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Willard Otis Powers 1912–1986 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Aug 1912

Birth Location: Millhousen, Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America

Death Date: 6 May 1986

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

Father: Michael Powers

Mother: Hattie Beatty

Spouse(s): Lora Bishop, Edith Harrison

Children(s): Vernon Powers, Virgil Powers, Roberta Powers

The story of Willard Otis Powers began in 1912 in Millhousen, Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America. In 1935, Willard Otis Powers resided in Jackson, Ripley, Indiana. In 1940, Willard Otis Powers resided in Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA. Willard Otis Powers married Edith Harrison, Lora Viola Bishop, and had children including Franklin Powers, Roberta Faye Powers, Vernon Otis Powers, Virgil Paul Powers, Willard E Powers. Willard Otis Powers passed away in 1986 in Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Willard Otis Powers began in 1912 in Millhousen, Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America.
  • In 1935, Willard Otis Powers resided in Jackson, Ripley, Indiana.
  • In 1940, Willard Otis Powers resided in Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA.
  • Willard Otis Powers married Edith Harrison, Lora Viola Bishop, and had children including Franklin Powers, Roberta Faye Powers, Vernon Otis Powers, Virgil Paul Powers, Willard E Powers.
  • Willard Otis Powers passed away in 1986 in Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Michael Powers
1881–1968
Birth Location: Jennings County, Indiana, USA
MP
Hattie Beatty
1894–1980
Birth Location: Jennings County, Indiana, USA
HB

Spouses(s)

Lora Bishop
1919–1938
Birth Location: Kingsburg, Fresno, California, USA
LB
Edith Harrison
1929–2003
Birth Location: Indiana
EH

Children(s)

Vernon Powers
1938–2002
Birth Location: Millhousen, Decatur, Indiana
VP
Virgil Powers
1938–1993
Birth Location: Marion,Decatur County, Indiana, USA
VP
Roberta Powers
1948–2002
Birth Location: Millhousen
RP

Willard Powers's Ancestors

Self
Willard Powers
1912–1986
Birth Place: Millhousen, Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
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
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

Willard Powers's Descendants

1.
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Willard (Otis) Powers (1 Aug 1912–6 May 1986) m. Lora (Viola) Bishop (6 Aug 1919–23 Jan 1938) m. Edith Harrison (8 November 1929–4 April 2003)
  1. 1. Vernon (Otis) Powers 1938–2002 m. Wilma (Louise Woodruff) Abplanalp 1941–2017
  2. 2. Virgil (Paul) Powers 1938–1993 m. Betty (Rose) Hardebeck 1951–1993
  3. 3. Roberta (Faye) Powers 1948–2002 m. Everett (Lee) Burton 1941–2013

Willard Powers's Timeline

5 Records

1912
1 Aug 1912
Birth of Willard Otis Powers in Millhousen, Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
Millhousen, Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 23
Willard Otis Powers resided here in Jackson, Ripley, Indiana
Jackson, Ripley, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 28
Willard Otis Powers resided here in Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA
Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 38
Willard Otis Powers resided here in Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, USA
Jackson, Ripley, Indiana, USA
1986
6 May 1986
Age 74
Death of Willard Otis Powers in Osgood, Ripley, Indiana, USA
Osgood, Ripley, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Aug 1912
    Event Place: Millhousen, Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 622
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Jackson, Ripley, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01090; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 69-12
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1960-2005, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Series Number: 89-204; Year: 1995; Certificate Range: 032669 - 035499
    [5] 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: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Jackson, Ripley, Indiana
    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 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Greensburg, Decatur, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Indiana, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 622
    [2] 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: 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 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 6 May 1986
    Event Place: Osgood, Ripley, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Osgood, Ripley County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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