The Shemwell Family

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Birth	June 22, 1853 19 16 Missouri, United States
Birth of a brother	Holloway Kittrell Powers October 15, 1856 (Age 3 years) Missouri, United States
Birth of a brother	Marion Powers January 2, 1859 (Age 5 years) Missouri, United States
Census	July 24, 1860 (Age 7 years) Washington, Ripley, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1860 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Powers - Household 1860 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Powers - Household Washington, Ripley, MO Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace Mar School R+W Infirm Washington Powers head 26 M W Farmer MO P A Powers wife 23 F W Domestic MO E Powers daughter 7 F W MO H K Powers son 3 M W MO M Powers son 1 M W MO
Birth of a sister	Rebecca Ann Powers November 28, 1861 (Age 8 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Birth of a brother	Albert Ernest Powers February 22, 1865 (Age 11 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Birth of a brother	George Washington Powers October 15, 1867 (Age 14 years) Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Birth of a sister	Marinda Powers December 20, 1869 (Age 16 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Death of a brother	Marion Powers before 1870 (Age 16 years) Missouri, United States
Census	July 28, 1870 (Age 17 years) Washington, Ripley, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1870 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Powers - Household 1870 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Powers - Household Washington, Ripley, Missouri Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace FFB MFB Born Mar School Read Write Infirm Cit Dis Powers, W head 34 M W Farmer MO Powers, Mary wife 34 F W House Keeper MO Powers, Elizabeth daughter 17 F W MO Powers, Holloway son 15 M W MO Powers, Rebecca daughter 10 F W MO Powers, Albert son 8 M W MO Powers, George son 3 M W MO Powers, Marinda daughter 7m F W MO Dec
Marriage	Hardy Clemon Dicken — View this family March 3, 1872 (Age 18 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Birth of a daughter #1	Nellie Rosetta Dicken May 22, 1873 (Age 19 years) Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Birth of a sister	Melvina Powers November 22, 1874 (Age 21 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Death of a brother	Holloway Kittrell Powers March 23, 1875 (Age 21 years)
Birth of a daughter #2	Mary Ellen Dicken December 1879 (Age 26 years) Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States
Census	June 10, 1880 (Age 26 years) Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Shared note: 1880 United States - Census transcript - Hardy Clemon Dicken - Household 1880 United States - Census transcript - Hardy Clemon Dicken - Household Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri Name Color Sex Age Mon Relation Cond MY Occupation UnEm Sick Blind DD Idiotic Insane Disabled School Read Write BP FBP MBP Dicken, Hardy W M 38 head M Farmer IL TN LY Dicken, Elizabeth W F 26 wife M Keeping House MO MO MO Dicken, Joseph W M 17 son S At Home IL IL IL Dicken, Queen T W F 9 daughter S At Home IL IL IL Dicken, Nellie R W F 5 daughter S At Home MO IL MO Dicken, Mary E W F 5m Dec daughter S At Home MO IL MO Hicks, Susan W F 15 At Home IL IL IL
Birth of a son #3	Dewitt E Dicken June 13, 1885 (Age 31 years) Missouri, United States
Death of a maternal grandmother	Rebecca Ann Rushin June 6, 1887 (Age 33 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Birth of a daughter #4	Ollie Jane Dicken March 25, 1888 (Age 34 years) Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
Death of a father	George Washington Powers August 6, 1889 (Age 36 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Death of a sister	Rebecca Ann Powers January 11, 1890 (Age 36 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Death	January 11, 1893 (Age 39 years) Butler, Missouri, United States
Burial	Dickens Cemetery, Butler, Missouri, United States Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Dickens Cemetery

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Family with parents - View this family

