David Owen (1760 - 1830)

Born 9 Jul 1760 in Prince George, Prince George, Virginia [uncertain]

Descendants

Died 20 Jun 1830 at age 69 in Russellville, Franklin, Alabama, United States

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Biography

Rev. David Owen was born in Virginia in 1760.

David was a Methodist Minister. He later moved to South Carolina then to Tennessee and from there to Alabama.

In 1817 the Rev. David Owen came from Tennessee, and built a house and established a home about one-fourth of a mile north east of the Court-house now in Birmingham. This private residence of the Rev. David Owen Brother Hearn used as a preaching place and house of worship. ^[1]

In 1823 the Rev. David Owen moved from Jones's Valley to Russellville, Franklin County, Alabama, where he remained until his death. ^[2]

David Owen, local elder, mentioned in the Minutes of the Quarterly Conference for Franklin Circuit at Tusumbia, March 13, 1824, was the same David Owen mentioned in a previous chapter as living, in 1818, on VIllage Creek, at or near where Birmingham now stands. His name appeared on the Minutes of the Quarterly Conference held at Russellville, May 16, 1829, for the last time. That was the last Quarterly Conference he ever attended. Russellville was his home at that time, and his body was buried near that village when he died.^[3]

Owen, Thomas, planter was born February 24, 1789, in Abbeville district, S. C. and died August 29, 1849, in Oklahoma, Miss; son of Rev. David and Lucy (Mcraw) Owen, the former who was born July 9, 1760, an re-moved to Russellville from South Carolina where his death occurred June 20, 1830, and the latter who was born April 25, 1765, and died Feruary 29, 1852; grandson of Thomas Owen who lived in Virginia and of Samuel and Alice (Walker) McCraw who lived in Richmond, Virginia. ^[4]

He passed away in June 20, 1830 in Russellville Alabama. ^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ West, Anson. A History of Methodism in Alabama. The Reprint Company, 1983. pg. 120[1]
2. ↑ West, Anson. A History of Methodism in Alabama. The Reprint Company, 1983. pg. 121[2]
3. ↑ West, Anson. A History of Methodism in Alabama. The Reprint Company, 1983. pg. 216 [3]
4. ↑ Owen, Thomas McAdory., and Marie Bankhead Owen. History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Vol. 4, S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1921. pg. 1853 [4]
5. ↑ Owen, Thomas McAdory., and Marie Bankhead Owen. History of Alabama and Dictionary of Alabama Biography. Vol. 4, S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1921. pg. 1853 [5]