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Theophilus POWELL
(1792 –1861)
Rachael Ruth CENTER
(1819 –1890)
Alfred Bainbridge COLLVER
(1819 –1902)
Ruth RICE
(1827 –1903)
Isaac Jamison POWELL
(1843 –1921)
Adelia Emily COLLVER
(1852 –1920)
Myrtle Alta POWELL
(1892 –1989)

 

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Spouses & Children

1. Simeon Curtis NICKERSON

2. William Henry BEST
3. Darrell Lane RICE
4. Walter Edward SMITH

Myrtle Alta POWELL 6 7
  • Born: 27 July 1892, near Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon, USA 4 5 8 9 10
  • Marriage (1): Simeon Curtis NICKERSON on 24 January 1910 in Tygh Valley, Wasco County, Oregon, USA 1 2 3 4
  • Marriage (2): William Henry BEST on 23 September 1940 in prob Oregon, USA
  • Marriage (3): Darrell Lane RICE on 26 July 1963 in Battle Ground, Clark County, Washington, USA
  • Marriage (4): Walter Edward SMITH on 21 November 1977 in Tillamook County, Oregon, USA 5
  • Died: 3 April 1989, Sublimity, Marion County, Oregon, USA at age 96 5 8 10
  • Buried: 1989, The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, USA 8

bullet   Other names for Myrtle were Myrtle Alta BEST, Myrtle A. NICKERSON,4 Myrtle POWELL 9 and Myrtle A. SMITH.5 10

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bullet  Burial Notes

Odd Fellows Cemetery (Sunset Cemetery)

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bullet  Recorded Events in Her Life

  • She was described as hair was brown.

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  • She appeared on the 1900 US Federal Census on 13 June 1900 in Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon, USA. 9

Name / Relation / Race / Sex / Birth / Age / Marital Status and Number of Children / Birthplace / Father's Birthplace / Mother's Birthplace / Occupation

Powell  Isaac J    Head       W  M   Ap   1843   57  M  30         Missouri  Virginia   Virginia   U B Minister*
------  Adelia E   Wife       W  F   Jny  1853   47  M  30  9  8   Utah      Ohio       Ohio      
------  Eva        Daughter   W  F   July 1883   16  S             Oregon    Missouri   Utah       at school
------  Bessie     Daughter   W  F   Dec  1885   14  S             Oregon    Missouri   Utah       at school
------  Lida       Daughter   W  F   Dec  1888   11  S             Oregon    Missouri   Utah       at school
------  Myrtle     Daughter   W  F   July 1892    7  S             Oregon    Missouri   Utah       at school
------  James      Son        W  M   June 1877   22  S             Oregon    Missouri   Utah       Farm Laborer
Barzee  Alice      Daughter   W  F   Aug  1874   25  M   1         Oregon    Missouri   Utah
   *Owns house free of mortgage

Census:  First Street, Dufur City, Dufur Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA (Enumeration District No. 149, Sheet No. 6);
         enumerated on the 13th of June 1900, but data recorded as of 01 June 1900

  • She appeared on the 1930 US Federal Census on 9 April 1930 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA. 4

Myrtle A Nickerson       37
Eva N Nickerson       7


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  • Gallery: Delayed Birth Record, in April 1950, in Yamhill County, Oregon, USA.

    In the Circuit Court of the State of Oregon for the County of Yamhill. DECREE FOR REGISTRATION OF BIRTH. Myrtle Alta Best, b. 27 July 1892 near Dufur, Wasco County, Oregon, daughter of Isaac Jamison Powell and Adelia Emily Collver. Name changed from Myrtle Alta Powell to Myrtle Alta Best on 23 Sept 1940, by marriage. Entered in court 8 April 1950, recorded 11 April 1950.
  • Her Social Security Number was 544-48-1327, issued in 1960 in Oregon, USA. 10
  • Abt 1985, after her 4th husband died, Myrtle resided in Lebanon, Linn County, Oregon, USA.
  • Last Residence: 97385, Bef 3 April 1989, Sublimity, Marion County, Oregon, USA. 10

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  • Her obituary was published on page 2C of the Statesman Journal on 7 April 1989 in Salem, Marion County, Oregon, USA.
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Myrtle married Simeon Curtis NICKERSON, son of Samuel Barnard NICKERSON and Mary Elizabeth DEEMS, on 24 January 1910 in Tygh Valley, Wasco County, Oregon, USA.1 2 3 4 The marriage ended in divorce before 9 April 1930. (Simeon Curtis NICKERSON was born on 14 July 1889 in Pittsburgh, Allegheny County, Pennsylvania, USA,4 11 died on 21 March 1965 in Multnomah County, Oregon, USA 12 13 14 and was buried on 24 March 1965 in Portland, Clackamas County, Oregon, USA 13.)

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Myrtle next married William Henry BEST on 23 September 1940 in prob Oregon, USA. (William Henry BEST was born on 25 April 1883 in Pennsylvania, USA, died on 9 January 1960 in Salem, Marion County, Illinois, USA and was buried on 12 January 1960 in Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA.)