father	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Mary Ann “Polly” Kittrell Mary Elizabeth Powers Holloway Kittrell Powers Marion Powers Rebecca Ann Powers Albert Ernest Powers George Washington Powers Marinda Powers Melvina Powers George Washington Powers Birth: November 24, 1833 — Missouri, United States Death: August 6, 1889 — Butler, Missouri, United States
mother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse George Washington Powers Mary Elizabeth Powers Holloway Kittrell Powers Marion Powers Rebecca Ann Powers Albert Ernest Powers George Washington Powers Marinda Powers Melvina Powers Mary Ann “Polly” Kittrell Birth: March 1, 1837 28 14 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: March 13, 1927 — Aurora, Lawrence, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: June 26, 1852 — Ripley, Missouri, United States
1 year herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hardy Clemon Dicken Nellie Rosetta Dicken Mary Ellen Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Ollie Jane Dicken Mary Elizabeth Powers Birth: June 22, 1853 19 16 — Missouri, United States Death: January 11, 1893 — Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Holloway Kittrell Powers Birth: October 15, 1856 22 19 — Missouri, United States Death: March 23, 1875
2 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Marion Powers Birth: January 2, 1859 25 21 — Missouri, United States Death: before 1870 — Missouri, United States
3 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Crayton Pottenger Cora Ann Pottenger Rebecca Ann Powers Birth: November 28, 1861 28 24 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: January 11, 1890 — Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Thula Ponder Family with spouse Ida Pennington Jacob Washington “Jake” Powers Hattie Mae Powers Albert Carl Powers Anna Lee Powers Aubrey Ernest Powers Family with spouse Ida Jane Rushin William Raymond Powers John Marvin Powers Justin Powers Albert Ernest Powers Birth: February 22, 1865 31 27 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: September 27, 1949 — Butler, Missouri, United States
3 years younger brother	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Georgia Mae McCown Earl Powers Clarence Powers George Elmer Powers Mary Mabel Powers Allie Pearl Powers Roy Mack Powers Hattie Powers Bertha Mae Powers Rubye Avis Powers Family with spouse Lucille N … George Washington Powers Birth: October 15, 1867 33 30 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: January 14, 1953 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States
2 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Clarkson Pottenger James W Pottenger Gracie Ann Pottenger Albert Llewellyn Pottenger Bessie M Pottenger Roy Elmer Pottenger Marinda Powers Birth: December 20, 1869 36 32 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: January 18, 1945 — Pope, Arkansas, United States
5 years younger sister	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Crayton Pottenger George William Pottenger Ezra Albert Pottenger Lula May Pottenger Alma Pearl Pottenger Marinda Belle Pottenger Nola Christine Pottenger Sherman B Pottenger Delila Jane “Lila” Pottenger Kenneth Gordon Pottenger Melvina Powers Birth: November 22, 1874 40 37 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: January 15, 1926 — Lead Hill, Boone, Arkansas, United States

Family with Hardy Clemon Dicken - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks Joseph Dicken Queen T Dicken Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Powers Nellie Rosetta Dicken Mary Ellen Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Ollie Jane Dicken Family with spouse Nancy Caroline Pennington Hardy Clemon Dicken Birth: March 4, 1839 — New Liberty, Pope, Illinois, United States Death: June 10, 1928 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
herself	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hardy Clemon Dicken Nellie Rosetta Dicken Mary Ellen Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Ollie Jane Dicken Mary Elizabeth Powers Birth: June 22, 1853 19 16 — Missouri, United States Death: January 11, 1893 — Butler, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: March 3, 1872 — Butler, Missouri, United States
15 months daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Isaac Washington Pennington Family with spouse … Underwood Nellie Rosetta Dicken Birth: May 22, 1873 34 19 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: May 12, 1962 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
7 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Mary Ellen Dicken Birth: December 1879 40 26 — Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: April 5, 1946 — Butler, Missouri, United States
6 years son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Christeen C Dicken Lawrence H Dicken Loren Virgil Dicken Vada Lorene Dicken Family with spouse Phoebe House Odus Belle Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Birth: June 13, 1885 46 31 — Missouri, United States Death: February 15, 1920 — Nelson, Clay, Arkansas, United States
3 years daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Martin Smithers Randels Cleo Lanette Randels Martie Elizabeth Randels Polly V Randels Lena Marie Randels Family with spouse Charles Luther Shanner Ollie Jane Dicken Birth: March 25, 1888 49 34 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: August 3, 1945 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States

Hardy Clemon Dicken + Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks Joseph Dicken Queen T Dicken Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Powers Nellie Rosetta Dicken Mary Ellen Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Ollie Jane Dicken Family with spouse Nancy Caroline Pennington Hardy Clemon Dicken Birth: March 4, 1839 — New Liberty, Pope, Illinois, United States Death: June 10, 1928 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hardy Clemon Dicken Joseph Dicken Queen T Dicken Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks Birth: February 23, 1831 — Hardin, Illinois, United States Death: about 1871 — Pope, Illinois, United States
	Marriage: August 23, 1868 —
-5 years step-son	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Joseph Dicken Birth: about 1863 23 31 — Illinois, United States Death:
9 years step-daughter	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Queen T Dicken Birth: about 1871 31 39 — Illinois, United States Death:

Hardy Clemon Dicken + Nancy Caroline Pennington - View this family

husband	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks Joseph Dicken Queen T Dicken Family with spouse Mary Elizabeth Powers Nellie Rosetta Dicken Mary Ellen Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Ollie Jane Dicken Family with spouse Nancy Caroline Pennington Hardy Clemon Dicken Birth: March 4, 1839 — New Liberty, Pope, Illinois, United States Death: June 10, 1928 — Harviell, Butler, Missouri, United States
husband’s wife	Ancestors Compact tree Descendants Family book Fan chart Hourglass chart Pedigree Tree Family with spouse Hardy Clemon Dicken Nancy Caroline Pennington Birth: December 27, 1876 — Ripley, Missouri, United States Death: July 17, 1940 — Butler, Missouri, United States
	Marriage: November 28, 1895 — Butler, Missouri, United States

