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John William Owens (1805 - 1878)

John William Owens
Born in Claiborne, Tennessee, USAmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married 1830 in Claiborne, Tennessee, USAmap
Descendants descendants
Father of
Died at age 73 in Cedar Mill, Washington, Oregon, USAmap
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Biography

John Owens was born May 22, 1805, in Claiborne county, Tennessee, a son of Isaac Owens and Catherine (Musgrove) Owens. About 1830, in Utah, John married Ruth Yoakum (1808-1878) a daughter of Valentine Yoakum and Charlotte (Reynolds) Yoakum. [1] Children of John and Ruth include:

  • Elizabeth Owens, born 1837, died 1873 [2]
  • Mary Owens, born circa 1840 (from 1870 census)
  • Missouri Jane Owens, born August 17, 1841, died March 13, 1910, in Milburn, Sanpete, Utah [3] married Thomas Housekeeper [4]
  • B. Frank Owens, born 1843, died 1918 [5]

John and Ruth are found on the United States Census of 1870, living in Washington county, Oregon, with two of their children still living in the household with them. [6]

John died September 13, 1878, in Cedar Mill, Washington county, Oregon and is buried in the Union cemetery of Cedar Mill. [7]

1870 Census

Name: John Owens Event Type: Census Event Date: 1870 Event Place: Washington, Oregon, United States Event Place: Washington County, part of, Washington, Oregon, United States Gender: Male Age: 70 Race: White Birth Year (Estimated): 1800 Birthplace: TENNESSEE Page Number: 52

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
John Owens M 70 TENNESSEE
Ruth Owens F 67 TENNESSEE
Mary Owens F 30 MISSOURI
B F Owens M 27 MISSOURI

Household ID: 383 Line Number: 20 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M593 GS Film Number: 000552787 Digital Folder Number: 004278486 Image Number: 00281

Sources

  1. "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/2:2:948M-34J : accessed 30 August 2019), entry for John Owens; file (2:2:2:MM9T-SHH), submitted 13 January 2003
  2. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40885340/elizabeth-owens
  3. "Utah Death Certificates, 1904-1964," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XZG9-BQ8 : 11 September 2015), John Owens in entry for Missouri Jane Owens, 13 Mar 1910; citing Milburn, Sanpete, Utah, United States, certificate 45a, series 81448; Utah State Archives Research Center, Salt Lake City, Utah; FHL microfilm
  4. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34918266/missouri-jane-houskeeper
  5. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40885336/b-frank-owens
  6. "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MF81-GPK : 14 June 2019), B F Owens in entry for John Owens, 1870
  7. https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/40885341/john-owens




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