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Michael Powers 1813 – 1902 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 12 October 1813

Birth Location: Butler County, Ohio, United States of America

Death Date: 28 March 1902

Death Location: Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Joseph Powers

Mother: Naomi Hahn

Spouse(s): Eliza Derry

Children(s): Catharine Powers, Eliza Hoffmaster, Joseph Powers, Jacob Powers, Mary Powers, Elizabeth Powers, Hannah Powers, Michael Powers

The story of Michael Powers began in 1813 in Butler County, Ohio, United States of America. In 1884, Michael Powers resided in Butlerville; Campbell; Zenas; Columbia; Sherwood; . Michael Powers married Eliza Derry, and had children including Catharine Ann Powers, Eliza Jane Hoffmaster, Joseph Powers, Jacob B Powers, Mary Etta Powers, Elizabeth Powers, Hannah Powers, Michael D. Powers. Michael Powers passed away in 1902 in Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Michael Powers began in 1813 in Butler County, Ohio, United States of America.
  • In 1884, Michael Powers resided in Butlerville; Campbell; Zenas; Columbia; Sherwood; .
  • Michael Powers married Eliza Derry, and had children including Catharine Ann Powers, Eliza Jane Hoffmaster, Joseph Powers, Jacob B Powers, Mary Etta Powers, Elizabeth Powers, Hannah Powers, Michael D. Powers.
  • Michael Powers passed away in 1902 in Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Powers
1775 – 1856
Birth Location: Pennsylvania, United States
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Naomi Hahn
1780 – 1856
Birth Location: Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
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Spouses(s)

Eliza Derry
1819 – 1895
Birth Location: Ohio
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Children(s)

Catharine Powers
1842 – 1936
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Eliza Hoffmaster
1844 – 1934
Birth Location: Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
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Joseph Powers
1847 – 1864
Birth Location: IN.
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Jacob Powers
1849 – 1930
Birth Location: Enochsburg, Indiana, United States
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Mary Powers
1851 – 1923
Birth Location: Decatur Co., IN
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Elizabeth Powers
1855 – 1947
Birth Location: Jennings Co., IN.
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Hannah Powers
1859 – 1860
Birth Location: Indiana, USA
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Michael Powers
1863 – 1947
Birth Location: Ripley Co., IN.
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Michael Powers's Ancestors

Self
Michael Powers
1813 – 1902
Birth Place: Butler County, Ohio, United States of America
Parents
Joseph L. Powers
1775 – 1856
Pennsylvania, United States
Naomi ("Salome") Hahn
1780 – 1856
Fayette Co., Pennsylvania
Grandparents
Michael Hahn
1748 – 1792
York, Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA
Sara Sally
1748 – 1810
Great-Grandparents
Paulus Hahn
1711 – 1758
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Paulus Haan
1686 – 1750
Anna Beck
1683 – 1741

