Of Irish ancestry, he became a dairy and poultry manager for Swift and Company,
obit- POWERS, James A.; b. 4 Jul 1883, Jacksonville, IL; d. 12 Dec 1983; Bu.: Albuquerque, NM; resident of Albuquerque, NM; formerly of Jacksonville, IL; ; M. Zella Routzong in 1915 at St. Louis, MO; Fa.: James Powers; Mo.: Sarah Ansbury; Fa.: James Powers; Mo.: Sarah Ansberry; Observed his 100th birthday July 4 in Albuquerque, NM. He is the uncle of Charles H. and James J. Williamson and great-uncle of Mrs. Kat Suter, all of Jacksonville. His wife died in 1973; Has one daughter: Mrs. William C. (Charlotte) Kraft of Albuquerque; and two sons: James F. Powers, an author who lives in Collegeville, MN, and Richard Powers of Victoria, British Columbia, Canada, a professor of political science at the University of Victoria; He has 10 grand and two great-grandchildren.
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