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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

Bertha Lou Powers was born in 1904 in Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of William R Powers and Alabama Brasel. Bertha Lou Powers married Oliver Preston Newsom, John Edward Johnson, 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

  • Bertha Lou Powers was born in 1904 in Boone County, Arkansas, United States of America, the child of William R Powers and Alabama Brasel.
  • Bertha Lou Powers married Oliver Preston Newsom, John Edward Johnson, 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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Bertha Powers's Ancestors

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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
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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 (5 November 1936 – 17 March 2022) m. Daniel (John Danny Boy) Tavares (25 December 1932 – 30 March 1992)
    1. 1. Daniel (John) Tavares (7 Mar 1955 – 25 May 2007)
    2. 2. Daughter Tavares (abt 1960 – ) m. Mark (Wayne) Cain (4 Oct 1953 – 10 Jul 2005)
      1. 1. Lisa ((Has Tree...)) Cain (abt 1980 – )
    3. 3. Daughter Tavares (abt 1960 – )
    4. 4. Daughter Tavares (abt 1960 – )
    5. 5. Daughter Tavares

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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