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Andrew J. Powers
Born: 23 Feb 1824 Cincinnati, Hamilton, OH	per death record
Married: 1st: to Louisa F. Countess on 28 May 1848 Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY	Marriage to Louisa Countess pg 1       Marriage to Louisa Countess pg 2
2nd: to Caroline Childers on 24 Feb 1869 Jefferson Co., KY
Died: 17 Dec 1883 Jefferson Co., KY	Oral history has it that Jack, (Andrew Jackson Powers) had a heart attack and fell down some steps when Caroline was pregnant with Fred.		Kentucky Death Records on ancestry.com
Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville,	Buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, F 336 #8	Plot Map at Cave Hill Cemetery Plot of A. J. Powers

FATHER

Isaac Powers

MOTHER

Nancy Wills Huff

WIFE

Caroline Childers b. 4 Jul 1852 d. 19 Oct 1921 buried: Cave Hill Cemetery, Louisville, F. 336 #12

Jefferson Co., KY death records for Caroline Powers

CHILDREN with Louisa Countess

1. Andrew Jackson Powers, JR b. 23 Jul 1849

2. William H. Powers
    b. 14 Nov 1850
   d. 08 Oct 1851

3. James Powers
    b. 18 Dec 1853
    d. 18 Dec 1853

4.Cora F Powers b. 02 May 1855
living with Mary Ann (Powers) Stoll in 1870

5. Blanche Powers b. 28 Mar 1858 Louisville, Jefferson Co., KY living with Mary Ann (Powers) Stoll in 1870		Blanche Powers
6. Anna Belle Powers b. 07 May 1860		Anna Belle Powers

7. George W. Powers b. 12 Jun 1862

8. Isaac Powers b. 23 Jun 1864
   buried Cave Hill Cemetery 07 Jul 1864

CHILDREN with Caroline Childers

1. William Jack Powers b. 25 Nov 1871 Death record says born 25 Nov 1867 to Andrew Jackson Powers and Caroline Childers and died 11 Aug 1951

William Jack Powers

2.John Powers b. 08 May 1875

3. Anna B. Powers b. 25 Nov 1876
married: William E. Graham
died: 10 Mar 1945

4. Florence (Sarah) Powers b. Apr 1878

5. Charles E Powers b. 06 Sep 1879
married Bertha Wadlinger in Cincinnati.

6. May Ida Powers b. Dec 1882 married Fr. Hoffman  02 Apr 1903 Jefferson Co., KY married William Phillip Earheart

May Ida Powers Earheart holding a grandchild, possibly Frank Rush

7. Fred H. Powers b. 10 Jan 1884 married: Helen Roseberry died: 31 Dec 1944

Fred H. Powers

DAUGHTER of Caroline Childers Powers born 3 years after the death of her husband

1. Elsie (Alcy) Powers  b. Apr 1887

 (born 3 years after the death of Andrew J Powers but listed as "daughter" in 1900 census living with Caroline Childers Powers. Oral history has it that she was a "sister"

Biography on Andrew Jackson Powers
by Susan Brooke May 2013

Andrew Jackson Powers was born in Cincinnati in 1824.  His father, Isaac Powers, was either a drayman or laborer according to the Cincinnati City directories.  Then in 1836 his father disappeared from the Cincinnati records.  Andrew was about 12 at the time.  His older brother, Jacob, was about 18.  Their youngest sister, Sarah Alice, was an infant. 

We do not know how their mother, Nancy Huff Powers, managed to support her family after Isaac died, but we do know that in the 1840 Cincinnati Directory, Leroy Tomlinson was listed as boarding with Mrs. Ann Powers on Spring Street.  Sometime before 1840 Eliza Powers, their oldest sister, had married Leroy Tomlinson.

So, in 1837 Leroy Tomlinson and Jacob Powers were the only two adult males in the family.  However, Andrew at 12 was also probably working to bring some income to the family.  Leroy Tomlinson was working as a butcher in the 1840.

The meat packing industry was booming in Louisville, so soon after 1840 the family moved to Louisville.   Andrew Jackson Powers married Louisa Countess in Louisville in 1848 and is shown working as a butcher in the 1850 census. 

