State-Wide, NC - John Powers Bible The following bible record is found on the LAGenWeb Archives at the following http://files.usgwarchives.net/la/state/bible/lghsbible/ This record is "bible5.txt" in the list of records Bible Records Published by Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society. Be it Known And Remembered: Vol. II, Bible Records 1961: Pages 1 - 60 Submitted to the USGenWeb Archives by LGHS, Jun. 1998 JOHN POWERS BIBLE RECORD The John Powers Bible Record, submitted by Powers Higginbotham, Baton Rouge,La. Bible account of the family of John Powers and Amy, his wife, who were 1st settled in North Carolina and moved to the State of Louisiana ca. 1805. Their children follow: Matthew Powers, the 1st son was born Dec. 21, 1768 in N. C. Mark Powers was born 27th March 1771 in N. C. Milley Powers, born Dec. 31st, 1772 in N. C. Nancy Powers, born 22nd March 1783. Ruthe Powers born 31st March 1786. Edward Charles Powers was born 23rd July 1788. Sarahe Powers was born 16th June 1790. All were born in the State of N. C. Account of the family of Mark Powers and Amy, his wife. Their children: Luke Powers born in N. C. 3rd Dec. 1796 and died in Mobile. Susanna Powers was born on Sunday 4th March 1798. Sarahe Powers was born Saturday, May 17th 1800. Anne Jane Powers, born 2nd August 1802 in N. C. John Powers was born 20th January 1806 in La. Matthew Powers was born 27th Sept. 1807. James Powers was born 15th May 1809. Charles Powers was born 23rd Oct. 1811. Elizabeth Powers was born 10th Nov. 1813. Caleb Powers was born 4th May 1815. } twins Joshua Powers was born 4th May 1815. } twins David Powers was born 2nd Sept. 1818. Account of John B. Powers family and his wife, Elizabeth Blount who were married 13th Dec. 1827. Elizabeth Blount born 6 July 1808. Their children follow: William Augustus Powers was born 6th Nov. 1828. Miranda Sophiah Powers was born 8th Dec. 1829. Elizabeth Jane Powers was born 3rd August 1831. Mary Melisa Ann Powers was born 28th August 1832. Nancy Louise Powers was born 26th Jan. 1834. John Booker Powers was born May 22nd A.D. 1835. Josephine Arselle Powers was born July the 12th 1836. Matthew Isaiah Powers was born Monday 18th Sep. 1837. Eli Newton Powers was born Thursday April 4th 1839. Mansel D. Powers was born May the 4th 1840. James Perkins Powers was born August 15th 1842. Elias Monroe Powers was born January 14th 1844. Minerva Elvira Powers was born December 28th 1845. Lawson Delee Powers was born April 1st 1849. DEATHS Luke Powers departed this transitory life, died in the year 1825 in the City of Mobile, Alabama. Nancy (Ann, wife of Mark Powers) Powers: mother of 12 children departed this life 31st December 1826 in Louisiana -- East Feliciana. Mark Powers (the father of 12 children) departed this short life (Aged 59 years and 3 months) 28th July 1830 in Louisiana -- East Feliciana. Edward Charles Powers, 10th February 1834 -- in Louisiana. East Baton Rouge. Matthew Powers departed this transitory life, 29th Decm. 1835. John Booker Powers departed this transitory life August the 3rd 1836, aged 1 year 22 days. Mary Malissa Ann Powers departed this life July 20th 1841, aged 8 yrs. 10 mos. 22 das. Eli Newton Powers departed this life July 23rd 1841, aged 2 yrs. 3 mos. 19 das. Maunsel Davis Powers Decd. August 15th 1841, aged 1 year 3 mo. 11 das. Elizabeth Jane Powers departed this life September the 10th 1843 1 o'clock a.m.,aged 12 yrs. 1 mo. 7 das. Matthew Isaiah Powers Departed this life January 8th 1847 aged 9 yrs. 5 mos. 20 das. William Augustus Powers Departed this life March 18th 1847 aged 22 yrs. 4 mos. 12 das. Mrs. Elizabeth (Blount) Powers consort of John B. Powers Departed this life June 5th 1852 aged 43 years 10 months 29 days. Mrs. Josephine Arselle Powers Reames departed this life December 1st 1860 aged 24 yrs. 4 mos. 19 das. James Perkins Powers departed this life March 29th 1862 in Decatur, Ala. aged 19 yrs. 7 mos. 14 das. Mrs. Sarah E. A. Powers consort of J. P. Powers departed this life June 6th 1862. John B. Powers departed this life April 11, 1873 aged 67 yrs. 2 months & 22 days. Nancy Louisa Powers departed this life August 12th 1841 aged 7 yrs, 6 mo., 10 das. Charlotte Powers departed this life July 15th 1878 aged 68 yrs. 8 months 12 days. (Mr. Higginbotham's note: She married John B. Powers in 1856; 1st married Abraham Billings in 1836 and he died 1843. She was born 3 Nov. 1809, maiden name, Charlotte Cobb). Mrs. Miranda Sophiah (Powers) Lovett departed this life Jan. 2nd 1897 aged 67 years 24 days. Mrs. Minerva Elvira (Powers) Morgan departed this life April 24th 1911 aged 65 years 3 mos. 26 days. Mr. Higginbotham's note: The following is not in the Bible: James Higginbotham b. 13 Feb. 1775 Amherst Co., Va.; d. 10 Oct. 1825 in 5th Ward, E. Feliciana Ph., La. Married Mary Brown about 1799 in Elbert Co., Ga. She was born 1 Aug. 1778 in Abbeville Dist., S. C.; d. 18 July 1857 in Springdale, Miss. Mark Powers married the widow of James Higginbotham, Mrs. Mary (Brown) Higginbotham on 26 Aug. 1827. ______________________________________________________________________ Copyright. All rights reserved. http://www.usgwarchives.net/copyright.htm This file was contributed for use in the USGenWeb Archives by Louisiana Genealogical and Historical Society ______________________________________________________________________