Henry Clay PowerAge: 82 years1850–1932
- Name
- Henry Clay Power
- Given names
- Henry Clay
- Surname
- Power
 Birth | February 1850 28 20 |
 Census | August 28, 1850 (Age 6 months) |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Elizabeth Power 1851 (Age 11 months) |
| Birth of a brother | John Franklin Power June 22, 1852 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Elizabeth H Kittrell July 10, 1852 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | Pennington Power August 15, 1854 (Age 4 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Louisa L Power February 4, 1855 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Charles Lear Power January 5, 1856 (Age 5 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Mariah Power November 6, 1858 (Age 8 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 6 years)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
| Census | August 21, 1860 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Andrew Power about 1861 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Nettie M Power 1864 (Age 13 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mariah Power May 5, 1864 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 11 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 |
| Birth of a brother | William Sherman Power 1865 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 16 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 16 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Richard Yates Power November 24, 1868 (Age 18 years) |
| Death of a brother | Andrew Power about 1869 (Age 18 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 18 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 |
| Birth of a sister | Harriet Lear “Hattie” Power February 2, 1870 (Age 20 years) |
| Census | July 16, 1870 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Elizabeth Power before 1871 (Age 20 years) |
| Death of a father | John Wesley Power April 21, 1871 (Age 21 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Alice Power 1872 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 27 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | July 28, 1880 (Age 30 years) |
| Death of a sister | Louisa L Power after 1886 (Age 35 years) |
 Marriage | Ida Elvira McMeen — View this family October 2, 1888 (Age 38 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Charles Wayne Power 1890 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Clyde Franklin Power May 21, 1894 (Age 44 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Alma Power 1898 (Age 47 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 48 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 |
| Census | June 3, 1900 (Age 50 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Mildred Power 1906 (Age 55 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Anna Lear September 27, 1908 (Age 58 years) |
| Census | April 15, 1910 (Age 60 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 65 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 66 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 67 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/ |
| Death of a brother | John Franklin Power April 20, 1919 (Age 69 years) |
| Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 69 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 79 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 | October 4, 1932 (Age 82 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Valley View Memorial Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
John Wesley Power Birth: September 6, 1821 27 19 — Wayne, Missouri, United States Death: April 21, 1871 — Jefferson, Illinois, United States |
| mother |
Mary Anna Lear Birth: June 1, 1829 — Bucks, Pennsylvania, United States Death: September 27, 1908 — McPherson, Kansas, United States |
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Marriage: December 21, 1849 — Clinton, Illinois, United States |
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2 months himself |
Henry Clay Power Birth: February 1850 28 20 — Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: October 4, 1932 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States |
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23 months younger sister |
Mary Elizabeth Power Birth: 1851 29 21 — Illinois, United States Death: before 1871 — Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, United States |
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18 months younger brother |
John Franklin Power Birth: June 22, 1852 30 23 — Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: April 20, 1919 — Blackstone, Nottoway, Virginia, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Louisa L Power Birth: February 4, 1855 33 25 — Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: after 1886 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States |
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11 months younger brother |
Charles Lear Power Birth: January 5, 1856 34 26 — Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: June 16, 1942 — Carnegie, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mariah Power Birth: November 6, 1858 37 29 — Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: May 5, 1864 — Jefferson, Illinois, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Andrew Power Birth: about 1861 39 31 — Illinois, United States Death: about 1869 — Jefferson, Illinois, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Nettie M Power Birth: 1864 42 34 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
William Sherman Power Birth: 1865 43 35 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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4 years younger brother |
Richard Yates Power Birth: November 24, 1868 47 39 — Illinois, United States Death: February 13, 1962 — Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States |
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14 months younger sister |
Harriet Lear “Hattie” Power Birth: February 2, 1870 48 40 — Jefferson, Illinois, United States Death: October 27, 1959 — McPherson, Kansas, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Alice Power Birth: 1872 50 42 — Illinois, United States Death: |
| Family with Ida Elvira McMeen |
| himself |
Henry Clay Power Birth: February 1850 28 20 — Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: October 4, 1932 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States |
| wife |
Ida Elvira McMeen Birth: February 9, 1869 — Rome, Jefferson, Illinois, United States Death: January 31, 1951 |
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Marriage: October 2, 1888 — Jefferson, Illinois, United States |
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2 years son |
Charles Wayne Power Birth: 1890 39 20 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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4 years son |
Clyde Franklin Power Birth: May 21, 1894 44 25 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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5 years daughter |
Alma Power Birth: 1898 47 28 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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9 years daughter |
Mildred Power Birth: 1906 55 36 — Illinois, United States Death: |
Henry Clay Power has 12 first cousins recorded
Father's family (12)
Parents George Washington Remick + Eleanor Caroline Power
Parents David McClure + Naomi Emily Power
Parents Jefferson Carroll Power + Mary Ely
Parents Capt Henry Clay Fike + Lucy Cimbaline Power
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1850 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Power - Household
Clinton, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Power - Household
Clinton, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Power - Household
Jefferson, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Henry C Power - Household
Jefferson, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Henry C Power - Household
Jefferson, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Henry C Power - Household
Marion, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Henry C Power - Household
McPherson, Kansas, United States
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