Powers, Richard B.

1864 - 1948  (83 years)    Has 14 ancestors and one descendant in this family tree.

• Name	Powers, Richard B.
  Born	31 Aug 1864	Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Gender	Male
  Baptism	Aft 31 Aug 1864
  unknown
  1870 Census	1870	Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  dbid=7163&iid=4268806_00391, 39
  Buchanan Town; Listed living with parents, age 5
  	1870 Census Buchanan page 17 Outagamie County, Wisconsin
  1880 Census	1880	Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Listed living with parents, age 14
  Residence	1887	Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  1887 St. Francis Hollandtown Church Census; Listed as Mr. Richard Powers a ge 63, Margaret Powers, 63, Richard Powers, Jr. 22?
  News Mention	29 May 1891
  Kaukauna Sun
  1891 Kaukauna Sun dated 5/29/1891; R.B. Powers engineer on the northern di vision of the Lake Shore Road is spending a few days in Kaukauna and vicin ity visiting with friends and relatives.
  Residence	1893	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  1893 Kaukauna City Directory; Listed residing with David O'Connell, occupa tion loc engr LS RR
  News Mention	2 Mar 1894
  Kaukauna Sun
  1894 Kaukauna Sun dated 3/02/1894; Fireman R.B.Powers injured. The engi ne of train #8 of the Ashland div of the Northwestern road broke a side r od at Cleveland, Manitowoc co last tues morning shattering the cab and inj uring R.B. Powers so as to lay him up for some time. The engineer Thos Gr ay was shaken up but not seriously injured. 1894 Kaukauna Times dated 3/23/1894; Richard Powers who sprained his ank le whilst jumping from an engine a few weeks ago, is now able to be about. 1894 Kaukauna Sun dated 8/31/1894; Richard Powers was greatly surpris ed by his friends Sunday evening. It was Richards birthday.
  News Mention	25 Oct 1895
  Kaukauna Sun
  1895 Kaukauna Sun dated 10/25/1895; "Holland" R.P. Powers of your city spe nt Sunday with his mother who is sick at the home of her daughter Mr s. L. Wilpolt.
  News Mention	31 Dec 1897
  Kaukauna Sun
  1897 Kaukauna Sun dated 12/31/1897; R.B. Powers of Sheboygan spent xmas wi th friends here.
  News Mention	12 Aug 1898
  Kaukauna Sun
  1898 Kaukauna Sun dated 8/12/1898; Mr & Mrs R Powers have returned from Ir onwood and will make their home here. 1898 Kaukauna Times dated 9/16/1898; Engineer Dick Powers who has been emp loyed by the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad Co. on the north end, will mo ve back to Kaukauna this week and will reside on 7th St.
  1900 Census	1900	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Fifth ward, sheet 20; Listed age as 35, born A ug 1864, listed born in Wisconsin, listed both parents born in Ireland, Li sted living with wife Margaret, occupation as Engineer Railroad
  News Mention	19 Jul 1901
  Kaukauna Sun
  1901 Kaukauna Sun dated 7/19/1901; Mr & Mrs F.M. OBRIEN of Antigo gues ts of Mr & Mrs R.B. POWERS.
  1905 State Census	1905	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  page 41; Listed living with wife and 1 child age 40 b orn in Wisconsin parents born Ireland, employed all past 12 months owned h ome. Living next door to in-laws.
  News Mention	2 Jan 1908
  Kaukauna Times
  1908 Kaukauna Times dated 1/02/1908; Mr & Mrs R B Powers spent New Yea rs at Pelican Lake guests of her parents Mr & Mrs Barney Finnigan.
  News Mention	12 Feb 1909
  Kaukauna Times
  1909 Kaukauna Times dated 2/12/1909; R.B. Powers purchased a quarter secti on of land in Marathon County last week. 1909 Kaukauna Sun dated 6/24/1909; Notice is hereby given that from aft er this date I will not be responsible for any debts or bills contract ed by any other person than myself. Dated this 17th day June, 1909, Richa rd B. Powers.
  1910 Census	1910	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  page 17A; Listed living on 7th St., Listed liv ing with wife and 1 child, Lois. Listed age as 44, born in WI, parents bo rn Ireland, married 12 years, occupation Locomotive Engineer.
  News Mention	10 Mar 1910
  Kaukauna Sun
  1910 Kaukauna Sun dated 3/10/1910; Engineer Richard Powers who runs an eng ine from Eland Junction to Marshfield was home Saturday and Sunday.
  Residence	1915	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Name: Richard B Powers Gender: Male Residence Year: 1915 Street address: n s 7th 3 e Metoxen W Residence Place: Appleton, Wisconsin, USA Occupation: Engnr Spouse: Margaret Powers Publication Title: Appleton, Wisconsin, City Directory, 1915
  1920 Census	1920
  aged 55, occupation engineer at railroad.
  1920 Census	1920	Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  ed217, page 08b line 92
  Ward 1 or 4, page 21B dated 1/16/1920; Listed as head of Household, nephew, Richard Wilpolt, living with him, Listed age as 55, occupation as Engineer Railroad, Divorced, Listed as born in Wisconsin, both parents born in Ireland Listed sister living with him Louise Wilpolt age 62, widowed (Actually probably was Sarah Powers Wilpolt, probably was told Mrs. Louis Wilpolt)
  	1920 Census Kaukauna ED217 Page 08b Outagamie County, Wisconsin
  Occupation	Bef 22 Aug 1948
  Railroad Engineer
  Railroad Engineer
  Death Record - Civil	23 Aug 1948
  No Death Record Found
  Richard Wilpolt's diary lists a Richard Powers address; OPO Annex box 906, Chicago, notes deceased 1948.
  	Powers, Richard No Record Found
  Land Record	See note from Sister Alice Hein about land Richard purchased in Ringle.
  Died	23 Aug 1948	Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  Cause: Arteriosclerosis - Aged 84 Years -
  Obituary	25 Aug 1948
  Appleton Post Crescent
  Former Kaukauna Rail Engineer Dies Monday Kaukauna - Richard Powers, 84, formerly of Kaukauna died Monday noon at Mi lwaukee. He was retired North Western railroad engineer. Funeral servic es will be held Thursday morning at Milwaukee. Relatives from Kaukauna wi ll attend the services are Mr. & Mrs. Edward Bay and Mr. and Mrs. Henry Wi lpolt. Also attending will be Richard Wilpolt, Reading Ohio, formerly of K aukauna and now visiting relatives here. No obit found in Milwaukee newspaper 8/23-8/27/1948.
  	Powers, Richard B. Obituary
  Buried	Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
  From Milwaukee online Diocese; Name: Richard B. Powers Date of Death: 8/2 3/1948 Date of Burial: 8/26/1948 Age at Death: 83 Marital Status: Married Last Address: 2725 South Log an Ave.Funeral Home Brett Cemetery: Holy Cross Cemetery And Mausoleum Locatio n: Block: 26 Lot: 647 Grave: 1
  Notes	(Medical):cause: chronic arteriosclerosis of 10 years due to old age-myocarditis(chronic)
  Person ID	I275	1FamilyTree | JaysRelated, HaleyKleckner37946, TomTurriff28815
  Last Modified	11 Apr 2018