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Myrtle next married Darrell Lane RICE, son of Austin Cyrenius RICE and Ada Ann WALLER, on 26 July 1963 in Battle Ground, Clark County, Washington, USA. (Darrell Lane RICE was born on 17 September 1895 in The Dalles, Wasco County, Oregon, USA,15 16 17 18 died on 18 June 1968 in Newberg, Yamhill County, Oregon, USA 19 and was buried on 24 June 1968 in Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA 20.)


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Myrtle next married Walter Edward SMITH on 21 November 1977 in Tillamook County, Oregon, USA.5 (Walter Edward SMITH was born on 16 November 1890 in Fossil, Gilliam County, Oregon, USA, died on 9 September 1984 in Linn County, Oregon, USA and was buried in 1984 in Albany, Linn County, Oregon, USA.)


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bullet   Sources   bullet

  1. Personal knowledge of Elden Eugene Richmond (1924 – 2017), family historian. Email Kirsty Haining for contact info for Elden.
  2. Oregon Marriages, 1906 – 20, Nickerson-Powell marriage, 24 Jan 1910, Wasco County, Oregon, USA.
  3. Oregon State Government, Oregon Historical Records Index.
  4. Ancestry.com, 1930 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2002. Original data: Fifteenth Census of the United States, 1930. NARA microfilm publication T626, 2,667 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), Myrtle Nickerson household, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.
  5. Ancestry.com, Oregon, Death Index, 1898 – 2008 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of Oregon. Oregon Death Index, 1903 –1998. Salem, OR, USA: Oregon State Archives and Records Center; and Oregon Death Indexes, 1903 –1970 and Oregon Death Indexes, 1971– 2008; Salem, OR, USA: Oregon State Library), Myrtle A. Smith death, 03 Apr 1989, Marion County, Oregon, Certificate No. 89-07125.
  6. Kirsty M. Haining.
  7. Gertrude Brown Smith and Beulah M. Springstead, Our Colonial Lines: Powell, Eaton, Rice, Pettengill, Collver, White (c) 1992, p. 15, 52, 57, 67, 92. This is the 3rd edition of a family-published book on genealogy.
  8. Gertrude Brown Smith and Beulah M. Springstead, Our Colonial Lines: Powell, Eaton, Rice, Pettengill, Collver, White (c) 1992. This is the 3rd edition of a family-published book on genealogy.
  9. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls), Isaac J. Powell household, First Street, Dufur City, Dufur Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA; 1900 Census Place: Dufur, Wasco, Oregon, roll 1353, page 6B, enumeration district 0149, FHL microfilm 1241353.
  10. Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration), Myrtle A. Smith death, Apr 1989, SSN 544-48-1327.
  11. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.), Simeon Curtin Nickerson registration, Deschutes County, Oregon, Roll No. 1852055.
  12. Ancestry.com, Oregon, Death Index, 1898 – 2008 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2000. Original data: State of Oregon. Oregon Death Index, 1903 –1998. Salem, OR, USA: Oregon State Archives and Records Center; and Oregon Death Indexes, 1903 –1970 and Oregon Death Indexes, 1971– 2008; Salem, OR, USA: Oregon State Library), Simeon C Nickerson death, 21 Mar 1965, Multnomah County, Oregon, Certificate No. 4027.
  13. National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator), Simeon C Nickerson, Willamette National Cemetery.
  14. Ancestry.com, Social Security Death Index [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2011. Original data: Social Security Administration. Social Security Death Index, Master File. Social Security Administration), Simeon Nickerson death, Mar 1965, SSN 540-07-3529.
  15. Ancestry.com, 1900 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004. Original data: United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623, 1854 rolls), Austin C. Rice household, Boyd Precinct, Wasco County, Oregon, USA.
  16. Ancestry.com, U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2005. Original data: United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917 –1918. Washington, DC: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.), Darrell Lane Rice registration, Gilliam County, Oregon; Roll: 1852056; Draft Board: 0.
  17. Ancestry.com, 1920 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2010. Images reproduced by FamilySearch. Original data: Fourteenth Census of the United States, 1920. NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), Austin C. Rice household, 650 Umatilla Avenue, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.
  18. Ancestry.com, 1910 United States Federal Census [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: Thirteenth Census of the United States, 1910. NARA microfilm publication T624, 1,178 rolls. Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, DC), Austin C. Rice household, 526 Miller, Portland, Multnomah County, Oregon, USA.
  19. Gertrude Brown Smith and Beulah M. Springstead, Our Colonial Lines: Powell, Eaton, Rice, Pettengill, Collver, White (c) 1992, p. 15. This is the 3rd edition of a family-published book on genealogy.
  20. National Cemetery Administration, U.S. Veterans Gravesites, ca.1775-2006 [database on-line] (Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2006. Original data: National Cemetery Administration. Nationwide Gravesite Locator).


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