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Vernon Otis Powers 1938–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Jan 1938

Birth Location: Millhousen, Decatur, Indiana

Death Date: 7 May 2002

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

Father: Willard Powers

Mother: Lora Bishop

Spouse(s): Wilma Abplanalp

Children(s):

The story of Vernon Otis Powers began in 1938 in Millhousen, Decatur, Indiana. In 1935, Vernon Otis Powers established residence. In 1940, Vernon Otis Powers resided in Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, USA. Vernon Otis Powers married Barbara Jean Fisher, Wanda Mareta Wolf, Wilma Louise Woodruff Abplanalp, and had children including Jeffery Wayne Powers, Lindsay Mae Powers. Vernon Otis Powers passed away in 2002 in Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Vernon Otis Powers began in 1938 in Millhousen, Decatur, Indiana.
  • In 1935, Vernon Otis Powers established residence.
  • In 1940, Vernon Otis Powers resided in Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, USA.
  • Vernon Otis Powers married Barbara Jean Fisher, Wanda Mareta Wolf, Wilma Louise Woodruff Abplanalp, and had children including Jeffery Wayne Powers, Lindsay Mae Powers.
  • Vernon Otis Powers passed away in 2002 in Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Vernon Powers's Ancestors

Self
Vernon Powers
1938–2002
Birth Place: Millhousen, Decatur, Indiana
Parents
Willard Otis Powers
1912–1986
Millhousen, Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
Lora (Viola) Bishop
1919–1938
Kingsburg, Fresno, California, USA
Grandparents
Michael (J) Powers
1881–1968
Jennings County, Indiana, USA
Hattie (Mae) Beatty
1894–1980
Jennings County, Indiana, USA
Robert Bishop
1862–1924
Kentucky
Armilda Doyle
1882–1971
Clay County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Powers
1849–1930
Mary Cruser
1854–1935
William Beaty
1860–1937
Edith Sutton
1863–1928
Andrew Bishop
1819–1870
Jane Baker
1827–1900
David Doyle
1853–1907
Sarah Davidson
1863–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Powers
1813–1902
Eliza Derry
1819–1895
Christian Cruser
1814–1862
Christine Hoffmeister
1819–1892
Jacob Beaty
1830–
Elizabeth
1830–1880
Benjamin Sutton
1823–1870
Isabell Mote
1829–1903
William Bishop
1796–1826
Sarah Burns
1801–1881
Robert Baker
1800–1871
Sarah Rogers
1803–1844
John Doyle
1823–1894
Polly Weston
1835–1897
ROBERT DAVIDSON
1824–1880
Nancy Hayes
1836–1852

Vernon Powers's Timeline

10 Records

1935
1935
Vernon Otis Powers resided here
None
1938
23 Jan 1938
Birth of Vernon Otis Powers in Millhousen, Decatur, Indiana
Millhousen, Decatur, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 2
Vernon Otis Powers resided here in Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 12
Vernon Otis Powers resided here in Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, USA
1954
1954-1955
Age 16
Vernon Otis Powers resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1967
8 Apr 1967
Age 29
Vernon Otis Powers was married in Holton, Ripley, Indiana, USA
Holton, Ripley, Indiana, USA
1986
1986
Age 48
Vernon Otis Powers resided here in Milhouse, IN
Milhouse, IN
1988
1988-1991
Age 50
Vernon Otis Powers resided here in Greensburg, Indiana, USA
Greensburg, Indiana, USA
1998
1998-2012
Age 60
Vernon Otis Powers resided here in Greensburg, Indiana, USA
Greensburg, Indiana, USA
2002
7 May 2002
Age 64
Death of Vernon Otis Powers in Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, USA
Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Jan 1938
    Event Place: Millhousen, Decatur, Indiana
    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] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca.
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2002; Roll: 09
    [6] Indiana, U.S., Birth Certificates, 1907-1944
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1972; Certificate Range: 059740 - 061267
    [9] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1981 Jun; Certificate Range: 017297 - 020309
    [10] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1967 Apr; Certificate Range: 011000 - 012158
    [11] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [12] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jackson, Ripley, Ind

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 8 Apr 1967
    Event Place: Holton, Ripley, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    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: 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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Jackson, Ripley, Ind

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1954-1955
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1986
    Event Place: Milhouse, IN
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1988-1991
    Event Place: Greensburg, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1998-2012
    Event Place: Greensburg, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 May 2002
    Event Place: Greensburg, Decatur County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca.
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2002; Roll: 09
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Veterans' Gravesites, Ca.
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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