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Rita Marie Powers 1919–2006 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 Sep 1919

Birth Location: Delhi, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA

Death Date: 29 Jul 2006

Death Location: Little, Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States of America

Father: Thomas Powers

Mother: Burtie Lakey

Spouse(s): Virgil Guffey

Children(s):

The story of Rita Marie Powers began in 1919 in Delhi, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA. In 1930, Rita Marie Powers resided in Bettina, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA. In 1935, Rita Marie Powers resided in Rural, Beckham, Oklahoma. Rita Marie Powers married Virgil O Guffey, and had children including Dewayne Guffey, Don Edward Guffey, James Guffey, Richard L Guffey. Rita Marie Powers passed away in 2006 in Little, Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Rita Marie Powers began in 1919 in Delhi, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1930, Rita Marie Powers resided in Bettina, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA.
  • In 1935, Rita Marie Powers resided in Rural, Beckham, Oklahoma.
  • Rita Marie Powers married Virgil O Guffey, and had children including Dewayne Guffey, Don Edward Guffey, James Guffey, Richard L Guffey.
  • Rita Marie Powers passed away in 2006 in Little, Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thomas Powers
1893–1975
Birth Location: Texas
TP
Burtie Lakey
1901–1976
Birth Location: Oklahoma
BL

Spouses(s)

Virgil Guffey
1911–1979
Birth Location: Lincoln Co., Okla.
VG

Children(s)

Rita Powers's Ancestors

Self
Rita Powers
1919–2006
Birth Place: Delhi, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
Parents
Thomas J Powers
1893–1975
Texas
Burtie (Lee) Lakey
1901–1976
Oklahoma
Grandparents
John (S) Powers
1846–1910
Indiana, United States of America
Lillie (Edna) Pinkerton
1866–1942
Jersey, Illinois, USA
Great-Grandparents
Thomas Pinkerton
1832–1905
Clarissa Pembroke
1834–1926
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Elisha Pembroke
1802–1894
Louvisa Noland
1811–1898

Rita Powers's Timeline

6 Records

1919
26 Sep 1919
Birth of Rita Marie Powers in Delhi, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
Delhi, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Rita Marie Powers resided here in Bettina, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
Bettina, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Rita Marie Powers resided here in Rural, Beckham, Oklahoma
Rural, Beckham, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 21
Rita Marie Powers resided here in St Charles, Louisiana, USA
St Charles, Louisiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 31
Rita Marie Powers resided here in Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
2006
29 Jul 2006
Age 87
Death of Rita Marie Powers in Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA
Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 Sep 1919
    Event Place: Delhi, Beckham County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Charles, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01447; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 45-5
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bettina, Beckham, Oklahoma; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2341627
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: 2373; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 63-72

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Bettina, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Bettina, Beckham, Oklahoma; Page: 6B; Enumeration District: 0001; FHL microfilm: 2341627

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Beckham, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Charles, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01447; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 45-5

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: St Charles, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: St Charles, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01447; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 45-5

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Shawnee, Pottawatomie, Oklahoma; Roll: 2373; Page: 25; Enumeration District: 63-72

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 Jul 2006
    Event Place: Littleton, Arapahoe County, Colorado, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Little, Seminole County, Oklahoma, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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