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WILLIAM HOYT POWERS 1879 – 1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 JAN 1879

Birth Location: Giles County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 8 JUNE 1946

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: William Powers

Mother: Martha Pugh

Spouse(s): RUTH COVINGTON

Children(s): Collin Powers

In 1879, WILLIAM HOYT POWERS entered the world in Giles County, Tennessee, USA, born to William Henderson Hense Powers and Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Pugh. WILLIAM HOYT POWERS married RUTH A COVINGTON, and had children including Collin Colie Powers. WILLIAM HOYT POWERS passed away in 1946 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1879, WILLIAM HOYT POWERS entered the world in Giles County, Tennessee, USA, born to William Henderson Hense Powers and Martha Elizabeth "Mattie" Pugh.
  • WILLIAM HOYT POWERS married RUTH A COVINGTON, and had children including Collin Colie Powers.
  • WILLIAM HOYT POWERS passed away in 1946 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Powers
1847 – 1916
Birth Location: Gum Creek, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
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Martha Pugh
1859 – 1894
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Spouses(s)

RUTH COVINGTON
1889 – 1934
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Children(s)

Collin Powers
1901 – 1922
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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WILLIAM POWERS's Ancestors

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WILLIAM POWERS
1879 – 1946
Birth Place: Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
William Henderson Hense Powers
1847 – 1916
Gum Creek, Franklin, Tennessee, USA
Martha (Elizabeth "Mattie") Pugh
1859 – 1894
Tennessee
Grandparents
George (Washington) Powers
1820 – 1882
Tennessee
Martha (R) Montgomery
1817 – 1877
Cowan, Franklin, TN, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

WILLIAM POWERS's Descendants

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WILLIAM (HOYT) POWERS (4 JAN 1879 – 8 JUNE 1946) m. RUTH (A) COVINGTON (12 July 1889 – 18 Nov 1934)
  1. 1. Collin (Colie) Powers (1901 – 20 Sep 1922) m. Alice Ulrich (20 Dec 1896 – 20 DEC 1986)
    1. 1. JAMES (COLIE) POWERS (16 OCT 1922 – 31 JAN 1999) m. RUBYE (FRANCES) MITCHELL (1 MAY 1924 – 25 FEB 2013)
      1. 1. James POWERS

WILLIAM POWERS's Timeline

2 Records

1879
4 JAN 1879
Birth of WILLIAM HOYT POWERS in Giles County, Tennessee, USA
Giles County, Tennessee, USA
1946
8 JUNE 1946
Age 67
Death of WILLIAM HOYT POWERS in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 JAN 1879
    Event Place: Giles County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 JUNE 1946
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
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