Archie Barnabus “Arch” PowersAge: 78 years1864–1942
- Name
- Archie Barnabus “Arch” Powers
- Given names
- Archie Barnabus
- Surname
- Powers
- Nickname
- Arch
 Birth | March 25, 1864 39 37 |
 Marriage | Penelope Edward “Pennie” Vaughn — View this family |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 2 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 2 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 4 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 |
 Death of a paternal grandmother | Henrietta Robinson December 1875 (Age 11 years) |
| Death of a paternal grandfather | William Brooks Powers 1876 (Age 11 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 13 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ethel Gladys Powers January 2, 1893 (Age 28 years) |
| Death of a father | Charles Richmond “Charlie” Powers August 24, 1893 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Eddie Gertrude Powers August 27, 1894 (Age 30 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Ida Lillian Powers November 23, 1896 (Age 32 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 34 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 |
| Birth of a daughter #4 | Jewell Pauline Powers June 22, 1903 (Age 39 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Ernest Douglas Powers September 9, 1905 (Age 41 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #6 | Lessie Lorene Powers May 1, 1907 (Age 43 years) |
 Census | May 13, 1910 (Age 46 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #7 | Thelma Louise Powers October 21, 1912 (Age 48 years) |
| Birth of a son #8 | William Dalton Powers October 9, 1914 (Age 50 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 51 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Marriage of a child | William Herschel Shemwell — Ida Lillian Powers — View this family June 20, 1917 (Age 53 years) |
| Birth of a grandson #1 | Ulvesford William Shemwell September 18, 1917 (Age 53 years) |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 52 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 53 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 granddaughter #2 | Ora Louise Shemwell April 5, 1919 (Age 55 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #3 | Henrietta Shemwell October 13, 1923 (Age 59 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #4 | Katherine Sunshine “Shine” Shemwell November 12, 1925 (Age 61 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 65 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 grandson #5 | George Douglas Clements February 19, 1930 (Age 65 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #6 | Joyce Annette Powers July 30, 1938 (Age 74 years) |
| Census | April 1, 1940 (Age 76 years) Address: Scott Rd. off Buckeye Ln. |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 77 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 |
 Death | December 11, 1942 (Age 78 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Scott Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Charles Richmond “Charlie” Powers Birth: January 10, 1825 27 23 — South Carolina, United States Death: August 24, 1893 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
| mother |
Malinda Edwards Birth: September 9, 1826 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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Marriage: November 20, 1845 — Cumberland City, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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18 years himself |
Archie Barnabus “Arch” Powers Birth: March 25, 1864 39 37 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 11, 1942 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| Family with Penelope Edward “Pennie” Vaughn |
| himself |
Archie Barnabus “Arch” Powers Birth: March 25, 1864 39 37 — Tennessee, United States Death: December 11, 1942 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
| wife |
Penelope Edward “Pennie” Vaughn Birth: April 18, 1874 — Tennessee, United States Death: January 9, 1950 |
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Marriage: — Cumberland City, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States |
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| daughter |
Ethel Gladys Powers Birth: January 2, 1893 28 18 — Cumberland City, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: April 18, 1979 |
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20 months daughter |
Eddie Gertrude Powers Birth: August 27, 1894 30 20 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: December 23, 1979 — Erin, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years daughter |
Ida Lillian Powers Birth: November 23, 1896 32 22 — Cumberland City, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: January 10, 1962 |
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7 years daughter |
Jewell Pauline Powers Birth: June 22, 1903 39 29 — Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: May 13, 1968 — Carlisle, Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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2 years son |
Ernest Douglas Powers Birth: September 9, 1905 41 31 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States Death: September 30, 1977 — Stewart, Tennessee, United States |
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20 months daughter |
Lessie Lorene Powers Birth: May 1, 1907 43 33 Death: November 5, 1987 |
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6 years daughter |
Thelma Louise Powers Birth: October 21, 1912 48 38 — Cumberland City, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: |
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2 years son |
William Dalton Powers Birth: October 9, 1914 50 40 — Cumberland City, Montgomery, Tennessee, United States Death: February 11, 2003 — Cumberland City, Houston, Tennessee, United States |
| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Archie Barnabus Powers - Household
Stewart, Tennessee
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Dalton Powers - Household
Civil District 6. outside Cumberland City, Bear Springs, Carlisle Stewart, Tennessee, United States
Notes: Ida Living with brother & Parents |