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Benjamin Franklin Powers 1833–1888 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 8 AUG 1833

Birth Location: Nelson Co, KY, USA

Death Date: 3 NOV 1888

Death Location: Hancock Co., KY, USA

Father: Sylvester Powers

Mother: Ruth Thomas

Spouse(s): Rebecca Dennis

Children(s): Robert Powers, William Powers, Stephen Powers, Eli Powers, Theodore Powers, Elizabeth Powers, Laura Powers, Oliver Powers, Benjamin Powers, Alexander Powers

Benjamin Franklin Powers was born in 1833 in Nelson Co, KY, USA, the child of Sylvester Powers And Ruth Thomas. In 1880, Benjamin Franklin Powers resided in Indian Creek, Hancock Co., KY, USA. Benjamin Franklin Powers married Rebecca Ann Dennis, and had children including Alexander Powers, Benjamin Franklin Powers, Eli Brown Powers, Elizabeth Dee Powers, Laura Ella Powers, Oliver T Powers, Robert Russel Powers, Stephen Walker Powers, Theodore D Powers, William Hal Powers. Benjamin Franklin Powers passed away in 1888 in Hancock Co., KY, USA.

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Biography

  • Benjamin Franklin Powers was born in 1833 in Nelson Co, KY, USA, the child of Sylvester Powers And Ruth Thomas.
  • In 1880, Benjamin Franklin Powers resided in Indian Creek, Hancock Co., KY, USA.
  • Benjamin Franklin Powers married Rebecca Ann Dennis, and had children including Alexander Powers, Benjamin Franklin Powers, Eli Brown Powers, Elizabeth Dee Powers, Laura Ella Powers, Oliver T Powers, Robert Russel Powers, Stephen Walker Powers, Theodore D Powers, William Hal Powers.
  • Benjamin Franklin Powers passed away in 1888 in Hancock Co., KY, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Sylvester Powers
1790–1859
Birth Location: MD, USA
SP
Ruth Thomas
1790–1860
Birth Location: KY, USA
RT

Spouses(s)

Rebecca Dennis
1838–1923
Birth Location: Graves Co., KY, USA
RD

Children(s)

Robert Powers
1869–1917
Birth Location: Hancock Co., KY, USA
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William Powers
1871–1955
Birth Location: Hancock Co., KY, USA
WP
Stephen Powers
1874–1966
Birth Location: Hancock Co., KY, USA
SP
Eli Powers
1866–1942
Birth Location: Hancock Co., KY, USA
EP
Theodore Powers
1865–1932
Birth Location: Hancock Co., KY, USA
TP
Elizabeth Powers
1862–1882
Birth Location: Hancock Co., KY, USA
EP
Laura Powers
1875–1953
Birth Location: Hancock Co., KY, USA
LP
Oliver Powers
1878–1972
Birth Location: Hancock Co., KY, USA
OP
Benjamin Powers
1864–1913
Birth Location: Breckenridge Co, KY, USA
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Alexander Powers
1861–1937
Birth Location: Hancock Co., KY, USA
AP

Benjamin Powers's Ancestors

Self
Benjamin Powers
1833–1888
Birth Place: Nelson Co, KY, USA
Parents
Sylvester Powers
1790–1859
MD, USA
Ruth Thomas
1790–1860
KY, USA
Grandparents
Joseph Powers
1705–1798
Providence, Providence Co., RI, USA
Catherine Wathen
1750–1814
MD, USA
Great-Grandparents
Richard Wathen
1729–1785
Monica Unknown
1729–1750
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Hudson Wathen
1694–1760
Mary Brayfield
1704–

