Husband: Nicholas POWERS
Birthdate: Jan 1, 1782
Birthplace: Kilmacthomas, Waterford, Ireland
Death date: June 18, 1843
Place of death: Oglethorpe, GA
Father: John POWERS
Mother: Elizabeth FANNING

Marriage date: June 11, 1818
Marriage place: Oglethorpe, GA

Wife: Mary Meriwether GILMER
Birthdate: June 23, 1786
Birthplace: Rockingham, VA
Death date: July 19, 1856
Place of death: Coweta Co., GA
Father: Peachy Ridgeway GILMER
Mother: Mary MERIWETHER

CHILDREN

Child No. 1: Jane Margaret Gilmer POWERS
Sex: F
Birthdate: July 5, 1819
Birthplace: Oglethorpe, GA
Death date: Nov 18, 1875
Place of death: GA
Marriage date: Aug 17, 1837
Marriage place: Oglethorpe, GA
Spouses' names: Albert Green DOZIER

Child No. 2: George Rockingham POWERS
Sex: M
Birthdate: May 18, 1821
Birthplace: Oglethorpe, GA
Death date: Mar 24, 1871
Place of death: Atlanta, Fulton Co., GA
Marriage date: Nov 1, 1841
Marriage place: GA
Spouses' names: Tabitha Jane WILLIAMS

Child No. 3: Nicholas Fanning POWERS
Sex: M
Birthdate: Jan, 1823
Birthplace: Oglethorpe, GA
Death date: Dec 31, 1862
Place of death: GA
Marriage date: May 10, 1859
Marriage place: GA
Spouses' names: Henrietta MORGAN

Child No. 4: Mary Caroline POWERS
Sex: F
Birthdate: Oct 19, 1825
Birthplace: Oglethorpe, GA
Death date:
Place of death:
Marriage date:
Marriage place: GA
Spouses' names: William T. WILLIAMS

Child No. 5: Sarah Elizabeth POWERS
Sex: F
Birthdate: Apr 29, 1829
Birthplace: Oglethorpe, GA
Death date: Feb 12, 1908
Place of death: GA
Marriage date: Nov 1, 1860
Marriage place: GA
Spouses' names: Joseph PYRON

Child No. 6: Thomas Meriwether Gilmer POWERS
Sex: M
Birthdate: Jul 29, 1832
Birthplace: Oglethorpe, GA
Death date: 1871
Place of death: GA
Marriage date:
Marriage place: GA
Spouses' names: Mary FURLOW
 
 
Documentation:
* U.S. Census records;
* Written records of Lucy Lynn Shofner;
* Bible of Rev. Nicholas Powers;
* Emory University archive records for Methodist ministers;
* Family records and research from Bill Powers, Coweta Co., GA;
* Cemetery records of Oakland Cemetery, Atlanta, GA.