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Note: N97 The following information is found in the ÒGreene County, Pennsylvania - Birth RegisterÓ, 1893-1903, County Court House, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Page 147 - line 20, Copyright, 2001, James Fordyce (genealogy@fordyce.org). The URL is http://www.fordyce.org/genealogy/GCRecords/births1-alpha.txt.
Surname: Powers
First Name: Goldie
Sex: Female
Color: White
Name of Father: Orlen Powers
Name of Mother: Daisy Powers
Residence: Time, Pa.
Occupation of Father: Laborer
Date of Birth: June 14 1900
Place of Birth: Morris Twp.
Date of Record: Dec. 20, 1900
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Given name (Goldie), married surname (Rush), residence (R. D. 1, Sycamore) and status (not deceased) in March, 1947, from the obituary of William W. R. Powers - "Democrat Messenger" newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Monday, March 3, 1947
Given name (Goldie), maiden surname (Powers), married surname (Rush) and status (not deceased) in January, 1948, from the obituary of Floyd Inghram Rush - ÒDemocrat MessengerÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Tuesday, January 27, 1948, pages 1 and 5
Given name (Goldie), maiden surname (Powers), married surname (Rush), residence (Nineveh) and status (not deceased) in August, 1950, from the obituary of Orland A. Powers - ÒDemocrat MessengerÓ newspaper, Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, Thursday, August 10, 1950
Given name (Goldie), maiden surname (Powers), married surname (Rush), residence (Athens, Ohio) and status (not deceased) in October, 1957, from the obituary of Hannah Porter Powers (Robert L. Lantz Funeral Home)
Given name (Goldie), married surnames (Rush and Jones) and status (not deceased) in April, 1977, from the obituary of Jesse E. Jones Sr. - ÒObserver-ReporterÓ newspaper, Washington, Washington County, Pennsylvania, Monday, April 18, 1977, page B-6
Given name (Goldie), maiden surname (Powers), married surname (Denman) and status (deceased) in April, 2011, from the obituary of Betty L. Crow - ÒThe Athens NewsÓ newspaper, Athens, Athens County, Ohio, Tuesday, April 5, 2011
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1910 (May 11) census data from the census images for North Richhill, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 116 - sheet 17B - image 34 - line 84) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 9 years old, living on a farm with her parents and brother. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her middle initial is listed a "F" in this census.
1920 (March 15) census data from the census images for Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 140 - sheet 5A - image 9 - line 42) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was 19 years old. She was single and living on a general farm with her parents and 1 brother. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name is listed as "Goldie" in this census.
1930 (April 16) census data from the census images for Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 3 - sheet 7A - image 13 - line 48) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was a 28 year old widow. She was living with her parents, 1 brother and her daughter in a house, which was rented for $50 (?) per month, in Rogersville. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania as were her father and mother. Her given name is listed as ÒGoldieÓ in this census.
There is also a Goldie F. Powers listed in this census (April 7) as being a servant in the home of Dr. Arthur T. Murry on State Route 18 in Nineveh, Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania (Enumeration District 20 - sheet 3A - line 44). She is listed as a 29 year old widow who was first married at the age of 19. She is also listed as having been born in Pennsylvania, as were both of her parents so this may be the same person.
1940 (April 11) census data from the census images for Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania (ED 30-37 - sheet 10A - image 19 - line 13) on Ancestry.com. The census indicates that she was a 39 year old housekeeper, working in a private home, as a wage or salary worker in private work. She had worked 40 hours for pay or profit during the week of March 24-30 and 52 weeks in 1939, earning $260. She did not receive income of $50 or more from other sources. She had completed the 8th grade. She was married and living in the household of Samuel M. Smith, a lawyer in private practice, in a house, which was owned and valued at $7,500, at 243 East High Street in Ward 1. On April 1, 1935, she lived in the same house. She is listed as having been born in Pennsylvania. Her given name is listed as "Goldie" in this record.
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Greene County Marriage License Docket 1944, Vol. 29, page 462, No. 13405 - Greene County Court House, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania indicates she was a 45 year old maid, born in Morris Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania, and living in Waynesburg, Greene County, Pennsylvania, at the time of her marriage. This was her second marriage, the first one ending due to desertion on July 7, 1943.
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Obituary from Democrat Messenger, Thursday, April 7, 1983, page 2 (files of Cornerstone Genealogical Society, Waynesburg, Pennsylvania)
Goldie Powers Jones, 82, of 489 Castle Shannon Blvd, Mount Lebanon, (formerly of Waynesburg) died at 2:15 a. m. Wednesday, April 6, 1983 following a lengthy illness.
Born June 14, 1900 in Morris Twp, she was a daughter of the late Orland A. and Daisy Porter Powers.
Her first husband, Floyd Rush, died in 1948. Her second husband Jesse E. Jones Sr., died April 15, 1977.
She spent most of her life in Greene Co, and was a member of the First Baptist Church of Waynesburg.
For several years, she was employed by S. M. Smith and Dr. H. E. Murray. She had also been employed by Waynesburg College as a housemother.
She is survived by two daughters, Mrs. Parker (Betty) Crow of Athens, Ohio and Mrs. Guy (Virginia) Luzier of Logan, Ohio; three grandchildren, Thomas Hartzell of Elkins, W. Va., Mrs. Dana (Deanna) Channell of the Plains, Ohio, and Mrs. Kenneth (Connie) Becker of Columbus, Ohio.
She was preceded in death by a brother, Ray Powers.
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Monument in Rosemont Cemetery, Rogersville, Center Township, Greene County, Pennsylvania from "Greene County, Pennsylvania Area Cemeteries CD-ROM Volume 3" - James Fordyce (2002). This monument was observed by me and photographed.
RUSH
FLOYD I. GOLDIE P.
1897 - 1948 1900 - 1983
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