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Census View	1860 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Powers - Household Washington, Ripley, MO Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace Mar School R+W Infirm Washington Powers head 26 M W Farmer MO P A Powers wife 23 F W Domestic MO E Powers daughter 7 F W MO H K Powers son 3 M W MO M Powers son 1 M W MO
Census View	1870 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Powers - Household Washington, Ripley, Missouri Name Relation Age Sex Color Occupation RE PE Birthplace FFB MFB Born Mar School Read Write Infirm Cit Dis Powers, W head 34 M W Farmer MO Powers, Mary wife 34 F W House Keeper MO Powers, Elizabeth daughter 17 F W MO Powers, Holloway son 15 M W MO Powers, Rebecca daughter 10 F W MO Powers, Albert son 8 M W MO Powers, George son 3 M W MO Powers, Marinda daughter 7m F W MO Dec
Census View	1880 United States - Census transcript - Hardy Clemon Dicken - Household Beaver Dam, Butler, Missouri Name Color Sex Age Mon Relation Cond MY Occupation UnEm Sick Blind DD Idiotic Insane Disabled School Read Write BP FBP MBP Dicken, Hardy W M 38 head M Farmer IL TN LY Dicken, Elizabeth W F 26 wife M Keeping House MO MO MO Dicken, Joseph W M 17 son S At Home IL IL IL Dicken, Queen T W F 9 daughter S At Home IL IL IL Dicken, Nellie R W F 5 daughter S At Home MO IL MO Dicken, Mary E W F 5m Dec daughter S At Home MO IL MO Hicks, Susan W F 15 At Home IL IL IL

Family with parents
father Parents (unknown)	George Washington Powers 1833–1889
mother Parents Joseph Kittrell Rebecca Ann Rushin	Mary Ann “Polly” Kittrell 1837–1927
herself Family Hardy Clemon Dicken Nellie Rosetta Dicken Mary Ellen Dicken Dewitt E Dicken Ollie Jane Dicken	Mary Elizabeth Powers 1853–1893
younger brother Family (none)	Holloway Kittrell Powers 1856–1875
younger brother Family (none)	Marion Powers 1859–1870
younger sister Family Crayton Pottenger Cora Ann Pottenger	Rebecca Ann Powers 1861–1890
younger brother Family Thula Ponder Ida Pennington Jacob Washington “Jake” Powers Hattie Mae Powers Albert Carl Powers Anna Lee Powers Aubrey Ernest Powers Ida Jane Rushin William Raymond Powers John Marvin Powers Justin Powers	Albert Ernest Powers 1865–1949
younger brother Family Georgia Mae McCown Earl Powers Clarence Powers George Elmer Powers Mary Mabel Powers Allie Pearl Powers Roy Mack Powers Hattie Powers Bertha Mae Powers Rubye Avis Powers Lucille N …	George Washington Powers 1867–1953
younger sister Family Clarkson Pottenger James W Pottenger Gracie Ann Pottenger Albert Llewellyn Pottenger Bessie M Pottenger Roy Elmer Pottenger	Marinda Powers 1869–1945
younger sister Family Crayton Pottenger George William Pottenger Ezra Albert Pottenger Lula May Pottenger Alma Pearl Pottenger Marinda Belle Pottenger Nola Christine Pottenger Sherman B Pottenger Delila Jane “Lila” Pottenger Kenneth Gordon Pottenger	Melvina Powers 1874–1926
Family with Hardy Clemon Dicken
husband Parents (unknown)	Hardy Clemon Dicken 1839–1928
herself Parents George Washington Powers Mary Ann “Polly” Kittrell	Mary Elizabeth Powers 1853–1893
daughter Family Isaac Washington Pennington … Underwood	Nellie Rosetta Dicken 1873–1962
daughter Family (none)	Mary Ellen Dicken 1879–1946
son Family Bessie Elizabeth Jenkins Christeen C Dicken Lawrence H Dicken Loren Virgil Dicken Vada Lorene Dicken Phoebe House Odus Belle Dicken	Dewitt E Dicken 1885–1920
daughter Family Martin Smithers Randels Cleo Lanette Randels Martie Elizabeth Randels Polly V Randels Lena Marie Randels Charles Luther Shanner	Ollie Jane Dicken 1888–1945
Hardy Clemon Dicken + Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks
husband Parents (unknown)	Hardy Clemon Dicken 1839–1928
husband’s wife Parents (unknown)	Malissa Elizabeth “Lizzie” Hicks 1831–1871
step-son Family (none)	Joseph Dicken 1863–
step-daughter Family (none)	Queen T Dicken 1871–
Hardy Clemon Dicken + Nancy Caroline Pennington
husband Parents (unknown)	Hardy Clemon Dicken 1839–1928
husband’s wife Parents (unknown)	Nancy Caroline Pennington 1876–1940