Henry POWIS
Hester Eliza SMITH

Husband:  Henry POWIS
Birth:   21 Aug 1864, Pike, Wyoming Co., New York
Death:   Aft 1894, Silver Creek, Chautauqua Co., New York
Burial:
Father:  Richard POWIS
Mother:  Gertrude C. WAITH

Marriage:   1887, Wyoming Co., New York 

Wife:  Hester Eliza SMITH
Birth:  12 Nov 1868, Portage, Livingston Co., New York 
Death:  29 Nov 1951, Los Angeles Co., California
Burial:  
Father:  Aaron A. SMITH Jr.  
Mother:   Mary Eliza BLOOD 

Children:
1. Richard Smith POWIS, b: 18 Mar 1888, Pike, Wyoming Co., New York
                                         d: 30 Oct 1961, Los Angeles Co., California
2. Henry Aaron POWIS, b: 21 Jun 1889, Silver Springs, Chautauqua Co., New York
                                       d: 1 Mar 1968, Laguna Hills, Orange Co., California
3. Herbert Schuyler POWIS, b: 12 Jul 1894, Silver Springs, Chautauqua Co., New York
                                             d: 21 Jan 1971, Arbuckle, Colusa Co., California
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Notes:
Hester and the children were living with her mother in 1900.  She and her 2nd husband were living with her mother in 1910.  By 1920, she was a widow again.

1920 Federal Census Data (T625_1091, Page 117A), Silver Creek Village, Chautauqua Co., New York,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 145, Enumeration Date: 2-Feb-1920, Family #351

In 1930, she is living with her middle son but the census lists his surname as Howell instead of Powis.

1930 Federal Census Data (T626_0124, Page 247B), Beverly Hills, Los Angeles Co., California,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 829, Enumeration Date: 9-Apr-1930, Family #279

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