20 August 2021

William S. Powers' Group Sheet


William and Addie (More) Powers
My Paternal Great-Grandparents




William Seldon Powers married Addie More 25 April 1888 in Lapeer County, Michigan.  He immigrated to Michigan from Grimsby, Ontario, Canada, about 1880 give or take a year.  Addie became an alien and had to be naturalized when she married William (a Canadian and alien) even though she was born and raised in Lapeer County, Michigan, USA.

Source - William S. Powers When He Was Still An Alien


Newspaper items regarding Powers's in Lapeer County.


Naturalization papers for William in 1931.


Allen, Wm R (Mae A) rail opr Eastern Mich Rys r 1701 E. Hamilton
Powers, Marion G. (Marian J) autowkr  h 1530 Colorado
Powers, Ralph (Beatrice) bodywkr  r 1661 Beach
Powers, William S. (Addie M) carp  h 1530 Colorado


[Burial] Place Dryden, Lapeer, Michigan
Birth Date 27 Aug 1859
Death Date 10 Jul 1939



Name Addie More Powers
Event Date 21 May 1947
Gender Female
Father's Name Moore
Mother's Name Richmond
[Buried in Thornville Cemetery]
See her obituary in the Flint (Mich.) Journal here.


A brief history of our Powers family written by Marion Garrison Powers.

William S. Powers entry at Wikitree.




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