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Gladys May Powell

Female 1907 - 1996  (89 years)


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  • Name Gladys May Powell  [1, 2, 3, 4
    Birth 25 Dec 1907  Powell, Jefferson County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 4, 5
    Gender Female 
    Death 26 Dec 1996  Thayer County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 6
    Burial 30 Dec 1996  Fairbury Cemetery, Fairbury, Jefferson County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [4
    Notes 
    • Obituary, copied from her FindAGrave memorial page, created by Patsy Scheer and maintained by Gary and Wilman (Knigge) Luther:

      Gladys May Mahaffey of Alexandria, Nebr., was born to Isaac and Emma Powell, on Dec. 25, 1907 at rural Powell. She died Dec. 26, 1996, at the age of 89 years and 1 day.

      She attended country school and Powell school and graduated from Fairbury High School in 1926. She taught school near Daykin.

      She was united in marriage to Ernest Arthur Mafaffey of rural Hebron, June 3, 1928. Six children, two sons and four daughters were born to this union. Her hobbies were quilting, and other crafts.

      She was baptized into the Methodist Church in Bruning, on Jan. of 1961, and transferred to the Presbyterian church in Alexandria on Jan. 18, 1970. In 1967, she moved into Alexandria where she lived until she became a resident at the Blue Valley Lutheran Home in Hebron, Nov. 1995. Preceding her in death were her parents, husband, and brothers.

      Survivors include her son, Larry Mahaffey, daughters, Lois Ream and her husband Daryl and Luree Marschman and her husband Ernest of Alexandria, Linda--_and her husband Dale of Dewitt, and Lula Korber and her husband David of Bern, Kansas, 13 grandchildren 12 great grandchildren, brothers, Harold Powell, and his wife Mildred, and Delmer Powell and his wife Vera of Fairbury, and other relatives. Services were Dec. 30 from the Alexandria Presbyterian church with Sylvia Cross officiating. Pallbearers were her grandsons. Burial was in the Fairbury cemetery.
    Person ID I19869  Strong Family Tree
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2016 

    Father Isaac Powell,   b. 29 Jan 1881, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Mother Emma Havel,   b. 15 Apr 1882, Ludell, Rawlins County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 14 Feb 1962 (Age 79 years) 
    Marriage 15 Apr 1902  [1
    • Emma came from western Kansas to Powell, Nebraska to visit her sister, Christina SPRINGER. This is where she met her husband Isaac POWELL. (Milligan, p 296).
    Family ID F7129  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Ernest Arthur Mahaffey,   b. 9 Jan 1903, Hebron, Thayer County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 10 Jul 1963, Thayer County, Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 60 years) 
    Marriage 3 Jun 1928  Nebraska Find all individuals with events at this location  [7
    Family ID F13815  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 23 Jan 2016 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsMarriage - 3 Jun 1928 - Nebraska Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 26 Dec 1996 - Thayer County, Nebraska Link to Google Earth
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  • Sources 
    1. [S219] Milligan Centennial History Book Committee HISTORY OF MILLIGAN, NEBRASKA 1888-1988 (Walsworth Publishing, Marceline, MO), 296 (Reliability: 3).

    2. [S483] 1920 United States Federal Census [Ancestry.com database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005, (For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the NARA web page. This database is an index to individuals enumerated in the 1920 United States Federal Census, the Fourteenth Census of the United States. It includes all states and territories, as well as Military and Naval Forces, the Virgin Islands, Puerto Rico, American Samoa, Guam, and the Panama Canal Zone. The census provides many details about individuals and families including: name, gender, age, birthplace, year of immigration, mother tongue, and parents? birthplaces. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to actual images of the 1920 Federal Census.), Nebraska, Jefferson County, Meridian Precinct Enumerated 18 Feb 1920 SD 4 ED 107 Sheet 3A 45-46 (Reliability: 3).

    3. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.), Gladys MAHAFFEY (Reliability: 3).

    4. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 29281297 (Reliability: 3).

    5. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.), 25 Dec 1907 (Reliability: 3).

    6. [S333] Ancestry.com - U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-Current [database online], (Ancestry.com. Social Security Death Index [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration. The Social Security Administration Death Master File contains information on millions of deceased individuals with United States social security numbers whose deaths were reported to the Social Security Administration. Birth years for the individuals listed range from 1875 to last year. Information in these records includes name, birth date, death date, and last known residence.), 26 Dec 1996 (Reliability: 3).

    7. [S873] Find A Grave [database online]; http://www.findagrave.com/, (Thousands of contributors submit new listings, updates, corrections, photographs and virtual flowers every hour to the FIND A GRAVE website. When it comes to administrating, building and maintaining the site, Find A Grave is largely operated by its founder, Jim Tipton.), # 29281297 and # 64797129 (Reliability: 3).