Mary (Jordan) Owens (1873 - 1942)

Born 22 Mar 1873 in Georgia, United States

Ancestors

Wife of John Paul Owens — married 1 Jan 1888 (to 1901) in Franklin County, Georgia

Descendants

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Biography

In the 1900 census Mary (age 27) was the wife of John P Owens in Canon, Franklin, Georgia.^[1]

Burial

Oakview, Canon

Daughter of Quillian C. Jordan and Sarah J. Bowers.

The following information is a condensed version of the source cited below pages 471-472:

The 1900 Census of Franklin County, Georgia listed the couple having been married for 11 years. John was listed as a blacksmith. Around 1901-03, John left Mary and the children and moved to Oklahoma. In 1910, Mary Jordan Owens was listed without John Paul Owens, and with daughters Annie 15, Lillie 13, and Mabel 11. Four boarders were listed, and Mary was the boardinghouse keeper. In 1920 census, Mary was 46 and living with her daughter, Elva Owens Cartledge. Mary was listed as a widow, but her ex- husband was living in Johnston County, OK, with a Chickasaw wife and four children. in 1930, Mary was listed as head of household with a grandson, Hoyt Duncan, age 8, living with her.

"Her grandson Ned Cartledge described Mary Jordan Owens this way: 'I had lived with her for a year, and stayed with her on many of my vacations. She had taught me many of my moral values. She often told me, 'Always be pleasant and friendly. Be honest and truthful, and always pay your debts and 'tote fair'.' He said she ran a small grocery store in Canon, Georgia."

Sources

1. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Canon, Franklin, Georgia; Page: 20; Enumeration District: 0030; FHL microfilm: 1240197
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry au Record 7602 #77137411 (accessed 2 December 2021)
   Mary Owens (27), wife, in household of John P Owens (33) in Canon, Franklin, Georgia. Born in Georgia, USA.

• Leard, R. G. (2006). The McLeaird Connection, Leaird, Leard, Owens, Massey, and Related Families, p. 471-72. Wyandotte, OK: The Gregath Publishing Company.

• Year: 1880; Census Place: District 370, Franklin, Georgia; Roll: 147; Family History Film: 1254147; Page: 499A; Enumeration District: 027. Original data: Tenth Census of the United States, 1880. (NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls). Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29. National Archives, Washington, D.C.

Ancestral File Number

CH1-B27

• This person was created through the import of Bowers.ged on 20 January 2011.