Certified Copy of Record of Birth State of Michigan / County of Calhoun / Record No. 340
Date of Birth: Julyl 27, 1896
Name of Child: Ralph Powers / Male / White
Birthplace: B.C. City (Battle Creek)
Parents: Wm. Powers, Residence: B.C. City
Ada Powers, Residence:___
Birthplace of Each: Canada (sic)
Occupation of Father: Carpenter
Date of Record: July 15, 1897
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1900 MI Census - Calhoun Co., Battle Creek Twp., Battle Creek City #269

POWERS, William S., head, w/m, b. Aug 1859, mar 22 years,Can/Can/Can
" Addie, wife, w/f/, June 1864, 4ch/3living, MI/Scotland/New York
" , Ward S., son, May 1893, Mich/Can/Mich
" , Ralph N., son w/m/July 1896, single, Mich/Can/Mich
" , Addie M., daughter, w/f/Feb 1898, single, Mich/Can/Mich
MOOR, Cynthia, mother-In-Law, w/f, Dec 1829, wid, 6ch/3living,NY/NY/NY
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 By 1910, the William S. Powers family was back in Lapeer County and were enumerated on the 1 910 Federal Census on Wednesday, April 27, 1910, in Dryden Township in Lapeer County. Belo w is some extracted information from the 1910 Census:
Powers, William S., 50, Mar. 21 yrs, to U.S. 1881, Na
" , Adda M., Wife, F/W/45, M, 21 yrs, 7 children
" , Ward S., Son, M/W/16, Single
" , Ralph N., Son, M/W/13, "
" , Adda M. Daughter, F/W/12, Single
" , Cynthia J., Daughter, F/W/9, Single
" , Marion G., Son, M/W/3, Single
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1930 Flint City Directory
Powers, Ralph (Beatrice) auto worker h 1530 Colorado

WWI Registration Card (6-5-1918)
RALPH NEWMAN POWERS
Age 21
1205 S. Saginaw Street, Flint, MI
DOB: July 27, 1896
Birthplace: Battle Creek, MI
Father's Birthplace: Canada
Name of Employer: Ira Van Kleek - Farm - R.F.D. 2
Nearest Relative: Addie Powers, 1205 S. Saginaw Street
Physical Description: blue eyes, brown hair
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1940 MI Genesee Co., Flint
1706 Beach Street
ED 85-164, Page 4A
Ralph Powers, polisher at auto factory

Name: Ralph Powers
Age: 43
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1897
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Michigan
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
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Street: Beach Street
House Number: 1706
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Sheet Number: 4A
Number of Household in Order of Visitation: 84
Household Members:
Name Age
Ralph Powers 43
Jessie Powers 39
William Powers 14
Ralph Powers 12
Richard Powers 10
Barbara Ann Powers 8
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Genesee Co., MI, Deeds
Liber "501", Page 455
21 November 1929
John L. Pierce, Secretary [ Windiate-Pierce-Davison Co.]
To
Ralph N. & Beatrice Powers (wife)
$1
Lot #494 of Homedale
Burton Twp Subsection of Sec 5, now part of City of Flitn..fulfillment of land contract [date d] 13 May 1925.....
Witnesses: E. Louise Jennings & Esther Parsell
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Name: Ralph Powers
Birth date: 27 Jul 1896
Birth place: Battle Creek, Calhoun, Michigan
Gender: Male
Race or color (on document):
Father name: Wm Powers
Father birth place: Canada
Age of father:
Mother name: Ada Powers
Mother birth place: Canada
Mother age:
Christening date:
Christening place:
Additional relatives:
Death date:
Age at death:
Film number: 2322567
Digital GS number: 4206356
Image number: 1073
Frame number:
Reference number: item 2 p 391 rn 340
Collection: Michigan Births 1867-1902

• Married: 29 Mar 1924 in Flint, Genesee, MI
• Note:

  Genesee Co., MI
  March 29, 1924
  Volume II, Page 138, Record #6909
  Ralph N. Powers, 27, white, Flint, MI, Mi, factory worker
  William S. Powers/Addie Moore - No- March 29, 1924, Flint, MI
  Jessie B. Cameron, 23, Flint, MI, MI, factory worker
  Donald Cameron/Anna Cameron - No-
  John W. McCue, Minister
  Witnesses: Marion G. Powers, Flint & Flora Cameron, Flint
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  Groom name: Ralph N. Powers
  Groom race (on document):
  Groom age: 27 years
  Groom birth year: 1897
  Groom birth place: Michigan
  Bride name: Jesse B. Cameron
  Bride race (on document):
  Bride age: 23 years
  Bride birth year: 1901
  Bride birth place: Michigan
  Marriage type:
  Marriage date: 29 Mar 1924
  Marriage place: Flint, Genesee, Michigan
  Father of groom name: Wm. S. Powers
  Mother of groom name: Addie Moore
  Father of bride name: Donald Cameron
  Mother of bride name: Anna Cameron
  Marital status:
  Groom previous wife name:
  Bride marital status:
  Bride previous husband name:
  Additional relatives:
  Film number: 2342762
  Frame number:
  Digital GS number: 4210108
  Image number: 31
  Reference number: v 3 p 26 rn 6909
  Collection: Michigan Marriages 1868-1925

1. William Cameron Powers b: 29 Apr 1925 in Flint, Genesee, MI
2. LIVING
3. Richard Newman Powers b: 17 May 1929 in Flint, Genesee, MI
4. Living
5. Ellen Nancy Powers b: 26 Apr 1935 in Flint, Genesee, MI