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Powers, James Sperry[1]

Male 1801 - 1885  (83 years)


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  • Name Powers, James Sperry 
    Birth 2 Jun 1801  Russell, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Census 1850  Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [2] 
    • The household was enumerated as follows:
      James Powers, Male, 51, Virginia
      Elizabeth Powers, Female, 43, Virginia
      Isaac Powers, Male, 23, Virginia
      Matilda Powers, Female, 21, Virginia
      Margaret Powers, Female, 19, Virginia
      John W Powers, Male, 17, Virginia
      William R Powers, Male, 15, Missouri
      James [sic] H Powers, Male, 12, Virginia
      Mary S Powers, Female, 8, Virginia
      Lucy Powers, Female, 10, Virginia
      Samuel P Powers, Male, 5, Virginia
    Census 1860  Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [3] 
    Census 1880  Lipps Magisterial District, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4] 
    Death 15 Apr 1885  Gladeville (Now Wise), Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [5] 
    Burial Gladeville (Now Wise), Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I72769  Pioneers of the Appalachian Highlands
    Last Modified 18 Jun 2022 

    Father Powers, Jonas Harmon,   b. 1767, New Haven, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Jul 1856, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 89 years) 
    Mother Sperry, Lucy,   b. 22 May 1773, Waterbury, New Haven, Connecticut, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 15 Jun 1863, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 90 years) 
    Marriage 1 Feb 1791  Montgomery, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Family ID F11881  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family 1 Moore, Elizabeth,   b. 11 Mar 1806, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 26 Jul 1868, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 62 years) 
    Marriage 18 Jul 1824  Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [6] 
    Children 
    +1. Powers, Isaac Harmon,   b. 1827, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jan 1900, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 73 years)
    +2. Powers, Ruth P,   b. Abt 1827, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1880 (Age ~ 54 years)
    +3. Powers, Matilda J.,   b. Jun 1827, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1900, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age ~ 74 years)
    +4. Powers, John Wesley,   b. Abt 1833, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +5. Powers, Margaret,   b. 4 Feb 1833, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Apr 1907, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 74 years)
    +6. Powers, William R.,   b. Abt 1835, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location
    +7. Powers, Jonas Harmon,   b. 20 Mar 1838, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 11 Dec 1917, Taylor Magisterial District, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years)
    +8. Powers, Mary Lucinda,   b. 22 Jul 1842, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Mar 1926, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years)
    +9. Powers, Samuel Patton,   b. 10 Nov 1846, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 21 Sep 1925, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 78 years)
    +10. Powers, Nancy Ellen,   b. 29 Nov 1851, Scott, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Feb 1943, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 91 years)
    Family ID F30033  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

    Family 2 Bowman, Sarah,   b. 1808, Tennessee, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Aft 1870, Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age > 63 years) 
    Marriage 17 Apr 1867  Wise, Virginia, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [7] 
    Family ID F92752  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 12 Mar 2024 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 2 Jun 1801 - Russell, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 18 Jul 1824 - Scott, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1850 - Scott, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1860 - Scott, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 17 Apr 1867 - Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsCensus - 1880 - Lipps Magisterial District, Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 15 Apr 1885 - Gladeville (Now Wise), Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Gladeville (Now Wise), Wise, Virginia, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S74234] James in entry for James H. Powers and Mary H. Gordon, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940".

    2. [S74229] James Powers, "United States Census, 1850".

    3. [S74230] James Powers, "United States Census, 1860".

    4. [S239830] James Powers, "United States Census, 1880".

    5. [S74231] James Powers, "Virginia Deaths and Burials, 1853-1912".

    6. [S74232] James Powers, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940" James Powers and Elizabeth Moore 1824.

    7. [S74233] James Powers, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940" James Powers and Sarah (Boman) Adkins 1867.