Clarence Leslie PowerAge: 72 years1890–1962
- Name
- Clarence Leslie Power
- Given names
- Clarence Leslie
- Surname
- Power
 Birth | February 1, 1890 34 25 |
 Birth of a brother | Harry Leroy “Pete” Power May 23, 1893 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Beulah Grace Power October 18, 1895 (Age 5 years) |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 8 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 |
| Death of a mother | Anna Grace Jones March 22, 1899 (Age 9 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | Charles Lear Power — Nellie Davis — View this family September 8, 1899 (Age 9 years) |
 Census | June 4, 1900 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Anna Lear September 27, 1908 (Age 18 years) |
 Marriage | Elemerta “Myrtle” King — View this family October 3, 1909 (Age 19 years) |
| Census | April 18, 1910 (Age 20 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 25 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 26 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 27 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/ |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 39 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 father | Charles Lear Power June 16, 1942 (Age 52 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 51 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 | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 59 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 |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 55 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 | December 17, 1962 (Age 72 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Rose Hills Memorial Park |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Lear Power Birth: January 5, 1856 34 26 — Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: June 16, 1942 — Carnegie, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States |
| mother |
Anna Grace Jones Birth: December 5, 1864 — Weymouth, Nova Scotia Death: March 22, 1899 — Byars, Marion, Illinois, United States |
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Marriage: September 26, 1883 — Canton, McPherson, Kansas, United States |
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5 years elder sister |
Bertha Estella Power Birth: March 24, 1888 32 23 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States Death: November 29, 1968 — Enid, Garfield, Oklahoma, United States |
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22 months himself |
Clarence Leslie Power Birth: February 1, 1890 34 25 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States Death: December 17, 1962 — Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Harry Leroy “Pete” Power Birth: May 23, 1893 37 28 — Illinois, United States Death: June 24, 1971 — Carnegie, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States |
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2 years younger sister |
Beulah Grace Power Birth: October 18, 1895 39 30 — Byars, Marion, Illinois, United States Death: February 5, 1984 — Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States |
| Father’s family with Nellie Davis |
| father |
Charles Lear Power Birth: January 5, 1856 34 26 — Aviston, Clinton, Illinois, United States Death: June 16, 1942 — Carnegie, Caddo, Oklahoma, United States |
| step-mother |
Nellie Davis Birth: July 31, 1873 Death: May 1, 1900 |
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Marriage: September 8, 1899 — Jefferson, Illinois, United States |
| Family with Elemerta “Myrtle” King |
| himself |
Clarence Leslie Power Birth: February 1, 1890 34 25 — Roxbury, McPherson, Kansas, United States Death: December 17, 1962 — Whittier, Los Angeles, California, United States |
| wife |
Elemerta “Myrtle” King Birth: May 19, 1890 — Texas, United States Death: January 20, 1970 — Grass Valley, Nevada, California, United States |
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Marriage: October 3, 1909 — Caddo, Oklahoma, United States |
Clarence Leslie Power has 15 first cousins recorded
Father's family (15)
Parents Henry Clay Power + Ida Elvira McMeen
Parents Richard Yates Power + Mabel Olive Crane
Parents Augustus Turner Burch + Harriet Lear “Hattie” Power
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lear Power - Household
Farrington, Jefferson, Illinois
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Charles Lear Power - Household
Swan Lake, Caddo, Oklahoma
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