  
  

  Father	POWERS, Richard,   b. Abt 1823, , County Clare, Ireland ,   d. 13 Apr 1893, Holland, Brown, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 70 years)
  Mother	NOONAN, Margaret,   b. Abt 1824, , , , Ireland ,   d. 2 Nov 1905, Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA  (Age ~ 81 years)
  Family ID	F180	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Finnegan, Margaret,   b. 8 Aug 1874, Oshkosh, Winnebago, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 25 Nov 1962, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 88 years)
  Married	27 Jun 1898	St. Mary Catholic Church, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA
  Marriage Record (Family)	29 Jun 1898
  Outagamie County NaturalizationsVol. 03 Page 298
  1898 Wisconsin Marriage Records Film # 1292404, rec #995; Richard Powers a nd Margaret Finnegan, Listed Richard born in Buchanan, resides in So. Kauk auna, occupation Railroad Engineer, Witnessed by Mary Finnegan and M. Rya n, Roman Cath Ceremony on June 27, 1898, Her parents names are Bernard a nd Catherine, Listed her as born in Oshkosh 1898 Outagamie County Marriage records Vol 4 page 199; Richard Powers s on of Richard Powers and Margaret Noon, born in Buchanan, occupation RR en gineer. married Margaret Finnegan daughter of Bernard Finnegan and Catheri ne O'Halleran of Oshkosh.
  News Mention (Family)	1 Jul 1898
  Kaukauna Sun
  1898 Kaukauna Sun dated 7/01/1898; Powers-Finnegan NuptialsRichard Powers and Miss Margaret Finnegan were married at St. Mary's Chur ch wednesday at 6 AM. Rev Fr. Steinbrecher officiating. Miss Mae Finnega n, sister of the bride, attended as bridesmaid, Dr. M.C. Ryan as groomsma n. The wedding was a very quiet one, only relatives and a few intimate fri ends being present. After a wedding breakfast which was served at the ho me of the bride, Mr & Mrs Powers took the 8 o'clock train for Ironwood, Mi chigan where they will reside during the summer, returning to this ci ty in the fall. Both the young people are well and favorably known in th is city and are accompanied to their new home with wishes for their happin ess and prosperity from a host of sincere friends. 1898 Kaukauna Sun dated 7/01/1898; J. Short and sister Miss Mae Short of Ch ilton, Mr & Mrs F.M. O'Brien of Manitowoc, Mr & Mrs L C Kelley of New Lond on, and Miss E. O"Brian of Grand Rapids attended the wedding of Margaret F innegan.
  Divorced	Abt Sep 1917
  News Mention (Family)	20 Sep 1917
  Powers, Richard and Margaret Marriage Divorce
  Mother Keeps Child Margaret Powers, Lois Powers, Richard Powers Kaukauna Sun 9/20/1917 5 Divorce
  Children	1. Powers, Aloysia Catharina "Lois",   b. 24 Feb 1901, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA ,   d. 7 Aug 1993, Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA  (Age 92 years)
  Last Modified	20 Jan 2015
  Family ID	F221	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map	Load the map	Born - 31 Aug 1864 - Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1870 Census - dbid=7163&iid=4268806_00391, 39 - 1870 - Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1880 Census - 1880 - Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Residence - 1887 - Buchanan, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Residence - 1893 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Married - 27 Jun 1898 - St. Mary Catholic Church, Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1900 Census - 1900 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1905 State Census - 1905 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1910 Census - 1910 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Residence - 1915 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA 1920 Census - ed217, page 08b line 92 - 1920 - Kaukauna, Outagamie, Wisconsin, USA Died - Cause: Arteriosclerosis - Aged 84 Years - - 23 Aug 1948 - Milwaukee, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA Buried - - Holy Cross Catholic Cemetery, Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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