A large monument in the Power Family Plot, accompanied by five smaller markers. Four of the markers are members of the Power family, originally from County Clare, Ireland. The fifth belongs to a Patrick O’Kelly, who is related to Marian O’Kelly Powers, but no relationship is listed.
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John Valentine Power
Born Feb 1839
County Clare, Ireland
Died 6 Jan 1902 (aged 62)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Son of Ambrose and Honor McMahon Power. Born Spancelhill, Clare, Ireland.
Monument reads:
John Power
Died
January 6, 1902
Aged
62 Years
From the Houston Daily Post, January 7, 1902:
TWO MEN WERE KILLED.
STRUCK BY A SOUTHERN PACIFIC FREIGHT TRAIN LAST NIGHT.
They Were Walking Along the Track and Failed to Get Out of the Way, Both Identified.
Two men were struck by a Southern Pacific freight train near the creosote works about 10 o'clock last night and suffered injuries that resulted in death an hour later, John Powers, aged 62, of 1802 Clark street, and Joseph Paskey, aged 40, who lived at Cushing and Lyons avenue, near the creosote works. The men were walking along the track when a special freight train consisting of an engine, two cars and a caboose, came along and struck them. How they failed to see the light or hear the noise of the approaching train is not explained. The engine, which was Aransas Pass engine No. 65, in charge of Engineer Connors, was brought to a stop immediately after the accident and the engineer, Conductor Randall and the crew went back and, picking up the injured men, placed them in the caboose. They were brought to the Southern Pacific oil house where they died without recovering consciousness, and Westheimer's ambulance was sent for. The remains were then taken in charge by Mr. Irvine and brought to Westheimer's where they were prepared for burial.
Justice Hill was telephoned and he viewed the bodies. He had no difficulty in proving the identity of Powers, but with the other body it was different. It was badly mangled and there was nothing on the person to give a clew , and it was some time before it was definitely ascertained that it was Paskey.
Mr. Powers leaves a wife and family. He was a member of the Ancient Order of Hibernians, division No. 1.
Paskey leaves a wife and family also.
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Marian O'Kelly Power
Wife of John Valentine Power
Born Sep 1845
County Clare, Ireland
Died 1 Oct 1925 (aged 80)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Monument reads:
Marian Power
Died October 1, 1925
Age
80 Years, 8 Months
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Michael Power
Son of John Valentine and Marian O'Kelly Power
BIRTH Aug 1874
County Clare, Ireland
DEATH 27 Apr 1898 (aged 23)
BURIAL Hollywood Cemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Monument reads
Michael Power
Died
April 27, 1898
Aged
23 Years
From The Houston Daily Post, April 29, 1898:
DEATH OF MICHAEL POWER
He Meets a Tragic Death on the Southern Pacific Road.
News was received to this city yesterday of the death of Michael Power, which occurred Wednesday afternoon as he was being carried into San Antonio after having met with a fatal accident on the road near Spaffon Junction. He was a fireman on the Southern Pacific and was working under his engine when a rear collision occurred and before he could extricate himself from his perilous position he was run over, the wheels passing over and crushing both his legs, from which he died before he could be gotten to the hospital at San Antonio.
The deceased was a young man about 23 years of age, a resident of this city, living at 1802 Clark street. The mother and two brothers of the deceased left for San Antonio immediately upon hearing the sad news and they returned last night with the remains. The funeral will occur from the family residence this afternoon at 2 o'clock, services at St. Patrick's church and interment in the old Catholic cemetery.
The deceased was a member of division No. 1, Ancient Order of Hibernians, who are requested to meet at their hall at 1 p.m. today to attend the funeral. Members of divisions No. 2 and 3 are also invited to attend.
The pallbearers are J. J. Gillespie, Jr., Mike Owens, Mike Crowley, T. P. Wall, F. Kavanaugh and Tim O'Connell, Jr.
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Patrick Power
Son of Ambrose and Honor McMahon Power.
BIRTH Sep 1853
Ireland
DEATH 4 May 1914 (aged 60)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
BURIAL Hollywood Cemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Monument reads:
Patrick Power
May 4, 1914
Age
58 Years
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Patrick O'Kelly Related to Marian O'Kelly Power
BIRTH Oct 1849
Ireland
DEATH 14 Jun 1896 (aged 46)
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
BURIAL Hollywood Cemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
Monument reads:
P. O’Kelly
Died
June 14, 1896
Aged
45 Years
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Other members of the John Valentine and Marian O'Kelly Power Family which are buried in Hollywood Cemetery or the neighboring Holy Cross Cemetery.
William Patrick Power
Son of John Valentine and Marian O'Kelly Power
BIRTH 25 Mar 1876
County Clare, Ireland
DEATH 24 Apr 1959 (aged 83)
BURIAL Holy Cross Cemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
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Valentine Thomas Power
Son of John Valentine and Marian O'Kelly Power
BIRTH 1878
County Clare, Ireland
DEATH 1950 (aged 71–72)
Louisiana, USA
BURIAL Garden Of Memories
Metairie, Jefferson Parish, Louisiana, USA
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Robert Joseph Power
Son of John Valentine and Marian O'Kelly Power
BIRTH 13 Sep 1879
County Clare, Ireland
DEATH 30 Jun 1941 (aged 61)
Revere, Suffolk County, Massachusetts, USA
BURIAL Holy Cross Cemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA.
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Francis Bernard Power
Son of John Valentine and Marian O'Kelly Power
BIRTH 23 Sep 1881
County Clare, Ireland
DEATH 20 Jun 1964 (aged 82)
BURIAL Holy Cross Cemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
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Alphonse James Power, Sr
Son of John Valentine and Marian O'Kelly Power
BIRTH 25 Mar 1883
County Clare, Ireland
DEATH 12 Dec 1949 (aged 66)
BURIAL Forest Park Cemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
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Gertrude Margaret Mary Power
Only Daughter of John Valentine and Marian O'Kelly Power
BIRTH 17 Mar 1886
County Clare, Ireland
DEATH 22 Aug 1966 (aged 80)
BURIAL Holy Cross Cemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
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Edward Augustus Power
Son of John Valentine and Marian O'Kelly Power
BIRTH 18 Apr 1889
County Clare, Ireland
DEATH 30 Mar 1931 (aged 41)
BURIAL Holy Cross Cemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
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John Ambrose Power
Son of John Valentine and Marian O'Kelly Power
BIRTH 19 Jun 1873
County Clare, Ireland
DEATH 26 Jul 1955 (aged 82)
BURIAL Forest Park Cemetery
Houston, Harris County, Texas, USA
NOTE: All links in this text are to their respective page on Find A Grave.