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Michael J Powers 1881–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 October 1881

Birth Location: Jennings County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 7 August 1968

Death Location: Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Jacob Powers

Mother: Mary Cruser

Spouse(s): Hattie Beatty, Nancy Wheeldon

Children(s): Willard Powers, Michael Powers, Gladys Powers, Philip Powers, Ruth Powers, Glen Powers, Paul Powers, Thomas Powers, Helena Powers, Dorothy Powers, Melvin Powers, Glen Powers

In 1881, Michael J Powers entered the world in Jennings County, Indiana, USA, born to Jacob B Powers And Mary Jane Cruser. In 1935, Michael J Powers resided in Jackson, Ripley, Indiana. In 1940, Michael J Powers resided in Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, USA. Michael J Powers married Hattie Mae Beatty, Nancy Wheeldon, and had children including Dorothy Belle Powers, Gladys Powers, Glen Lester Powers, Glen L Powers, Helena Powers, Margaret Powers, Melvin Lee Powers, Michael Powers, Paul L Powers, Philip Powers, Ruth Opal Powers, Thomas Edward Powers, Willard Otis Powers. Michael J Powers passed away in 1968 in Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1881, Michael J Powers entered the world in Jennings County, Indiana, USA, born to Jacob B Powers And Mary Jane Cruser.
  • In 1935, Michael J Powers resided in Jackson, Ripley, Indiana.
  • In 1940, Michael J Powers resided in Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, USA.
  • Michael J Powers married Hattie Mae Beatty, Nancy Wheeldon, and had children including Dorothy Belle Powers, Gladys Powers, Glen Lester Powers, Glen L Powers, Helena Powers, Margaret Powers, Melvin Lee Powers, Michael Powers, Paul L Powers, Philip Powers, Ruth Opal Powers, Thomas Edward Powers, Willard Otis Powers.
  • Michael J Powers passed away in 1968 in Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Michael Powers's Ancestors

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Michael Powers
1881–1968
Birth Place: Jennings County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Jacob B Powers
1849–1930
Enochsburg, Indiana, United States
Mary (Jane) Cruser
1854–1935
Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Michael Powers
1813–1902
Butler County, Ohio, United States of America
Eliza Derry
1819–1895
Ohio
Christian Cruser
1814–1862
Germany
Christine (Dorothea) Hoffmeister
1819–1892
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Powers
1775–1856
Naomi Hahn
1780–1856
Abraham Derry
1798–1880
Elizabeth Newman
1773–1865
Friederich Hoffmeister
1792–
Anne Poos
1793–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Hahn
1748–1792
Sara Sally
1748–1810
Jacob Derry
1750–1820
Susan Russ
1758–1819

Michael Powers's Descendants

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Michael (J) Powers (10 October 1881–7 August 1968) m. Hattie (Mae) Beatty (22 Feb 1894–21 Apr 1980) m. Nancy Wheeldon (1884–1965)
  1. 1. Willard (Otis) Powers 1912–1986 m. Lora (Viola) Bishop 1919–1938 m. Edith Harrison 1929–2003
    1. 1. Vernon (Otis) Powers 1938–2002 m. Wilma (Louise Woodruff) Abplanalp 1941–2017
    2. 2. Virgil (Paul) Powers 1938–1993 m. Betty (Rose) Hardebeck 1951–1993
    3. 3. Roberta (Faye) Powers 1948–2002 m. Everett (Lee) Burton 1941–2013
  2. 2. Michael Powers 1928–2008 m. Edna (Mae) Forwalt 1941–1992
  3. 3. Gladys Powers 1922–2006 m. Elmer (F.) Owens 1907–1991
  4. 4. Philip Powers 1917–1990 m. Audrey Smith 1923–2007
    1. 1. Kenneth Powers 1947–2014
    2. 2. Philip (O) Powers 1942–2020
  5. 5. Ruth (Opal) Powers 1909–1991 m. Chancey Benham 1907–1984
  6. 6. Glen (Lester) Powers 1905–1990 m. Verda (M.) Bishop 1909–2007
  7. 7. Paul (L.) Powers 1927–1927
  8. 8. Thomas (Edward) Powers 1924–1983
  9. 9. Helena Powers 1920–1992 m. Herschel (Leroy) Miers 1913–2003
  10. 10. Dorothy (Belle) Powers 1914–1945
  11. 11. Melvin (Lee) Powers 1935–2016 m. Marguerite Hoffman 1937–2019
  12. 12. Glen (L) Powers 1905–1990

Michael Powers's Timeline

4 Records

1881
10 October 1881
Birth of Michael J Powers in Jennings County, Indiana, USA
Jennings County, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 54
Michael J Powers resided here in Jackson, Ripley, Indiana
Jackson, Ripley, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 59
Michael J Powers resided here in Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, USA
1968
7 August 1968
Age 87
Death of Michael J Powers in Batesville, Ripley County, Indiana, USA
Batesville, Ripley County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 October 1881
    Event Place: Jennings County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01090; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 69-12
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Jackson, Ripley, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01090; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 69-12

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01090; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 69-12

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 August 1968
    Event Place: Batesville, Ripley County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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