Descendants of John Powers



First Generation


1. John Powers 1 was born on 11 May 1800 in Vermont 2, died on 22 Jan 1889 in Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 2 3 and was buried in West Berlin Cemetery, Allenton, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI.

Documented events in his life were:

1. Census; 10 Aug 1870; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 4. 1870 Census, Berlin Township, St. Clair County, MI Taken 10 Aug, pg 12 85/93
Powers John 70 M W Farmer 1500 300 VT Citizen
Powers Nancy 63 F W Keeping House - - CAN
Powers Edward 22 M W Farm Laborer - - CAN Citizen
Powers Emma 14 F W At Home - - CAN

2. Census; 2 Jul 1880; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 5. 1880 Census, Berlin Township, St. Clair County, MI 242/274
Powers John W M 40 - - - 1 Farmer CAN VT CAN
Powers John W M 80 Father - 1 - With Son VT VT VT
Powers Nancy W M 74 Mother - 1 - With Son CAN NY NY
Powers Annie W F 11 Daughter 1 - - At School MI CAN MI
Powers Gilbert W M 10 Son 1 - - At School MI CAN MI

3. Gravestone; 22 Jan 1889; West Berlin Cemetery, Allenton, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 2.

John married Nancy Ann Gilbert 1 6, daughter of Phillip Gilbert and Sarah Unknown (Gilbert). (Nancy Ann Gilbert was born in 1806 in Canada, died on 2 Sep 1883 in Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 2 3 6 and was buried in West Berlin Cemetery, Allenton, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI.)

Documented events in her life were:

1. Census; 10 Aug 1870; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 4. Powers Nancy 63 F W Keeping House - - CAN; living with husband John, 70; son Edward, 22, & daughter Emma, 14.

2. Census; 2 Jul 1880; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 5. Powers Nancy W M 74 Mother - 1 - With Son CAN NY NY; living with son John, 40; husband John, 80; grandchildren, Annie, 11 & Gilbert, 10.

3. VR - Death; 2 Sep 1883; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 7.

4. Gravestone; 2 Sep 1883; West Berlin Cemetery, Allenton, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 2.


Children from this marriage were:

   2 F    i. Emma Powers 4 was born on 25 Jul 1857 in Canada 4, died on 1 Aug 1907 in Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI and was buried in West Berlin Cemetery, Allenton, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 2.

Documented events in her life were:

1. Census; 10 Aug 1870; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 4. Powers Emma 14 F W At Home - - CAN

2. Census; 1880; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 8. Trott Emma W F 23 Wife 1 Housekeeping Canada VT Can; living with husband Daniel, 30; father-in-law, Daniel, 69 [Head of house]; children: Kitty, 4; & Lafayette, 2.

3. Census; 1900; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 9. Trott Emily Wife W F July 1856 43 M 25 7 7 CAN VT CAN Y Y Y

4. Gravestone; 1 Aug 1907; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 2.

Emma married Franklin Trott 11, son of Daniel Trott and Lousia Shoesmith, on 8 May 1878 in Macomb Co., MI 10. (Franklin Trott was born on 1 May 1850 in Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 11, died on 11 Mar 1927 in Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI and was buried in West Berlin Cemetery, Allenton, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 2.)

Documented events in his life were:

1. Census; 1850; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 12.

2. Census; 1860; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 13. Franklin 4/12 M Michigan

3. Census; 1870; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 14. Franklin Trott 11 M Michigan

4. Census; 1880; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 8. 1880 Census, Berlin Township, St. Clair County, MI: 275 316
Trott Daniel W M 69 1 Farmer Germany Ger. Ger.
Trott Franklin W M 30 Son 1 Farmer Michigan Ger. Eng.
Trott Emma W F 23 Wife 1 Housekeeping Canada VT Can.
Trott Kittie M. W F 4 Daughter 1 At home Michigan Mich Can
Trott Lafayette W M 2 Son 1 At home Michigan Mich Can

5. Census; 1900; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 9. 1900 Census, Berlin Township, St. Clair County, MI: 145 145:
Trott Franklin Head W M May 1850 50 M 25 MI GER ENG Farmer 0 Y Y Y 0 M F 1143
Trott Emily Wife W F July 1856 43 M 25 7 7 CAN VT CAN Y Y Y
Trott Kitty daughter W F Feb 1876 24 S MI MI CAN Servant Y Y Y
Trott Lafayette Son W M July 1878 21 S MI MI CAN Farm Laborer Y Y Y
Trott Sadie daughter W F Dec 1884 15 S MI MI CAN At School Y Y Y
Trott Avery Son W M June 1887 12 S MI MI CAN At School Y Y Y
Trott Jessie Son W M Dec 1889 10 S MI MI CAN At School Y Y Y
Trott Dora daughter W F Apr 1892 8 S MI MI CAN At School Y Y Y
Trott Gladys daughter W F Aug 1894 5 S MI MI CAN Y Y Y

