how old was lewis powell
From the left: Lewis with his mother when he was 2; Lewis at age 12; Lewis at age 16; Lewis after his arrest (age 20, almost 21). Pictured to the left is the Reverend George C. Powell, Lewis's father. Lewis Thornton Powell (also known as Lewis Paine or Lewis Payne) was born April 22, 1844, in Randolph County, Alabama. Powell had eight brothers and sisters, and his father, George, was a Baptist preacher and missionary. As Lewis grew up, his siblings called him Doc..