Elijah Wilson (E.W.) Powers was born in Palmyra, Montgomery County, Tennessee, son of Barnabus C. Powers and Susanna Martin. He was christened in the county of his birth on May 30, 1852, In 1926, E.W. was buried in the Powers Family Cemetery in Montgomery County, Tennessee.
FID
FID L7XB-ZLT
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FSV 1347469313
Acknowledgments
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Sources
"United States Census, 1860", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8TK-2GV : Mon Mar 11 02:06:29 UTC 2024), Elijah son of B C Powers and Susan Powers, 1860. Montgomery County, Tennessee, U.S.A.
"United States Census, 1880", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW9-B4P : Sat Mar 09 18:12:50 UTC 2024), E.W. Powers Entry for B. C. Powers and Susan Powers, 1880. Montgomery, Scott, Tennessee, U.S.A. (cousin Mary Webb living in same household.)
"Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QKHM-CTQS : Sun Mar 10 16:03:40 UTC 2024), Entry for E W Powers and M C Webb, 31 Aug 1882, in Montgomery, Tennessee, U.S.A.
"United States Census, 1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MGX4-7CL : Sat Mar 09 12:36:09 UTC 2024), Entry for Elijah W Powers and Mollie Powers, 1910 in Montgomery County, Tennessee. U.S.A.
"United States Census, 1920", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNR3-B4M : Sat Mar 09 14:46:34 UTC 2024), Wilson E. Powers and wife Mary Powers living with on Wiley J Powers, 1920 in Montgomery County, Tennessee.
"Tennessee, Montgomery County Delayed Birth Certificates, 1880-1910", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:CWZZ-MDT2 : Thu Mar 07 21:49:58 UTC 2024), Entry for Clay Winstead Powers and Wilson Powers, 7 Oct 1885.
Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/35202003/elijah_wilson-powers: accessed May 6, 2024), memorial page for Elijah Wilson Powers (30 Jan 1850–25 May 1926), Find a Grave Memorial ID 35202003, citing Barnabas Powers Cemetery, Palmyra, Montgomery County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Candy Fain (contributor 46856263).
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elijah Wilson by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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