John Wesley Owens (abt. 1830 - 1908)

Born about Jun 1830 in Tennessee, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Elizabeth (Brown) Owens — married 13 Aug 1855 in Lincoln County, Tennessee

Husband of Ann W (Marlor) Owens — married 5 Jun 1879 (to about 1881) in Moore County, Tennessee

Husband of Martha Ann (Walker) Owens — married 7 Sep 1882 in Moore County, Tennessee

Descendants

Died 22 Feb 1908 at about age 77 in Tennessee, United States

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Biography

John Wesley Owens was born in Tennessee about 1831. ^[1]

In 1850 John was living with his married sister Mahuldy in Lincoln County, Tennessee.

Household Members:

Felix Waggoner M 28 Tennessee

Mahulda Waggoner F 33 Tennessee

Susan E Waggoner F 3 Tennessee

John Waggoner M 0 Tennessee

John Owens M 20 Tennessee

Mary Brown F 27 Tennessee^[1]

John married Mary Elizabeth Brown in Lincoln County, Tennessee in 1855. ^{[citation needed]}

John married Anne W. Marler in Moore County in 1879. ^{[citation needed]} In 1880 he was a farmer and they lived in Spencer, Moore County, Tennessee.

Birth Year (Estimated): 1831

Birthplace: Tennessee, United States

Father's Birthplace: North Carolina, United States

Mother's Birthplace: Virginia, United States

Household Member Sex Age Birthplace:

John Owen M 49 Tennessee

Ann W Owen F 46 Tennessee

William L Owen M 22 Tennessee

George Owen M 20 Tennessee

Martha Owen F 18 Tennessee

Susan Owen F 13 Tennessee

Elizabeth Owen F 11 Tennessee

John Owen M 8 Tennessee

Solona Brown Stepdaughter F 14 Tennessee

Ben R Brown Stepson M 12 Tennessee

Newten Brown Stepson M 8 Tennessee

Minnie Brown Stepdaughter F 4 Tennessee

Ellen Tipps Other F 5 Tennessee

H L Brown Stepson M 21 Tennessee

Cordela Brown Stepdaughter F 17 Tennessee^[2]

John married Martha Anne Walker in Moore County in 1882.^[3] Marthanne and John probably had only three but raised four children together in Moore County.

1. Ada C. Owens Hinkle (1880-1936)^[4]
2. James N. Owens (1883-ca.1915)
3. Katie Viola Owens Spencer (1885-1972) ^[5]
4. Joseph Zachariah Owens (1890) ^[6]

John Owens passed away in 1908.^{[citation needed]}

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} "United States Census, 1850," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCDL-FMK : 12 April 2016), John Owens in household of Felix Waggoner, Lincoln county, Lincoln, Tennessee, United States; citing family 1070, NARA microfilm publication M432 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.).
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDW9-LJ2 : 15 July 2017), John Owen, Spencer, Moore, Tennessee, United States; citing enumeration district ED 176, sheet 505D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 1273; FHL microfilm 1,255,273.
3. ↑ "Tennessee Marriages, 1796-1950," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XDQK-N21 : accessed 17 March 2016), John Owens and Martha A. Walker, 07 Sep 1882; citing Moore,Tennessee, reference ; FHL microfilm 501,075.
4. ↑ "Tennessee Death Records, 1914-1955," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N9YT-LC6 : 25 May 2014), John Owens in entry for Ada Owen Hinkle, 03 Mar 1936; citing Cemetery, Lois, Moore, Tennessee, 7462, State Library and Archives, Nashville; FHL microfilm 1,876,837.
5. ↑ "Alabama Deaths, 1908-1974," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/JKSY-GNH : accessed 17 March 2016), John Owens in entry for Katie Viola Spencer, 22 Jun 1972; citing reference cn 15605, Department of Health, Montgomery; FHL microfilm 2,114,476.
6. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KZ6F-VJP : 12 December 2014), Joseph Zachariah Owens, 1917-1918; citing Moore County, Tennessee, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,877,597.