Powers, Ridgley Ceylon, 1836-1912

found: Republican Party (Miss.). State Executive Committee. Circular no. 1, 1869:t.p. (R.C. Powers, chairman)

found: Who was who, v.1, 1897-1942, 1942(Powers, Ridgely Ceylon; U. of Mich. 1859-62, A.B. 1910; Union Coll. 1862; Civil War soldier; cotton grower and sheriff Noxubee Co., Miss. 1865-9; Miss. lt. gov. 1869; gov. 1871-4; civil engineer in Ariz. 1879-1905; lived Los Angeles, Calif.; b. Mecca, O. Dec. 24, 1836; d. Nov. 11, 1912)

found: Mississippi history now website, viewed July 11, 2014(Ridgley Ceylon Powers; b. Dec. 24, 1836, Mecca, Trumbull County, Ohio; d. Nov. 11, 1912, Los Angeles; Republican governor of Mississippi, 1871-1874; moved west a few years after leaving office, stopping first in Prescott, Ariz., before finally settling in Los Angeles)