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William Coscar Powers 1901–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 03 Aug 1901

Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 16 Aug 1970

Death Location: Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA

Father: Jasper Powers

Mother: Emma Elam

Spouse(s): Elsie Weston, Ruth Addington

Children(s): William Powers, Michael Powers, Louise Powers

William Coscar Powers was born in 1901 in Wise County, Virginia, USA, the child of Jasper Wilson Powers And Emma Elizabeth Elam. In 1910, William Coscar Powers resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA. In 1920, William Coscar Powers resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA. William Coscar Powers married Elsie May Weston, Ruth Elaine Addington, and had children including Allen Weston Powers, Louise Lawton Powers, Michael Thomas Powers, William Alex Powers. William Coscar Powers passed away in 1970 in Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Coscar Powers was born in 1901 in Wise County, Virginia, USA, the child of Jasper Wilson Powers And Emma Elizabeth Elam.
  • In 1910, William Coscar Powers resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1920, William Coscar Powers resided in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA.
  • William Coscar Powers married Elsie May Weston, Ruth Elaine Addington, and had children including Allen Weston Powers, Louise Lawton Powers, Michael Thomas Powers, William Alex Powers.
  • William Coscar Powers passed away in 1970 in Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jasper Powers
1867–1951
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
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Emma Elam
1875–1940
Birth Location: Scott County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Elsie Weston
1907–1970
Birth Location: Virginia
EW
Ruth Addington
1906–1977
Birth Location: Wise County, Virginia, USA
RA

Children(s)

William Powers
1941–2020
Birth Location: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
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Michael Powers
1946–2005
Birth Location: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
MP
Louise Powers
1930–2012
Birth Location: Fort Blackmore, Scott, Virginia, USA
LP

William Powers's Ancestors

Self
William Powers
1901–1970
Birth Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
Parents
Jasper Wilson Powers
1867–1951
Wise County, Virginia, USA
Emma (Elizabeth) Elam
1875–1940
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Ellen (W) Pawers
1823–
Virginia
Mary Powers
1841–
Virginia
William Elam
1826–1888
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Nancy (Mc.) Dingus
1837–1890
Scott County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jonas Powers
1801–1882
Nancy Newberry
1809–1903
George Bond
1798–1878
Lucy Powers
1810–1896
Nimrod Elam
1797–1885
Mary Easterling
1798–1856
George *
1811–1875
Margaret *
1814–1876
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jonas Powers
1778–
Lucy Sperry
1774–
Oliver Powers
1777–
William Elam
1767–1855
Susannah ^
1767–1830
Thomas Easterling
1753–1815
Rebecca Vicars
1771–1842
John *
1774–1831
Nancy *
1778–1845
Charles *
1777–1882
Anna *
1784–1828

William Powers's Descendants

1.
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William (Coscar) Powers (03 Aug 1901–16 Aug 1970) m. Elsie (May) Weston (27 Jun 1907–9 Jun 1970) m. Ruth (Elaine) Addington (13 Apr 1906–8 Jun 1977)
  1. 1. William (Alex) Powers 1941–2020
  2. 2. Michael (Thomas) Powers 1946–2005
  3. 3. Louise (Lawton) Powers 1930–2012 m. Albert (Jackson) Ramey 1927–2012

William Powers's Timeline

9 Records

1901
03 Aug 1901
Birth of William Coscar Powers in Wise County, Virginia, USA
Wise County, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 9
William Coscar Powers resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1920
1920
Age 19
William Coscar Powers resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 29
William Coscar Powers resided here in Roberson, Wise, Virginia, USA
Roberson, Wise, Virginia, USA
1935
Abt 1935
Age 34
William Coscar Powers resided here in Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
1940
1940
Age 39
William Coscar Powers resided here in Rocky Station, Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
Rocky Station, Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
1942
1942
Age 41
William Coscar Powers resided here in Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 49
William Coscar Powers resided here in Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
1970
16 Aug 1970
Age 69
Death of William Coscar Powers in Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 03 Aug 1901
    Event Place: Wise County, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T625_1918; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 174; Image: .
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roberson, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 2465; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 517.0.
    [3] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [4] Virginia, Death Records
    [5] Virginia, Divorce Records

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia; Roll: T625_1918; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 174; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Roberson, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Roberson, Wise, Virginia; Roll: 2465; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 29; Image: 517.0.

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1935
    Event Place: Pennington Gap, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 11 Aug 1935; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.59481794,0.37324184,0.6434221&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Rocky Station, Rocky Station, Lee, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 587

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lipps, Wise, Virginia, 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: Lipps, Wise, Virgini

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Coeburn, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Knoxville Journal; Publication Date: 11 Aug 1935; Publication Place: Knoxville, Tennessee, USA; ,0.59481794,0.37324184,0.6434221&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1970
    Event Place: Norton, Wise, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Virginia, Death Records
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