Benjamin Powers's Descendants

1.
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Benjamin (Franklin) Powers (8 AUG 1833–3 NOV 1888) m. Rebecca (Ann) Dennis (20 APR 1838–21 JUL 1923)
  1. 1. Robert (Russel) Powers 1869–1917 m. Millie (Alice) Harris 1872–1946
    1. 1. Athalene (Cecelia) Powers 1904–1925 m. William (Bryant) Ashby 1898–
      1. 1. Mary (Kathleen) Ashby 1922–2002
    2. 2. Lucy (Irene) Powers 1913–1999 m. Charles (Milner) Boling 1910–1975
      1. 1. Charles (Collis) Boling 1931–1980
      2. 2. Eugene (G.) Boling 1935–2017
    3. 3. Rebecca (Lois) Powers 1910–1986 m. Thomas (Hughes De) Jarnett 1904–1949
      1. 1. Frances (Evelyn De) Jarnett 1927–2016
      2. 2. Robert (Russell De) Jarnett 1930–2005
    4. 4. Robert (Orville) Powers 1900–1974
    5. 5. Gladys (Helen) Powers 1895–1987
    6. 6. Edna (Frances) Powers 1897–1989 m. Thomas (Acie) Jackson 1895–1992
      1. 1. Louise Jackson 1920–2010
      2. 2. Shirley (Edward) Jackson 1923–1985
    7. 7. Benjamin (Ward) Powers 1907–2001
    8. 8. Otha (Garvin) Powers 1902–1983
  2. 2. William (Hal) Powers 1871–1955 m. Adalaide (Belle) Doriot 1870–1938
    1. 1. Edgar (Kelley) Powers 1911–1912
    2. 2. Robert (Bailey) Powers 1904–1970
    3. 3. Agnes (Azalee) Powers 1901–1984
    4. 4. William (H.) Powers 1909–1982
    5. 5. Hubert (Dennis) Powers 1897–1962
  3. 3. Stephen (Walker) Powers 1874–1966 m. Elnora Newberry 1884–1965
    1. 1. Walter (Boyd) Powers 1905–1995
    2. 2. Ora (Lee) Powers 1910–1918
    3. 3. Jessie (Elnora) Powers 1917–1973
    4. 4. Hershell (Russell) Powers 1914–1999
    5. 5. Rollie Powers 1908–1910
    6. 6. Virginia (Belle) Powers 1904–1990 m. Stephen (Denny) Wood 1901–1979
      1. 1. Harold (Denny) Wood 1928–1999
  4. 4. Eli (Brown) Powers 1866–1942 m. Margaret Bartlett 1866–1905
    1. 1. Wallie (Brown) Powers 1904–1969
  5. 5. Theodore (D.) Powers 1865–1932
  6. 6. Elizabeth (Dee) Powers 1862–1882
  7. 7. Laura (Ella) Powers 1875–1953 m. Othur (Burgess) Foster 1876–1935
    1. 1. Mary (Ruth) Foster 1907–
  8. 8. Oliver (T.) Powers 1878–1972
  9. 9. Benjamin (Franklin) Powers 1864–1913 m. Anna (Maria) Ballman 1865–1945
    1. 1. Alex (Francis) Powers 1890–1959
    2. 2. Edward (Joseph) Powers 1888–1980 m. Anna Hogg 1893–1982
      1. 1. Anna (Catherine) Powers 1925–1945
    3. 3. Senada Powers 1892–1968
    4. 4. Herbert Powers 1894–1969
    5. 5. Alice (Frances) Powers 1902–1995
    6. 6. Benjamin (Hilary) Powers 1905–1939
    7. 7. Ernest (William) Powers 1898–1979
    8. 8. Everett (Augustine) Powers 1896–1985 m. Eva (May) Elder 1904–1992
      1. 1. Kenneth (Isadore) Powers 1931–2013
      2. 2. Roberta (M.) Powers 1924–1930
      3. 3. Elizabeth (Eulaine) Powers 1928–2014
      4. 4. Verrill (Stafford) Powers 1926–1985 m. Hilda (Laverne) Clark 1933–2015
      5. 5. Joseph (Raphael) Powers 1935–1987
      6. 6. Benjamin (Clyde) Powers 1936–1978
      7. 7. Augusta (Mae) Powers 1947–2011
      8. 8. Louis (Randolph) Powers 1941–1962
    9. 9. Agnes (Helen) Powers 1901–1992 m. James (Bernard) Mcgovern 1892–1972
      1. 1. Bridget (Generose) Mcgovern 1936–2012
      2. 2. Lucy (Imogene) Mcgovern 1930–2013 m. James (Manuel) Quinn 1931–2015
      3. 3. Mary (Agnes) Mcgovern 1926–1958 m. James (Henry) Young 1924–1979
        1. 1. Mary (Helen) Young 1949–2014
        2. 2. James (Retes) Young 1946–1991
      4. 4. James (Bernard) Mcgovern 1928–1992
  10. 10. Alexander Powers 1861–1937

Benjamin Powers's Timeline

4 Records

1833
8 AUG 1833
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Powers in Nelson Co, KY, USA
Nelson Co, KY, USA
1880
1880
Age 47
Benjamin Franklin Powers resided here in Indian Creek, Hancock Co., KY, USA
Indian Creek, Hancock Co., KY, USA
1888
1888
Age 55
Burial of Benjamin Franklin Powers in Breckenridge Co, KY, USA
Breckenridge Co, KY, USA
1888
3 NOV 1888
Age 55
Death of Benjamin Franklin Powers in Hancock Co., KY, USA
Hancock Co., KY, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 8 AUG 1833
    Event Place: Nelson Co, KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Indian Creek, Hancock Co., KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Breckenridge Co, KY, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 NOV 1888
    Event Place: Hancock Co., KY, USA
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