Individual Details

Edith Bryant 'Powell Best'

(9 Jun 1878 - 26 Jun 1952)

Edith and C.C. had 15 children. One died shortly after birth. Edith married a Noel Best after C.C. died. The name Custis Kelly is taken from a list of births in the family bible in the possession of Clara Powell. Edith and Noel were divorced. 1930 census lists Noel, Edith, Joseph, Delia, Flossie, Lillie and Dessie in same household.

Events

Birth9 Jun 1878Johnston, North Carolina, United States
Marriage8 May 1898Sampson, North Carolina, United States - Kelly Custus "C.C." Powell
Marriage25 Sep 1926Sampson, North Carolina, United States - Noel Councel Best
Death26 Jun 1952Johnston, North Carolina, United States
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Families

SpouseKelly Custus "C.C." Powell (1862 - 1925)
ChildEaley Powell (1892 - 1957)
ChildEllen Powell 'Blackman' (1895 - 1994)
ChildKelly Preston Powell (1897 - 1982)
ChildNancy Powell 'Royals' (1899 - 1990)
ChildEdith Powell 'Rhodes' (1901 - 1985)
ChildWillie Ephram Powell (1902 - 1955)
ChildJoseph Elijah Powell (1904 - 1988)
ChildJames Robert Powell (1907 - 1986)
ChildAaron Custis Powell (1909 - 1996)
ChildOra Mae Powell 'Strickland' (1911 - 2006)
ChildDelia Powell 'Creech' (1913 - 2006)
ChildFlossie Powell 'Allen' (1915 - 2008)
ChildLillie Mabel Powell 'Graham' (1917 - 1982)
ChildDessie Leona Powell 'Dew' (1921 - 1983)
SpouseNoel Councel Best (1870 - 1930)
FatherWilliam E. Bryant (1826 - 1910)
MotherMiranda Beasley 'Bryant' (1847 - 1915)
SiblingWilliam Oxford Bryant (1874 - 1951)
SiblingBetty Bryant 'Jackson' (1880 - 1959)
SiblingRansom Allen Bryant (1882 - 1964)
SiblingNancy C. Bryant (1884 - )
SiblingJeremiah M. "Jerry" Bryant (1886 - 1953)
SiblingJames H. Bryant (1876 - )