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Nelson Powers 1844–1908 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Apr 23, 1844

Birth Location: Macoupin County, Illinois

Death Date: Dec 20, 1908

Death Location: Macoupin County, Illinois, USA

Father: Lawrence Powers

Mother: Mary Rickart

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In 1844, Nelson Powers entered the world in Macoupin County, Illinois, born to Lawrence Aaron Powers And Mary Jane Rickart. Nelson Powers passed away in 1908 in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1844, Nelson Powers entered the world in Macoupin County, Illinois, born to Lawrence Aaron Powers And Mary Jane Rickart.
  • Nelson Powers passed away in 1908 in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA.

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Nelson Powers's Ancestors

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Nelson Powers
1844–1908
Birth Place: Macoupin County, Illinois
Parents
Lawrence Aaron Powers
1807–1855
Ohio, USA
Mary (Jane) Rickart
1815–1880
Hamilton, Butler County, Ohio, United States of America
Grandparents
Aaron Powers
1782–1862
Waterford, New London County, Connecticut, United States of America
Martha Colby
1787–1861
Strafford County, New Hampshire, United States of America
Jacob Rickart
1786–1844
Abingdon, Washington, Virginia, United States
Delilah Crooks
1792–1868
Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Colby
1757–1824
Margery Williams
1757–1831
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Colby
1733–1776
Ruth Stevens
1715–1812

Nelson Powers's Timeline

2 Records

1844
Apr 23, 1844
Birth of Nelson Powers in Macoupin County, Illinois
Macoupin County, Illinois
1908
Dec 20, 1908
Age 64
Death of Nelson Powers in Macoupin County, Illinois, USA
Macoupin County, Illinois, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Apr 23, 1844
    Event Place: Macoupin County, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Dec 20, 1908
    Event Place: Macoupin County, Illinois, USA

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