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Wesley Lawrence Powers 1908–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 APR 1908

Birth Location: Northwest,Norfolk,Va

Death Date: 12 JUL 1986

Death Location: Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA

Father: Cornelius Powers

Mother: Amanda Pherson

Spouse(s): Arye Walker

Children(s):

The story of Wesley Lawrence Powers began in 1908 in Northwest,Norfolk,Va. In 1910, Wesley Lawrence Powers resided in Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina, United States. Wesley Lawrence Powers married Arye Elizabeth Walker. Wesley Lawrence Powers passed away in 1986 in Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Wesley Lawrence Powers began in 1908 in Northwest,Norfolk,Va.
  • In 1910, Wesley Lawrence Powers resided in Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina, United States.
  • Wesley Lawrence Powers married Arye Elizabeth Walker.
  • Wesley Lawrence Powers passed away in 1986 in Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Wesley Powers's Ancestors

Self
Wesley Powers
1908–1986
Birth Place: Northwest,Norfolk,Va
Parents
Cornelius Powers
1866–1923
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Amanda (Alice Mc) Pherson
1872–1952
Norfolk, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Qillian (Lawson) Powers
1842–1906
Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
Cordelia Culpepper
1845–1925
Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Wesley Powers's Timeline

3 Records

1908
20 APR 1908
Birth of Wesley Lawrence Powers in Northwest,Norfolk,Va
Northwest,Norfolk,Va
1910
1910
Age 2
Wesley Lawrence Powers resided here in Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina, United States
1986
12 JUL 1986
Age 78
Death of Wesley Lawrence Powers
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 APR 1908
    Event Place: Northwest,Norfolk,Va
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Wesley Lawrence Powers, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Lawrence W Powers in household of Canelius E Powers, "United States Census, 1910"
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Wesley Lawrence Powers, "Find A Grave Index"
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Wesley Lawrence Powers, "BillionGraves Index"
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Wesley Lawrence Powers, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Wesley Lawrence Powers, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Headstone image of Wesley Lawrence Powers from billiongraves.com

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Chesapeake, Independent Cities, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Wesley Lawrence Powers, "Find A Grave Index"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Wesley Lawrence Powers, "BillionGraves Index"

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Moyock, Currituck, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 JUL 1986
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Wesley Lawrence Powers, "Find A Grave Index"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Wesley Lawrence Powers, "BillionGraves Index

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