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Surnames: Powell, Reynolds, Thomas, Morgan
Classification: Query
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My husbands great grandmother was adopted. according to records her birth name was Ollie
Bell Randall. She was adopted by Rutherford and Martha Powell. When she was adopted her
name changed to Hattie Powell.
Adoption records that Hattie was an illiginament child of Mary Reynolds. Her death
certificate says that her parents are James Thomas and Mary Reynolds. I do know that
during the adoption Mary married Jacob Hickey and for a time tried to take and hid Hattie
to get her back.
If anyone has any additional information of who Mary Reynolds and James Thomas is like
birth date/location their parents It would be a great help. All I have are the names.
Hattie was born May 7 1873 in Indiana I believe Delaware Co. Her adoption was in 1876 in
Delaware County. Her adoptive parents divorced in 1879. Hattie's adoptive father was
arrested for raping Hattie in 1883. He also seems to have connection to prostitution
inviting them into his home and then having them arrested. Hattie married Andrew J. Morgan
Oct 24 1891 in Delaware Co. Indiana