1. Richard Powers married to Margaret Noonan had 5 children;
1.1 Sarah Powers married Louis Wilpolt and they are detailed in the Wilpolt family pages, along with each of their children.
1.2 John Powers born May 15, 1858 in Buchanan and married Mary Vandehey on February 15, 1887 in Holland town. Mary was born November 23, 1863 in Holland town, the daughter of Herman Vandehey and Mary Curtin. Herman Vandehey was one of the children of Henry Vandehey, who with his wife Petronella VanBree were one of the original settlers of the Fox Valley area in 1848. They arrived in Philadelphia in June of 1848, Herman was just 11 years of age at the time and with his parents and 6 other siblings went onto Little Chute to join the few families that had arrived just a few months earlier. For more info on the Van de Hey or Van de Hei family name, click here.
Mary Curtin was the daughter of James Curtin and sister to Daniel Curtin who was a prominent politician in the area. Mary was born April 16, 1844 in Ogonnelloe, County Clare, Ireland, her baptism is recorded in the same church as Mary Powers baptism in 1840.
John and Mary Powers had two children, John William Powers born Ja nuary 15, 1888 and Martha Alice Powers born April 25, 1889. Sometime between 1900 and 1906, John and Mary relocated to Unity, Wisconsin.1.2.1 John William Powers became a teacher for several years and then in 1912 relocated to Neenah in Winnebago County. There he met Alma Bredendick who lived in nearby Menasha. On June 11, 1924 John and Alma were married in Menasha at St. Patrick’s Catholic Church. John was now in the banking business and would serve as secretary to the Neenah branch of the Wisconsin Bankers' association. At the age of 43, on November 30, 1932, John William Powers suffered a massive heart attack and died in his sleep. He left Alma with two children, Marjorie Joan and James Richard both born in Neenah.
Alma (Bredendick) Powers passed away on October 16, 1973, in Brookfield, Wisconsin.
1.2.1.1 Marjorie Joan Powers would marry Richard Frank Hoffman in 1965. They do not have any children.
1.2.1.2 James Richard Powers would marry Mary Smits in 1964. They have two children; John and his wife Pamela. Michael Harold Powers and his wife Susanne, and they have two children; Cassandra and McKinzie.
1.2.2 Martha Alice Powers lived with parents in Unity until her marriage to John Hein on June 1, 1920. John and Martha lived in Unity for several years, then a short time in Marathon County and then Rock County before relocating to Omaha Nebraska.
John and Martha had 7 children;
1.2.2.1 Sister Alice Gertrude Hein (read her biography);
1.2.2.2 Harold and Florence (Cockerill) Hein who have 4 children;
Barbara Ann is married to Richard Weber.
Robert is married to Victoria Svedmeier.
Martin who is unmarried and John who died in infancy.
1.2.2.3 Mildred and Ben Miller who have 6 children and 6 grandchildren;
Dale, who married Virginia Danner and has 4 children; Kathleen, Sara, Mary and John.
Donna, who married Bernard Litza and has two children; Lisa and Lori.
Duane, Benedict, Brian and David.
1.2.2.4 Margaret and Reno Neitzke who have 6 children and 3 grandchildren;
1.2.2.4.1 Gary, who married Patricia Palmer, they have a son Mathew.
1.2.2.4.2 Kathleen was born in 1950, she passed away on April 23, 2002.
1.2.2.4.3 Robert
1.2.2.4.4 Renee who married Frank Fillebeck and has three children;
1.2.2.4.4.1 Frank J. III,
1.2.2.4.4.2 Sarah who is married to Jason Medeck and they have 3 sons; Samuel, Andrew and Joseph.
1.2.2.4.4.3 Rachel who is married to Robert Gall and they have 3 children; Benjamin, Liliana and Isabella.
1.2.2.4.5 Donald
1.2.2.4.6 Lori who is married to Anthony Vlach and they have 2 children; Hannah and Jonathan.
Reno D. Neitzke died on June 27, 2001 in Omaha, Nebraska.
1.2.2.5 Mary and ?? Ragen;
1.2.2.6 John and Delores (Wollinger) Hein who have 6 children;
John,
James,
Scott,
Diane,
Craig,
David,
1.2.2.7 Lois and Edward Heckmann who have 3 children and 1 grandchild;
Edward Jr,
Scott who married Alnina Jankulovich and has one child; Gabrielle.
Christopher,
John Hein died on May 1, 1953 in Omaha, Nebraska and Martha (Powers) Hein died on October 27, 1974 at the age of 84.
John and Mary Powers raised their two children and farmed in Unity until about 1932 when they retired and moved into Ringle. They spent the last three years there.
John Powers died February 28, 1935, Mary A. (Vandehey) Powers died that same year, November 19.1935.
They were both buried in Holland town at St. Francis Catholic Church Cemetery.
For more info on the Van de Hey or Van de Hei family name, click here.
1.3 Mary Powers who went by the name of “Minnie”, was born Oct 24, 1868.
For as long as 6 years, Mary or Minnie Powers Patterson was one of my genealogy "Brick Walls." We did not know where she went or what happened to her after she last appeared in the 1880 census. Finally, a old letter from a cousin, listed her as Minnie Patterson possibly residing in Oregon.
She married a man named Patterson. In 1888 she is found as a witness to her sister Anna Powers marriage to David O’Connell in Marinette. There is a mention of Minnie in her sister Anna (Powers) O’Connell’s obituary in 1912 as Mrs. Patterson of British Columbia, but a search of that area has not located any information.
She then is found in the 1920 census living in Portland, Oregon. Listed as widowed and age 58, she is residing on Third St. and her daughter Harriet, newly married to Harry E. Stewart is living with her. Harriet is listed as age 26, born in the State of Washington, her father being born in Canada and her mother born in Wisconsin. She is married to Harry E. Stewart, age 25, born in Oregon and is employed as a logger.
In the 1930 Census, Minnie and Harriet are found in Olympia, Washington. Minnie is listed as the head of the household, age 67, residing at 941 E. 5th Ave. Harriet, now age 33, is listed as divorced and working as a waitress in a hotel. A son Arthur Stewart, age 9, born in Oregon is attending school.The State of Washington lists that Minnie (Powers) Patterson died in Olympia on 11/20/1931. Her death certificate does not list a place of burial. It does give her maiden name as Powers and that she was born on Oct. 24, 1868. It does not list the name of her husband. A brief obituary in the Olympia newspaper lists only her two daughters as survivors and also that she had 3 grandchildren.
1.4 
Anna Powers was born April 3, 1861.
She married David O’Connell on October 1, 1888 in Marinette, Wis. David was the son of Denis O’Connell and Mary Ryan and was born in Springfield, Massachusetts on August 12, 1851. David and Anna settled in Buchanan and had 5 children; William, Margaret, David, Richard and James. David worked as a carpenter most of his life, working at the paper mills before signing on with the railroad shops around 1905.
1.4.1. William O’Connell was born October 10, 1889 in Marinette. He married Rose Robach on July 30, 1912.
They have two children, Norbert and Agnes.
1.4.1.1 Norbert O'Connell was born on July 2, 1913 in DePere. He would marry Pauline Gudmunson on February 6, 1941 in Iowa. Norbert and Pauline had 4 children;
1.4.1.1.1 Patricia O'Connell was born in Green Bay. She would marry Malcolm Caldwell. They have two children; Courtney and Scott, who is married to Maria Tursi.
1.4.1.1.2 Kathryn O'Connell was born in Washington Island, Wisconsin.
1.4.1.1.3 Michael O'Connell was born in Washington Island, Wisconsin. He would marry Barbara Jenson in 1974. They have two children; Christine and Theodore.
1.4.1.1.4 Maureen O'Connell was also born in Washington Island, Wisconsin.
Pauline (Gudmunson) O'Connell passed away on December 17, 1993 in Washington Island, Wisconsin. Norbert O'Connell passed away on September 13, 2000 in Washington Island, Wisconsin.
1.4.1.2 Agnes O'Connell was born in Green Bay. She would marry Norbert Turriff in 1941. They had 3 children, Richard, Thomas and James.
1.4.1.2.1 Richard Turriff was born on May 1, 1942 in Green Bay and died at the age of two on June 3, 1945.
1.4.1.2.2 Tom Turriff was born in Green Bay. He would marry Joanne Klusmeyer in 1967. She was born in 1945 in Cincinnati, Ohio. Tom and Joanne have two children, Susan and William.
Joanne (Klusmeyer) Turriff passed away on February 12, 2002 in DePere, Wisconsin.
1.4.1.2.2.1 Susan Turriff was born in Green Bay. She would marry Steven Parsons in 1990.
1.4.1.2.2.2 William Turriff was born in Green Bay. He would marry Cynthia Kallstrom in 1993.
1.4.1.2.3 James Robert Turriff was born on August 5, 1946 in Green Bay. James R. Turriff passed away on August 1, 1976 in Green Bay.
William O'Connell died November 16, 1964 in Green Bay. Rose (Robach) O'Connell died February 6, 1982, and they are both buried at Allouez Catholic Cemetery in Green Bay.
1.4.2 Margaret O’Connell was born April 8, 1891 in Marinette, and died April 3, 1977 in Kaukauna. She never married. She had been hospitalized for colon cancer and refused surgery, and died at Riverview Hospital in Appleton.
1.4.3 David O’Connell was born January 29, 1894 in Kaukauna and married Marguerite Christiansen on June 24, 1920. They had no children. David O'Connell died March 26, 1986 in Manitowoc, and Marguerite Christiansen O'Connell died February 21, 1998 at the age of 102. They are both buried at St. Mary’s Cemetery in Kaukauna.
1.4.4 Richard O’Connell was born May 14, 1896 in Kaukauna. He married Elizabeth Farrell on September 13, 1933 in Ambia, Indiana. They had one child, Richard A. O’Connell Jr.
1.4.4.1 Richard O'Connell Jr. was born May 27, 1935 in East Chicago, Indiana. He has two children with his first wife Rita (Rueth) O'Connell, who died in 1965.
1.4.4.1.1 Kevin O'Connell was born in Hammond, Indiana and married Madelin Weber in 1999.
1.4.4.1.2 Kathleen O'Connell was born in Hammond, Indiana. She would marry Paul Beno in 1985. They have three children; Sarah, Brian and Mark.
Richard O'Connell Jr. then married Ann Fitzgerald and they have three children.
1.4.4.1.3 Richard A. O'Connell III, was born in Hammond, Indiana. he married Christine Furlong in 1993 and they have three children; Patrick, Annie and John.
1.4.4.1.4 Michael O'Connell was born in Hammond, Indiana. He married Kathleen Pitchess in 2000 in Irvine, CA.
1.4.4.1.5 Bridget O'Connell was born in Hammond, Indiana. She would marry Jim Collins in 2000 in Chicago, IL.
Richard O'Connell Sr. died February 18, 1968 in Ambia, Indiana and Elizabeth (Farrell) O'Connell died February 20, 1998 in Merrillville, Indiana.
Richard O'Connell Jr. died June 20, 2002 in Munster, Indiana.
1.4.5 James O’Connell was born October 20, 1904 in Kaukauna. He never married and died April 2, 1987 in East Chicago, Indiana. He was a steel worker his entire life.
Anna (Powers) O’Connell died of breast cancer on April 29, 1912, her youngest child being just 8 years old. David O’Connell died at age 88 on July 6, 1940. They are both buried at St. Mary’s Church Cemetery in Kaukauna.
1.5 Richard B. Powers was born August 31, 1864.
By 1891, Richard is listed as an engineer for the Lake Shore Railroad Co. He would work for the railroads his entire life. On June 27, 1898, Richard married Margaret Finnegan at St. Mary’s Church in Kaukauna. Margaret was the daughter of Bernard Finnegan and Catherine O’Halleran. Margaret’s sister Mae Finnegan was her bridesmaid and Richard’s groomsman was his cousin, Dr. Martin Ryan, the son of his Aunt Winifred (Powers) Ryan. They settled in Kaukauna living on 7th St. for many years. They had one daughter Lois, born on February 22, 1902. Sometime between 1910 and 1920 Richard and Margaret divorced, a rather uncommon occurrence during that time. Margaret is still found in the 1920 Census living in Kaukauna. Around 1924 Margaret moved to Milwaukee and Margaret (Finnegan) Powers died there on November 25, 1962.
Their daughter Lois married Roman Dembinski sometime after 1930.
Lois (Powers) Dembinski died August 7, 1993 in Milwaukee apparently never having children.
Roman Dembinski had died on August 11, 1985.
Richard Powers died August 23, 1948 in Milwaukee and was buried at Holy Cross cemetery in Milwaukee.
