POWERS ADDITION
LOT : 1
ROW : 1
COLUMN : ?
SUB. R/C : ?
GRAVE # unknown btw. 1-8
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Giles R. Warren
b. 1868
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
d. August 1932
Dumont, Bergen County, New Jersey
buried: August 22, 1932
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FATHER
John Kirkpatrick Warren
(1834-1894)
MOTHER
Emma Powers
(1841-1923)
MARRIED
Margaret J. Buckley
(1869-?)
January 4, 1893
Madison County, Illinois
Either died or divorced before 1894.
Lottie Madeen
(?-1907)
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Nellie Rich VanBuskirk
(1886-1941)
September 30, 1908
Bergen County, New Jersey
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CHILDREN
with Margaret
NONE
with Lottie
NONE
with Nellie
NONE
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NOTE:
Giles's great-great-grandfather,
Andrew Powers,
fought in the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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NOTE:
Giles's great-great-grandfather,
Jonathan Avery,
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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The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
6 JUN 1891 * page 2
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The Herald-Despatch
(Decatur, Illinois)
10 MAR 1894 * page 3
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