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James Sperry Powers 1801–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 2 JUN 1801

Birth Location: Sinking Creek, Scott County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 April 1885

Death Location: Wise, Wise County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: Jonas Powers

Mother: Lucy Sperry

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Moore

Children(s): Margaret Kilgore, Isaac Powers, Samuel Powers, Jonas Powers, Mary Stallard, Matilda Powers, John Powers, William Powers, Nancy Powers, James Powers, Nancy Powers, Sina Powers, Hester Powers, Ellen Powers, Eperson Powers, Lucy Powers

In 1801, James Sperry Powers entered the world in Sinking Creek, Scott County, Virginia, USA, born to Jonas Harmon Powers And Lucy Sperry. James Sperry Powers married Elizabeth Moore, and had children including Ellen Powers, Eperson Powers, Hester A Powers, Isaac Harmon Powers, James M Powers, John Wesley Powers, Jonas Harmon Powers, Lucy C Powers, Margaret Ann Peggy Powers Kilgore, Mary L Powers Stallard, Matilda Powers, Nancy E Powers, Nancy Powers, Samuel Patton Powers, Sina Powers, William Richardson Powers. James Sperry Powers passed away in 1885 in Wise, Wise County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1801, James Sperry Powers entered the world in Sinking Creek, Scott County, Virginia, USA, born to Jonas Harmon Powers And Lucy Sperry.
  • James Sperry Powers married Elizabeth Moore, and had children including Ellen Powers, Eperson Powers, Hester A Powers, Isaac Harmon Powers, James M Powers, John Wesley Powers, Jonas Harmon Powers, Lucy C Powers, Margaret Ann Peggy Powers Kilgore, Mary L Powers Stallard, Matilda Powers, Nancy E Powers, Nancy Powers, Samuel Patton Powers, Sina Powers, William Richardson Powers.
  • James Sperry Powers passed away in 1885 in Wise, Wise County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Powers's Ancestors

Self
James Powers
1801–1885
Birth Place: Sinking Creek, Scott County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jonas Harmon Powers
1767–1856
Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, USA
Lucy Sperry
1791–1863
1036 Elkton Drive, Colorado Springs, El Paso, Colorado, United States
Grandparents
Jonas Powers
1742–1833
Littleton, Middlesex, Massachusetts, USA
Jerusha Harmon
1747–1783
USA
Samuel Sperry
1730–1800
New Haven County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Mary (Roberts) H3a
1735–1780
Wallingford, New Haven County, Connecticut, British Colonial America
Great-Grandparents
Jonas Sr
1719–1760
Mary Powers
1716–1776
Reuben Sr
1714–1794
Eunice Parsons
1718–1803
Samuel Sr
1692–1744
Mary Hull
1695–1757
Abiel Roberts
1693–1786
Hephzibah H3a
1698–1796
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jacob Powers
1679–1759
Edith Powers
1683–1776
Abel Tryon
1682–1761
Abiah Tryon
1684–1756
Jonathan Parsons
1693–1782
Abigail Smith
1695–1758
Thomas Sperry
1658–1718
Elizabeth Farnes
1665–1718
Dr Hull
1668–1755
Mercy Hull
1674–1753
Eli Roberts
1656–1693
Mary Roberts
1656–1752
Joseph Prindle
1663–1737
Mary H3a
1664–1753

