Rebecca (McGee) Owen (1802 - 1879)

Born 1802 in Burke, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Wife of Elijah E Owen — married 12 Jun 1823 in Georgia

Descendants

Died 20 Jun 1879 at about age 77 in Ball Ground, Cherokee, Georgia, United States

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Biography

This is not the daughter of Patrick Magee. Her father was a different Patrick Magee.

There is disagreement among researchers over which Patrick McGee/Magee may be Rebecca's father. Some sources reflect Rebecca McCullar as wife of Patrick McGee, and others reflect Mary Speer. These seem to be two different families and two different Patricks but their lines have been conflated in research here and elsewhere. Mary Speer is the biological mother of Rebecca McGee and this has been proven via genetic testing. Which Patrick McGee is her father is unknown. Please consider sources carefully when evaluating. (Notes from Admin D. Adkins)

The Magee and McCullars are a different line. This pairing entered the colonies in Savannah, Georgia. They should not be confused with the line that entered in perhaps Maryland. Still researching this.

Married 12 June 1823. She passed away 20 June 1879. Burial Hopewell Baptist Church cemetery, Canton, GA. Page manager (her great-great-great-great grandson) has been to the Hopewell Cemetery to confirm 1879 as the death date on headstone. She is an 'Owens' on her headstone, not an 'Owen'. Family name changed over time.

Some of her children moved north to Tennessee around the time of the Civil War - there was a division in the family over those supporting the Confederacy and those supporting the Union. Her son (and the author's ancestor) George Winchester (often quoted in error as Washington) Owen was one of those who opposed the Confederacy and made the move north. Family legend indicates that some of those divisions were longstanding, lasting decades. George W. Owen was one of those who made the name change from 'Owens' to 'Owen'. This information was oral tradition as handed down from my great-great Aunt Bessie Nuckolls Owen (1905-2001). Her husband was Fletcher Owen (1898-1967), the grandson of George W. Owen (1834-1916).

Link to spouse Elijah

Rebecca born to Patrick Stewart McGee and Mary Ann Speer about 1802 in either South Carolina or North Carolina

Marriage

Georgia, Marriage Records From Select Counties, 1828-1978 ^[1]

Name: Mr Elijah Owen

Marriage Date: 12 Jun 1823

Marriage Place: Habersham, Georgia, USA

Spouse: Rebecca McGee (the last name is actually unreadable due to damage)

Spouse Gender: Female

USgenweb archives habersham county georgia marriage archives. N.p., n.d. Web. :27 Mar. 2013 ^[2]

OWEN, Elijah Md. MAGEE, Rebecca 06/12/1823

Census

1850 United States Federal Census ^[3]

Wm R Mcghee M 45 North Carolina

Rebecca Mcghee F 48 North Carolina

Hetty I Mcghee F 20 North Carolina

1870 United States Federal Census ^[4]

Thomas Newman M 33 Tennessee

Jane H Newman F 39 Tennessee

John A Newman M 5 Tennessee

Rebecca McGee F 68 North Carolina

Probate

Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990,: ^[5]

This shows money spent on Rebecca McGee for medicine in 1878 and for shrouding (to do with the coffin) in 1879.

Death

Rebecca passed away in 1879. ^{[6] [7]}

Sources

1. ↑ Original data: County Marriage Records, 1828–1978. The Georgia Archives :Morrow:Georgia.
2. ↑ [http://www.usgwarchives.net/marriages/georgia/habersham.htm
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1850", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MCD7-LZM : Tue Jul 18 01:45:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Wm R McGhee and Rebecca McGhee, 1850.
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1870", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MDDH-P3L : 29 May 2021), Rebecca McGee in entry for Thomas Newman, 1870.
5. ↑ "Georgia Probate Records, 1742-1990," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QS7-L93R-XQVX?cc=1999178&wc=9SB3-L2Q%3A267650501%2C267701401 : 20 May 2014), Cherokee > Returns 1871-1885 vol G > image 318 of 443; citing various county, district, and probate courts.
6. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/34924274/rebecca-owens: accessed 28 July 2023), memorial page for Rebecca McGee Owens (1802–20 Jun 1879), Find A Grave: Memorial #34924274, citing Hopewell Baptist Church Cemetery, Ball Ground, Cherokee County, Georgia, USA; Maintained by Kenny Cornelison (contributor 46984250).
7. ↑ 1880 Mortality Schedule

See also:

• "Pedigree Resource File," database, FamilySearch : accessed 13 July 2019), entry for Rebecca McGee
• "Georgia, County Marriages, 1785-1950," database with images, FamilySearch [1]: 18 July 2019), Elijah Owen and Rebecca Mayers, 12 Jun 1823; citing Marriage, Habersham, Georgia, United States, Georgia Department of Archives and History, Morrow, FHL microfilm 2,365,798.