LAMIRA (nee-POWERS) WILKINSON
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POWERS ADDITION
LOT : 4
ROW : 5
GRAVE # 56
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Lamira (nee-Powers) Wilkinson
b. April 29, 1807
Charlton, Saratoga County, New York
d. March 3, 1894
Decatur, Macon County, Illinois
buried: March 7, 1894
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FATHER
William Lorenzo Powers Sr.
(1783-1825)....NOTE:
William died on his farm in a sandbank cave-in. Farm was located near Carlton, Saratoga County, New York.
MOTHER
Abigail Hendrick
(1783-1861)
MARRIED
Chauncey Wilkinson
(1805-1845)
February 15, 1829
Charleton County, New York
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CHILDREN
with Chauncey
William Orlando Wilkinson
(1830- before 1859)
Emily Powers Wilkinson
(1833- before 1859)
Infant Wilkinson
(1835-1835)
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Infant Wilkinson
(1837-1937)
Howard Wilkinson
(1841-1858)
Myra Belle (nee-Wilkinson) Allcorn
(1840-1881)
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NOTE:
Lamira's grandfather,
Andrew Powers,
fought in the
REVOLUTIONARY WAR
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NOTE:
Lamira'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. |
The Decatur Herald
(Decatur, Illinois)
7 MAR 1894 * page 3
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Also listed on her mothers' stone
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