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Ruth Opal Powers 1909 – 1991 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Aug 1909

Birth Location: Millhousen, IN

Death Date: 27 May 1991

Death Location: Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA

Father: Michael Powers

Mother: Hattie Beatty

Spouse(s): Chancey Benham

Children(s): Benham None

In 1909, Ruth Opal Powers entered the world in Millhousen, IN, born to Michael J Powers and Hattie Mae Beatty. Ruth Opal Powers married Chancey Benham, and had children including Benham. Ruth Opal Powers passed away in 1991 in Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1909, Ruth Opal Powers entered the world in Millhousen, IN, born to Michael J Powers and Hattie Mae Beatty.
  • Ruth Opal Powers married Chancey Benham, and had children including Benham.
  • Ruth Opal Powers passed away in 1991 in Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA.

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Ruth Powers's Ancestors

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Ruth Powers
1909 – 1991
Birth Place: Millhousen, IN
Parents
Michael J Powers
1881 – 1968
Jennings County, Indiana, USA
Hattie (Mae) Beatty
1894 – 1980
Jennings County, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Jacob (B) Powers
1849 – 1930
Enochsburg, Indiana, United States
Mary (Jane) Cruser
1854 – 1935
Iowa, USA
William (David) Beaty
1860 – 1937
Indiana
Edith (Ann) Sutton
1863 – 1928
Jennings Co. Indiana
Great-Grandparents
Michael Powers
1813 – 1902
Eliza Derry
1819 – 1895
Christian Cruser
1814 – 1862
Christine Hoffmeister
1819 – 1892
Jacob Beaty
1830 –
Elizabeth Frazer
1830 – 1880
Benjamin Sutton
1823 – 1870
Isabell Mote
1829 – 1903
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Powers
1775 – 1856
Naomi Hahn
1780 – 1856
Abraham Derry
1798 – 1880
Elizabeth Newman
1773 – 1865
Friederich Hoffmeister
1792 –
Anne Poos
1793 –
John Sutton
1797 – 1838
Mary Brown
1804 – 1880
John Mote
1791 – 1840
Mary Hall
1795 – 1876

Ruth Powers's Descendants

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Ruth (Opal) Powers (6 Aug 1909 – 27 May 1991) m. Chancey Benham (1907 – 1984)
  1. 1. Benham
    1. 1. Benham
      1. 1. Alyssa Alexander

Ruth Powers's Timeline

2 Records

1909
6 Aug 1909
Birth of Ruth Opal Powers in Millhousen, IN
Millhousen, IN
1991
27 May 1991
Age 82
Death of Ruth Opal Powers in Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA
Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Aug 1909
    Event Place: Millhousen, IN

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 May 1991
    Event Place: Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA

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