Ransdell “Bano” PowellAge: 80 years1906–1987
- Name
- Ransdell “Bano” Powell
- Given names
- Ransdell
- Surname
- Powell
- Nickname
- Bano
- Also known as
- Randall Powell
Note: Bano as Ransdell was affectionately called by both friend and relates, was given his grandmother's family surname of Ransdell as his given name, but many could or would not pronounce it, and the name was frequently recorded incorrectly as Randall.
| Birth | December 5, 1906 |
| Birth of a sister | Virginia Elizabeth Powell June 21, 1914 (Age 7 years) Note: Virginia and her family celebrated her birthdate as the 22nd out of convenience for other family dates, but she was actually born on the 21st. |
| Death of a mother | Etta Ione Cyphers September 3, 1920 (Age 13 years) |
| Number of children | Eleanor E Lyons — View this family 0 |
| Marriage of a parent | John Powell — Mabel Clare Witty — View this family March 9, 1922 (Age 15 years) |
| Census | 1930 (Age 23 years) Note: With father, stepmother, and sister Virginia. Age 23,
Occupation: Bookkeeper at Stockyards |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Sophia Jane “Jennie” Faulder about October 17, 1934 (Age 27 years) |
| Marriage | Eleanor E Lyons — View this family January 7, 1939 (Age 32 years) Note: Original source wording: Date of Import: May 3, 1999 |
| Military | Enlisted, WWII US Army June 6, 1942 (Age 35 years) |
| Death of a father | John Powell October 5, 1956 (Age 49 years) Note: E Crawley Cooper's family history paper lists DOD as 03 OCT 1956 rather than the 05 OCT date recorded elsewhere. |
| Death of a brother | John Maurice “Maury or JM” Powell December 13, 1961 (Age 55 years) Cause: Heart Attack Note: Maury died while arriving for work at the Powell Commission Co. at the Indianapolis Stockyards. He worked with his brother, Ransdall, at the Powell Commission Company, selling hog futures. This business had been started by his father and his father's brother. |
| Burial of a brother | John Maurice “Maury or JM” Powell December 16, 1961 (Age 55 years) Note: Section: 40, Lot: 145, Marker: Y |
| Death | October 8, 1987 (Age 80 years) |
| Burial | October 12, 1987 (4 days after death) Cemetery: Washington Park North Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
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| mother |
Etta Ione Cyphers Birth: July 22, 1877 — Shelby Co, Ohio, USA Death: September 3, 1920 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
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Marriage: November 3, 1897 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
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14 months elder brother |
Paul Irwin Powell Birth: 1898 Death: 1899 |
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2 years elder sister |
Thelma Ione Powell Birth: April 28, 1900 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA Death: May 1992 — Miami Co, Ohio, USA |
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3 years elder brother |
John Maurice “Maury or JM” Powell Birth: June 2, 1903 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA Death: December 13, 1961 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
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18 months elder sister |
Dorothea “Dorothy” Powell Birth: December 8, 1904 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA Death: July 1989 |
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2 years himself |
Ransdell “Bano” Powell Birth: December 5, 1906 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA Death: October 8, 1987 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
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8 years younger sister |
Virginia Elizabeth Powell Birth: June 21, 1914 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA Death: December 8, 2000 — Santa Clara Co, California, USA |
| Father’s family with Mabel Clare Witty |
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| step-mother |
Mabel Clare Witty Birth: March 13, 1876 — Jefferson Co, Kentucky, USA Death: November 9, 1951 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
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Marriage: March 9, 1922 — Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
| Family with Eleanor E Lyons |
| himself |
Ransdell “Bano” Powell Birth: December 5, 1906 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA Death: October 8, 1987 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
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Eleanor E Lyons Birth: October 8, 1909 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA Death: November 27, 1994 — Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
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Marriage: January 7, 1939 — Indianapolis, Marion Co, Indiana, USA |
| Census | With father, stepmother, and sister Virginia. Age 23,
Occupation: Bookkeeper at Stockyards |
| Marriage | Original source wording: Date of Import: May 3, 1999 |
| Name | Bano as Ransdell was affectionately called by both friend and relates, was given his grandmother's family surname of Ransdell as his given name, but many could or would not pronounce it, and the name was frequently recorded incorrectly as Randall. |
| Note | Randall was born Ransdell Powell, but legally had his name changed to "Randall", as it appears on his death certificate.
Original source wording: Date of Import: May 3, 1999 |