Elizabeth Ferne (Betty) Powley[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6] 1901 - 1998

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• Birth	13 Sep 1901	Deckerville, Sanilac, Michigan, USA   [3, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1910	Marion Twp, Sanilac, Michigan, USA   [11]
  	1) Charles E. Powley, male, age 41, born in canada, immigration 1862, farmer. 2) Ellen I. Powley, female, 3 children, born in Canada, Immigration 1867. 3) May Powley, female, age 18, born in Michigan. 4) Jennie Powley, female, age 16, born in Michigan. 5) «b»Bessie Powley«/b», female, age 8, born in Michigan. 6) Chester Birch, male, to raise, age 11, born in Michigan.
  Census	1920	Port Huron, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA   [12]
  	1) Clifford Staplin, male age 25, born Iowa, laborer Mueller Brass. 2) Jennie Staplin, female age 25, born Michigan. 3) Ida Powley, female, age 50, born Canada. 4) «b»Bessie Powley«/b», female, age 18, born in Michigan, laborer Dell-Block.
  Census	1930	Ferndale, Oakland, Michigan USA   [13]
  	1) «b»J«/b»ohn Kutchen, male, age 32, born Pennsylvania, retail tires. 2) «b»Betty Kutchen«/b», female, age 28, born Michigan. 3) Charlene Kutchen, female, age 1 month, born Michigan.
  Buried	Aug 1998	Roseland Park Cemetary, Berkley, Oakland, Michigan, USA   [14]
  Died	15 Aug 1998	Lake Orion, Oakland, Michigan, USA   [14, 15, 16]
  Person ID	I5	Our Family | Powley, Fraser, Thom, George, Kutchen, Kucan,Bearss, Bearce, Powley, Bearss, Bearce, Bearse, Bearss, Bearce, Bearse, Powley, Kucan, Kutchen, Kutchen, Kucan
  Last Modified	18 May 2010

  
  

  Father	Charles E. Powley,   b. 16 Nov 1868, Brantford, Brant, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 18 Oct 1919, Port Huron, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA
  Mother	Ellen Ida Bearss,   b. 31 May 1869, West Nissouri Twp, Middlesex, Ontario, Canada ,   d. 1958, , , Michigan, USA
  Married	17 Dec 1890	Mairon Twp, Sanilac, Michigan, USA
  Family ID	F63	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	John L. Kutchen,   b. 27 Jul 1897, Pittsburgh, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, USA ,   d. Jun 1970, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA
  Married	10 Aug 1927	Ypsilanti, Washtenaw, Michigan, USA   [17]
  	Their Marriage License states they were married by Rev. Walter Firthat at the M. E. Church, in Ypsilanti, Michigan on August 10, 1927. Witnesses were Waive Overhiser and Anne M. Swartz. The following is from a Deckerville, Michigan newspaper: A very pretty wedding was solemnized August 10, at the home of Mrs. Ida Powley, Port Huron when her youngest daughter Betty Fern became the bride of John L. Kutchen of Detroit. The bridal party took their places to the music played by Miss Theo May Turnbull, niece of the bride. The attendants of the bridal couple were the Misses Waive Overhiser, Anne M. Swartz, and Mr. James Donaldson of Detroit. The bride was attired in white canton crepe and a veil of tulle caught with a cornet of orange blossoms. The bridal bouquet of white roses and baby breath was carried by Bessie Lyla Turnbull, niece of the bride. The bridesmaids wore peach and powder blue georgette respectively and carried pink roses. The groom wore the conventional navy blue. The Rev. Walter Firth of Chelsea M. E. Church officiated. After a buffet luncheon Mr. and Mrs. Kutchen left for a two weeks motor trip through the East, stopping at Philadelphia and Atlantic City. The bride is a former Deckerville girl having graduated from high school here. She is also a graduate of the Ypsilanti State Normal College. The past two years she has made many friends in Sturgis, Michigan where she has been teaching in the commercial department. The groom is a successful business man of Detroit, in which city they will make their future home.
  Children	1. Charlene Kutchen,   b. 9 Mar 1930, Highland Park, Wayne, Michigan, USA ,   d. Dec 1961, Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, USA   2. Living   3. Living   4. Living   5. Living
  Last Modified	19 Feb 2010
  Family ID	F1	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map

  Event Birth - 13 Sep 1901 - Deckerville, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Census - 1910 - Marion Twp, Sanilac, Michigan, USA Census - 1920 - Port Huron, Saint Clair, Michigan, USA Died - 15 Aug 1998 - Lake Orion, Oakland, Michigan, USA  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		Elizabeth Ferne Powley Kutchen
  		John @ Betty Kutchen with family 40th Wedding Anniversary
  		Deckerville High School 1919 graduation Class
  		A saying of Elizabeth Powley
  		90th birthday card Birth Card from Present Bush

  
  

  Headstones

  KUTCHEN John 1897-1970 & Betty 1901-1998 Status: Located

  
  

• Notes

  Mom graduated from Detroit Business University in 1919 and Michigan State Normal College in 1925. She taught at Detroit Business College and at Sturges High School, Sturges, Michigan. [8, 15, 18]




