Powers Cemetery

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Powers Cemetery was also known as Joshua Powers Burial Grounds.
Powers Cemetery - is located in Prairie Township, Henry County, Indiana. This burial ground was set-aside in a deed dated 17 Dec 1876. Joshua H. Powers, and his wife, Martha H. Powers, deeded to John S. Powers, Samuel J. Dragoo and Isaac V. Rees, trustees as of 6 Apr 1876, of the burial ground. On the 14th day of June, 1907, in pursuance of an act by the General Assembly, approved 4 Mar 1905, Samuel J. Dragoo, John V. Patterson and George Holbert of Delaware County, IN, trustees of the Powers burial ground, conveyed unto the Prairie Township trustee, Henry county, IN the Powers burial ground.
This burial ground is located about one mile south of the Delaware county line at the intersection of Henry county roads 900 north and the Old Muncie pike A lot of the people buried here lived in Delaware county IN

The following people are buried here:
BurialSamuel Jones
Burialafter 21 Oct 1843Naomi Powers
Burialafter 14 Oct 1846Nehemiah Powers
Burialafter 28 Apr 1852Eliza J. Rogers
Burialafter 20 Mar 1858Eliza A. Powers
Burialafter 25 Jan 1861Cassandra Holland
BurialWilliam Johnson Powers
Burialafter 9 Jun 1863Rebecca Jones
Burialafter 23 Nov 1880Amanda Polsley
Burialafter 8 Dec 1884Peter Dragoo
Burialafter 11 Aug 1888Martha Jones
Burial1903James Current Powers
Burial1913Martha J. Steward