Michael Powers's Descendants

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Michael Powers (12 October 1813 – 28 March 1902) m. Eliza Derry (5 February 1819 – 4 September 1895)
  1. 1. Catharine (Ann) Powers (19 Nov 1842 – 25 April 1936)
  2. 2. Eliza (Jane) Hoffmaster (27 February 1844 – 28 May 1934) m. Frederick Hoffmaster (1833 – 1923)
  3. 3. Joseph Powers (abt 1847 – 06 June 1864)
  4. 4. Jacob (B) Powers (17 Feb 1849 – 6 Jun 1930) m. Mary (Jane) Cruser (10 December 1854 – 29 January 1935) m. Mary (Jane) Cruser (10 Dec 1854 – 29 Jan 1935)
    1. 1. William (Henry) Powers (1 January 1877 – 7 September 1959) m. Lena (Pearl) Wheeldon (24 July 1882 – 5 September 1959)
      1. 1. Charles Powers (10 April 1901 – 4 December 1965)
      2. 2. Clarence Powers (29 June 1906 – 25 December 1990)
      3. 3. Ethelene Pool (9 September 1907 – 26 January 1999)
      4. 4. John (H.) Powers (26 January 1910 – 7 November 1994)
      5. 5. Lester (Wayne) Powers (24 February 1923 – 28 May 1995)
      6. 6. William Powers (5 February 1925 – 16 August 2005)
      7. 7. Richard (lee) Powers (1926 – 2007)
        1. 1. Phyliss Powers (2021 – 2021)
    2. 2. Michael (J) Powers (10 October 1881 – 7 August 1968) m. Nancy Wheeldon (1884 – 1965) m. Hattie (Mae) Beatty (22 Feb 1894 – 21 Apr 1980)
      1. 1. Glen (L) Powers (19 Mar 1905 – 7 Oct 1990)
      2. 2. Glen (Lester) Powers (19 Mar 1905 – 7 Oct 1990) m. Verda (M.) Bishop (20 Jul 1909 – 17 AUG 2007)
        1. 1. Glenn Powers m. Betty Smear (1929 – 2008)
        2. 2. Powers
      3. 3. Ruth (Opal) Powers (6 Aug 1909 – 27 May 1991) m. Chancey Benham (1907 – 1984)
        1. 1. Benham
      4. 4. Willard (Otis) Powers (1 Aug 1912 – 6 May 1986) m. Lora (Viola) Bishop (6 Aug 1919 – 23 Jan 1938) m. Edith Harrison (8 November 1929 – 4 April 2003)
        1. 1. Vernon (Otis) Powers (23 Jan 1938 – 7 May 2002) m. Wanda (Mareta) Wolf (13 Jul 1943 – ) m. Barbara (Jean) Fisher (5 Nov 1959 – ) m. Wilma (Louise Woodruff) Abplanalp (8 Feb 1941 – 10 Apr 2017)
        2. 2. Virgil (Paul) Powers (23 Jan 1938 – 24 Aug 1993) m. Betty (Rose) Hardebeck (3 Feb 1951 – 24 Aug 1993)
        3. 3. Roberta (Faye) Powers (9 Sep 1948 – 28 November 2002) m. Everett (Lee) Burton (16 Feb 1941 – 12 July 2013) m. John Ruble
        4. 4. Franklin Powers
        5. 5. Willard (E.) Powers m. Brenda Dyer
      5. 5. Dorothy (Belle) Powers (13 Nov 1914 – 19 Dec 1945)
      6. 6. Philip Powers (1917 – 1990) m. Audrey Smith (1923 – 2007)
        1. 1. Kenneth Powers (1947 – 2014)
        2. 2. Gladys (L) Powers (abt 1941 – )
        3. 3. Philip (O) Powers (18 July 1942 – 3 January 2020)
        4. 4. Richard (D) Powers (abt 1945 – )
      7. 7. Helena Powers (1 Feb 1920 – 17 Sep 1992) m. Herschel (Leroy) Miers (1913 – 2003)
      8. 8. Gladys Powers (2 Aug 1922 – 2006) m. Elmer (F.) Owens (1907 – 1991)
        1. 1. Marybelle Owens (abt 1942 – )
      9. 9. Thomas (Edward) Powers (14 Sep 1924 – 20 December 1983)
      10. 10. Paul (L.) Powers (28 January 1927 – 10 April 1927)
      11. 11. Michael Powers (1928 – 2008) m. Edna (Mae) Forwalt (02 Nov 1941 – 06 Mar 1992)
      12. 12. Margaret Powers (abt 1931 – )
      13. 13. Melvin (Lee) Powers (15 Mar 1935 – 11 August 2016) m. Marguerite Hoffman (1937 – 2019)
    3. 3. George (Adam) Powers (1884 – 1968)
      1. 1. Harry Powers (1912 – 1968)
    4. 4. Nora (Ellen) Powers (1892 July 10 – 1974)
    5. 5. Guy (hildred) Powers (1895 – 1967)
    6. 6. Lillie (bell) Powers (Abt 1875 – 1963)
    7. 7. John Powers (Abt 1879 – )
    8. 8. Jacob Powers (1889 – 1977)
  5. 5. Mary (Etta) Powers (24 Oct. 1851 – 19 Aug 1923) m. Henry (C) Cruser (27 Oct 1847 – 24 Dec 1914)
    1. 1. Gertrude (Mae) Cruser (1895 – 1969) m. Guy Fulton (1891 – 1960)
      1. 1. Walter (Eugene) Fulton (1915 – 1997)
  6. 6. Elizabeth Powers (02 Feb 1855 – 28 May 1947)
  7. 7. Hannah Powers (abt. 1859 – 1860)
  8. 8. Michael (D.) Powers (04 Aug. 1863 – 07 May 1947) m. Sara (ann) Engle (1869 – 1947)
    1. 1. Missouri (Margaret) Powers (1886 – 1964) m. William Osman (1909 – 1973)
    2. 2. Ola (Edna) Powers (1888 – 1955)
    3. 3. Nora Powers (1890 – 1979)
    4. 4. Charles Powers (1895 – 1984) m. Estella Campbell (1900 – 1920) m. Hattie Wood (1906 – 1985)

Michael Powers's Timeline

3 Records

1813
12 October 1813
Birth of Michael Powers in Butler County, Ohio, United States of America
Butler County, Ohio, United States of America
1884
1884
Age 71
Michael Powers resided here in Butlerville; Campbell; Zenas; Columbia; Sherwood; Sand Creek, Jennings, Indiana
Butlerville; Campbell; Zenas; Columbia; Sherwood; Sand Creek, Jennings, Indiana
1902
28 March 1902
Age 89
Death of Michael Powers in Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 12 October 1813
    Event Place: Butler County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Butlerville; Campbell; Zenas; Columbia; Sherwood; Sand Creek, Jennings, Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Collection Number: G&M_40; Roll Number: 40

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 March 1902
    Event Place: Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westport, Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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