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Bertha Lou Powers 1904–1984 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 30 January 1904

Birth Location: Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America

Death Date: 9 September 1984

Death Location: Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America

Father: William Powers

Mother: Alabama Brasel

Spouse(s): Oliver Newsom, John Johnson

Children(s): Grace Newson

The story of Bertha Lou Powers began in 1904 in Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America. Bertha Lou Powers married John Edward Johnson, Oliver Preston Newsom, and had children including Grace Newson. Bertha Lou Powers passed away in 1984 in Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bertha Lou Powers began in 1904 in Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America.
  • Bertha Lou Powers married John Edward Johnson, Oliver Preston Newsom, and had children including Grace Newson.
  • Bertha Lou Powers passed away in 1984 in Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Powers
1870–1960
Birth Location: Missouri
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Alabama Brasel
1873–1936
Birth Location: Arkansas
AB

Spouses(s)

Oliver Newsom
1885–1963
Birth Location: MS, USA
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John Johnson
1902–1976
Birth Location: Selma, Dallas County, Alabama, United States of America
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Children(s)

Grace Newson
1936–2022
Birth Location: Mississippi
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Bertha Powers's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Powers
1904–1984
Birth Place: Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America
Parents
William R Powers
1870–1960
Missouri
Alabama Brasel
1873–1936
Arkansas
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bertha Powers's Descendants

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Bertha (Lou) Powers (30 January 1904–9 September 1984) m. Oliver (Preston) Newsom (23 July 1885–11 June 1963) m. John (Edward) Johnson (18 Nov 1902–18 Nov 1976)
  1. 1. Grace Newson 1936–2022 m. Daniel (John Tavares) III 1932–1992

Bertha Powers's Timeline

2 Records

1904
30 January 1904
Birth of Bertha Lou Powers in Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America
Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America
1984
9 September 1984
Age 80
Death of Bertha Lou Powers in Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 30 January 1904
    Event Place: Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 September 1984
    Event Place: Kosciusko, Attala County, Mississippi, United States of America
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