EMILY VAN DOREN (nee-POWERS) FRANKS

EMILY VAN DOREN (nee-POWERS) FRANKS

POWERS ADDITION

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Emily Van Doren (nee-Powers) Franks b. December 24, 1889 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois d. January 26, 1974 Decatur, Macon County, Illinois Cremated buried: September 9, 1974
FATHER George Wescott Powers Sr. (1852-1934) MOTHER Hadassah Emily "Dessie" Bowers (1858-1936) MARRIED Danforth Wilson Franks (1894-1970) June 19, 1915 Manhatten, New York, New York	CHILDREN *with Danforth* Emily Powers Franks (1917-1997) Kathryn Danforth Franks (1918-2004) Jerry Franks (1921-?)

NOTE:
Emily's grandfather,
William E. Bowers,
fought in the
CIVIL WAR

NOTE:
Emily's great-grandfather,
Sebastian Bowers,
fought in the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR

NOTE:
Emily's great-great-great-grandfather,
Martin Hans Shellabarger,
fought in the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR

NOTE:
Emily's great-great-great-grandfather,
Nicholas VanDorn,
fought in the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR

NOTE:
Emily's great-great-grandfather,
Andrew Powers,
fought in the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR

NOTE:
Emily's great-great-grandfather,
John Avery,
fought in the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR

HISTORY OF POWERS ADDITION
Most of the land on the west side of the original Greenwood cemetery was owned by Orlando Powers. As with many pioneer families, they chose a spot on their property to bury their loved ones. The spot the Powers family picked was right next to Block 8, at the west boundry of Greenwood. There are stones dating back to the 1850's.

Around 1878 that section of land was annexed to Greenwood cemetery. The lot looks like one big section, but is actually two. On the east side of the section is Block 8. On the west side is the Powers Addition. If you stand at the south end of the section and look north you will see 4 trees in a direct line with the fence to the north. That is the original property line of Greenwood.

The Pantagraph
(Bloomington, Illinois)
14 JUN 1915 * page 2

SAMUEL ST. JOHN FAMILY STONE

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The Illinois State Chronicle
(Decatur, Illinois)
30 OCT 1906 * page 5 The Daily Republican
(Decatur, Illinois)
30 OCT 1800 * page 5 The Herald-Despatch
(Decatur, Illinois)
30 OCT 1800 * page 5 The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
30 OCT 1906 * page 5 The Decatur Daily Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
30 OCT 1906 * page 5 The Decatur Daily Review
(Decatur, Illinois)
30 OCT 1906 * page 5 The Herald & Review
(Decatur, Illinois)
30 OCT 1906 * page 5

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