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Lura Cordelia Powers 1876–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1876

Birth Location: Virginia

Death Date: 1956

Death Location: Chilhowie, Smyth, Virginia, USA

Father: James Blevins

Mother: Jane Wyatt

Spouse(s): Thomas Powers

Children(s): Stella Powers, Wiley Powers, Marion Powers, Thomas Powers

Lura Cordelia Powers was born in 1876 in Virginia, the child of James Marshall Blevins And Jane Wyatt. In 1880, Lura Cordelia Powers resided in Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA. Lura Cordelia Powers married Thomas Powers, and had children including Marion Marshall Powers, Stella Mae Powers, Thomas Junior Powers, Wiley Estle Powers. Lura Cordelia Powers passed away in 1956 in Chilhowie, Smyth, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Lura Cordelia Powers was born in 1876 in Virginia, the child of James Marshall Blevins And Jane Wyatt.
  • In 1880, Lura Cordelia Powers resided in Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA.
  • Lura Cordelia Powers married Thomas Powers, and had children including Marion Marshall Powers, Stella Mae Powers, Thomas Junior Powers, Wiley Estle Powers.
  • Lura Cordelia Powers passed away in 1956 in Chilhowie, Smyth, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Lura Powers's Ancestors

Self
Lura Powers
1876–1956
Birth Place: Virginia
Parents
James Marshall Blevins
1853–1938
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Jane Wyatt
1856–1917
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
Wilburn Blevins
1825–1875
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Rosamond (Jane) Farmer
1827–1878
North Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Washington Hart
1800–1889
Elizabeth Blevins
1802–1880
David Sr
1788–1862
Catherine Edwards
1797–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Jr
1765–1824
Catherine Sizemore
1765–1824
Elisha Sr
1771–1839
Rachel Osborne
1770–1860
David Farmer
1755–1830
Jane Gent
1742–1830
Isaac Edwards
1747–1825
Catherine Boone
1755–1835

Lura Powers's Descendants

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Lura (Cordelia) Powers (1876–1956) m. Thomas Powers (9 Oct 1870–18 Oct 1936)
  1. 1. Stella (Mae) Powers 1897–1935
    1. 1. Alice (A) Sexton 1921–1996 m. Robert (W) Christie 1916–1993
  2. 2. Wiley (Estle) Powers 1917–1985 m. Anna (Belle) Copenhaver 1917–1987
  3. 3. Marion (Marshall) Powers 1907–1979
  4. 4. Thomas (Junior) Powers 1923–2002 m. Opha (Mae) Weaver 1921–2001
    1. 1. Phillip (Andrew) Powers 1947–1971

Lura Powers's Timeline

4 Records

1876
1876
Birth of Lura Cordelia Powers in Virginia
Virginia
1880
1880
Age 4
Lura Cordelia Powers resided here in Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1893
21 Dec 1893
Age 17
Lura Cordelia Powers was married in Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
1956
1956
Age 80
Death of Lura Cordelia Powers
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1876
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: 1368; Page: 400C; Enumeration District: 037
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Idaho, Death Records, 1890-1967, Idaho Bureau of Vital Records and Health Statistics; Boise, Idaho

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 21 Dec 1893
    Event Place: Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: North Carolina, Marriage Records

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Wilson Creek, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: 1368; Page: 400C; Enumeration District: 037

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1956
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chilhowie, Smyth, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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