EIGHTH GENERATION

62. Eddie Gray POWERS was born on 17 Sep 1902 in Lunenburg County, VA. Birth date supplied by his son, Clarke. Other sources show it as Sep 19th. He died on 1 Jan 1983 in Santa Barbara, CA.
Eddie Gray Powers lived in the Washington DC area in the 40's. Later he lived in Omaha. He moved to Santa Barbara, California, in the late 60's with his Mother-in-law Emma Walker and her second husband, Clarke Clarence Wilson.
He was in the Navy for four years, then worked for the Corps of Engineers as a comptroller specialist. He retired in 1967 in Omaha, NE.

He was married to Marguerite Monica SCHMITZ on 11 Oct 1939 in Silver Springs, MD. Marguerite Monica SCHMITZ was born on 25 Aug 1913 in Omaha, Nebraska. She died on 15 Jul 1994 in Santa Barbara, CA.
Marguerite Schmitz worked as a beautician in Washington, DC. Later she was a cosmetic saleswoman. Eddie Gray POWERS and Marguerite Monica SCHMITZ had the following children:

+108 i. Eddie Gray POWERS , Jr..
+109 ii. Clarke Wilson POWERS.