Jefferson Carroll PowerAge: 83 years1831–1914
- Name
- Jefferson Carroll Power
- Given names
- Jefferson Carroll
- Surname
- Power
 Birth | May 12, 1831 37 29 |
 Historical Event | Cholera Epidemic 1832 (Age 7 months)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 |
 Birth of a sister | Martha Jo Power February 21, 1833 (Age 21 months) |
| Death of a sister | Martha Jo Power August 22, 1834 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lucy Cimbaline Power July 30, 1835 (Age 4 years) |
| Historical Event | The Texas Revolution between October 1835 and April 1836 (Age 4 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Sara Emeline Power April 27, 1837 (Age 5 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandfather | Samuel James Kittrell Jr 1838 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Andrew Pennington Power July 5, 1839 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Elizabeth Louisa Power June 30, 1841 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a sister | Sara Emeline Power January 7, 1844 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Solomon H Power September 11, 1845 (Age 14 years) |
| Death of a brother | Solomon H Power November 29, 1845 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Mexican-American War from 1846 to 1848 (Age 14 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 |
 Census | August 28, 1850 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a brother | Franklin Asbury Power September 24, 1850 (Age 19 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Ellender “Nellie” Shemwell 1850 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a mother | Elizabeth H Kittrell July 10, 1852 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a father | Pennington Power August 15, 1854 (Age 23 years) |
| Death of a sister | Naomi Emily Power January 8, 1859 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a sister | Polly Ann Power July 5, 1859 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Naomi Pennington November 30, 1859 (Age 28 years) |
| Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 25 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 29 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 |
 Marriage | Mary Ely — View this family 1867 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 35 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 35 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 37 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 brother | John Wesley Power April 21, 1871 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Mamie Elizabeth Power September 9, 1872 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a brother | Andrew Pennington Power December 31, 1872 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 46 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a sister | Elizabeth Louisa Power January 11, 1883 (Age 51 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Irene Florence Smith May 14, 1887 (Age 56 years) |
| Death of a sister | Eleanor Caroline Power February 4, 1894 (Age 62 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 66 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Marriage of a child | Arthur Lorenzo Smith — Mamie Elizabeth Power — View this family June 2, 1900 (Age 69 years) |
| Death of a sister | Lucy Cimbaline Power June 25, 1906 (Age 75 years) |
 Death | November 18, 1914 (Age 83 years) |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Pennington Power Birth: December 14, 1793 28 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 15, 1854 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Elizabeth H Kittrell Birth: October 4, 1801 24 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 10, 1852 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: November 7, 1820 — Wayne, Missouri, United States |
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10 months elder brother |
John Wesley Power Birth: September 6, 1821 27 19 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: April 21, 1871 — Jefferson, Illinois, United States |
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17 months elder sister |
Eleanor Caroline Power Birth: January 22, 1823 29 21 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: February 4, 1894 — Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States |
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18 months elder brother |
Samuel H Power Birth: July 12, 1824 30 22 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: 1824 — Wayne, Missouri, United States |
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13 months elder sister |
Naomi Emily Power Birth: August 13, 1825 31 23 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: January 8, 1859 — Mascoutah, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Polly Ann Power Birth: November 27, 1827 33 26 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: July 5, 1859 — Mascoutah, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
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19 months elder brother |
Franklin Asbury Power Birth: June 25, 1829 35 27 — Missouri, United States Death: September 24, 1850 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States |
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23 months himself |
Jefferson Carroll Power Birth: May 12, 1831 37 29 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: November 18, 1914 — Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Martha Jo Power Birth: February 21, 1833 39 31 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: August 22, 1834 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Lucy Cimbaline Power Birth: July 30, 1835 41 33 — Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: June 25, 1906 — Warrensburg, Johnson, Missouri, United States |
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21 months younger sister |
Sara Emeline Power Birth: April 27, 1837 43 35 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: January 7, 1844 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Andrew Pennington Power Birth: July 5, 1839 45 37 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: December 31, 1872 — Summerfield, St. Clair, Illinois, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Elizabeth Louisa Power Birth: June 30, 1841 47 39 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: January 11, 1883 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Solomon H Power Birth: September 11, 1845 51 43 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: November 29, 1845 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Mary Ely |
| himself |
Jefferson Carroll Power Birth: May 12, 1831 37 29 — Clinton, DeWitt, Illinois, United States Death: November 18, 1914 — Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States |
| wife |
Mary Ely Birth: February 8, 1847 — Oak Hill, Peoria, Illinois, United States Death: August 13, 1944 — Nameoki, Madison, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: 1867 — Clinton, Illinois, United States |
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6 years daughter |
Mamie Elizabeth Power Birth: September 9, 1872 41 25 — Trenton, Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: February 1, 1960 — Kensington, Montgomery, Maryland, United States |
Jefferson Carroll Power has 26 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (26)
Parents Lemuel Carter Kittrell + Elizabeth M Waugh
Parents Lemuel Carter Kittrell + Lurannah Lawrana Ponder
Parents Solomon Kittrell + Eleanor Louisa McMinn
Parents Solomon Kittrell + Lucy Epps
Parents Joseph Kittrell + Rebecca Ann Rushin
Parents Samuel B Kittrell + Amelia Rushin
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - Pennington Powers - Household
Clinton, ILL
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