George Elmer PowersAge: 61 years1898–1960
- Name
- George Elmer Powers
- Given names
- George Elmer
- Surname
- Powers
 Birth | February 26, 1898 30 27 |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 days)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 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Mabel Powers October 24, 1899 (Age 19 months) |
 Census | June 6, 1900 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Allie Pearl Powers October 12, 1901 (Age 3 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Roy Mack Powers December 18, 1904 (Age 6 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Mary Jane “Judy” McCown January 13, 1905 (Age 6 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Hattie Powers January 7, 1909 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Bertha Mae Powers March 5, 1909 (Age 11 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a sister | Hattie Powers June 7, 1910 (Age 12 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Rubye Avis Powers January 31, 1913 (Age 14 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 17 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 18 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 19 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/ |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Norma Jean Powers February 15, 1921 (Age 22 years) |
| Birth of a son #2 | Robert Elmer Powers April 6, 1925 (Age 27 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Mary Ann “Polly” Kittrell March 13, 1927 (Age 29 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 31 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 |
| Census | April 12, 1930 (Age 32 years) |
| Census | May 6, 1940 (Age 42 years) |
| Death of a mother | Georgia Mae McCown June 12, 1944 (Age 46 years) |
| Marriage of a parent | George Washington Powers — Lucille N … — View this family after 1944 (Age 45 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 43 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 5, 1950 (Age 52 years) |
| Death of a father | George Washington Powers January 14, 1953 (Age 54 years) |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 51 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 |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Cynthia Jane Powers December 12, 1955 (Age 57 years) |
| Death of a granddaughter | Cynthia Jane Powers December 22, 1955 (Age 57 years) |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 47 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 12, 1960 (Age 61 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Ozark Hills Memorial Gardens |
| Family with parents |
| father |
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 |
| mother |
Georgia Mae McCown Birth: July 9, 1870 43 38 — Paris, Monroe, Missouri, United States Death: June 12, 1944 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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Marriage: March 25, 1892 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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1 year elder brother |
Earl Powers Birth: March 22, 1893 25 22 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: October 25, 1894 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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2 years elder brother |
Clarence Powers Birth: July 28, 1895 27 25 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 5, 1897 — Butler, Missouri, United States |
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3 years himself |
George Elmer Powers Birth: February 26, 1898 30 27 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: February 12, 1960 — Missouri, United States |
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20 months younger sister |
Mary Mabel Powers Birth: October 24, 1899 32 29 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: September 22, 1982 |
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2 years younger sister |
Allie Pearl Powers Birth: October 12, 1901 33 31 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: July 2, 1991 — Missouri, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Roy Mack Powers Birth: December 18, 1904 37 34 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: January 27, 1989 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Hattie Powers Birth: January 7, 1909 41 38 — Missouri, United States Death: June 7, 1910 — Missouri, United States |
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2 months younger sister |
Bertha Mae Powers Birth: March 5, 1909 41 38 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: March 30, 2002 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
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4 years younger sister |
Rubye Avis Powers Birth: January 31, 1913 45 42 — Missouri, United States Death: December 28, 1993 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States |
| Father’s family with Lucille N … |
| father |
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 |
| step-mother |
Lucille N … Birth: about 1886 — Missouri, United States Death: |
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Marriage: after 1944 — |
| Family with Ethel Rose Sliger |
| himself |
George Elmer Powers Birth: February 26, 1898 30 27 — Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri, United States Death: February 12, 1960 — Missouri, United States |
| wife |
Ethel Rose Sliger Birth: January 20, 1901 — Missouri, United States Death: February 1982 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
Norma Jean Powers Birth: February 15, 1921 22 20 — Butler, Missouri, United States Death: September 11, 1994 — Rolla, Phelps, Missouri, United States |
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4 years son |
Robert Elmer Powers Birth: April 6, 1925 27 24 — Malden, Dunklin, Missouri, United States Death: February 15, 1990 — Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee, United States |
| daughter |
Private |
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Powers - Household
Epps, Butler, Missouri
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - George Washington Powers - Household
Miller Road Epps, Butler, Missouri
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - George Elmer Powers - Household
732 Randel St. Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - George Elmer Powers - Household
Township Line Rd. Poplar Bluff, Butler, Missouri
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