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John Wesley Powers 1866–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 Sep 1866

Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 4 Sep 1951

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

Father: Jonas Powers

Mother: Mary Moore

Spouse(s): Hettie Farmer

Children(s): Robert Powers

In 1866, John Wesley Powers entered the world in Scott County, Virginia, USA, born to Jonas Meeker Powers And Mary Elizabeth Moore. In 1870, John Wesley Powers resided in Floyd, Cornville, Scott, Virginia, USA. In 1880, John Wesley Powers resided in Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA. John Wesley Powers married Hettie Jane Farmer, and had children including Robert Powers. John Wesley Powers passed away in 1951 in Scott County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1866, John Wesley Powers entered the world in Scott County, Virginia, USA, born to Jonas Meeker Powers And Mary Elizabeth Moore.
  • In 1870, John Wesley Powers resided in Floyd, Cornville, Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1880, John Wesley Powers resided in Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA.
  • John Wesley Powers married Hettie Jane Farmer, and had children including Robert Powers.
  • John Wesley Powers passed away in 1951 in Scott County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jonas Powers
1838–1915
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Mary Moore
1842–1905
Birth Location: Scott, Virginia, USA
MM

Spouses(s)

Hettie Farmer
1875–1948
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
HF

Children(s)

Robert Powers
1893–1927
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia
RP

John Powers's Ancestors

Self
John Powers
1866–1951
Birth Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jonas Meeker Powers
1838–1915
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Moore
1842–1905
Scott, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Wesley Powers
1810–1887
Sinking Creek, Scott Co., VA, USA
Mary ("Polly") Salyer
1812–1862
Molls Creek, Russell County, Virginia
John Moore
1804–1860
Virginia, USA
Margaret ("Peggy") Porter
1808–1860
Floyd, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonas Powers
1767–1856
Lucy Sperry
1773–1863
Jonathan Salyer
1785–1845
Lydia Castle
1790–1825
Joel Moore
1765–1835
Judith Gibson
1764–1836
John Porter
1759–1842
Martha Hutchinson
1773–1847
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonas Powers
1742–1833
Jerusha Harmon
1744–1783
Samuel Sperry
1730–1807
Mary Roberts
1735–1829
Isaiah Salyer
1752–1818
Mary McCarty
1752–1821
Patrick Porter
1737–1798
Susanna Walker
1738–1821
PETER, HUTCHINSON
1748–1820
Nancy GREEN
1763–1820

John Powers's Descendants

1.
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John (Wesley) Powers (13 Sep 1866–4 Sep 1951) m. Hettie (Jane) Farmer (8 Mar 1875–22 Mar 1948)
  1. 1. Robert Powers 1893–1927 m. Zola (Cowan) Farmer 1899–1997
    1. 1. Virginia (Bessie) Powers 1924–2003 m. Everson (Clyde) Collins 1915–1940
      1. 1. Robert (Lester) Wright 1940–1978 m. Pauline (Ruth) Wright 1950–2012

John Powers's Timeline

11 Records

1866
13 Sep 1866
Birth of John Wesley Powers in Scott County, Virginia, USA
Scott County, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 4
John Wesley Powers resided here in Floyd, Cornville, Scott, Virginia, USA
Floyd, Cornville, Scott, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 14
John Wesley Powers resided here in Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 34
John Wesley Powers resided here in Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 44
John Wesley Powers resided here in Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 54
John Wesley Powers resided here in Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 64
John Wesley Powers resided here in Floyd, Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
Floyd, Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 69
John Wesley Powers resided here in Floyd, Scott, Virginia
Floyd, Scott, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 74
John Wesley Powers resided here in Floyd Mag Dist, Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
Floyd Mag Dist, Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 84
John Wesley Powers resided here in Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
1951
4 Sep 1951
Age 85
Death of John Wesley Powers in Scott, Virginia, USA
Scott, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 Sep 1866
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Floyd, Cornville, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia; Roll: M593_1677; Page: 509B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1389; Page: 186B; Enumeration District: 073

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia; Roll: 1727; Page: 2; Enumeration District: 0068; FHL microfilm: 1241727

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T624_1648; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0070; FHL microfilm: 1375661

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia; Roll: T625_1914; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 96

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Floyd, Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2342194

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04293; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 85-9

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Floyd Mag Dist, Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04293; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 85-9

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Floyd, Scott, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Floyd, Scott, Virgin

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Sep 1951
    Event Place: Scott, Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Scott County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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