THE TEAGUE-POWELL FAMILY c.1927
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Margaret Helena Teague (IT7) was born 10/18/1895. She married William Powell. He was born 3/17/1896 1n Philadelphia, PA. He was a freshman at Swarthmore College when he left to enlist for service with the 64th Engineers. He saw active service overseas for 18 months in France and Germany during which time he served with the Amy of Occupation on convoy duty. He returned to Swarthmore and then matriculated at the Philadelphia Divinity School, where he took magnus cum laude honors in his graduation. He did postgraduate work at both the Divinity School and at the University of Pennsylvania. He was an assistant at the Church Farm School in Glen Lock, Pa. and was also an assistant at St. Paul's Protestant Episcopal Church there. In 1935, he started St. Faith's Episcopal Church in Brookline, PA. In October of 1942 he became a first lieutenant in the Army Chaplain Corps. In May of 1943 he became a captain. He was eventually retired from active duty due to a physical disability. William last resided in Ocean Grove, NJ. He died 8/24/1949 at Monmouth Hospital in Long Branch, NJ as a result of a heart condition acquired during the service. His funeral was from St. Nathaniel's PE Church in Philadelphia He was buried at St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery in Ardmore, PA. Margaret spent her last years in the Teague family home in Philadelphia and at Cathedral Villiage in the Roxboro section of Philadelphia. She died 1/28/1988. The Mass of the Ressurection was offered at St. Mary's Chapel in Cathedral Village. She was buried next to her husband and son. 

THE BACK ROW:
William Powell, Mary Jeanette Teague, Alice Teague, William James Steele
THE FRONT ROW:
William Powell, Jr., Peter John Powell, Margaret Helena (Teague) Powell, Anna Helena Steele (Mazak), Alice (Irwin) Teague, Alice Jeanette Steele (McLaughlin), Anna Willie (Teague) Steele, John Joseph Steele

St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church Cemetery in Ardmore, PA.