Melzah Maderia Powers

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CENSUS RECORDS

1920 United States Federal Census
Name: Madera Powers
Age: 8
Birth Year: abt 1912
Birthplace: West Virginia
Home in 1920: Meadow Bluff, Greenbrier, West Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son
Marital Status: Single
Father's Name: William M Powers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Rose Powers
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia

1930 United States Federal Census
Name: Madera Powers
Gender: Male
Age: 18
Birth Year: abt 1912
Birthplace: West Virginia
Race: White
Home in 1930: Shady Spring, Raleigh, West Virginia
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Father's Name: William M Powers
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Name: Rose Powers
Mother's Birthplace: West Virginia

1940 United States Federal Census
Name: M M Powers
Age: 27
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1913
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Head
Home in 1940: Town, Raleigh, West Virginia
Farm: No
Inferred Residence in 1935: Town, Raleigh, West Virginia
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Occupation: Coal Inspector
House Owned or Rented: Rented
Value of Home or Monthly Rental if Rented: $10.00
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Hours Worked Week Prior to Census: 48
Class of Worker: Wage or salary worker in private work
Weeks Worked in 1939: 46
Income: $1200
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
M M Powers 27
Virginia Powers 26
Karon Rose Powers 3
William Donald Powers 1 month

OBITUARY

Beckley Post-Herald, 10 Oct. 1969

M.M. Powers Dies In Hospital

Melzah Maderia (Bozo) Powers, 57, of 208 Jennings St. died at noon Thursday in a local hospital following a long illness.

He was born at Colcord, May 22, 1912, a son of the late William Morgan and Rose Moore Powers.

He formerly was employed as a state coal inspector for 25 years, a coal inspector for Ogelbay-Norton Coal Co. for three years and had worked for Meadows Lumber Co. for the past 11 years.He was a member of Memorial Baptist Church and a lifetime resident of Raleigh County.

He is survived by his wife, Mrs. Virginia Vipperman Powers, daughter, Mrs. James E. (Kay) Hedrick of Albany, Ga., one son, William Donald of Vermillion, Ohio; one sister Miss Lillian B. Powers of Beckley and six grandchildren.

The body is at the Calfee Funeral Home.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Saturday in the Calfree Chapel with Rev. Jim Franklin in charge. Burial will be in the Ridge Lawn addition of the Sunset Memorial Park.

Friends may call at the funeral home after 4 p.m. today. Pallbearers will be Roman L. Wood, Blane Wood, Dave Parent, Frank Turner, Paul Beasley and Perry Powers.



Birth:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Melzah Powers
SSN: 236-09-0668
Born: 12 May 1912
Died: Oct 1969
State (Year) SSN issued: West Virginia (Before 1951)


Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=PO&GSpartial=1&GSbyrel=all&GSst=52&GScntry=4&GSsr=7081&GRid=53851362&

Died:
West Virginia, Deaths Index, 1853-1973
Name: Melzah Maderia Powers
Death Date: 16 Oct 1969
Death Place: Raleigh, West Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Gender: Male
Father Name: William M. Powers
Mother Name: Rose Moore
Spouse Name: Virginia Powers
FHL Film Number: 1992291

Melzah married Virginia Lillian Vipperman 24 Mar 1934, Beckley, Raleigh Co. WV. Virginia (daughter of McDonald Tarquino Vipperman and Veona Cordelia Connor) was born 11 May 1913, Beckley, Raleigh Co. WV; died 15 May 1999, Beckley, Raleigh Co. WV. [Group Sheet]

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Married:
West Virginia Vital Records
http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11506312&Type=Marriage

1. Karon Rose Powers was born ca 1937, Raleigh Co. WV.
2. William Donald Powers was born 26 Feb 1940, Raleigh Co. WV; died 05 Jun 1984, Elyria, Lorain Co. OH; was buried , Sunset Memoral Park, Beckley, Raleigh Co. WV.