John Owens
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John W. Owens (abt. 1832 - bef. 1910)

John W. Owens
Born about in South Carolina, United Statesmap
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of — married about 1855 in Alabama, United Statesmap [uncertain]
Descendants descendants
Father of , , , , and
Died before before about age 77 in Robertson County, Texas, USAmap
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Contents

Biography

Marriage & Children

He married married Eliza Unknown about 1855 in Alabama. They had 4 sons and 2 daughters:
  1. Thomas A.
  2. John David (m. Bethany Emeline Marshall)
  3. George W.
  4. Della G.
  5. Eliza J.
  6. Alvi

Death

He died before 1910 in Robertson County, Texas and was buried at Bald Prairie Cemetery, Bald Prairie, Robertson County, Texas.

Timeline

About 1832 born in South Carolina to unknown parents.
About 1855 married Eliza Unknown (possibly in Alabama).
About 1856 became the father of Thomas A. Owens in Alabama.
1857 January 27 became the father of John David Owens in Alabama.
About 1859 became the father of George W. Owens in Alabama.
1860 August 13 appeared on the United States Census in Wilcox, Alabama with his wife, Eliza and his children.[1]
Line Family Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Real Estate Personal Estate
16 306 J. W. Owens M 28 Overseer South Carolina $100
17 Eliza F 22 Alabama
18 Thomas A. M 4 Alabama
19 John D. M 2 Alabama
20 George W. M 1 Alabama
About 1861 became the father of Della G. Owens in Alabama.
About 1864 became the father of Eliza J. Owens in Alabama.
About 1868 became the father of Alvi Owens in Alabama.
Before 1880 June 16 wife, Eliza died in Alabama.
1880 June 16 appeared on the United States Census in Bethel, Wilcox County, Alabama with his children.[2] During that same month, he was listed on the Agriculture Census in Bethel, Wilcox County, Alabama.[3]
Line Family Name Sex Age Occupation Birth Place Father Birth Mother Birth
45 55 John W. Owens M 47 Farmer South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina
46 John D. M 22 Farm Laborer Alabama South Carolina Alabama
47 Della F 19 Alabama South Carolina Alabama
48 Eliza J. F 16 Alabama South Carolina Alabama
49 Alvi M 12 Alabama South Carolina Alabama
About 1883 married Mollie Dunes (possibly in Alabama).
1890 June 8 son, John David married Bethany Emeline Marshall, daughter of William Jackson Marshall and Mary Elizabeth Goodman in Robertson County, Texas.[4]
1900 June 19 appeared on the United States Census in Franklin, Robertson County, Texas with his wife, Mollie.[5] They both reported they were married 17 years prior. Also living at the residence was a Jeff McCandless who was claimed as a friend.
Line Family Name Sex Month Year Age Occupation Birth Place Father Birth Mother Birth
66 478 John W. Owens M Aug 1832 67 Farmer South Carolina South Carolina South Carolina
67 Mollie F unk 1847 53 Alabama Alabama Alabama
68 Jeff McCandless M Oct 1886 13 School Texas Texas Texas
Before 1910 May 2 died in Robertson County, Texas and was buried at Bald Prairie Cemetery, Bald Prairie, Robertson County, Texas.[6]

Notes

Some online family trees and websites claim he faught in the Civil War in Texas. I have found no evidence to support this fact. This is most likely untrue as he was living in Alabama and the war was happening there as well. He also had children born in Alabama throughout the 1860s.

There is a 1870 census with a John Owens in Greenwood, Bullock County, Alabama with the same family names (including wife and children), but the ages are wrong and it is missing his sons, Thomas (age 14), George (age 11) and Alvi (age 2). Although it's possible Thomas and George had died, Alvi appeared on the following census at age 12.

His gravestone, which was created sometime after 1920, has no birthdate and claims he died in 1912. He died in Robertson County, Texas after 1900 as shown in the census, but his wife, Mollie Owens was still living at the same residence with Jeff McCandless on the following census and claimed she was a widow prior to May 2, 1910.

Sources

  1. ↑ "United States Census, 1860" Wilcox County, Alabama, USA. database with images. FamilySearch. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration.
  2. ↑ "United States Census, 1880" Bethel, Wilcox County, Alabama, USA. database with images. FamilySearch. Citing enumeration district ED 193, sheet 400C, NARA microfilm publication T9. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration. FHL microfilm 1,254,035.
  3. ↑ "Alabama Agriculture Census" Bethel, Wilcox County, Alabama, United States.
  4. ↑ "Marriage Record" database with images. FamilySearch. Citing Robertson, Texas, United States, Texas State Library, Archives Division, and various Texas county clerks; FHL microfilm 963,260.
  5. ↑ "United States Census, 1900" Franklin, Robertson County, Texas, USA. database with images. FamilySearch. Citing enumeration district ED 721, sheet 27B, NARA microfilm publication. Washington, D.C. National Archives and Records Administration.
  6. ↑ "Burial" Bald Prairie Cemetery, Bald Prairie, Robertson County, Texas, United States. database with images. Find a Grave.




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