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

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

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Biography

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

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Powers
1813 – 1902
Birth Location: Butler County, Ohio, United States of America
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Eliza Derry
1819 – 1895
Birth Location: Ohio
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Spouses(s)

Mary Cruser
1854 – 1935
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Mary Cruser
1854 – 1935
Birth Location: Iowa, USA
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Children(s)

William Powers
1877 – 1959
Birth Location: Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
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Michael Powers
1881 – 1968
Birth Location: Jennings County, Indiana, USA
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George Powers
1884 – 1968
Birth Location: –
GP
Nora Powers
1892 – 1974
Birth Location: –
NP
Guy Powers
1895 – 1967
Birth Location: –
GP
Lillie Powers
1875 – 1963
Birth Location: Indiana
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John Powers
1879 –
Birth Location: Indiana
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Jacob Powers
1889 – 1977
Birth Location: –
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Jacob Powers's Ancestors

Self
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 Russ
1745 – 1791
Amy Johnston
1741 – 1791

Jacob Powers's Descendants

1.
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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. William (Henry) Powers (1 January 1877 – 7 September 1959) m. Lena (Pearl) Wheeldon (24 July 1882 – 5 September 1959)
    1. 1. Charles Powers (10 April 1901 – 4 December 1965)
    2. 2. Clarence Powers (29 June 1906 – 25 December 1990)
    3. 3. Ethelene Pool (9 September 1907 – 26 January 1999)
    4. 4. John (H.) Powers (26 January 1910 – 7 November 1994)
    5. 5. Lester (Wayne) Powers (24 February 1923 – 28 May 1995)
    6. 6. William Powers (5 February 1925 – 16 August 2005)
    7. 7. Richard (lee) Powers (1926 – 2007)
      1. 1. Phyliss Powers (2021 – 2021)
  2. 2. Michael (J) Powers (10 October 1881 – 7 August 1968) m. Nancy Wheeldon (1884 – 1965) m. Hattie (Mae) Beatty (22 Feb 1894 – 21 Apr 1980)
    1. 1. Glen (L) Powers (19 Mar 1905 – 7 Oct 1990)
    2. 2. Glen (Lester) Powers (19 Mar 1905 – 7 Oct 1990) m. Verda (M.) Bishop (20 Jul 1909 – 17 AUG 2007)
      1. 1. Glenn Powers m. Betty Smear (1929 – 2008)
        1. 1. Cathy Powers (1952 – 2021)
        2. 2. Michelle Powers
      2. 2. Powers
        1. 1. Laverda
    3. 3. Ruth (Opal) Powers (6 Aug 1909 – 27 May 1991) m. Chancey Benham (1907 – 1984)
      1. 1. Benham
        1. 1. Benham
    4. 4. Willard (Otis) Powers (1 Aug 1912 – 6 May 1986) m. Lora (Viola) Bishop (6 Aug 1919 – 23 Jan 1938) m. Edith Harrison (8 November 1929 – 4 April 2003)
      1. 1. Vernon (Otis) Powers (23 Jan 1938 – 7 May 2002) m. Wanda (Mareta) Wolf (13 Jul 1943 – ) m. Barbara (Jean) Fisher (5 Nov 1959 – ) m. Wilma (Louise Woodruff) Abplanalp (8 Feb 1941 – 10 Apr 2017)
        1. 1. Lindsay (Mae) Powers (7 Jan 1984 – ) m. Patrick Mulrine (23 Aug 1976 – ) m. Scott (Daniel) Lloyd (26 Jun 1982 – 27 May 2008)
        2. 2. Jeffery (Wayne) Powers (19 Sep 1973 – )
      2. 2. Virgil (Paul) Powers (23 Jan 1938 – 24 Aug 1993) m. Betty (Rose) Hardebeck (3 Feb 1951 – 24 Aug 1993)
        1. 1. Shirley (A) Powers (abt 1969 – )
        2. 2. Rose (Mary) Powers (21 Jun 1970 – 21 Jun 1970)
        3. 3. Randy Powers (1 Mar 1972 – )
        4. 4. Connie Powers (abt 1973 – ) m. Bradley (R.) Hodson
        5. 5. Virgil (Joseph) Powers (6 August 1974 – 24 August 1994)
      3. 3. Roberta (Faye) Powers (9 Sep 1948 – 28 November 2002) m. Everett (Lee) Burton (16 Feb 1941 – 12 July 2013) m. John Ruble
        1. 1. Scott (Alan) Burton (3 Nov 1973 – ) m. Susan (M.) Thomas (abt 1956 – )
        2. 2. James (Andrew) Burton
        3. 3. Robert Ruble (28 Nov 1984 – )
      4. 4. Franklin Powers
        1. 1. Cindy Powers (4 Sep 1969 – 21 Apr 1998) m. Stanley (E.) Edmondson (1971 – )
      5. 5. Willard (E.) Powers m. Brenda Dyer
    5. 5. Dorothy (Belle) Powers (13 Nov 1914 – 19 Dec 1945)
    6. 6. Philip Powers (1917 – 1990) m. Audrey Smith (1923 – 2007)
      1. 1. Kenneth Powers (1947 – 2014)
        1. 1. Andy (lee) Powers (1978 – 2017)
        2. 2. Cousin Powers
      2. 2. Gladys (L) Powers (abt 1941 – )
      3. 3. Philip (O) Powers (18 July 1942 – 3 January 2020)
      4. 4. Richard (D) Powers (abt 1945 – )
    7. 7. Helena Powers (1 Feb 1920 – 17 Sep 1992) m. Herschel (Leroy) Miers (1913 – 2003)
    8. 8. Gladys Powers (2 Aug 1922 – 2006) m. Elmer (F.) Owens (1907 – 1991)
      1. 1. Marybelle Owens (abt 1942 – )
    9. 9. Thomas (Edward) Powers (14 Sep 1924 – 20 December 1983)
    10. 10. Paul (L.) Powers (28 January 1927 – 10 April 1927)
    11. 11. Michael Powers (1928 – 2008) m. Edna (Mae) Forwalt (02 Nov 1941 – 06 Mar 1992)
    12. 12. Margaret Powers (abt 1931 – )
    13. 13. Melvin (Lee) Powers (15 Mar 1935 – 11 August 2016) m. Marguerite Hoffman (1937 – 2019)
  3. 3. George (Adam) Powers (1884 – 1968)
    1. 1. Harry Powers (1912 – 1968)
  4. 4. Nora (Ellen) Powers (1892 July 10 – 1974)
  5. 5. Guy (hildred) Powers (1895 – 1967)
  6. 6. Lillie (bell) Powers (Abt 1875 – 1963)
  7. 7. John Powers (Abt 1879 – )
  8. 8. Jacob Powers (1889 – 1977)

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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