Brief Life History of Edward Rufus
When Edward Rufus Powers was born in 1830, in Benton, Missouri, United States, his father, Edward Houston Powers, was 34 and his mother, Mary Adeline Green, was 30. He married Ann Elizabeth Wright on 15 February 1855. They were the parents of at least 3 sons and 3 daughters. He lived in Alexander Township, Benton, Missouri, United States in 1850 and Missouri, United States in 1870. He died on 27 November 1904, in Durkee, Baker, Oregon, United States, at the age of 74, and was buried in Mount Hope Cemetery, Baker City, Baker, Oregon, United States.
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- Edward Powers, "United States Census, 1870"
- Edward R Powers, "Missouri, County Marriage, Naturalization, and Court Records, 1800-1991"
- Edward R Powers, "United States Census, 1860"
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1830 · The Second Great Awakening
Being a second spiritual and religious awakening, like the First Great Awakening, many Churches began to spring up from other denominations. Many people began to rapidly join the Baptist and Methodist congregations. Many converts to these religions believed that the Awakening was the precursor of a new millennial age.
1830 · The Oregon Trail
Many people started their 2,170-mile West trek to settle the land found by Louis and Clark. They used large-wheeled wagons to pack most of their belongings and were guided by trails that were made by the previous trappers and traders who walked the area. Over time the trail needed annual improvements to make the trip faster and safer. Most of Interstate 80 and 84 cover most of the ground that was the original trail.
1850
EARLIEST RECORDED MARKER Mary E McBride Metzker BIRTH 1828 Iowa, USA DEATH 1850 (aged 21–22) Baker City, Baker County, Oregon, USA BURIAL Mount Hope Cemetery Baker City, Baker County, Oregon, USA PLOT Sec: SWC, Lot 325, Plot 0, Grave 2 MEMORIAL ID 129061146 · View Source
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English (Warwickshire and Lancashire): variant of Power , with post-medieval excrescent -s.
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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