htm The Isle of Wight Blues were designated Co. E, 9th Va Infantry, CSA. The regimental history states he was captured at Gettysburg, 3 Jul 1863, exchanged the following May, and captured again 1 Apr 1865. Contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Mrs. Bruce Saunders (bs4403@verizon.net), and re-formatted by File Manager. file at: http://files.usgwarchives.net/va/nansemond/obits/p400h1ob.txt