FRANCES BELLE "FANNIE" (nee-MCKEE) POWERS
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POWERS ADDITION
LOT : 2
ROW : 1
GRAVE # 12
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Frances Belle "Fannie" (nee-McKee) Powers
b. May 1, 1878
Portland, Clackamas County, Oregon
d. June 23, 1949
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
buried: June 25, 1949
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FATHER
Edward Davis McKee
(1851-1917)
MOTHER
Susan Francis Vorhees "Fanny" Armstrong
(1857-1910)
MARRIED
Edward Giles Powers
(1861-1950)
April 4, 1905
Portland, Clackamas County, Oregon
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CHILDREN
with Edward
Fanny Armstrong (nee-Powers) Bassett
(1906-1988)
Caroline Maria (nee-Powers) Brown
(1909-1992)
Helen Edwards McKee (nee-Powers) Singleton
(1912-1959)
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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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The Decatur Daily Review
(Decatur, Illinois)
23 JUN 1949 * page 32
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SAMUEL ST. JOHN FAMILY STONE
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