Walter
Franklin
Powers
Born in Weston, Lewis, Virginia, United States
Ancestors 
Brother of
Eliza Prudence Powers, Newton Jasper Powers, Susan Cordelia (Powers) Hawkins, Henry Lafayette Powers MD, Benoni Columbus Powers, Sarah Powers, Martha Ellen (Powers) Berry, Lysander Powers, Charles Albert Powers and Elihu Reed Powers
Husband of
Martha Ann (Morrison) Powers
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Father of
William R. Powers, Harriet L. (Powers) Klingenberg, Myrtle Alice (Powers) Teller, Leota M. (Powers) Maudru, Cody Walter Powers, Guy Fulton Powers, Winifred P. Powers, Ralph Hilton Powers and Harold Powers
Died
at age 80
in Windsor, Weld, Colorado, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 19 Mar 2016
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Biography
He married Martha Anna Morrison in 1875 in Lewis County, West Virginia. He moved with his family in 1876 from WV to Colorado. Walter Franklin Powers and Martha Ann Morrison had 10 children. They were successful farmers.
Sources
United States Census, 1860
Name Benoni T Powers
Event Type Census
Event Date 1860
Event Place Lewis, Virginia, United States
Gender Male
Age 44
Race White
Race (Original) [Blank]
Birth Year (Estimated) 1816
Birthplace Virginia
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- Benoni T Powers M 44 Virginia
- Elizabeth W Powers F 46 Virginia
- Prudence E Powers F 23 Virginia
- Susan C Powers F 20 Virginia
- Newton J Powers M 22 Virginia
- Henry L Powers M 18 Virginia
- Benoni C Powers M 16 Virginia
- Martha E Powers F 13 Virginia
- Charles A Powers M 10 Virginia
- Walter F Powers M 7 Virginia
- Elihu R Powers M 4 Virginia
- James B Powers M 3 Virginia
- Citing this Record "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M41D-QJY : 12 December 2017), Benoni T Powers, 1860.
- Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
Find A Grave: Memorial #21839919 (accessed 1 April 2024)
Memorial page for Walter Franklin Powers (10 Dec 1852-21 Nov 1933), citing Linn Grove Cemetery, Greeley, Weld County, Colorado, USA (plot: Blk P, lot 6, spc 7); Maintained by eidolon (contributor 46937342).
- Lawrence Powers, grandson of Walter F. Powers, based on family records and photographs.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Walter 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Walter:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Walter 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. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Walter:
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~0.78%
~3.12%
Billie (Bright) Keaffaber 
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23andMe, GEDmatch M012301 [compare], Ancestry member BillieKeaffaber38
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AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A605848 [compare], Ancestry member BillieKeaffaber38
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Family Tree DNA Family Finder, FTDNA kit #B25630
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MyHeritage DNA
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~0.78%
Mark Ross :
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member MARKROSS43
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Penny,
Wonderful pictures thanks I enjoy them.
Billie
This is my Great Grandfather who Homesteaded in Windsor, Colorado in the 1880's. My Grandfather is the baby in the picture.
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