Family Group Sheet
NameThomas Power
Birth20 Aug 1824, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death3 Nov 1862, Nashville, Davidson Co., Tennessee
Death Memoin Civil War
FatherJeremiah Power (~1801-)
MotherLeah McCarty (1805->1888)
Marriage4 Jan 1845, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseCynthia Ann Wells
Birth5 Oct 1826, Bath Co., Kentucky
Death14 Mar 1896, Menifee Co., Kentucky
FatherEdmund Wells (1803-<1880)
MotherMary Ann Parker (1805-<1849)
Children
1 MJames Powers
BirthMay 1851, Bath Co., Kentucky
SpouseEmily Jane Frisby
Notes for Thomas Power
Thomas’ surname appears as Power in his marriage record, his military records and in census records during his lifetime. But nearly all of his children adopted the spelling Powers, and that is the way whoever erected his gravestone spelled his name on it.
Census Notes for Thomas & Cynthia Ann (Family)
1850 census of Morgan Co., Ky, enumerated 20 Aug, lists on p. 49 as family #313:
Thomas Power, 25, laborer; Cyntha, 23; Benjamin, 4; John, 2; Edward, 1. All born in Kentucky.
The preceding household is headed by Thomas’ parents. The next household is headed by Richard Wells age 46.
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, enumerated 6 Aug, lists on p. 190 as family #1375:
Thomas Power, 35, farmer; Cynthia, 30; Benjamin, 14; John, 13; James, 9; Farmer, 6; Mary, 2; Robert, 1; Nathan, 18. All born in Kentucky.
Thomas Power, 25, laborer; Cyntha, 23; Benjamin, 4; John, 2; Edward, 1. All born in Kentucky.
The preceding household is headed by Thomas’ parents. The next household is headed by Richard Wells age 46.
1860 census of Bath Co., Ky, enumerated 6 Aug, lists on p. 190 as family #1375:
Thomas Power, 35, farmer; Cynthia, 30; Benjamin, 14; John, 13; James, 9; Farmer, 6; Mary, 2; Robert, 1; Nathan, 18. All born in Kentucky.