James Powers's Descendants

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James (Sperry) Powers (2 JUN 1801–15 April 1885) m. Elizabeth Moore (11 Mar 1802–26 Jul 1862)
  1. 1. Margaret (Ann Peggy Powers) Kilgore 1833–1907 m. David Kilgore 1834–1918
    1. 1. Patrick (Hagan) Kilgore 1877–1952 m. Drucilla (Ann) Wood 1880–1957
      1. 1. Janie (Kate Kilgore) Dixon 1912–1992 m. George (Glen) Dixon 1905–1989
        1. 1. Mable (Sue) Dixon 1937–2012
        2. 2. Donald (Glen) Dixon 1932–2013 m. Jewel (Ann) Walter 1932–1987
        3. 3. Buddy (L Dixon) Nickelsville 1936–2020
    2. 2. Charles (Patton) Kilgore 1875–1951
    3. 3. Isaac (Sherman) Kilgore 1872–1945
    4. 4. James (Robert) Kilgore 1858–1945
    5. 5. Sarah (Ann) Kilgore 1867–1938
    6. 6. Martha (Ellen) Kilgore 1856–1936
    7. 7. William Killgore 1861–1948
    8. 8. Mary (Helen Kilgore) Hartsock 1863–1936
    9. 9. David (Harmon) Kilgore 1866–1930
    10. 10. Matilda (Jane Jennie) Kilgore 1869–1949
    11. 11. Nancy (H Nannie) Kilgore 1879–1947
    12. 12. John (Wesley) Kilgore 1854–1941
    13. 13. Winfield (Scott) Kilgore 1858–1938
  2. 2. Isaac (Harmon) Powers 1825–1917
  3. 3. Samuel (Patton) Powers 1846–1925
  4. 4. Jonas (Harmon) Powers 1838–1917
  5. 5. Mary (L Powers) Stallard 1845–1926 m. Johnie, (Raleigh) Stallard 1832– m. John (Bunyan) Stallard 1838–1919 m. Rawley (Duncan (Raleigh)) Stallard 1838–1872
    1. 1. George (Harmon Stallard Shaky) George 1865–1943
    2. 2. Charles (Wesley) Stallard 1885–1965
    3. 3. Elbert (Homer) Stallard 1882–1937
    4. 4. William (D.) Stallard 1882–1925
    5. 5. Margaret (Elizabeth) Stallard 1867–1904
    6. 6. Lucy (Victoria) Stallard 1872–1949
    7. 7. James (Alderson) Stallard 1870–1957
  6. 6. Matilda Powers 1827–1900
  7. 7. John (Wesley) Powers 1833–1915
  8. 8. William (Richardson) Powers 1835–1915
  9. 9. Nancy (E) Powers 1852–1943
  10. 10. James (M) Powers 1824–1892
  11. 11. Nancy Powers 1827–1901
  12. 12. Sina Powers 1827–
  13. 13. Hester (A) Powers 1853–
  14. 14. Ellen Powers 1851–
  15. 15. Eperson Powers 1840–
  16. 16. Lucy (C) Powers 1856–

James Powers's Timeline

6 Records

1799
15 Apr 1799
Birth of James Sperry Powers in Sinking Creek, Scott County, Virginia, USA
Sinking Creek, Scott County, Virginia, USA
1799
15 April 1799
Birth of James Sperry Powers in Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
1801
2 JUN 1801 15 Apr 1799
Birth of James Sperry Powers in Sinking Creek, Scott County, Virginia, USA
Sinking Creek, Scott County, Virginia, USA
1801
2 JUN 1801
Birth of James Sperry Powers in Sinking Creek, Scott County, Virginia, USA
Sinking Creek, Scott County, Virginia, USA
1885
15 Feb 1885
Age 84
Death of James Sperry Powers in Wise, Wise County, Virginia, USA
Wise, Wise County, Virginia, USA
1885
15 April 1885
Age 84
Death of James Sperry Powers in Wise, Wise County, Virginia, United States of America
Wise, Wise County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1799
    Event Place: Sinking Creek, Scott County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 April 1799
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 JUN 1801 15 Apr 1799
    Event Place: Sinking Creek, Scott County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 2 JUN 1801
    Event Place: Sinking Creek, Scott County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1885
    Event Place: Wise, Wise County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, James Sperry Powers 15 Apr 1885

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Feb 1885
    Event Place: Wise, Wise County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Global, Find a Grave® Index for Burials at Sea and other Select Burial Locations, 1300s-Current
    [3] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 April 1885
    Event Place: Wise, Wise County, Virginia, United States of America

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Wise, Wise County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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