Charles Richmond “Charlie” PowersAge: 68 years1825–1893
- Name
- Charles Richmond “Charlie” Powers
- Given names
- Charles Richmond
- Surname
- Powers
- Nickname
- Charlie
 Birth | January 10, 1825 27 23 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 6 years)Note: Cholera killed 4,340 people in New Orleans & over 3,000 in New York City - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cholera_outbreaks_and_pandemics |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 10 years)Note: The Texas Revolution (or Texas War of Independence) was fought from October 2, 1835 to April 21, 1836 between Mexico and the Texas (Tejas) portion of the Mexican state of Coahuila y Tejas. The Texas Revolution erupted in 1836, after Texas declared its independence from Mexico. Mexico responded by invading Texas, where General Santa Anna won decisive victories in the battles of the Alamo and Goliad. The war ended at the Battle of San Jacinto (about 20 miles) east of modern day downtown Houston) where General Sam Houston led the Texas Army to victory in 18 minutes over a portion of the Mexican Army under Santa Anna, who was captured shortly after the battle. The conclusion of the war resulted in the creation of the Republic of Texas - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Texas_Revolution |
 Death of a paternal grandfather | Barnabus Powers January 26, 1842 (Age 17 years) |
 Marriage | Malinda Edwards — View this family November 20, 1845 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 20 years)Note: The Mexican-American War was an armed conflict between the United States of America and the United Mexican States from 1846 to 1848 in the wake of the 1845 U.S. annexation of Texas, which Mexico considered part of its territory despite the 1836 Texas Revolution - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mexican%E2%80%93American_War |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 31 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Birth of a son #1 | Archie Barnabus Powers March 25, 1864 (Age 39 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 36 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 41 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 41 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 43 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Death of a mother | Henrietta Robinson December 1875 (Age 50 years) |
| Death of a father | William Brooks Powers 1876 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 52 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Ethel Gladys Powers January 2, 1893 (Age 67 years) |
 Death | August 24, 1893 (Age 68 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
William Brooks Powers Birth: November 8, 1797 25 27 — Fayetteville, Cumberland, North Carolina, United States Death: 1876 — Cumberland, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Henrietta Robinson Birth: 1802 — North Carolina, United States Death: December 1875 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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Marriage: — |
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| himself |
Charles Richmond “Charlie” Powers Birth: January 10, 1825 27 23 — South Carolina, United States Death: August 24, 1893 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Malinda Edwards |
| himself |
Charles Richmond “Charlie” Powers Birth: January 10, 1825 27 23 — South Carolina, United States Death: August 24, 1893 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Malinda Edwards Birth: September 9, 1826 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: November 20, 1845 — Cumberland City, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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18 years son |
Archie Barnabus Powers Birth: March 25, 1864 39 37 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 11, 1942 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |