1850 residence District 70, Wirt County, VA (now WV) (age 54)
Per H. D. Somerville: George Owens, father of Mrs. Alfred Morehead, owned several hundred acres of land on Left Reedy [Wirt County, WV]... He operated a water mill there which served both as a corn mill and for sawing lumber... He died in 1857. His wife, Elizabeth Lockhart Owens, died about 1867 at the home of her daughter, Mrs. Alfred Morehead. Mr. Owens first wife was Elizabeth Coe, and all his children were by her except Virginia Owens (later Mrs. Alfred Morehead.) Mr. Owens was a soldier of the War of 1812.
Marriage
View the abstract image HERE Right side of journal; 3rd up from the bottom
George age 54 born in Virginia and Elizabeth age 45 born in Virginia Owens and family, including Sarah E. age, 16. Property owner, value $4000. Farmer.
George Owens 1850 Male 54 White 1796 Virginia 227
Elizabeth Owens 1850 Female 45 White 1805 Virginia 227
Mahala Owens [3] 1850 Female 30 White 1820 Virginia 227
Presley Owens 1850 Male 24 White 1826 Virginia 227
George Owens 1850 Male 21 White 1829 Virginia 227
Alfred Owens 1850 Male 18 White 1832 Virginia 227
Sarah E Owens[4] 1850 Female 16 White 1834 Virginia 227
Willis Owens[5] 1850 Male 13 White 1837 Virginia 227
Virginia Owens[6] 1850 Female 7 White 1843 Virginia 227
Elizabeth Owens 1850 Female 65 White 1785 Virginia 227
Harrison Owens 1850 Male 28 White 1822 Virginia 228
Lavena Owens 1850 Female 19 White 1831 Virginia 228
Cass W Owens 1850 Male 2 White 1848 Virginia 228
John S Owens 1850 Male 9 White 1841 Virginia 228
Enoch S Lockhart 1850 Male 25 White 1825 Virginia 229
Margaret Lockhart 1850 Female 26 White 1824 Virginia 229
George W Lockhart 1850 Male 4 White 1846 Virginia 229
Soloman W Lockhart 1850 Male 2 White 1848 Virginia 229
Washington Lott 1850 Male 37 White 1813 Virginia 230
Nancy Lott 1850 Female 42 White 1808 Virginia 230
William Lott 1850 Male 16 White 1834 Virginia 230
Alfred Lott 1850 Male 14 White 1836 Virginia 230
Caleb Lott 1850 Male 12 White 1838 Virginia 230
Nancy C Lott 1850 Female 9 White 1841 Virginia 230
John M Lott 1850 Male 7 White 1843 Virginia 230
Mahala E Lott 1850 Female 3 White 1847 Virginia 230
Enoch and Margaret [Owens; daughter of George] Lockhart and family is next to Harrison.
View image HERE and the second page HERE NOTE: Spans two pages.
1860 Census
Palestine Post Office, Wirt, Virginia, United States[7][8]
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Enoch S Lockhart M 37 Virginia
Margaret Lockhart F 36 Virginia [Daughter of George Owens]
George W Lockhart M 14 Virginia
Salmon W Lockhart M 11 Virginia
Martha Lockhart F 6 Virginia
John R Lockhart M 1 Virginia
Brother Caleb and Sarah Owens [daughter of this George] Lockhart and family are on one side.
Mother, Elizabeth Owens and sister Virginia are next door. No sign of George. Possibly/Probably deceased.
Harrison and Ann Owens and family are next to Elizabeth.
Death Records
Possible death record:
Name Owens
Gender Unknown
Death Date 11 Jul 1856
Father's Name John Owens[9]
↑ Image Number: 00145 "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8DY-1JG : accessed 10 Feb 2014), Enoch S Lockhart, Wirt county, Wirt, Virginia, United States; citing dwelling , family 229, NARA microfilm publication , roll .
↑ Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: M653
GS Film Number: 805384
Digital Folder Number: 004298879
Image Number: 00226 "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MHM7-QNB : accessed 10 Feb 2014), Enoch S Lockhart, 1860.
Louisa Leachman, born 1811, died 21 October 1853. She married Charles W. Fisher 1833. Sarah Leachman, born 17 July 1783, died 23 August 1858. She married Jacob Conrad. Probable sister Virginia: Virginia Conrad, born January 1827, died 9 April 1846, daughter of Jacob Conrad and Sarah Leachman. http://www.wirtcounty.net/Cemeteries/Bethesda%20Baptist%20Church%20Cemetery%20Main.htm#35012
No evidence found of a middle name or initial for him in public records. H. D. Somerville refers to him as George Owens, Sr. and his son George C. Owens as George Owens, Jr.
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with George by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with George:
Owens-2154 and Owens-2565 appear to represent the same person because: After extensive digging into this fellow, they are the same person. Please review and merge....I found another Lockhart link down the road via the daughter Sarah who married Caleb Webster Lockhart. Not unusual in this timeframe and location.