Grace Thomas Powell

1913 - 1990  (76 years)

• Name	Grace Thomas Powell
  Born	4 Jun 1913	Glen Head, Nassau Co., New York   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Residence	1990	Sanibel, Lee Co., Florida   [2]
  Died	8 Mar 1990  [2]
  Person ID	P4209	Robert Jackson
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020

  
  

  Father	George Thomas Powell,   b. 21 Sep 1874, Glen Head, Nassau Co., New York ,   d. 6 Dec 1963  (Age 89 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Grace Thomas Austin,   b. 28 Aug 1874, Port Byron, Cayuga Co., New York ,   d. 2 Feb 1959  (Age 84 years)
  Relationship	natural
  Married	27 Feb 1909	Glen Head, Nassau Co., New York   [1]
  Family ID	F850	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Rolf Scheurer,   b. 20 Aug 1918,   d. 20 Nov 2006  (Age 88 years)
  Married	Jan 1945	First Baptist Church, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania   [3]
  Last Modified	5 Jul 2020
  Family ID	F8279	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  Notes contributed by Bob Bond. His source was http://fultonhistory.com/Fulton.html PORT BYRON CHRONICLE Friday, January 5, 1945 Miss Grace Powell Becomes Bride Friends and relatives in Port Byron and vicinity have received announcements of the marriage ot Miss Grace Thomas Powell, youngest daughter of Mr. and Mfrs. G. Thomas Powell of Walnut Road, Glen Cove. N Y. to Rolf Kramer Scheurer, young composer and son of Mr and Mrs. Karl Seheurer of Minneapolis. The ceremony took place in the First Bapist Church of Philadelphia, with the pastor, the Rev. Ivan Murray Rose, officiating. A reception in the apartment of the bridegroom followed the ceremony. The bride and bridegroom were accompanied by her sister, Mrs. A. Dudley Harrison of New York City, and best man, Walter Baker of Philadelphia. Mrs. Seheurer is well known in Port Byron, her mother being a former resident here and a frequent visitor. Mrs. Powell has been prominent in women's club activities for many years and represented the Women of America at an international conference in London 15 years ago. She is the daughter of the late Mr and Mrs. Edward Austin of Port Byron After a wedding trip in the Pocono Mountains, Mr and Mrs. Scheurer will reside in Philadelphia.

  
  

• Sources

  [S347986176] Rootsweb chart of Bob Bond: Bond & Austin Families, (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=rbond007). [S347985427] Social Security Death Index at Family Search, (http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Search/ssdi/search_ssdi.asp). [S347986177] Research of Bob Bond contributed May 2009, (rtbond007 add the at embarqmail add the dot com).