Richard Yates PowerAge: 93 years1868–1962
- Name
- Richard Yates Power
- Given names
- Richard Yates
- Surname
- Power
 Birth | November 24, 1868 47 39 |
 Death of a brother | Andrew Power about 1869 (Age 38 days) |
 Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 38 days)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 14 months) |
 Census | July 16, 1870 (Age 19 months) |
| Death of a sister | Mary Elizabeth Power before 1871 (Age 2 years) |
| Death of a father | John Wesley Power April 21, 1871 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Alice Power 1872 (Age 3 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 9 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 3, 1880 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a sister | Louisa L Power after 1886 (Age 17 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 29 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 | Mabel Olive Crane — View this family October 30, 1901 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a son #1 | Ross Edward Power January 23, 1903 (Age 34 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Forest Penniwell Power August 9, 1905 (Age 36 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Marie Muriel Power September 21, 1907 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a mother | Mary Anna Lear September 27, 1908 (Age 39 years) |
| Census | May 13, 1910 (Age 41 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 47 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 48 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 49 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 50 years) |
| Census | January 10, 1920 (Age 51 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Forest Penniwell Power — Ruth Irene Boraker — View this family November 30, 1926 (Age 58 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Leslie Dale Power May 27, 1927 (Age 58 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 60 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 granddaughter #2 | Phyllis J Power March 15, 1930 (Age 61 years) |
| Census | April 12, 1930 (Age 61 years) |
| Death of a brother | Henry Clay Power October 4, 1932 (Age 63 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #3 | Gilbert A Atkinson July 2, 1933 (Age 64 years) |
| Death of a wife | Mabel Olive Crane February 12, 1940 (Age 71 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #4 | James R Power December 23, 1940 (Age 72 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles Lear Power June 16, 1942 (Age 73 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 73 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 |
| Census | April 1, 1950 (Age 81 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 81 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 sister | Harriet Lear “Hattie” Power October 27, 1959 (Age 90 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 77 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 | February 13, 1962 (Age 93 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Woodlawn 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 elder brother |
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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder 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 elder brother |
Andrew Power Birth: about 1861 39 31 — Illinois, United States Death: about 1869 — Jefferson, Illinois, United States |
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4 years elder sister |
Nettie M Power Birth: 1864 42 34 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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2 years elder brother |
William Sherman Power Birth: 1865 43 35 — Illinois, United States Death: |
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4 years himself |
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 Mabel Olive Crane |
| himself |
Richard Yates Power Birth: November 24, 1868 47 39 — Illinois, United States Death: February 13, 1962 — Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States |
| wife |
Mabel Olive Crane Birth: October 14, 1881 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States Death: February 12, 1940 — Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington, United States |
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Marriage: October 30, 1901 — Blaine, Oklahoma, United States |
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15 months son |
Ross Edward Power Birth: January 23, 1903 34 21 — Okeene, Blaine, Oklahoma, United States Death: December 30, 1977 |
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3 years son |
Forest Penniwell Power Birth: August 9, 1905 36 23 — Swan Lake, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States Death: September 7, 1983 — Washington, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Marie Muriel Power Birth: September 21, 1907 38 25 — Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico, United States Death: July 12, 1991 — Sacramento, California, United States |
Richard Yates 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 | 1870 United States - Census transcript - John Wesley Power - Household
Jefferson, Illinois, United States
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Mary Anna Lear - Household
McPherson, Kansas, United States
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Richard Yates Power - Household
Elida, Roosevelt, New Mexico
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Richard Yates Power - Household
829 Elk Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Richard Yates Power - Household
State St. N. Bellingham, Whatcom, Washington
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