William Raymond PowersAge: 74 years1904–1979
- Name
- William Raymond Powers
- Given names
- William Raymond
- Surname
- Powers
 Birth | November 14, 1904 39 34 |
 Birth of a brother | John Marvin Powers March 26, 1907 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Justin Powers calculated 1910 (Age 5 years) |
 Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 5 years) |
 No Biological Children | No Known Biological Children Note: 1930-40-50 Census Records. Only Ray & Gladys listed, -b |
 Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 11 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Death of a half-brother | Albert Carl Powers February 1, 1918 (Age 13 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 12 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 13 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/ |
| Census | January 15, 1920 (Age 15 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Ann “Polly” Kittrell March 13, 1927 (Age 22 years) |
 Marriage | Gladys Rebecca Lacy — View this family April 7, 1927 (Age 22 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 24 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 |
| Death of a mother | Ida Jane Rushin October 23, 1935 (Age 30 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Albert Ernest Powers — Thula Ponder — View this family October 26, 1940 (Age 35 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 37 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 |
| Death of a father | Albert Ernest Powers September 27, 1949 (Age 44 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 45 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a half-sister | Hattie Mae Powers October 18, 1962 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Jacob Washington “Jake” Powers November 20, 1971 (Age 67 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 41 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 of a wife | Gladys Rebecca Lacy May 26, 1978 (Age 73 years) |
 Death | May 1979 (Age 74 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lancaster Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Albert Ernest Powers Birth: February 22, 1865 31 27 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: September 27, 1949 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| mother |
Ida Jane Rushin Birth: December 6, 1869 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: October 23, 1935 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: February 18, 1904 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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9 months himself |
William Raymond Powers Birth: November 14, 1904 39 34 — Biggers, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: May 1979 |
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2 years younger brother |
John Marvin Powers Birth: March 26, 1907 42 37 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 8, 1987 — Mount Vernon, Jefferson, Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger brother |
Justin Powers Birth: calculated 1910 44 40 — Arkansas, United States Death: |
| Father’s family with Thula Ponder |
| father |
Albert Ernest Powers Birth: February 22, 1865 31 27 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: September 27, 1949 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Thula Ponder Birth: November 3, 1870 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: June 16, 1953 — Doniphan, Ripley, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: October 26, 1940 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Ida Pennington |
| father |
Albert Ernest Powers Birth: February 22, 1865 31 27 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: September 27, 1949 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
| step-mother |
Ida Pennington Birth: December 7, 1869 — Arkansas, United States Death: July 5, 1937 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 3, 1886 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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4 months half-brother |
Jacob Washington “Jake” Powers Birth: June 22, 1886 21 16 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: November 20, 1971 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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3 years half-sister |
Hattie Mae Powers Birth: December 7, 1888 23 19 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: October 18, 1962 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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5 years half-brother |
Albert Carl Powers Birth: September 4, 1893 28 23 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: February 1, 1918 — Cape Girardeau, Cape Girardeau, Missouri, United States |
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5 years half-sister |
Anna Lee Powers Birth: January 1899 33 29 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: |
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2 years half-brother |
Aubrey Ernest Powers Birth: February 7, 1901 35 31 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: March 25, 1980 — Fredericktown, Madison, Missouri, United States |
| Family with Gladys Rebecca Lacy |
| himself |
William Raymond Powers Birth: November 14, 1904 39 34 — Biggers, Randolph, Arkansas, United States Death: May 1979 |
| wife |
Gladys Rebecca Lacy Birth: December 27, 1906 — Arkansas, United States Death: May 26, 1978 — Arkansas, United States |
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Marriage: April 7, 1927 — Clay, Arkansas, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Albert Ernest Powers - Household
Current River, Randolph, AR
census says only married 6 yrs. license says 14. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Albert Ernest Powers - Household
Reyno And Corning Road Nelson, Clay, AR
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| No Biological Children | 1930-40-50 Census Records. Only Ray & Gladys listed, -b |