Jen's Genealogy 2: Michael Powers

Friday, March 22, 2013

Michael Powers

Michael Powers (son of John Patrick Powers and Margaret Marcella Coley) was born on September 29, 1830 in Killucan Parish, Westmeath County, Ireland and died April 04, 1912 in Carroll County, Georgia. He married Nancy Louisa Michael (daughter of Peter Michael and Rebecca Ann Martin) on November 22, 1860 in Carroll County, Georgia. She was born on July 16, 1843 in Carroll County, Georgia, and died on December 31, 1912 in Carroll County, Georgia.

Michael Powers served in the Civil War. He enlisted in the spring of 1862 and served in Co F in the 19th Georgia Infantry. He was wounded in April 1865 and sent home.

They are both buried at Lee's Chapel Congregational Methodist Church Cemetery in Carroll County, Georgia.

They had the following children:

1. John Peter Powers was born in January 1861.

2. Rebecca Marcia Powers was born on February 6, 1866.

3. Mary E. C. Powers was born on March 17, 1868.

4. James Wilburn Powers was born on October 10, 1870.

5. Loretta Powers was born on August 8, 1873.

6. Patrick C. Powers was born in October 1875.

7. Michael Sylvester Powers was born in April 1879.

8. Joseph Lawrence Powers was born on March 22, 1882.

9. Sallie Lee Powers was born on June 13, 1886.

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