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From: "Brenda Brown" <>
Subject: [VADICKEN] Powers
Date: Mon, 13 Dec 1999 01:30:13 -0500


Here is what I have on my Powers line. Would appreciate any help anyone
might have. Please read through it and note the other commone names. We may
have some of the dates wrong.
Gen. 1
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-John Michael born either Wyth Co., VA or (?Holland), died Glade Hollow,
Russel Co., VA
Children:
-John b. ca 1804 married 1) Leece, Sarah "Sallie" (2) Margaret Rasnick
Breeding
-James Harvey died in MO
-Calvin Morgan left and never heard of again
-George Washington, died in Scott Co., VA
-Henry, died in Wythe Co, VA
Generation 1
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>John "Johnny" Powers born abt 1804 Wyth Co., VA (son o f John Michael
>Powers, married 1) Sarah "Sallie" Leece (born 4/26/1810 in Rockbridge Co.,
>VA (dau. of Samuel or Jacob Leece and Nancy Dougherty 2) Margaret Rasnick
>Breeding (widow of James Harvey Breeding) bor ca 1838, dau of Elijah
Rasnick
>and Elizabeth Skeen
>Children: 1st wife: Sarah "Sallie" Leece Powers
>-Nancy Jance b. ca 1833 Russell Co., VA m. Samuel Sutherland
>-Elizabeth "Betty" b. ca 1835 Russell Co. m. Harve Colley
>-John Michael b? Russell Co Margaret Rasnake Breeding (?)
>-George Washington b. 7/9/1836, Russell Co., m. Martha Colley on
12/22/1857;
>died 1/19/1914
>-Calvin Morgan (twin) b. ca 1838 Russell Co, never married
>-Francis Marion (twin) b. ca 1838 Russell Co., never married
>-James harvey b. 7/14/1841 Russell Co., married 1) Barbara Colley on 1863
2)>Elizabeth Sutherland
>-William Patton b. ca 1842 Russell Co; died of fever during Civil War
>-Charles Carter, b 6/8/1845, Russell Co., marriedNancy Artrip
1/2/1866;died>1/1920
>-Margaret "Peg" b. ca 1846 Russell Co. mar. J. H. Barton
>-Thomas Jefferson b. ca 1849 Russell Co., VA m. Mary Johnson born 1852
>-Mary b. russell Co. mar. Chris Kiser
>-Henry b. 2854 Russell Co. mar. Louisa Kiser
>-Lavisa "Vicie" b. 9/18/1857 Russell Co., mar. John Henry Jessee
>Children 2nd wife:
>-Russell b. 12/16/1867 Russell Co. mar. Lydia Laforce, died 11/27/1962
>-Vincent b. ca 1869 Russell Co., mar. Nancy "Nannie" Lambert 6/18/1890 in
>Dickenson Co., VA; died 1/20/1944. Nancy was b. ca 2872, died 3/23/1976
>-Virginia"Virgie" b. Russell Co
>-Archibald b. ca 2882 Russell Co, mar. Florence Kiser on 1/15/1930 in
>Dickenson Co., VA; died 5/7/1942. Florence born ca 1882
>Johny & Sallie first lived in Glade Hollow, Russell Co., VA. They then
moved
>to the Sutherland place at the mouth of Roll Pone (Now known as Wilder,
>VA). From there they moved to Sandy Bottom and then to Zack Sutherland's
>place at Cucu, Dickenson Co., VA. Then moving his family for the last time
>\, he bought 1,110 acres from Shade Williams on Fork Spur, anextension of
>Long Ridge, on Frying Pan Waters (Creek). Both were members of Sulpher
>Springs Primitive Baptist Church on Frying Pan. This church is still in
>existence today. It is located on State Road 600 near Tiny, Dickenson Co.,
>VA.
Generation 3
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>-Thomas Jefferson Powers b. 1849 Russell Co. m. Mary Johnson (b. 1852)
>-Children:Levisa "Vicey" b. 1869, VA mar. William "Bill" Barton
>-Henry "Hen" b. 1861, VA m. Phoebe Musick (?)
>-Carolina b. 6/4/1873, VA married Gilbert "Walker" Smith in Dickenson Co.,
>VA. Caroline died 3/2/1913 in Webster Co., MO. Walker was born 3/3/1871 in
>Dickenson Co., VA to James W. Smith and Jane Mullins Smith; died 8/1964 in
>Wright Co., MO.
>-Isac "Ike" b. 1864 VA mar. Rosa Kiser
>-James Harvey "harve" b. 2866 VA mar. Celia Rasnake (divorced). Celia died
>9/21/1951
>-William "Billy" P. b. 1867 VA
>-Unicy "Nic" b. 1879 VA
>-John married Vergie Kiser
>-Preston married Victoria Edwards
>-Elihu married Mattie Ellen "Poss" asnake
>-"Mosstia"
>--Mauda mar. Shade Miller
>-Rena married Elbert Miller
>-Phoebe married harrison Miller
>-Dorce married Missouri Deel
>-Linda married Craig Smith
PLEASE NOTE:
>We are at kind of a brick wall on our Powers line as our g-grandmother
>Powers left Dickenson Co. and moved to Mo. She died at age 38 abt. 4 days
after childbirth when my grandfather was young. My grandfather and his
siblings (as we have been told) were not happy with their stepfamily so when
he was a teenager his two older brothers, PAUL SMITH (St. Paul, VA) and
JAMES SMITH (Nora, VA) brought him (Morgan Smith back to VA. Morgan settled
in Nickelsville, VA.
>
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