William Powers
William was born on June 12th, 1814 in
Ohio County,Kentucky
. William's father was
John D. Powers
and his mother was
Sarah Blackford
. His paternal grandparents were
Isaac H. Powers
and
Abigail Davis
; his maternal grandparents were
Joseph Blackford
and
Elizabeth
. He had three brothers named
Joseph
,
Samuel D. or
and
Stephen A.
. He was the oldest of the four children. He had a half-brother and three half-sisters, named
John Dennis
,
Hannah Lewisa
,
Lavina (Vina) Jane
and
Abigail
.
General Notes
Settled in New Albany, IN then moved to Boonville, Warrick Co. IN
Not found in 1860 Census of IN. Rumors say he moved to KY.
Ancestor Pedigree Chart
poss Charles Powers
- b.< 1748 in maybe VA d.> 1790
Isaac H. Powers
- b.~ 1765 in poss. Harrison Co. VA or W VA d.30 Jul 1834 in Warrick County,Indiana
Hannah
- b.> 1790 d. in poss Nelson Co. Kentucky
John D. Powers
- b.26 Aug 1788 in Virginia or Pendelton County,West Virginia d.06 Jan 1849 in Warrick County,Indiana
Abigail Davis
- b.< 1768 d.> 1820 in Warrick County,Indiana
William Powers
- b.12 Jun 1814 in Ohio County,Kentucky
Joseph Blackford
- b.~ 1740 d.~ 1790 in Nelson County,Kentucky
Sarah Blackford
- b.~ 1780 in Kentucky? d.06 Apr 1832 in Warrick County,Indiana
Elizabeth
William's first family with Matilda Scales
William and
Matilda
were married in a religious ceremony on September 26th, 1833 in
Warrick County,Indiana
. They had three sons and two daughters, named
Joseph W.
,
John J.
,
Samuel
,
Mary
and
Sarah
.
Children
Mary Powers
Mary was born in 1834.
Joseph W. Powers
Joseph W. was born in 1841. He died at the age of 51 in 1892.
John J. Powers
John J. was born on February 19th, 1845. He died at the age of 70 on March 25th, 1915. He was buried in
Ebenezer Cemetery
.
Samuel Powers
Sarah Powers
William's second family with Amanda Russell
William and
Amanda
were married in a religious ceremony on April 25th, 1850 in
Warrick County,Indiana
.
Source/Citation
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