Born in Monroe, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Ephraim Owen III
and Mary Magdalene (Kern) Owen
Brother of
Camera Olga (Owen) Stewart, Femina Virginia (Owen) Powers, Basella Owen and Ephraim Franklin (Owens) Owen
Husband of
Eliza Ann (Peck) Owen
— married
5 Nov 1856 [location unknown]
Father of
Zachariah Owen
Died
at age 64
in Point Commerce, Greene, Indiana, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 22 Jan 2015
This page has been accessed 244 times.
Biography
Robert was born Oct 9 1830 in Monroe, Indiana. He is the son of Ephraim Owen and Polly Kern.
Captain Robert Owen, was a pioneer boatman on the Mississippi as part owner of the steamboat Park Bluff and the steamer Prescott. His brother Ephraim was also a steamboat captain.
Sources
- The Biographical Album of Lee County, Iowa 1887 pages 428-29
- "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDVX-QKX : 19 March 2020), Robt S Owen, 1870.
- "United States Census, 1860", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8LS-3TJ : 11 November 2020), Robert Owen, 1860.
- "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJ75-76X : 18 October 2017), R. S. Owens and Eliza Peck, 06 Nov 1856, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing reference v 2 p 116, county courthouses, Iowa; FHL microfilm 959,190.
- "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XJG3-FYB : 13 January 2020), R.s. Owens, 1856.
- "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MD2T-J74 : 11 August 2017), R S Owens, Montrose, Lee, Iowa, United States; citing enumeration district ED 15, sheet 225A, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,350.
- Find a Grave, database and images (: accessed 24 March 2021), memorial page for R. S. Owen (9 Oct 1830–30 Sep 1895), Find A Grave: Memorial #115682237, citing Montrose Cemetery, Montrose, Lee County, Iowa, USA ; Maintained by Stone Reader (contributor 47545388) . Gravestone picture with full dates.
- "Iowa Marriages, 1809-1992", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XV9R-ZLW : 14 January 2020), R. S. Owens, 1856.
- "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XHTG-7SZ : 19 December 2020), Owens, Lee, Iowa Territory, United States; citing p. 199, NARA microfilm publication , (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll ; FHL microfilm .
- The Kern Family of Rowan County, NC
See Also:
Is Robert your ancestor? Please don't go away!
Login to collaborate or comment, or
ask our community of genealogists a question.
Login to collaborate or comment, or ask our community of genealogists a question.
Sponsored Search by Ancestry.com
DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Robert 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 Robert:
-
~3.12%
Phil Russell
:
AncestryDNA
-
~1.56%
David Palmer :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A080952 [compare], Ancestry member david_palmer1
-
~1.56%
Mark Dewey :
23andMe
+
AncestryDNA, Ancestry member markhdewey
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Justin York :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A514460 [compare], Ancestry member justincy
-
~1.56%
~6.25%
Dewey Levie :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch A066182 [compare], Ancestry member DeweyJLevie
+
Autosomal DNA Test, GEDmatch PA3721651 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Peggy (Kern) Dennis :
23andMe, GEDmatch SW4279005 [compare]
-
~0.78%
Donald Means :
AncestryDNA, GEDmatch WT2666825 [compare], Ancestry member daleandjackienew
Have you taken a DNA test? If so, login to add it. If not, see our friends at Ancestry DNA.
Comments: 1
Leave a message for others who see this profile.
There are no comments yet.
Login to post a comment.
Rejected matches › Robert Owens (abt.1830-)
Featured National Park champion connections: Robert is 13 degrees from Theodore Roosevelt, 21 degrees from Stephanus Johannes Paulus Kruger, 13 degrees from George Catlin, 11 degrees from Marjory Douglas, 21 degrees from Sueko Embrey, 14 degrees from George Grinnell, 26 degrees from Anton Kröller, 16 degrees from Stephen Mather, 21 degrees from Kara McKean, 14 degrees from John Muir, 17 degrees from Victoria Hanover and 24 degrees from Charles Young on our single family tree. Login to find your connection.