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Mittie Louise POWELL was born 1 June 1913 in Tennessee, USA
Mittie Louise POWELL was the child of Thomas Alexander POWELL and Hattie Caroline SHILLSpouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):
Mittie Louise married Garland P SEXTON 30 March 1929 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Garland P SEXTON was born 24 August 1910 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA. Garland P died 22 December 1982 in Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA. Garland P was the child of Henry Clay T SEXTON and Mary A HENDERSON.
Mittie Louise POWELL died 3 December 1994 in Rhea, Tennessee, USA.
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Garland P SEXTON-- Date: 30 March 1929 Place: Rhea, Tennessee, USA
Garland P SEXTON was the child of Henry Clay T SEXTON and Mary A HENDERSON
Children of Garland P SEXTON and Mittie Louise POWELL:
Betty Lou SEXTON (b.10 May 1930, Dayton, Tennessee, USA d. 9 January 1990, Detroit, Michigan, USA)
m. Coy Allen MORGAN 1947
Garland P SEXTON-- Date: 30 March 1929 Place: Rhea, Tennessee, USAGarland P SEXTON was the child of Henry Clay T SEXTON and Mary A HENDERSON
Children of Garland P SEXTON and Mittie Louise POWELL:
Betty Lou SEXTON (b.10 May 1930, Dayton, Tennessee, USA d. 9 January 1990, Detroit, Michigan, USA)m. Coy Allen MORGAN 1947
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1913 Birth 1 June 1913
Tennessee, USA
1929 Marriage / PartnerMittie Louise POWELL and Garland P SEXTON 30 March 1929, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
She was 15 years old.
1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)1930 Birth of ChildBetty Lou SEXTON was born 10 May 1930, Dayton, Tennessee, USA
Mittie Louise was 16 years old.
1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law 1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA The microwave oven was invented accidentally in 1945 by Percy Spencer, a Raytheon engineer. While testing a magnetron, he noticed microwaves melted a candy bar in his pocket. Experimenting further, he discovered microwaves could cook food quickly. Raytheon patented the process, and by 1947, they built the first commercial microwave oven, called the 'Radarange.' Initially used in commercial settings, microwaves becomes affordable for home use by the 1960s and 1970s, revolutionizing cooking.1962 - The Cuban Missile Crisis was a tense 13-day standoff in October 1962 between the United States and the Soviet Union over the installation of Soviet nuclear missiles in Cuba, just 90 miles from the U.S. coast. The crisis is considered the closest the Cold War came to escalating into a full-scale nuclear war. It began when American spy planes discovered the missiles, leading to a U.S. naval blockade of Cuba and intense negotiations. The crisis ended when Soviet Premier Nikita Khrushchev agreed to remove the missiles in exchange for the U.S. promising not to invade Cuba and secretly agreeing to remove American missiles from Turkey.1963 - I Have a Dream Speech - Martin Luther King's Address at March on Washington August 28, 1963.June 17, 1972 – August 9, 1974 - Watergate Scandal began with the break-in at the Democratic National Committee headquarters at the Watergate office complex in Washington, D.C., in 1972. Members of President Richard Nixon's administration attempted to cover up their involvement. The scandal led to the discovery of multiple abuses of power by the Nixon administration, the resignation of President Nixon in 1974, and the indictment of several administration officials.1973 - January 22 - Roe v. Wade, 410 U.S. 113 and Doe v. Bolton, 410 U.S. 179: The U.S. Supreme Court declares that the Constitution protects women’s right to terminate an early pregnancy, thus making abortion legal in the U.S.1973 - March 29 - The last United States soldier leaves Vietnam The cell phone was invented by Martin Cooper of Motorola. On April 3, 1973, he made the first handheld mobile phone call with the Motorola DynaTAC. This device weighed 2.5 pounds and was 10 inches long, offering 30 minutes of talk time and requiring 10 hours to charge. The first commercial cell phone was released in 1983, revolutionizing communication and leading to the modern smartphones we use today.
1974 - Gerald R. Ford becomes President of the United States after the resignation of Richard Nixon.1981 - June 5 - First reported case of AIDS (Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome)
1982 Death of Spouse/PartnerGarland P SEXTON died 22 December 1982, Dayton, Rhea, Tennessee, USA
1986 - January 28 - Space Shuttle Challenger accident - The Space Shuttle Challenger disaster occurred on January 28, 1986, when the shuttle broke apart 73 seconds into its flight, leading to the deaths of its seven crew members. 1989 - The World Wide Web is invented at CERN (Tim Berners-Lee, UK)1990 Death of ChildBetty Lou SEXTON died 9 January 1990, Detroit, Michigan, USA
Mittie Louise was 76 years old.
1994 Death 3 December 1994
Rhea, Tennessee, USA
She died at the age of 81.
Added: 8/7/2025 1:00:55 PM
- Updated: 8/26/2025 2:19:02 PM
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