Bessie Ann Powell - Texas Births and Christenings, 1840-1981
Name: Bessie Ann Powell
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 30 Mar 1889
Event Place: Archer, Texas, United States
Event Place (Original): Archer, Texas, United States
Gender: Female
Father's Name: Joseph Daniel Powell
Mother's Name: Emma Alice Graham

Bessie Powell - Texas, County Marriage Index, 1837-1977
Name: Chas L Abercrombie
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 07 Jun 1909
Event Place: Archer, Texas, United States
Gender: Male
Spouse's Name: Bessie Powell
Spouse's Titles and Terms: Miss
Spouse's Gender: Female

Bessie Abbercrombie - United States Census, 1910
Name: Bessie Abbercrombie
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Justice Precinct 1, Archer, Texas, United States
Event Place (Original): Justice Precinct 1, , Texas
Gender: Female
Age: 21
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Birth Year (Estimated): 1889
Birthplace: Texas
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Relationship to Head of Household: Wife
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Wife
Sheet Letter: A
Sheet Number: 12
Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
Charles L Abbercrombie Head Male 21 Texas
Bessie Abbercrombie Wife Female 21 Texas
Fredda Abbercrombie Daughter Female 0 Texas

Bessie Abercrombie (72008853) Suggested edit (8/26/2020): Bessie Ann Powell was born on March 30, 1889 to Joseph P. Powell and Emma A. Graham Powell, in Archer City, Texas. Where she lived her entire life. She was a descendent of a pioneer Archer County family.

She and Charles Lawrence Abercrombie were married June 6, 1906 in Archer City. He died June 21, 1960. She joined First Baptist Church in 1901 and was the longest continuous member in the church's history. She served as church historian form many years, was a founding member of the Women's Missionary Union and was its first secretary. She also was a member of the Amity Club, which she had served as president. She contributed to many civic charities and activities, including Bethania Regional Health Care Center.

Survivors include a daughter Freda Abernathy Comegys of Wichita Falls. Two brothers, Ben Powell of El Paso, Texas and Graham Powell of Cheyenne, Wyo,; five grandchildren; 17 great-grandchildren, and two great-great grandsons.
Contributor: BILLY G.HOLDER JR. (48339374)

Daughter of Joseph D. Powell - Emma A. Graham

Charles Lewis Abercrombie married Miss Bessie Powell on 7 June 1909. The couple moved from their ranch home to Archer City in 1926 and had lived across the street from the Archer City High School since.