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William Powers 1925 – 2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 February 1925

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

Death Date: 16 August 2005

Death Location: Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: William Powers

Mother: Lena Wheeldon

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William Powers was born in 1925 in Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of William Henry Powers and Lena Pearl Wheeldon. William Powers passed away in 2005 in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Powers was born in 1925 in Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America, the child of William Henry Powers and Lena Pearl Wheeldon.
  • William Powers passed away in 2005 in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America.

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William Powers's Ancestors

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William Powers
1925 – 2005
Birth Place: Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
Parents
William Henry Powers
1877 – 1959
Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
Lena (Pearl) Wheeldon
1882 – 1959
Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
Grandparents
Jacob (B) Powers
1849 – 1930
Enochsburg, Indiana, United States
Mary (Jane) Cruser
1854 – 1935
Iowa, USA
Sarah (Celina) Oldham
1856 – 1948
Jennings County, Indiana, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Michael Powers
1813 – 1902
Eliza Derry
1819 – 1895
Christian Cruser
1814 – 1862
Christine Hoffmeister
1819 – 1892
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 –

William Powers's Timeline

2 Records

1925
5 February 1925
Birth of William Powers in Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
2005
16 August 2005
Age 80
Death of William Powers in Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America
Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 February 1925
    Event Place: Decatur County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 August 2005
    Event Place: Columbus, Bartholomew County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    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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