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Martha Jane Powers Sheets 1849–1924 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Feb 1849

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 4 Dec 1924

Death Location: Grayson County, Virginia, USA

Father: Loam Powers

Mother: Mary Dolinger

Spouse(s): James Sheets

Children(s): Sarah Mahaffey, Elizabeth Thompson, Charles Sheets, Harvey Sheets, Mary Sheets, George Sheets

Martha Jane Powers Sheets was born in 1849 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Loam Thomas Powers And Mary Polly Dolinger. In 1920, Martha Jane Powers Sheets resided in Wilson, Grayson, Virginia, USA. Martha Jane Powers Sheets married James Harrison Sheets, and had children including Charles Winfield Sheets, Elizabeth Bessie Clyde Sheets Thompson, George Sheets, Harvey Grayson Sheets, Mary Catherine Sheets, Sarah Anna Annie Sheets Mahaffey. Martha Jane Powers Sheets passed away in 1924 in Grayson County, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • Martha Jane Powers Sheets was born in 1849 in North Carolina, USA, the child of Loam Thomas Powers And Mary Polly Dolinger.
  • In 1920, Martha Jane Powers Sheets resided in Wilson, Grayson, Virginia, USA.
  • Martha Jane Powers Sheets married James Harrison Sheets, and had children including Charles Winfield Sheets, Elizabeth Bessie Clyde Sheets Thompson, George Sheets, Harvey Grayson Sheets, Mary Catherine Sheets, Sarah Anna Annie Sheets Mahaffey.
  • Martha Jane Powers Sheets passed away in 1924 in Grayson County, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Martha Sheets's Ancestors

Self
Martha Sheets
1849–1924
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Loam Thomas Powers
1820–1890
Lansing, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Mary (Polly) Dolinger
1823–1870
Washington, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
William (Winton Dolinger) Sr.
1786–1870
Wirghre, Bayern, Germany
Catherine Long
1796–1878
Wirghre, Bayern, Germany
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Martha Sheets's Descendants

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Martha (Jane Powers) Sheets (Feb 1849–4 Dec 1924) m. James (Harrison) Sheets (11 Dec 1862–19 MAR 1947)
  1. 1. Sarah (Anna Annie Sheets) Mahaffey 1885–1979 m. John (B Burr) Mahaffey 1874–1966 m. James Church 1884–
    1. 1. Rosetta (Rose Dodie Lane Sheets Mahaffey Mahaffey) Salyers 1918–2000 m. John (William Jay) Salyer 1914–1983
      1. 1. Barbara (Ann) Salyer 1940–2006
      2. 2. Ray Sayers 1938–2016
    2. 2. Georgie (Maria) Church 1908–2006
    3. 3. Pearl Handy 1912–2000
  2. 2. Elizabeth (Bessie Clyde Sheets) Thompson 1890–1983
  3. 3. Charles (Winfield) Sheets 1883–1940 m. Malinda (Eveline) Sheets 1884–1925
    1. 1. Maude Peak 1912–2012
    2. 2. Glen (Franklin) Sheets 1904–1979
    3. 3. Mae Smith 1906–1987
    4. 4. Edna (Grace) May 1917–2000
    5. 5. Fred (Grant) Sheets 1908–1964
    6. 6. James (Ray) Sheets 1929–2002
  4. 4. Harvey (Grayson) Sheets 1883–1979
  5. 5. Mary (Catherine) Sheets 1888–1975
  6. 6. George Sheets 1886–

Martha Sheets's Timeline

3 Records

1849
Feb 1849
Birth of Martha Jane Powers Sheets in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 71
Martha Jane Powers Sheets resided here in Wilson, Grayson, Virginia, USA
Wilson, Grayson, Virginia, USA
1924
4 Dec 1924
Age 75
Death of Martha Jane Powers Sheets in Grayson County, Virginia, USA
Grayson County, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Feb 1849
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wilson, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: T625_1888; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 80
    [2] Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Wilson, Grayson, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Wilson, Grayson, Virginia; Roll: T625_1888; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 80

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 4 Dec 1924
    Event Place: Grayson County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014

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