Betsy C. Powers

Brief Life History of Betsy C.

When Betsy C. Powers was born on 27 April 1855, in Manhattan, Riley, Kansas, United States, her father, Moody Barrett Powers, was 33 and her mother, Abigail Holden Nason, was 31. She married Thomas A Pearson from 8 March 1882 to 12 March 1882, in Evergreen, Jefferson, Colorado, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 1 daughter. She lived in Kansas, United States in 1870 and Election Precinct 18 Evergreen, Jefferson, Colorado, United States in 1940. She died in October 1945, in Evergreen, Jefferson, Colorado, United States, at the age of 90, and was buried in Evergreen, Jefferson, Colorado, United States.

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Family Time Line

Thomas A Pearson
1835–1912
Betsy C. Powers
1855–1945
Marriage: from 8 March 1882 to 12 March 1882
Plooma Abbey Pearson
1883–1963
Benjamin Milton Pearson
1885–1946
Ralph Raymond Pearson
1887–1973

Sources (9)

  • Kittie C Pearson, "United States Census, 1920"
  • Kittie C Powers, "Colorado Statewide Marriage Index, 1853-2006"
  • Kitty Powers in entry for Plooma Abbie Kanistanaux, "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964"

World Events (8)

1863

Abraham Lincoln issues Emancipation Proclamation, declaring slaves in Confederate states to be free.

1866

Historical Boundaries: 1866: Jefferson, Colorado Territory, United States 1876: Jefferson, Colorado, United States

1881 · The Assassination of James Garfield

Garfield was shot twice by Charles J. Guitea at Railroad Station in Washington, D.C. on July 2, 1881. After eleven weeks of intensive and other care Garfield died in Elberon, New Jersey, the second of four presidents to be assassinated, following Abraham Lincoln.

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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