Washington Powers (abt. 1844 - abt. 1900)

Born about 1844 in Mississippi, United States [uncertain]

Husband of Bettie (Ervin) Powers — married 11 Nov 1869 in Mississippi, United States

Descendants

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Biography

Washington Powers is a part of US Black heritage.

http://oktibbeha.msghn.org/census/1870_oktibbeha_beat_2.html

Sources

• Marriage: "Mississippi Marriages, 1800-1911"
  Citing FHL microfilm: 893475;
  FamilySearch (accessed 24 December 2021)
  Washington Powell marriage to Betty Irvin on 11 Nov 1869 in Chickasaw, Mississippi, United States.
• Death Registration: "Mississippi Deaths and Burials, 1822-1921"
  Citing FHL microfilm: 1844787; Record number: 164;
  FamilySearch (accessed 24 December 2021)
  Washington Powell death 29 Mar 1904 (age 58) in Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, United States.

The first known generation:

Washington Powers and Betty Erving Powers

Second:

Thomas Jefferson Powers and Hattie Bonner Powers

(1910 Census listed Papa Tom's race as "Mulatto". He was extremely light skinned, short with grey eyes. Papa Tom was a WWI veteran)

Papa Tom's brothers: (Most of you are the great grand children of these people)

Ike Powers

York Powers (Tall with blue eyes)

Will Powers (Had long cold white hair)

George Powers (WWI and WWII veteran)

Papa Tom's sisters:

Malanne Powers-Needley

Cora Powers-Austin (Often passed as a white woman)

Issie Powers-Foreside

Mother Hattie's brother:

Moses Bonner

Papa Tom and Mother Hattie's children the third generation:

(This is where most of you will find your grand parents or their siblings)

Martha Powers-Austin (Margerta Powers and Martha Powers (Plum)

Jessie Powers

Sadie Lee Powers-Banks and George Banks

Layfette Washington Powers and Jenny Easter Allen Powers

Thomas Henry Powers

Booker Powers

John Dorsey Powers (Delores Berry)

Stragus Erving Powers and Rosie Dell Gillespie-Powers

Lasalle Powers

Willie Mae Powers (Sony Powers)

Tenolia Powers-Leonard

Reonia Powers

Frank Powers

Moses Bonner Powers (Steward, U.S. Navy, married Melissie McDonald)

Melissie McDonald Powers

Juanita Powers-Kincaide