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===Background==

==Background==

Powers was born to James H. Powers and the former Mary Eliza Cole in Comanche near Brownwood in West Texas. He was descended from veterans of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. James Powers was the oldest son of Samuel Hopkins Powers, an Indian fighter who surrendered late in life to the Baptist ministry, with his spiritual undertakings confined to rural churches. Samuel and James Powers were both tenant farmers. A. T. Powers recalled that despite modest circumstances, his father was civic-minded, self-educated, and among the best read men in the community. Mary Powers was the oldest daughter of William H. Cole, a slaveholder, preacher, and a soldier in the Confederate States Army who had been born in Cass County, Texas, but settled further west in Comanche. In his autobiography, Powers indicates that his Grandfather Cole was "a general", but the rank has not been confirmed.[2][3]

Powers was born to James H. Powers and the former Mary Eliza Cole in Comanche near Brownwood in West Texas. He was descended from veterans of the Confederate Army during the American Civil War. James Powers was the oldest son of Samuel Hopkins Powers, an Indian fighter who surrendered late in life to the Baptist ministry, with his spiritual undertakings confined to rural churches. Samuel and James Powers were both tenant farmers. A. T. Powers recalled that despite modest circumstances, his father was civic-minded, self-educated, and among the best read men in the community. Mary Powers was the oldest daughter of William H. Cole, a slaveholder, preacher, and a soldier in the Confederate States Army who had been born in Cass County, Texas, but settled further west in Comanche. In his autobiography, Powers indicates that his Grandfather Cole was "a general", but the rank has not been confirmed.[2][3]

After high school, Powers entered the United States Army during World War I. However, a lifelong knee injury occurred while he was on duty in Hawaii and led to a prompt honorable discharge from the military. On August 3, 1918, he married the former Ida Lee Chapman (April 17, 1899—March 1980), the daughter of Andrew Berry and Willie Chapman, in Mangum, the seat of Greer County in southwestern Oklahoma, where James Powers had relocated his family. Ida was a dimunitive woman in size in striking contrast to her husband, who was physically large, 6’6" tall, and wore a size 16 shoe.[5][6]

After high school, Powers entered the United States Army during World War I. However, a lifelong knee injury occurred while he was on duty in Hawaii and led to a prompt honorable discharge from the military. On August 3, 1918, he married the former Ida Lee Chapman (April 17, 1899—March 1980), the daughter of Andrew Berry and Willie Chapman, in Mangum, the seat of Greer County in southwestern Oklahoma, where James Powers had relocated his family. Ida was a dimunitive woman in size in striking contrast to her husband, who was physically large, 6’6" tall, and wore a size 16 shoe.[5][6]

==Pastor on the move==

==Pastor on the move==