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ELIZABETH JANE "Bettie" Powers 1839–1892 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 21 Aug 1839

Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 12 Sep 1892

Death Location: Caney Ridge, Dickenson, Virginia, USA

Father: John Powers

Mother: Mary Salyer

Spouse(s): John Salyer

Children(s): Joseph Salyer, Henry Salyer, Ulysses Salyer, Martha Perrigin, Jonas Salyer, Mary Salyer, Winfield Salyer

ELIZABETH JANE "Bettie" Powers was born in 1839 in Scott County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Wesley Powers And Mary Polly Salyer. In 1870, ELIZABETH JANE "Bettie" Powers resided in Castlewood, Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA. ELIZABETH JANE "Bettie" Powers married John Wesley Salyer, and had children including Henry W Salyer, Jonas Redwine Salyer, Joseph Draper Salyer, Martha E Jane Twin Salyer Powers Perrigin, Mary E Twin Salyer, Ulysses Grant General Salyer, Winfield Scott Salyer. ELIZABETH JANE "Bettie" Powers passed away in 1892 in Caney Ridge, Dickenson, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • ELIZABETH JANE "Bettie" Powers was born in 1839 in Scott County, Virginia, USA, the child of John Wesley Powers And Mary Polly Salyer.
  • In 1870, ELIZABETH JANE "Bettie" Powers resided in Castlewood, Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA.
  • ELIZABETH JANE "Bettie" Powers married John Wesley Salyer, and had children including Henry W Salyer, Jonas Redwine Salyer, Joseph Draper Salyer, Martha E Jane Twin Salyer Powers Perrigin, Mary E Twin Salyer, Ulysses Grant General Salyer, Winfield Scott Salyer.
  • ELIZABETH JANE "Bettie" Powers passed away in 1892 in Caney Ridge, Dickenson, Virginia, USA.

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ELIZABETH Powers's Ancestors

Self
ELIZABETH Powers
1839–1892
Birth Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
Parents
John Wesley Powers
1810–1896
Sinking Creek, Scott County, Virginia
Mary ("Polly") Salyer
1812–1853
Molls Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
John (B "Jonathan") Salyer
1785–1845
Russell Co., VA
Lydia Castle
1789–1887
, Russell, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
David Sr
1815–1854
Malinda Castle
1816–1883
Jacob Castle
1749–1849
Martha 2B
1748–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Salyer
1785–1845
Lydia Castle
1789–1887
Joseph Castle
1775–1846
Eunice Castle
1800–1860
Jacob Sr.
1717–1789
Sowege Clan)
1665–1789
Dennis Cherokee
1708–1759
Catherine Shawnee
1714–1871

ELIZABETH Powers's Descendants

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ELIZABETH (JANE "Bettie") Powers (21 Aug 1839–12 Sep 1892) m. John (Wesley) Salyer (15 Mar 1839–2 May 1927)
  1. 1. Joseph (Draper) Salyer 1861–1927
  2. 2. Henry (W) Salyer 1865–1961
  3. 3. Ulysses (Grant "General") Salyer 1866–1938 m. DELILAH (‘ELIZABETH ‘ ‘ Lily ‘ Ring) Salyer 1874–1965
    1. 1. WILLIAM (HENRY HARRISON (twin)) Salyer 1892–1972 m. Olena (Laura Bradley) Salyers 1917–1994
      1. 1. BILLY (DONALD Bill Salyer) Salyers 1935–2017
      2. 2. Doris (MacArthur 'Mack') Salyers 1942–2012
      3. 3. Everett (Hugh) Salyers 1937–1938
      4. 4. Anna (Marie) Salyer 1938–1941
    2. 2. John (Blaine (twin)) Salyer 1892–1937
    3. 3. Walter (Scott) Salyer 1897–1978
    4. 4. Lula (Verna Salyer) Kennedy 1900–1986
    5. 5. Grace (Elizabeth ‘ Gracie ‘ Salyer Roberts Hibbits) Goff 1907–1975
    6. 6. Cecil (Ernest) Salyer 1915–1975
    7. 7. Orlena (Mae Salyer) Goff 1904–1960
    8. 8. Roy (Clyde) Salyer 1910–1973
    9. 9. Eva Salyers 1913–1913
    10. 10. Henry (Everett) Salyer 1895–1924
  4. 4. Martha (E. Jane (twin) Salyer Powers) Perrigin 1870–1952
  5. 5. Jonas (Redwine) Salyer 1877–1935
  6. 6. Mary (E. (twin)) Salyer 1870–1880
  7. 7. Winfield (Scott) Salyer 1872–1914

ELIZABETH Powers's Timeline

4 Records

1839
21 Aug 1839
Birth of ELIZABETH JANE "Bettie" Powers in Scott County, Virginia, USA
Scott County, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 31
ELIZABETH JANE "Bettie" Powers resided here in Castlewood, Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA
Castlewood, Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA
1892
12 Sep 1892
Age 53
Death of ELIZABETH JANE "Bettie" Powers in Caney Ridge, Dickenson, Virginia, USA B: Pleasant Horne Kennedy Cemetery, Clintwood, VA
Caney Ridge, Dickenson, Virginia, USA B: Pleasant Horne Kennedy Cemetery, Clintwood, VA
1892
12 Sep 1892
Age 53
Death of ELIZABETH JANE "Bettie" Powers in Caney Ridge, Dickenson, Virginia, USA
Caney Ridge, Dickenson, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 21 Aug 1839
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census
    [3] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Castlewood, Lebanon, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1892
    Event Place: Caney Ridge, Dickenson, Virginia, USA B: Pleasant Horne Kennedy Cemetery, Clintwood, VA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Sep 1892
    Event Place: Caney Ridge, Dickenson, Virginia, USA

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