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William Henry Powers 1877 – 1959 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 January 1877

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

Death Date: 7 September 1959

Death Location: Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Jacob Powers

Mother: Mary Cruser

Spouse(s): Lena Wheeldon

Children(s): Charles Powers, Clarence Powers, Ethelene Pool, John Powers, Lester Powers, William Powers, Richard Powers

The story of William Henry Powers began in 1877 in Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America. In 1880, William Henry Powers resided in Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA. William Henry Powers married Lena Pearl Wheeldon, and had children including Charles Powers, Clarence Powers, Ethelene Pool, John H. Powers, Lester Wayne Powers, William Powers, Richard lee Powers. William Henry Powers passed away in 1959 in Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of William Henry Powers began in 1877 in Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America.
  • In 1880, William Henry Powers resided in Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA.
  • William Henry Powers married Lena Pearl Wheeldon, and had children including Charles Powers, Clarence Powers, Ethelene Pool, John H. Powers, Lester Wayne Powers, William Powers, Richard lee Powers.
  • William Henry Powers passed away in 1959 in Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Children(s)

William Powers's Ancestors

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William Powers
1877 – 1959
Birth Place: Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
Jacob B Powers
1849 – 1930
Enochsburg, Indiana, United States
Mary (Jane) Cruser
1854 – 1935
Iowa, USA
Grandparents
Michael Powers
1813 – 1902
Butler County, Ohio, United States of America
Eliza Derry
1819 – 1895
Ohio
Christian Cruser
1814 – 1862
Germany
Christine (Dorothea) Hoffmeister
1819 – 1892
Germany
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Powers
1775 – 1856
Naomi Hahn
1780 – 1856
Abraham Derry
1798 – 1880
Elizabeth Newman
1773 – 1865
Friederich Hoffmeister
1792 –
Anne Poos
1793 –
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Michael Hahn
1748 – 1792
Sara Sally
1748 – 1810
Jacob Derry
1750 – 1820
Susan Russ
1758 – 1819

William Powers's Descendants

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William (Henry) Powers (1 January 1877 – 7 September 1959) m. Lena (Pearl) Wheeldon (24 July 1882 – 5 September 1959)
  1. 1. Charles Powers (10 April 1901 – 4 December 1965)
  2. 2. Clarence Powers (29 June 1906 – 25 December 1990)
  3. 3. Ethelene Pool (9 September 1907 – 26 January 1999)
  4. 4. John (H.) Powers (26 January 1910 – 7 November 1994)
  5. 5. Lester (Wayne) Powers (24 February 1923 – 28 May 1995)
  6. 6. William Powers (5 February 1925 – 16 August 2005)
  7. 7. Richard (lee) Powers (1926 – 2007)
    1. 1. Phyliss Powers (2021 – 2021)

William Powers's Timeline

3 Records

1877
1 January 1877
Birth of William Henry Powers in Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 3
William Henry Powers resided here in Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA
Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA
1959
7 September 1959
Age 82
Death of William Henry Powers in Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America
Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 January 1877
    Event Place: Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Columbia, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: 288; Page: 359B; Enumeration District: 138
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Columbia, Jennings, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Columbia, Jennings, Indiana; Roll: 288; Page: 359B; Enumeration District: 138

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 7 September 1959
    Event Place: Madison, Jefferson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Westport, Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

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