Gen. Thomas J. Power and Mary Ann Johnson
Husband Gen. Thomas J. Power 1 2
AKA: George Thomas J. Powers 3 Born: 7 Jul 1808 - Beaver Co, PA 1 Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Gen. Samuel Power (Abt 1774-1840) 1 4 5 Mother: Elizabeth Penny (Abt 1778-1830) 1 5
Marriage: 1832 1
Wife Mary Ann Johnson 1
Born: Christened: Died: Buried:
Father: Samuel Johnson ( - ) 1 Mother:
Children
1 F Josephine Power 2 6
AKA: Josephine Powers 3 Born: Christened: Died: Buried:Spouse: Gen. William S. Shallenberger (1839- ) 3 7 8 9 Marr: 1 Dec 1864 2 6
General Notes: Husband - Gen. Thomas J. Power
He was reared in Beaver County, Pennsylvania, was a civil engineer by profession, and spent over twenty-seven years of his life on public works. He also served one term as adjutant-general of the state.
In politics he was a Republican.
In 1888, he and his wife had six children living.
He was a civil engineer, and was engaged, in his early years, on the Pennsylvania Canal and Portage Railroad; and also on the first surveys of what became known as the Philadelphia Railroad. He was one of the promoters of the Erie and Pittsburg Railroad. He was Adjutant-General of the State from October 25, 1856, to February 5, 1858.
1 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 804.
2 Rev. Joseph A. Bausman, A.M, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York, NY: The Knickerbocker Press, 1904), Pg 224.
3 John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Western Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1915), Pg 128.
4 John E. Alexander, A Record of the Descendants of John Alexander (Philadelphia, PA: Alfred Martien, 1878), Pg 30.
5 Rev. Joseph A. Bausman, A.M, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York, NY: The Knickerbocker Press, 1904), Pg 227.
6 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 810.
7 —, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia and Chicago: A. Warner & Co., Publishers, 1888), Pg 809.
8 Rev. Joseph A. Bausman, A.M, History of Beaver County, Pennsylvania (New York, NY: The Knickerbocker Press, 1904), Pg 223.
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John W. Jordan, LL.D., Genealogical and Personal History of Northern Pennsylvania (New York: Lewis Historical Publishing Company, 1913), Pg 582.
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