Earle Powers
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Earle Vincent Powers (1897 - 1992)

Earle Vincent Powers
Born in Brunswick, Cumberland, Mainemap
Son of and
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 28 Feb 1921 (to about 1946) in Lewiston, Maine, USAmap
Husband of — married 4 Nov 1948 (to 14 Nov 1951) in Flagstaff, Coconino, Arizona, United Statesmap
Husband of — married 7 Apr 1953 in Massachusetts, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at age 95 in Phoenix, Maricopa, Arizona, United Statesmap
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Biography

Earle was born in 1897. He was the son of Charles A. Powers and Maude M. Skelton.[1][2] He married Velma Muriel Higgins in 1921.[3] They had one daughter: Mary Ann (Powers) Philpot (1936–1997).[4] They divorced about 1946.[5]

Earle remarried to Clara T. Law in 1948[5] and was widowed in 1951.[6] In the 1950 census Earle and Clara were in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, where he owned a furniture store.[7]

Earle's third wife was Gladys Evelyn Breuninger (from Arizona), who he married 7 Apr 1953 in Massachusetts.[8]

Earle and Evelyn moved to Paradise Valley, Arizona about 1956.[5] He died in 1992.[9][10][11]

Military Service

WWI Veteran[12][10]

Earle Powers joined the Maine National Guard and trained on the naval guns at Ft. ?? He arrived in France in late 1917 and was assigned to an artillery attachment (BATTERY "C" 57th ARTILLERY) consisting of eight French 150mm cannons. In early 1918 they were attached to various units along the Northern French front and were instrumental in stopping Germany’s last offensives in early 1918. From July 18 to Nov 11th they supported Allied offensives at Chateau-Thierry, the Argonne Forest and St. Michael. He returned home in early 1919.

Enl: NG Lewiston, Apr. 23/17. Reported for Federal Serv: July 25/17. Cpl July 2/17; Pvt Jan. 23/18; Pvt 1st cl Aug. 7/18. Org: 9 Co CAC Me NG to -; 25 Co CAC Portland to Jan. 1/17; Btry F 54 Arty CAC to May 17/18; Btry C 51 Arty CAC to disch. Eng: Toul Sector; Argonne Forest. Overseas: Mar. 22/18 to Jan. 14/19. Hon disch on demob: Jan. 22, 1919.[13][14]

Sources

  1. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KCDD-PDD : 2 March 2021), Earle Vincent Powers, 02 Mar 1897; citing Brunswick, , Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
  2. ↑ Maine, Birth Records, 1715-1922 [database on-line]. Maine State Archives; Cultural Building, 84 State House Station, Augusta, ME 04333-0084; 1892-1907 Vital Records; Roll Number: 46
  3. ↑ "Maine Vital Records, 1670-1921," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24N-YKV6 : 2 March 2021), Earl Vincent Powers and Velma Muriel Higgins, 28 Feb 1921; citing Lewiston, Androscoggin, Maine, United States, multiple sources, Maine; FHL microfilm.
  4. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages 1980-2014," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKWM-MPSR : accessed 30 November 2022), Earle V Powers in entry for Mary Ann Philpot, Maine, United States, 27 Aug 1997; from "Recent Newspaper Obituaries (1977 - Today)," database, GenealogyBank.com (http://www.genealogybank.com : 2014); citing Portland Press Herald, born-digital text.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 5.2 Unsourced family tree
  6. ↑ "United States, GenealogyBank Historical Newspaper Obituaries, 1815-2011", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q53G-ZKYH : 18 July 2020), Earle V Powers in entry for Mrs Clara Turner Powers, 1951.
  7. ↑ "1950 United States Federal Census", National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts; Roll: 3469; Page: 19; Enumeration District: 7-95, Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #155085816, Earle V Powers (53), married, Owner, head of household in Longmeadow, Hampden, Massachusetts, USA. Born in Maine.
  8. ↑ "U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current", Arizona Republic; Publication Date: 15 Apr 1992; Publication Place: Phoenix, Arizona, USA; URL: https://www.newspapers.com/image/123289086/?article=8441640b-6281-4a98-b4ac-bfcfb040f465&focus=0.20169356,0.45233288,0.35093787,0.50259346&xid=3355, Ancestry Record 61843 #597924194, [Evelyn Powers; Death Age: 85; Birth Date: abt 1907; Birth Place: Maryland; Residence Place: Paradise Valley; Death Date: 10 Apr 1992; Obituary Date: 15 Apr 1992; Obituary Place: Phoenix, Arizona, USA; Newspaper Title: Arizona Republic; Spouse: Earle V..]
  9. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VM66-SPX : 7 January 2021), Earle V Powers, 09 May 1992; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing).
  10. ↑ 10.0 10.1 "United States, Veterans Administration Master Index, 1917-1940," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7BYY-S9T2 : 23 October 2019), Earle Vincent Powers, 22 Jan 1919; citing Military Service, NARA microfilm publication 76193916 (St. Louis: National Archives and Records Administration, 1985), various roll numbers.
  11. ↑ "Arizona, Mesa LDS Family History Center, Obituary Index, 1959-2014", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:7BPW-JFMM : 17 May 2019), Earle Vincent Powers, 1992.
  12. ↑ "Maine, State Archive Collections, 1718-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KG93-2VG : 4 March 2021), Earle V Powers, 25 Jul 1917; citing Military Service, United States, State Archives, Augusta.
  13. ↑ Roster of Maine in the Military Service of the U.S. and Allies in World War 1917-1919. Vol. I-II. Augusta, ME, USA: n.p., 1929.
  14. ↑ Lists of Outgoing Passengers, 1917-1938. Textual records. 255 Boxes. NAI: 6234477. Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General, 1774-1985, Record Group 92. The National Archives at College Park, Maryland. [Earl Vincent Powers, Departure Date: 22 Mar 1918, Departure Place: Portland, ME, Address: 119 Pine St, Residence Place: Lewiston Maine, Mother: Maude M Powers, Ship: Canada, Military Unit: 54th Art(Cac), Rank: Private, Service Number: 582792, Notes: Battery F 54th Artillery (CAC)]

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