But he also went by the name of  "Jack."  He had a meat stall in St. Charles market in Louisville, and in 1851 and  1852 had advertisements in the Louisville  Daily Democrat. He also ran an ad in the same paper with a poem mentioning bear meat for Christmas. (see below #1)  He must have been prospering in his meat stall because four years later in 1856  "Jack Powers" was once again mentioned in the Daily Louisville Times. In 1856 he and his wife, Louisa, had two small children, Andrew Jackson Powers, Jr. and Cora Powers.  Two other infants had died in infancy.

Two more children were born between 1856 and 1861 and from all appearances Andrew Jackson Powers was doing well as a butcher.  In the 1861 Louisville City Directory he was listed as a "butcher at 1 Preston Market" and his home was on Buchanan,  and he was a candidate for Night Watchman in the Tenth Ward. And in 1862 he was an officer of the Tenth Ward for conducting the election. In 1866 Andrew J Powers had a "meat store" at 304 Chestnut, corner of Clay.  His residence was 316 E. Chestnut.  (see below #2  )  His wife, Louisa, had given birth to two more children and they probably had a fairly happy family.  Then in October of 1866, Louisa died and Andrew had four living children to raise.  His oldest son, Andrew Jackson Powers, Jr., age 17, was already off working as a "pipeman" for the railroads. However, the girls were still young.  Cora was 11, Blanche 8 and Anna Belle 6.  In the 1870 census records, Blanche was living with his sister, Susan Powers Jones.  His daughters Cora and Belle were living with his sister Mary Ann Powers Stoll.    

There do not appear to be any city directories for Louisville from 1863-1866 since that is the period of the Civil War, so it is hard to know what Andrew Jackson Powers was doing during those years.  We do know that he was called in for the draft in July 1863. (see #3 below)  There were many advertisements in the Louisville Daily Democrat at the time naming men "authorized by the Enrolling Board to take proof and issue certificates to persons exempted from the draft."  Since Andrew Jackson Powers was 38 with several children to support, he may not have had to serve.  He had sworn oath to the Union, however, or he would not have been able to serve as an officer of the election of 1862.

In February of 1869, Andrew J Powers married again to Caroline Childers.  She was 16 years old and had been working for his close neighbor, John G. Childers.  In the 1870 census the Childers and Powers households are right next to each other.  Then in September of that same year "Jack Powers and his wife -- were engaged in a peace warrant case with Jno. Childers - - for pay due from Childers to Mrs. Powers for six months's services."  Caroline received $52.00 for her six months work.  John G. Childers was written up a couple of times over marital and alcohol issues after this lawsuit.  (see below # 4)                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                

Andrew Jackson Powers continued to be listed in the Louisville City directories as a butcher.  He moved with his family to Cabel near Franklin sometime before 1879.  He died December 17, 1883 leaving Caroline with several young children to raise. In 1883 Caroline Powers is listed as the widow of "John" Powers.

Andrew J. Powers is said to have looked much like his grandson, Avery Cope, shown here with his sister, Blanche. (oral history from Anne Cope at [email protected] )

Avery Cope

# 1     Louisville Daily Democrat  Pg 2  December 24, 1851 A J Powers, J. H Stoll, etc are advertising their meats at the St Charles Market.  Mr Tate had stall #1, J. H. Stoll had stalls 4 and 5.  A J Powers had stall # 26.  Louisville Daily Democrat pg 3 December 25, 1852 "The butcher's in St. Charles market made a very grand display of meats last night.  Jack Powers, Joe Meglemmery, John Tate, Louis Rehm, and others, had their stalls beautifully decorated, and the display attracted much attention." Daily Louisville Times  pg 2 December 24, 1856 "CHRISTMAS MEATS.--Jack Powers, at his stall No. 26, Kentucky Market, is in the field again with some of the finest Christmas meats ever seen even to this region of fine cattle.  His stall will be an attractive place this week."

Louisville Daily Democrat, pg 3, December 25, 1852

#2

Louisville Daily Courier, April 4, 1861

1861 Louisville City Directory 1866 Louisville City Directory

Louisville Daily Democrat, pg 2, April 1, 1862 officer of the Tenth Ward for conducting the election

#3

Civil War registration

Andrew J Powers was called to register for the Civil War in July of 1863.  He was listed as "Andrew J Powers, age 38, butcher, born in Ohio."

# 4

Louisville Daily Express pg 4, September 28, 1869 Jack Powers and wife in peace warrant case with Jno Childers.

Louisville Daily Express Oct 1, 1869 Mary Childers charging her husband, Jno G Childers, with threatening to kill her.

Louisville Evening Express November 10, 1869 "Old man Childers" Wife throw him out of the window.