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Ephraim Franklin (Owens) Owen (abt. 1831 - 1867)

Ephraim Franklin Owen formerly Owens
Born about in Point Commerce, Greene, Indiana, United Statesmap
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Husband of — married 21 Aug 1866 in St. Louis, Missouri, United Statesmap
[children unknown]
Died at about age 36 in St. Louis, Missouri, United Statesmap
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Profile last modified | Created 22 Jan 2015
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Biography

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.

He was the son of Capt. Robert S. Owen who owned and operated two steamboats on the Mississippi, based at DesMoines. He took Miss Mary Barnett as his wife just a few months before he died of Yellow Fever. He was stricken in Baton Rouge, LA, then taken at once to St. Louis where he died.

Sources

The Biographical Album of Lee County, Iowa 1887 pages 428-29

  • Find a Grave, database and images (accessed 28 March 2021), memorial page for Ephraim F. Owen (8 Sep 1832–18 Sep 1867), Find A Grave: Memorial #161131981, citing Bellefontaine Cemetery, Saint Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, USA ; Maintained by Anna Jaech (contributor 47861515) Gravestone has Owen
  • The Kern Family of Rowan County, NC

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