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Benjamin Franklin Powers 1893–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 SEP 1893

Birth Location: Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 16 DEC 1982

Death Location: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America

Father: Jessee Powers

Mother: Betty Bennett

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The story of Benjamin Franklin Powers began in 1893 in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America. Benjamin Franklin Powers passed away in 1982 in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Benjamin Franklin Powers began in 1893 in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America.
  • Benjamin Franklin Powers passed away in 1982 in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America.

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Benjamin Powers's Ancestors

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Benjamin Powers
1893–1982
Birth Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
Jessee Lamance Powers
1857–1923
Betty (Elizabeth) Bennett
1859–1941
Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Elakiam (Selby "Elika") Powers
1815–1885
Sarah ("Sally" Elizabeth) Sears
1819–1880
Whitley, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Powers
1793–1880
Rebecca (Bennett)
1796–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Eliakim Powers
1760–1812
Elizabeth (Hamblin)
1768–1852
John Bennett
1765–1830
Rebecca Ross
1768–1830

Benjamin Powers's Timeline

2 Records

1893
2 SEP 1893
Birth of Benjamin Franklin Powers in Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America
1982
16 DEC 1982
Age 89
Death of Benjamin Franklin Powers in Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America
Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Nevisdale, Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 SEP 1893
    Event Place: Whitley County, Kentucky, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 DEC 1982
    Event Place: Laurel County, Kentucky, United States of America

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