Anna May Powell

Brief Life History of Anna May

When Anna May Powell was born on 14 March 1897, in Durkee, Baker, Oregon, United States, her father, John Fremont Powell, was 34 and her mother, Florence Boyer, was 31. She married William Andrew Schaer on 23 August 1924, in Baker, Oregon, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Oregon, United States in 1897 and Express, Baker, Oregon, United States in 1900. She died on 21 August 1992, in Baker City, Baker, Oregon, United States, at the age of 95, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Baker City, Baker, Oregon, United States.

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Family Time Line

William Andrew Schaer
1893–1981
Anna May Powell
1897–1992
Marriage: 23 August 1924
Arlene Anna Schaer
1926–2012
Kenneth Duane Schaer
1928–2020
John William Schaer
1930–2020

Sources (20)

  • Annie M Powell in household of John F Powell, "United States Census, 1900"
  • Anna May Powell, "Oregon, Oregon State Archives, Births, 1842-1917"
  • Annie M Powell, "Oregon, County Marriages, 1851-1975"

World Events (8)

1898 · War with the Spanish

After the explosion of the USS Maine in the Havana Harbor in Cuba, the United States engaged the Spanish in war. The war was fought on two fronts, one in Cuba, which helped gain their independence, and in the Philippines, which helped the US gain another territory for a time.

1898 · Oregon Historical Society

The Oregon Historical Society was founded on December 17, 1898, for the “collection, preservation, exhibition, and publication of material of a historical character, especially that relating to the history of Oregon and of the United States.” 

1923 · The President Dies of a Heart Attack

Warrant G. Harding died of a heart attack in the Palace hotel in San Francisco.

Name Meaning

Welsh: Anglicized form of Welsh ap Hywel ‘son of Hywel’, a personal name meaning ‘eminent’ (see Howell ).

Irish: mainly of Welsh origin as in 1 above, but sometimes a surname adopted as equivalent of Gaelic Mac Giolla Phóil ‘son of the servant of Saint Paul’ (see Guilfoyle ).

English: variant of Paul or Poole .

Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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