The Shemwell Family

Albert Ernest PowersAge: 84 years18651949

Name
Albert Ernest Powers
Given names
Albert Ernest
Surname
Powers
Birth February 22, 1865 31 27
Historical Event
American Civil War
between April 1861 and May 1865

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
Birth of a brotherGeorge Washington Powers
October 15, 1867 (Age 2 years)
Historical Event
The Alaska Purchase
1867 (Age 22 months)
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 22 months)
Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306
Birth of a sisterMarinda Powers
December 20, 1869 (Age 4 years)
Historical Event
Transcontinental Railroad completed
1869 (Age 3 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 brotherMarion Powers
before 1870 (Age 4 years)
Census July 28, 1870 (Age 5 years)
Birth of a sisterMelvina Powers
November 22, 1874 (Age 9 years)
Death of a brotherHolloway Kittrell Powers
March 23, 1875 (Age 10 years)

Historical Event
Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878
1878 (Age 12 years)

Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever
Census June 1, 1880 (Age 15 years)
MarriageIda PenningtonView this family
March 3, 1886 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a son
#1
Jacob Washington “Jake” Powers
June 22, 1886 (Age 21 years)
Death of a maternal grandmotherRebecca Ann Rushin
June 6, 1887 (Age 22 years)
Birth of a daughter
#2
Hattie Mae Powers
December 7, 1888 (Age 23 years)
Death of a fatherGeorge Washington Powers
August 6, 1889 (Age 24 years)
Death of a sisterRebecca Ann Powers
January 11, 1890 (Age 24 years)
Death of a sisterMary Elizabeth Powers
January 11, 1893 (Age 27 years)
Birth of a son
#3
Albert Carl Powers
September 4, 1893 (Age 28 years)
Historical Event
Spanish-American War
between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 33 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
Birth of a daughter
#4
Anna Lee Powers
January 1899 (Age 33 years)
Census June 26, 1900 (Age 35 years)
Birth of a son
#5
Aubrey Ernest Powers
February 7, 1901 (Age 35 years)
MarriageIda Jane RushinView this family
February 18, 1904 (Age 38 years)
Birth of a son
#6
William Raymond Powers
November 14, 1904 (Age 39 years)
Birth of a son
#7
John Marvin Powers
March 26, 1907 (Age 42 years)
Marriage of a childArch VandoverHattie Mae PowersView this family
November 2, 1907 (Age 42 years)
Birth of a son
#8
Justin Powers
calculated 1910 (Age 44 years)
Birth of a grandson
#1
Paul Millard Powers
February 11, 1910 (Age 44 years)
Census May 3, 1910 (Age 45 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#2
Pauline Muriel Powers
October 4, 1911 (Age 46 years)
Birth of a grandson
#3
James Albert “Jimmie” Powers
March 19, 1914 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a grandson
#4
Archie Lee Vandover
July 22, 1914 (Age 49 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#5
Hattie Lorene Powers
October 3, 1915 (Age 50 years)
Marriage of a childAlbert Carl PowersPearl YoungView this family
June 10, 1916 (Age 51 years)
Death of a granddaughterHattie Lorene Powers
July 17, 1916 (Age 51 years)
Birth of a grandson
#6
Victor Newell Vandover
October 15, 1916 (Age 51 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 50 years)

Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1
Birth of a granddaughter
#7
Thelma R Powers
April 22, 1917 (Age 52 years)
Death of a sonAlbert Carl Powers
February 1, 1918 (Age 52 years)
Death of a granddaughterThelma R Powers
February 8, 1918 (Age 52 years)
Birth of a grandson
#8
Dewell Eugene Powers
November 1, 1918 (Age 53 years)
Historical Event
World War I
between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 51 years)

Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I
Historical Event
Spanish Influenza Epidemic
1918 (Age 52 years)

Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/
Birth of a granddaughter
#9
Marjorie Lorene Vandover
June 16, 1919 (Age 54 years)
Census January 15, 1920 (Age 54 years)
Birth of a grandson
#10
Edwin Gilbert Powers
December 20, 1920 (Age 55 years)
Death of a grandsonEdwin Gilbert Powers
May 7, 1921 (Age 56 years)
Birth of a grandson
#11
Leonard Woodrow Powers
March 14, 1922 (Age 57 years)
Birth of a grandson
#12
Aubrey Gene Vandover
March 13, 1923 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a grandson
#13
George Jacob Powers
January 17, 1924 (Age 58 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#14
Wanda Bernice Vandover
July 15, 1925 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#15
Ida Mae Powers
December 7, 1925 (Age 60 years)
Death of a sisterMelvina Powers
January 15, 1926 (Age 60 years)
Birth of a grandson
#16
David Lynn Powers
October 11, 1926 (Age 61 years)
Death of a motherMary Ann “Polly” Kittrell
March 13, 1927 (Age 62 years)
Marriage of a childWilliam Raymond PowersGladys Rebecca LacyView this family
April 7, 1927 (Age 62 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#17
Bertha Lucille Powers
May 11, 1928 (Age 63 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 64 years)

Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression
Birth of a grandson
#18
Joseph Graham Powers
November 12, 1929 (Age 64 years)
Census April 13, 1930 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#19
Mauriece Bessie “Marcy” Powers
May 13, 1930 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#20
Doris Jean “Pookey” Powers
June 28, 1930 (Age 65 years)
Birth of a grandson
#21
Billy Ray Vandover
June 12, 1931 (Age 66 years)
Birth of a granddaughter
#22
Alice Bernice Powers
February 7, 1932 (Age 66 years)
Death of a grandsonVictor Newell Vandover
December 15, 1934 (Age 69 years)
Cause: Peritonitis
Death of a wifeIda Jane Rushin
October 23, 1935 (Age 70 years)
Death of a wifeIda Pennington
July 5, 1937 (Age 72 years)
Birth of a grandson
#23
Karl Marvin Powers
September 11, 1940 (Age 75 years)
MarriageThula PonderView this family
October 26, 1940 (Age 75 years)
Death of a grandsonGeorge Jacob Powers
December 24, 1944 (Age 79 years)
Death of a sisterMarinda Powers
January 18, 1945 (Age 79 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 76 years)

Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 80 years)
Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War
Death September 27, 1949 (Age 84 years)
Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lone Hill Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Marriage: June 26, 1852Ripley, Missouri, United States
1 year
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Holloway Kittrell Powers
Birth: October 15, 1856 22 19Missouri, United States
Death: March 23, 1875
2 years
elder brother
Marion Powers
Birth: January 2, 1859 25 21Missouri, United States
Death: before 1870Missouri, United States
3 years
elder sister
Rebecca Ann Powers
Birth: November 28, 1861 28 24Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: January 11, 1890Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years
himself
3 years
younger brother
2 years
younger sister
5 years
younger sister
Family with Thula Ponder - View this family
himself
wife
Thula Ponder
Birth: November 3, 1870Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: June 16, 1953Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States
Marriage: October 26, 1940Butler, Missouri, United States
Family with Ida Pennington - View this family
himself
wife
Marriage: March 3, 1886Butler, Missouri, United States
4 months
son
3 years
daughter
5 years
son
Albert Carl Powers
Birth: September 4, 1893 28 23Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: February 1, 1918Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States
5 years
daughter
Anna Lee Powers
Birth: January 1899 33 29Butler, Missouri, United States
Death:
2 years
son
Aubrey Ernest Powers
Birth: February 7, 1901 35 31Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: March 25, 1980Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, United States
Family with Ida Jane Rushin - View this family
himself
wife
Ida Jane Rushin
Birth: December 6, 1869Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: October 23, 1935Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Marriage: February 18, 1904Butler, Missouri, United States
9 months
son
William Raymond Powers
Birth: November 14, 1904 39 34Biggers, Randolph, Arkansas, United States
Death: May 1979
2 years
son
John Marvin Powers
Birth: March 26, 1907 42 37Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death: April 8, 1987Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States
4 years
son
Justin Powers
Birth: calculated 1910 44 40Arkansas, United States
Death:
James Wesley Brannum + Ida Pennington - View this family
wife’s husband
wife
Marriage: about 1905

Albert Ernest Powers has 1 first cousin recorded

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Census1870 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Powers - Household

Washington, Ripley, Missouri

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Powers, Whead34MWFarmerMO
Powers, Marywife34FWHouse KeeperMO
Powers, Elizabethdaughter17FWMO
Powers, Hollowayson15MWMO
Powers, Rebeccadaughter10FWMO
Powers, Albertson8MWMO
Powers, Georgeson3MWMO
Powers, Marindadaughter7mFWMODec

Census1880 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Powers - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, MO

NameColorSexAgeMonRelationCondMYOccupationUnEmSickBlindDDIdioticInsaneDisabledSchoolReadWriteBPFBPMBP
Washington PowersWM45headMFarmerMOKYTN
Polly Ann PowersWF43wifeMKeeping HouseMOKYTN
Rebecca A PowersWF17daughterSat homeMOMOMO
Albert PowersWM14sonMworks on farmMOMOMO
George W PowersWM12sonSworks on farmMOMOMO
Marinda PowersWF10daughterSworks on farmMOMOMO
Melvina PowersWF5daughterSat homeMOMOMO

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Albert Ernest Powers - Household

Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Albert PowersheadWMFeb186535M14MOMOMOFarmer
Ida PowerswifeWFDec186930M1464ARMOIL
Jacob W PowerssonWMJun188614SMOMOARAt School
Hattie M PowersdaughterWFDec188811SMOMOARAt School
Albert C PowerssonWMSep18936SMOMOAR
Anna L PowersdaughterWFJan18991SMOMOAR

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Albert Ernest Powers - Household

Current River, Randolph, AR

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Albert PowersheadMW45M26MOMOMOLaborerSaw Mill
Ida J PowerswifeFW39M2655MOMOTN
Carl S PowerssonMW16SMOMOMOLaborerSaw Mill
Raymond PowerssonMW5SMOMOMO
Marvin PowerssonMW3SMOMOMO
Justin PowerssonMW3mSARMOMO
Jake PowerssonMW23M11MOMOMOLaborerSaw Mill
Bessie Powersdaughter in lawFW17M1111MOINMO
Paul M PowersgrandsonMW2mSARMOMO

census says only married 6 yrs. license says 14.

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Albert Ernest Powers - Household

Reyno And Corning Road Nelson, Clay, AR

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
Powers, AlbertheadMW55MMOMOMOFarmerGeneral Farmer
Powers, Ida JwifeFW50MMOKYTN
Powers, RaymondsonMW15SMOMOMOFarm laborerHome farm
Powers, Marvin JsonMW12SMOMOMO

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Albert Ernest Powers - Household

Nelson, Clay, AR

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Albert PowersheadMW65M21MOMOMOFarmerGen. Farming
Ida J PowerswifeFW60M19MOMOTN
Ruby J Kittrellgrand nieceFW14MOMOMO
Sylvester Haysfarm handMW20ARUSUSLaborerFarm

Census butchered grand niece's last name - my bet Kittrell - b