• Sources

  [S5] Interview with Barbara Tichenor, Tichenor, Barbara, Personal knowledge; Recorded 16 Sep 2005 (Reliability: 3). [S1511] Personal Knowledge - Bill Kutchen, Personal knowledge. (Reliability: 4), 21 Nov 2008. [S1444] Michigan Births 1867-1902, Michigan. Michigan Dept. of Health. LDS, (http://pilot.familysearch.org/recordsearch/start.html#c=1459684;p=collectionDetails;t=searchable :n.d.), Michigan Births 1867-1902." Film #2363035, Digital GS #4208770, Image #1121, Elizabeth F. Powley, accessed 28 Feb 2009. (Reliability: 3), 28 Feb 2009. [S1563] Michigan, Sanilac County - 1910 - USA Census, Michigan, Sanilac, (www.heritageonline.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T624, roll 674, Marion Twp., enumeration district (ED) 148, sheet 4A, p. 224, dwelling 64 (Reliability: 3), 18 Jan 2010. 1) Charles E. Powley, male, age 41, born in canada, immigration 1882, farmer. 2) Ellen I. Powley, female, 3 children, born in Canada, Immigration 1887. 3) May Powley, female, age 18, born in Michigan. 4) Jennie Powley, female, age 16, born in Michigan. 5) «b»Bessie Powley«/b», female, age 8, born in Michigan. 6) Chester Birch, male, to raise, age 11, born in Michigan. [S1570] Michigan, St. Clair County - 1920 - US Census, Michigan, St. Clair, (www.heritagequestonline.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T625, roll 795, Port Huron, enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 24A, p. 78, dwelling 529 (Reliability: 3), 19 Jan 2010. 1) Clifford Staplin, male age 25, born Iowa, laborer Mueller Brass. 2) Jennie Staplin, female age 25, born Michigan. 3) Ida Powley, female, age 50, born Canada. 4) «b»Bessie Powley«/b», female, age 18, born in Michigan, laborer Dell-Block. [S1587] Michigan, Oakland County 1930 - US Census, Michigan, Oakland, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 1016, Ferndale, enumeration district (ED) 25, sheet 21B, dwelling 457 (Reliability: 3), 27 Jan 2010. 1) John Kutchen, male, age 32, born Pennsylvania, retail tires. 2) «b»Betty Kutchen«/b», female, age 28, born Michigan. 3) Charlene Kutchen, female, age 1 month, born Michigan. [S5] Interview with Barbara Tichenor, Tichenor, Barbara, Interview with author.; Recorded 16 Sep 2005 (Reliability: 3). [S1511] Personal Knowledge - Bill Kutchen, Personal knowledge. (Reliability: 3), 22 Nov 2008. [S1299] Marriage License, Michigan. Wayne County., Marriage License #8227313, John L. Kutchen-Elizabeth F. Powley, 1927 (Reliability: 3), 14 Dec 2007. [S1570] Michigan, St. Clair County - 1920 - US Census, Michigan, St. Clair, (www.heritagequestonline.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T625, roll 795, Port Huron, enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 24A, p. 78, dwelling 529 (Reliability: 3), 19 Jan 2010. 1) Clifford Staplin, male age 25, born Iowa, laborer Mueller Brass. 2) Jennie Staplin, female age 25, born Michigan. 3) Ida Powley, female, age 50, born Canada. 4«b») Bessie Powley,«/b» female, age 18, born in Michigan, laborer Dell-Block. [S1563] Michigan, Sanilac County - 1910 - USA Census, Michigan, Sanilac, (www.heritageonline.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T624, roll 674, Marion Twp., enumeration district (ED) 148, sheet 4A, p. 224, dwelling 64 (Reliability: 3), 18 Jan 2010. 1) Charles E. Powley, male, age 41, born in canada, immigration 1882, farmer. 2) Ellen I. Powley, female, 3 children, born in Canada, Immigration 1887. 3) May Powley, female, age 18, born in Michigan. 4) Jennie Powley, female, age 16, born in Michigan. 5) Bessie Powley, female, age 8, born in Michigan. 6) Chester Birch, male, to raise, age 11, born in Michigan. [S1570] Michigan, St. Clair County - 1920 - US Census, Michigan, St. Clair, (www.heritagequestonline.com: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), T625, roll 795, Port Huron, enumeration district (ED) 117, sheet 24A, p. 78, dwelling 529 (Reliability: 3), 19 Jan 2010. 1) Clifford Staplin, male age 25, born Iowa, laborer Mueller Brass. 2) Jennie Staplin, female age 25, born Michigan. 3) Ida Powley, female, age 50, born Canada. 4) Bessie Powley, female, age 18, born in Michigan, laborer Dell-Block. [S1587] Michigan, Oakland County 1930 - US Census, Michigan, Oakland, (www.ancestry.com: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), T626, roll 1016, Ferndale, enumeration district (ED) 25, sheet 21B, dwelling 457 (Reliability: 3), 27 Jan 2010. 1) John Kutchen, male, age 32, born Pennsylvania, retail tires. 2) Betty Kutchen, female, age 28, born Michigan. 3) Charlene Kutchen, female, age 1 month, born Michigan. [S1409] Grave Markers - Roseland Park, Betty F Kutchen, Section 30; Lot 15; Grave 4 & 5; Personally read by Bill Kutchen, 2007. (Reliability: 3), 9 Jun 2007. Kutchen, John L. 1897-1970 Betty F. Kutchen 1901-1998 [S13] Kutchen, Jack personal knowledge, Kutchen, Jack, Personal knowledge; Recorded 16 Sep 2005 (Reliability: 3). [S1230] SSDI, Social Security Administration, (\i Family Search Org\i0  (familysearch.com : 2004 - 2009)), entry for Betty Kutchen, 1998, accessed 12 Nov 2003 (Reliability: 4), 7 Sep 2006. [S1299] Marriage License, Michigan. Wayne County., Marriage License #82 27313 and Certificate of Marriage, John L. Kutchen-Elisabeth F. Powley, 1927 (Reliability: 3), 14 Dec 2007. Certificate of Marriage dated August 10, 1927 and sign by Rev. Walter Firth. [S5] Interview with Barbara Tichenor, Tichenor, Barbara, Interview with author; Recorded 16 Sep 2005 (Reliability: 3).