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Sophia Jeanette Powers 1898–1976 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 JAN 1898

Birth Location: Nicholas, West Virginia, United States

Death Date: 14 OCT 1976

Death Location: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Father: Jackson Powers

Mother: Lucy Freeman

Spouse(s): Walter Woods

Children(s):

Sophia Jeanette Powers was born in 1898 in Nicholas, West Virginia, United States, the child of Jackson Powers And Lucy Freeman. In 1900, Sophia Jeanette Powers resided in Beaver district, Nicholas, West Virginia, United S. In 1910, Sophia Jeanette Powers resided in Beaver, , West Virginia. Sophia Jeanette Powers married Walter Edward Woods. Sophia Jeanette Powers passed away in 1976 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

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Biography

  • Sophia Jeanette Powers was born in 1898 in Nicholas, West Virginia, United States, the child of Jackson Powers And Lucy Freeman.
  • In 1900, Sophia Jeanette Powers resided in Beaver district, Nicholas, West Virginia, United S.
  • In 1910, Sophia Jeanette Powers resided in Beaver, , West Virginia.
  • Sophia Jeanette Powers married Walter Edward Woods.
  • Sophia Jeanette Powers passed away in 1976 in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Sophia Powers's Ancestors

Self
Sophia Powers
1898–1976
Birth Place: Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
Parents
Jackson Powers
1864–1960
Lucy Freeman
1869–1963
Wise, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Oliver Powers
1840–1928
Russell, Virginia, United States
Martha (Eveline) Ritchie
1840–1922
Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Reuben Powers
1814–1884
Catherine Estep
1807–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Shadrach Estep
1760–1840
Mary Lane
1765–1840

Sophia Powers's Timeline

13 Records

1898
16 JAN 1898
Birth of Sophia Jeanette Powers in Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
1900
1900
Age 2
Sophia Jeanette Powers resided here in Beaver district, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
Beaver district, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
1910
1910
Age 12
Sophia Jeanette Powers resided here in Beaver, , West Virginia
Beaver, , West Virginia
1920
1920
Age 22
Sophia Jeanette Powers resided here in Falls, Fayette, West Virginia, United States
Falls, Fayette, West Virginia, United States
1920
1920
Age 22
Sophia Jeanette Powers resided here in Falls, Fayette, West Virginia, United States
Falls, Fayette, West Virginia, United States
1930
1930
Age 32
Sophia Jeanette Powers resided here in Glade, Webster, West Virginia, United States
Glade, Webster, West Virginia, United States
1930
1930
Age 32
Sophia Jeanette Powers resided here in Glade, Webster, West Virginia, United States
Glade, Webster, West Virginia, United States
1935
1935
Age 37
Sophia Jeanette Powers resided here in Same House
Same House
1935
1935
Age 37
Sophia Jeanette Powers resided here in Same House
Same House
1940
1940
Age 42
Sophia Jeanette Powers resided here in Glade Magisterial District, Webster, West Virginia, United States
Glade Magisterial District, Webster, West Virginia, United States
1940
1940
Age 42
Sophia Jeanette Powers resided here in Glade Magisterial District, Webster, West Virginia, United States
Glade Magisterial District, Webster, West Virginia, United States
1976
18 OCT 1976
Age 78
Burial of Sophia Jeanette Powers in Camden, Lewis, West Virginia, United States
Camden, Lewis, West Virginia, United States
1976
14 OCT 1976
Age 78
Death of Sophia Jeanette Powers in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 JAN 1898
    Event Place: Nicholas, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 April 2019, 04:10), entry for Sophia Jeanette Powers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRVC-HN4
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 March 2018), Sophia Belcher, 14 Oct 1976; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "West Virginia Births and Christenings, 1853-1928," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 10 February 2018), Sophia Jeannette Powers, 16 Jan 1898; citing Lanes Bottom, Nicholas, W. Va., reference cn 40027; FHL microfilm 1,992,465.
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "West Virginia Births, 1853-1930," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 12 March 2018), Sophia Jeannette Powers, 16 Jan 1898; citing Lanes Bottom, Nicholas,West Virginia, United States, county courthouses, West Virginia; FHL microfilm 1,992,465.
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 18 March 2018), Sophia Belcher, 14 Oct 1976; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1920," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 25 August 2019), Sasha G Woods in household of Walter E Woods, Falls, Fayette, West Virginia, United States; citing ED 11, sheet 18A, line 38, family 319, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 1947; FHL microfilm 1,821,947.
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1940," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 28 July 2019), Sylvia J Woods in household of Walter E Woods, Glade Magisterial District, Webster, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 51-8, sheet 6A, line 15, family 91, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 4451.
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 26 July 2019), Shphia Jeannettie Woods, ; Burial, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States of America, Powers Cemetery; citing record ID 9797147, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Sophia Jeannettie Belcher Woods, ; Burial, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States of America, Powers Cemetery; citing record ID 9797144, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, "United States Census, 1930," database with images, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : accessed 25 August 2019), Sofha Woods in household of Walter E Woods, Glade, Webster, West Virginia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 8, sheet 10B, line 52, family 182, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 2557; FHL microfilm 2,342,291.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 18 OCT 1976
    Event Place: Camden, Lewis, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 April 2019, 04:10), entry for Sophia Jeanette Powers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRVC-HN4
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 March 2018), Sophia Belcher, 14 Oct 1976; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 18 March 2018), Sophia Belcher, 14 Oct 1976; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 26 July 2019), Shphia Jeannettie Woods, ; Burial, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States of America, Powers Cemetery; citing record ID 9797147, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Sophia Jeannettie Belcher Woods, ; Burial, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States of America, Powers Cemetery; citing record ID 9797144, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Route 1 Box 162, Camden On Gauley, Webster, West Virginia
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 April 2019, 04:10), entry for Sophia Jeanette Powers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRVC-HN4

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 OCT 1976
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 April 2019, 04:10), entry for Sophia Jeanette Powers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRVC-HN4
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 16 March 2018), Sophia Belcher, 14 Oct 1976; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1994," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 18 March 2018), Sophia Belcher, 14 Oct 1976; citing Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States, source reference , record number , Cook County Courthouse, Chicago; FHL microfilm .
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 26 July 2019), Shphia Jeannettie Woods, ; Burial, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States of America, Powers Cemetery; citing record ID 9797147, <i>Find a Grave<i>
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, "Find A Grave Index," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : 11 July 2016), Sophia Jeannettie Belcher Woods, ; Burial, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States of America, Powers Cemetery; citing record ID 9797144, <i>Find a Grave<i>

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Falls, Fayette, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 April 2019, 04:10), entry for Sophia Jeanette Powers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRVC-HN4

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Glade, Webster, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 April 2019, 04:10), entry for Sophia Jeanette Powers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRVC-HN4

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 April 2019, 04:10), entry for Sophia Jeanette Powers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRVC-HN4

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Glade Magisterial District, Webster, West Virginia, United States
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 April 2019, 04:10), entry for Sophia Jeanette Powers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRVC-HN4

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Route 1 Box 162, Camden, Webster, West Virginia
    Record Source: FamilySearch Family Tree, "Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i> ( : modified 24 April 2019, 04:10), entry for Sophia Jeanette Powers(PID ; contributed by various users. PersonID LRVC-HN4

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Beaver district, Nicholas, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Beaver, , West Virginia

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Falls, Fayette, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Glade, Webster, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Same House

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Glade Magisterial District, Webster, West Virginia, United States

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Route 1 Box 162, Camden, Webster, West Virginia

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