Brief Life History of Dorinda Ellen
When Dorinda Ellen Powers was born on 17 November 1868, in Warsaw, Benton, Missouri, United States, her father, Edward Rufus Powers, was 38 and her mother, Ann Elizabeth Wright, was 32. She married William Andrew Foster on 30 October 1895, in Sangamon, Illinois, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons. She lived in Fort Scott, Bourbon, Kansas, United States in 1900 and Wyandotte, Kansas, United States in 1910. She died on 16 February 1960, in Denver, Colorado, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Craig, Moffat, Colorado, United States.
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Family Time Line
Sources (4)
- Dora E Foster in household of William A Foster, "United States Census, 1910"
- Dora Ellen Powers in entry for Arthur Foster, "Illinois Births and Christenings, 1824-1940"
- Dorinda E Powers in household of Edward Powers, "United States Census, 1870"
Spouse and Children
1867–1947 Male
1868–1960 Female
Children (2)
1897–1981 Male
1899–1988 Male
Parents and Siblings
1830–1904 Male
1837–1870 Female
Siblings (6)
1859–1903 Female
1860–1861 Male
1863–1868 Female
1866–1874 Male
1868–1960 Female
+1 More Child
World Events (8)
1877 · Nicodemus is Founded
Age 9
1889
Age 21
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 28
Name Meaning
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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