POWERS ADDITION
LOT : 3
ROW : 3
GRAVE # 25
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Chauncey Powers
b. February 5, 1810
Charlton, Saratoga County, New York
d. December 21, 1852
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
buried: December 1852
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FATHER
William Lorenzo Powers Sr.
(1783-1825)
MOTHER
Abigail Hendrix
(1783-1861)
MARRIED
Laverne Smith
(1826-1854)
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Laverne is buried
in Tennessee
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CHILDREN
with Laverne
William Chauncey Powers
(1843-1853)
George Addison Powers
(1851-1852)
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NOTE:
Chauncey's grandfather,
Andrew Powers,
fought in the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR |
NOTE:
Chauncey's grandfather,
David Hendrick Jr.,
fought in the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR |
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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.
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Also listed on his mothers' stone
FAMILY STONE
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