W. P. Owens
Privacy Level: Open (White)

William Phillip Owens (1889 - 1965)

William Phillip (W. P.) "W.P." Owens
Born in Seymour, Jackson, Indianamap
Ancestors ancestors
Husband of — married about 1916 in Greene County, MOmap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Died at age 76 in Springfield, Greene, MOmap
Problems/Questions
Profile last modified | Created 14 Nov 2014
This page has been accessed 361 times.

Contents

Biography

Birth to 1910

WP is at home with his family up to 1903-see his father's profile for the 1900 census. I am unsure at what point after his father died that WP went to work or when he went off to Illinois (see below).

1910 Census

WP's father and baby sister, Grace, both died in 1903. His mother and younger sister, Hazel, are living with his oldest sister Jessie and her husband. They are all still in Jackson County, Indiana. WP is in Illinois working.

Name: Phillip Owens
Event Place: Champaign, Champaign, Illinois, United States
Marital Status: Single
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Charley Collins Head M 28 Illinois
Mary Collins Mother F 47 Ohio
Agnes Collins Sister F 19 Colorado
Clarence Williams Hired man M 23 Illinois
Phillip Owens Hired man M 21 Indiana[1]

1915-6 Marriage

I haven't been able to locate an actual marriage certificate. My best guess without it is that WP traveled to Missouri, met Mamie and they were married in Missouri. I haven't found any indication that the Kee family would have been in Kansas at this time. After their marriage WP & Mamie traveled to Kansas where their first child, Clifford, was born.

1917 WWI Draft

See photo. WP and Mamie are living in Gardner, Johnson, Kansas. WP lists his widowed mother as a dependant as well as his wife and one child.

Name: William Philip Owens
Event Place: Johnson County, Kansas, United States
Birth Date: 08 Feb 1889[2]

1920 Census

See photos (pg 1 & 2). Clifford's Kansas birth remains consistant through the years. Since Clarence was born in Missouri we can surmise that WP & Mamie were only in Kansas for a relatively short while. WP's widowed mother Phoebe is living with the family. Phoebe lists her father's birthplace as North Carolina, her mother's as Indiana.

Name: Philip Owens
Event Place: Campbell, Greene, Missouri, United States
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
Philip Owens Head M 30 Indiana
Mamie K Owens Wife F 25 Missouri
Clifford Owens Son M 3 Kansas
Clarence Owens Son M 0 Missouri
Phoebe Owens Mother F 53 Indiana[3]

1930 Census

See photos (pg 1 & 2). Chester Claude is listed in this census even though his grave stone notes he died in 1929. His Death Certificate lists his death in September of 1930 -after this census, which would appear to make more sense. I'm am unsure why Neita does not show up on this census--perhaps the age given (11) on the 1940 census is incorrect?

Name: William P Owens
Event Place: Franklin, Greene, Missouri, United States
Father's Birthplace: Indiana
Mother's Birthplace: Indiana
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William P Owens Head M 41 Indiana
Mayme Owens Wife F 36 Missouri
Clifford Owens Son M 13 Kansas
Clarence Owens Son M 10 Missouri
Clinton Owens Son M 8 Missouri
Chester Owens Son M 6 Indiana
Nina Owens Daughter F 4 Missouri
Fred Owens Son M 2 Missouri[4]

1940 Census

See photo. This census was taken just a couple of weeks after WP's wife passed away. Oldest son, Clifford, is out and on his own.

Name: Nina Owens
Event Place: Battlefield, Wilson Township, Greene, Missouri, United States
Last Place of Residence: Same House
Household Role Gender Age Birthplace
William Owens Head M 51 Indiana
Clarence Owens Son M 20 Missouri
Clinton Owens Son M 18 Missouri
Nina Owens Daughter F 14 Missouri
Neita Owens Daughter F 11 Missouri
Fred Owens Son M 12 Missouri
Bud Owens Son M 7 Missouri[5]

1965 Death

Burial: Greenlawn Memorial Gardens
Springfield, Greene, Missouri
Find A Grave Memorial# 75689981

Sources

  1. District: 3 ,Sheet Number and Letter: 9A ,Household ID: 129 ,Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) ,Affiliate Publication Number: M1283 ,GS Film number:1374246 ,Digital Folder Number:004327548 ,Image Number: 00749
  2. Affiliate Publication Number: M1509 ,Affiliate Publication Title: World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards ,GS Film Number:1643580 ,Digital Folder Number:005250452 ,Image Number: 01197
  3. District: 21 ,Sheet Number and Letter: 15B ,Household ID: 338 ,Line Number: 100 ,Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) ,Affiliate Publication Number: T625 ,GS Film number:1820915 ,Digital Folder Number:004312402 ,Image Number: 00036
  4. District: 0048 ,Sheet Number and Letter: 5A ,Household ID: 115 ,Line Number: 48 ,Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) ,Affiliate Publication Number: T626 ,Affiliate Film Number: 1189 ,GS Film number:2340924 ,Digital Folder Number:004660341 ,Image Number: 00581
  5. District: 39-73 ,Family Number: 27 ,Sheet Number and Letter: 2A ,Line Number: 25 ,Affiliate Publication Number: T627 ,Affiliate Film Number: 2109 ,Digital Folder Number:005460044 ,Image Number: 00730




Is W. P. your ancestor? Please don't go away!
 star icon Login to collaborate or comment, or
 star icon ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com

DNA
No known carriers of W. P.'s DNA have taken a DNA test.

Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.



Comments

Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.

O  >  Owens  >  William Phillip Owens