Elizabeth Oatney is the daughter of John Oatney and Lavina Coon.

Elizabeth is 1 of 12 known children of John and Lavina Oatney. Her siblings are:
• Joseph Otney (1857-1932)
• Mary Ann Oatney Pearce (1858-1931)
• John Daniel Oatney (1862-1939)
• Emma Oatney Brandt (1865-1923)
• Clara Oatney Miller (1866-1935)
• Henry Oatney (1869-1952)
• Rose Ann Oatney Davis (1871-1934)
• Minnie Oatney Getz (1873-1943)
• Sarah Oatney (1875-1875)
• Grace Lavina Oatney Shugert (1876-1965)
• Franklin Pierce Oatney (1879-1964)
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On 10 Sep 1882, Elizabeth married James Thomas Powers , the son of Patrick Powers & Mary Lockery.
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Per the 1900 U.S. Census, Elizabeth and James Powers resided in Lancaster, Fairfield County, Ohio on 326 East Walnut Street. Listed are:
-James Powers, age 39, born Mar 1861 Ohio
-Elizabeth Powers, age 39, born Aug 1860 Ohio
-Patrick H. Powers, age 16, born Aug 1883 Ohio
-Joseph L. Powers, age 8, born Sep 1892 Ohio

In 1900, James Powers and Elizabeth Oatney Powers are listed as being married 18 years. Elizabeth is listed with 2 children born and 2 children living.
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OBITUARY
Lancaster Eagle-Gazette, Lancaster, Fairfield County, OH, 20 March 1940

Mrs. Elizabeth Powers, widow of the late James Powers, former janitor at South School, died at 6:30 a.m. today at the home of her son, P. H. Powers, 126 West Allen st. She had been ill several months.

She leaves the one son, two sisters, Mrs. Theodore Shugart, Lancaster, and Mrs. Oliver Getz, Detroit; two brothers, Henry Oatney, Lancaster, and Frank Oatney, near Pleasantville; 11 grandchildren and five great grandchildren.

Funeral services will be held Friday at 10 a.m. in St. Mary's Catholic church with burial in St. Mary's cemetery by James H. Sheridan. Friends may call at the home anytime after 6 p.m. today.

OHIO Death Certificate: 16735
-Name: Elizabeth Powers
-Gender: Female
-Death date: 20 Mar 1940
-Age at death: 79y 7m 10d
-Birth date: 10 Aug 1860
-Birth place: Fairfield Co., Ohio
-Marital status: Widowed
-Spouse name: James T Powers
-Residence: 126 W. Allen St.
-Occupation: Housekeeper
-Father name: John D Oatney *
-Mother name: Levin Koon **
-Father birth place: Ohio
-Mother birth place: Ohio
-Burial date: 22 Mar 1940
-Burial place: St. Mary's
-Death place: Lancaster, Fairfield, Ohio
-Informant: P.H. Powers

*NOTE: Should be John Oatney
**NOTE: Should be Lavina Coon