Cora A. Powers [Solomon, Roswell], b. 24 JUL 1873, Benzie County, Michigan, a daughter of Solomon Powers and Anna Rebecca Salsgiver; m. (1) David Monroe Salsgiver, January 25, 1893, Benzie Co., MI; divorced ; m. (2) George E. Farmer, December 24, 1902, Benzie County, MI; d. July 2, 1914, Benzie Co., MI
David was born in Michigan around 1869, a son of Cora's uncle William D. and Aunt Amelia R. Salsgiver of Gilmore Township, Benzie County.
The 1894 Michigan state census shows David M. and Cora living in Blaine Township, Benzie County with their two-month old daughter, Lottie G. Salsgiver.
They were divorced by 1900, although Monroe died in 1904 (Gilmore Township Cemetery).
Cora was living with her widowed mother in Joyfield Township in 1900.
Cora married a second time to George E. Farmer, 24 DEC 1902. George was a barber by trade, born in Illinois around 1865, and had three children by a previous marriage. They lived in Crystal Lake Township for a short time, but were in Illinois in 1906, when their daughter, Georgianna, was born.
In 1910, George and Cora were on Market Street in Hannibal, Marion County, Missouri with four children: Albert, Lottie, Vestia and Georgia. George was a merchant at a lunch room.
Cora died on July 2, 1914 of congestion of the lungs and was buried by her parents in Gilmore Township Cemetery, Benzie County, MI. Their daughter, Georgianna, went to live with Cora’s mother, Anna (Salsgiver) Powers-Markham (1920 census) in Crystal Lake, Benzie County.
Children by William David:
Lotti G. Salsgiver, b. around April, 1894; m. William Burwell; m. (2) Thomas Hayes; m. (3) James Carr
Clyde Monroe Salsgiver, b. April 22, 1896, Frankfort, MI; m. Rose Gudenburr Bogues?;
d. March 10, 1947, Woods (Milwaukee), Wisconsin. (great grandson: Ron Koehler)
Children by George:
Albert Farmer (stepson), b. around 1891
Lottie Farmer (stepdaughter), b. around 1893
Vestia Farmer (stepdaughter), b. around 1895
Georgianna Farmer, b. around 1906, Illinois Gilmore Township Cemetery, Benzie County, MI
"Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQJ8-L77 : 4 December 2014), Cora Ann Powers, 14 Jul 1873; citing item 3 p 196 rn 46, Gilmore, Benzie, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,297,932.
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