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Jane McKay Powers 1825–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 Mar 1825

Birth Location: Ohio, USA

Death Date: 20 Feb 1880

Death Location: Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, USA

Father: William Powers

Mother: Mary Beeks

Spouse(s): Jonathan Kershner

Children(s): Clarence Kershner, Sarah Kershner, Charles Kershner, Susan Rush, Albert Kershner

Jane McKay Powers was born in 1825 in Ohio, USA, the child of William David Powers And Mary Sarah Beeks. Jane McKay Powers married Jonathan Kershner, and had children including Albert Kershner, Charles C Kershner, Clarence Edwin Kershner, Sarah E Kershner, Susan A Rush. Jane McKay Powers passed away in 1880 in Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • Jane McKay Powers was born in 1825 in Ohio, USA, the child of William David Powers And Mary Sarah Beeks.
  • Jane McKay Powers married Jonathan Kershner, and had children including Albert Kershner, Charles C Kershner, Clarence Edwin Kershner, Sarah E Kershner, Susan A Rush.
  • Jane McKay Powers passed away in 1880 in Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Powers
1779–1857
Birth Location: Columbia County, New York, USA
WP
Mary Beeks
1792–1869
Birth Location: Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA
MB

Spouses(s)

Jonathan Kershner
1822–1908
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
JK

Children(s)

Clarence Kershner
1860–1875
Birth Location: –
CK
Sarah Kershner
1848–1866
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
SK
Charles Kershner
1857–1871
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
CK
Susan Rush
1851–1890
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
SR
Albert Kershner
1868–1948
Birth Location: Ohio, USA
AK

Jane Powers's Ancestors

Self
Jane Powers
1825–1880
Birth Place: Ohio, USA
Parents
William David Powers
1779–1857
Columbia County, New York, USA
Mary (Sarah) Beeks
1792–1869
Harpers Ferry, Jefferson, West Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Andrew) Powers
1745–1796
Stonington, New London, Connecticut, USA
Rhoda Dean
1759–1828
Sheffield, Berkshire, Massachusetts, USA
Great-Grandparents
Peter Powers
1709–1782
Mary Allworth
1704–1787
John Dean
1712–1793
Thankful Parsons
1723–1803
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Dean
1678–1752
Noah Parsons
1692–1779

Jane Powers's Descendants

1.
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Jane (McKay) Powers (27 Mar 1825–20 Feb 1880) m. Jonathan Kershner (10 May 1822–15 Oct 1908)
  1. 1. Clarence (Edwin) Kershner 1860–1875
  2. 2. Sarah (E) Kershner 1848–1866 m. Samuel (N) Beattie 1842–1908
  3. 3. Charles (C) Kershner 1857–1871
  4. 4. Susan (A) Rush 1851–1890
  5. 5. Albert Kershner 1868–1948

Jane Powers's Timeline

2 Records

1825
27 Mar 1825
Birth of Jane McKay Powers in Ohio, USA
Ohio, USA
1880
20 Feb 1880
Age 55
Death of Jane McKay Powers in Fulton County, Indiana, USA
Fulton County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 Mar 1825
    Event Place: Ohio, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Feb 1880
    Event Place: Fulton County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kewanna, Fulton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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