Children of Peyton Powers and Sarah Hopkins

Information From Sue Watson Abbott, granddaughter of Peyton
  1. Alice Powers F
    Born: About ?
    Lived near Snyder Hermeleigh, Tx
    m. Andrew McMillian  (had 15 children)
  2. Miley Powers
    La Mesa, TX 
    m. Martha ?   3 daughters
       according to Sue, Martha saved her life by giving proper care when she was an infant.
    Born: 
  3. Wiley Powers
    Oil wildcatter - made strike near Desdemona, TX
    Partnered with Sid Richardson, 
    Born:  ?
    Lived near Ranger TX
    m Billie ? 1 child
  4. Cora Powers
    m. Will Anderson  had 7 children
    lived in Lorenzo, TX and Hermeleigh, TX
    Born: ? 
  5. Dan Powers
    lived in Lubbock TX was a H.S. teacher
    was on railroad commission in Austin
    m. Della and had 3 children: 2 boys, 1 girl
    Born: ?
  6. Pearl Powers
    m. Jim Duncan  1 son
    lived in DeLeon, TX
    Born: About ?
  7. Jane  Powers
    m Wiley Terry  7 children
    lived Dallas TX
    Born: About 
  8. Xenna Mae 'Otsy' Powers 
    Born: ?
  9. Ethyl 'Tack' Powers
    m. Lorraine Quinn  worked for Amarillo Globe newspaper
       was an organist     2 children
    Born: About 
  10. Samuel Snodgrass Powers
    Bought old Desdemona homeplace... monitored cemetery
    m. Leota Byers
        her family owned Texas on Brazos - where Texas constitution was written
    Born: About 1898 in Texas
  11. Peyton Powers
       m. Lenorma ?   died
       m. Estelle ?   no children by either marriage
    Born: About
  12. Otha 'Odie' Powers
    Born: ?
    m. Olive ?  (Odie was married 2 previous times)
    Odie died in Xenna Mae's home on S. Adams suffering from a diabetic incident