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Jacob B Powers 1849–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Feb 1849

Birth Location: Enochsburg, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 6 Jun 1930

Death Location: Westport, Decatur County, Indiana, USA

Father: Michael Powers

Mother: Eliza Derry

Spouse(s): Mary Cruser, Mary Cruser

Children(s): Michael Powers, William Powers, Lillie Powers, John Powers, Guy Powers, Jacob Powers, Nora Powers, George Powers

Jacob B Powers was born in 1849 in Enochsburg, Indiana, United States, the child of Michael Powers And Eliza Derry. In 1880, Jacob B Powers resided in Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA. Jacob B Powers married Mary Jane Cruser, and had children including George Adam Powers, Guy Hildred Powers, Jacob Powers, John Powers, Lillie Bell Powers, Michael J Powers, Nora Ellen Powers, William Henry Powers. Jacob B Powers passed away in 1930 in Westport, Decatur County, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Jacob B Powers was born in 1849 in Enochsburg, Indiana, United States, the child of Michael Powers And Eliza Derry.
  • In 1880, Jacob B Powers resided in Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA.
  • Jacob B Powers married Mary Jane Cruser, and had children including George Adam Powers, Guy Hildred Powers, Jacob Powers, John Powers, Lillie Bell Powers, Michael J Powers, Nora Ellen Powers, William Henry Powers.
  • Jacob B Powers passed away in 1930 in Westport, Decatur County, Indiana, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Jacob Powers's Ancestors

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Jacob Powers
1849–1930
Birth Place: Enochsburg, Indiana, United States
Parents
Michael Powers
1813–1902
Butler County, Ohio, United States of America
Eliza Derry
1819–1895
Ohio
Grandparents
Joseph (L.) Powers
1775–1856
Pennsylvania, United States
Naomi ("Salome") Hahn
1780–1856
Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
Abraham (R.) Derry
1798–1880
Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Newman
1773–1865
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Michael Hahn
1748–1792
Sara Sally
1748–1810
Jacob Derry
1750–1820
Susan Russ
1758–1819
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Paulus Hahn
1711–1758
Abraham Ross
1745–1791
Amy Johnston
1741–1791

Jacob Powers's Descendants

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Jacob (B) Powers (17 Feb 1849–6 Jun 1930) m. Mary (Jane) Cruser (10 December 1854–29 January 1935) m. Mary (Jane) Cruser (10 Dec 1854–29 Jan 1935)
  1. 1. Michael (J) Powers 1881–1968 m. Hattie (Mae) Beatty 1894–1980 m. Nancy Wheeldon 1884–1965
    1. 1. Willard (Otis) Powers 1912–1986 m. Lora (Viola) Bishop 1919–1938 m. Edith Harrison 1929–2003
      1. 1. Vernon (Otis) Powers 1938–2002 m. Wilma (Louise Woodruff) Abplanalp 1941–2017
      2. 2. Virgil (Paul) Powers 1938–1993 m. Betty (Rose) Hardebeck 1951–1993
      3. 3. Roberta (Faye) Powers 1948–2002 m. Everett (Lee) Burton 1941–2013
    2. 2. Michael Powers 1928–2008 m. Edna (Mae) Forwalt 1941–1992
    3. 3. Gladys Powers 1922–2006 m. Elmer (F.) Owens 1907–1991
    4. 4. Philip Powers 1917–1990 m. Audrey Smith 1923–2007
      1. 1. Kenneth Powers 1947–2014
      2. 2. Philip (O) Powers 1942–2020
    5. 5. Ruth (Opal) Powers 1909–1991 m. Chancey Benham 1907–1984
    6. 6. Glen (Lester) Powers 1905–1990 m. Verda (M.) Bishop 1909–2007
    7. 7. Paul (L.) Powers 1927–1927
    8. 8. Thomas (Edward) Powers 1924–1983
    9. 9. Helena Powers 1920–1992 m. Herschel (Leroy) Miers 1913–2003
    10. 10. Dorothy (Belle) Powers 1914–1945
    11. 11. Melvin (Lee) Powers 1935–2016 m. Marguerite Hoffman 1937–2019
    12. 12. Glen (L) Powers 1905–1990
  2. 2. William (Henry) Powers 1877–1959 m. Lena (Pearl) Wheeldon 1882–1959
    1. 1. William Powers 1925–2005
    2. 2. Clarence Powers 1906–1990
    3. 3. Lester (Wayne) Powers 1923–1995
    4. 4. John (H.) Powers 1910–1994
    5. 5. Charles Powers 1901–1965
    6. 6. Ethelene Pool 1907–1999
    7. 7. Richard (lee) Powers 1926–2007
  3. 3. Lillie (bell) Powers 1875–1963
  4. 4. John Powers 1879–
  5. 5. Guy (hildred) Powers 1895–1967
  6. 6. Jacob Powers 1889–1977
  7. 7. Nora (Ellen) Powers 1892–1974
  8. 8. George (Adam) Powers 1884–1968
    1. 1. Harry Powers 1912–1968

Jacob Powers's Timeline

3 Records

1849
17 Feb 1849
Birth of Jacob B Powers in Enochsburg, Indiana, United States
Enochsburg, Indiana, United States
1880
1880
Age 31
Jacob B Powers resided here in Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA
Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA
1930
6 Jun 1930
Age 81
Death of Jacob B Powers in Westport, Decatur County, Indiana, USA
Westport, Decatur County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Feb 1849
    Event Place: Enochsburg, Indiana, United States
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Columbia, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: 288; Page: 359B; Enumeration District: 138

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Columbia, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: 288; Page: 359B; Enumeration District: 138

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 Jun 1930
    Event Place: Westport, Decatur County, Indiana, USA

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