6. Census; 26 Apr 1910; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 15. 1910 Census, Berlin Township, St. Clair County, MI 157 159:
Trott, Frank Head M W 59 Wd MI GER ENG Farmer General Farm Oa - - Y Y - O M F 83;
Trott, Avery Son M W 22 S MI MI CAN/ENG Laborer Home Farm - - Y Y - - - - -; Trott, Jess Son M W 20 S MI MI CAN/ENG Laborer Home Farm - - Y Y N - - - -; Trott, Dora Daughter F W 18 S MI MI CAN/ENG None - - - Y Y N - - - -;
Trott Gladys Daughter F W 14 S MI MI CAN/ENG None - - - Y Y N - - - -

7. Gravestone; 11 Mar 1927; West Berlin Cemetery, Allenton, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI.

Documented events in their marriage were:

1. VR - Marriage; 8 May 1878; Macomb Co., MI 10.

   3 F    ii. Sarah Ann Powers 6.
   4 F    iii. Mary Ann Powers 16.
   5 F    iv. Eliza Powers .
   6 F    v. Clara Powers 16.
   7 M    vi. Levi H Powers 6 was born on 7 May 1834, died on 6 Oct 1867 in Macomb Co., MI and was buried in West Berlin Cemetery, Allenton, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 16.
   8 M    vii. John Gilbert Powers 6 16 was born on 22 May 1835 in Rodney, Elgin Co., Ontario, Canada 16, died on 26 Apr 1906 in Macomb Co., MI 16 and was buried in Bruce Cemetery, Armada Twp., Macomb Co., MI 16.

Documented events in his life were:

1. Census; 2 Jul 1880; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 5 16.

   9 F    viii. Elizabeth Powers 6 16 was born on 6 Jul 1840 16, died on 16 Nov 1899 16 and was buried in West Berlin Cemetery, Allenton, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 16.
   10 M    ix. James Powers 16 was born in 1842 in Canada 6 16 and died in 1921 16.

Documented events in his life were:

1. Census; 1870; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 17. James Powers, 28, M, W, Farmer, -, 100, Canada
Loinda Powers, 26, F, W. Keeping House, Canada
Minnie Powers, 1, F, W, Michigan

   11 M    x. Charles Edmund Powers 16 was born in 1842 16 and died in 1914 16.
   12 M    xi. William Powers 6 16 was born in 1844 in Canada 16.

Documented events in his life were:

1. Census; 24 Aug 1870; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 18. William Powers, 26, M, W, Farmer, -, 300, Canada
Mary Powers, 18, F, W, Keeping House, Michigan
Jacob Powers, 3, M, W, Michigan
Sharing Residence #200 with Margaret Chapman, 43 , & Nelson Chapman, 19

   13 F    xii. Matilda Powers 16 was born in 1847 16 and died in 1914 16.
   14 M    xiii. Edmund Powers was born in 1848, died in 1920 in Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI and was buried in West Berlin Cemetery, Allenton, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI.

Documented events in his life were:

1. Census; 10 Aug 1870; Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI 4.



Sources


1. 1870 Census Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI. p 12.

2. Gravestone, West Berlin Cemetery, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI.

3. Gerald E. Pewenski, Sexton, West Berlin Cemetery, (Letter rec'd 27 Feb 1999).

4. 1870 Census Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI. p 12, lines 2-6, household 85/93 [Roll 698-699, Page 6R].

5. 1880 Census, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI. 242/274.

6. Brenda Cogley, (). 18 Oct 1998.

7. St. Clair Co. Death Records, (St. Clair County Courthouse, Port Huron, St. Clair, MI). Book 2, p 87.

8. 1880 Census, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI.

9. 1900 Census, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI.

10. LDS, International Genealogical Index. M518583.

11. 1850 Census, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI. Roll 362, pg. 210, #392.

12. ibid. Roll 362, p 210, #392.

13. 1860 Census, Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI.

14. 1870 Census Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI.

15. 1910 Census, Berlin Township, St. Clair Co., MI. Supervisors District 7, Enumeration District 86, Sheet 6B.

16. Robert & Elizabeth Miller, (24 Jun 2000).

17. 1870 Census Berlin Twp., St. Clair Co., MI. p 15, lines 38-40, household 117,130, [Roll 698-699, Page 6R].

18. ibid. p 24, lines 19-21, household 200/221, [Roll 698-699, Page 13R].

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