John Elijah Owens (1905 - 1969)

Born 28 Mar 1905 in Florida, United States

Died 4 Dec 1969 at age 64 in Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States

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Biography

(Bold references: [1] indicate primary/reliable sources. All other source links are for research only.)

Name

• First Name: John ^[1][2][3]
• Middle Name: Elijah ^[1][2][3]
• Last Name: OWENS ^[1][2][3]

Birth

• Birth Date: 28 Mar 1905 ^[1][2][3]
• Birthplace: FL ^[2][3]

Parents

• Father: Lennard Leonard OWENS ^[3]
• Mother: Margaret Jane (Maggie) ? ^[3]

Marriage

• Spouse: Cynthia Vorhis BRAZEALE (OWENS), (30 Nov 1911—?) ^[3]
• Marriage Date: 7 Oct 1924 ^[2]
• Marriage Place: Duval, FL ^[2]

Children

1. Daughter, Ethel Mae OWENS (ROBINSON), (1924—19 Feb 2017, Flowery Branch, GA). md: John Edward ROBINSON, (1921, Canada—15 Feb 2002, Jacksonville Beach FL) ^[2][1]
2. Daughter, Margret Elizabeth OWENS (LIBBY) (DOMBROWSKI) , (24 Sep 1929—25 Nov 1997). md: Harry DOMBROWSKI, (17 Aug 1917—01 Aug 1985) ^[2][1][3]
3. Son, Dowland OWENS. ^[1]
4. Son, David OWENS. ^[1]

Death

• Death Date: 4 Dec 1969 ^[2][3]
• Death Place: Jacksonville, Duval, FL ^[2][3]
• Burial Place: Warren Smith Cemetery, Jacksonville Beach, Duval, FL ^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 1.5 1.6 1.7} Descendants of Ephraim Todd Tillotson from Clancy Shannon, personal collection on FamilyTreeNow
2. ↑ ^{2.00 2.01 2.02 2.03 2.04 2.05 2.06 2.07 2.08 2.09 2.10 2.11} familysearch/L1GW-FNW https://www.familysearch.org/tree/person/vitals/L1GW-FNW
3. ↑ ^{3.00 3.01 3.02 3.03 3.04 3.05 3.06 3.07 3.08 3.09 3.10 3.11} Geni.com/John https://www.geni.com/people/John-Owens/6000000129605717984?through=6000000018947744799

Sources to Enter

• "Florida, County Marriages, 1830-1957," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q24W-PFGQ : 4 November 2017), John Elijah Owens and Cynthia Brazeale, 07 Oct 1924; citing Marriage, , Duval, Florida, United States, Florida State Archives and various county clerks of courts; FHL microfilm 963,543.

• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SR85-W3Z : accessed 4 September 2021), John E Owens, Pablo Beach, Duval, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 86, sheet 3A, line 18, family 56, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 315; FHL microfilm 2,340,050.

• "Florida State Census, 1935," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNVS-NJR : 2 March 2021), John E Owens, , Duval, Florida; citing line 45, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,156.

• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VTHX-TX8 : 4 January 2021), John E Owens, Election Precinct 34, Duval, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 16-20, sheet 3B, line 75, family 76, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 584.

• "Florida Marriages, 1830-1993," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VRCK-VF7 : 22 February 2021), John Elijah Owens in entry for John Edward Robinson and Ethel Mae Owens, 27 Oct 1941; citing Marriage, Duval, Florida, United States, citing multiple County Clerks of Court, Florida; FHL microfilm 2,109,450.

• "Florida State Census, 1945," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNN3-GVN : 23 February 2021), John E Owens, , Duval, Florida; citing line 37, State Archives, Tallahassee; FHL microfilm 2,425,708.

• "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VVQ7-DSR : 25 December 2014), John Elijah Owens, Dec 1969; from "Florida Death Index, 1877-1998," index, Ancestry (www.ancestry.com : 2004); citing vol. 3318, certificate number 69899, Florida Department of Health, Office of Vital Records, Jacksonville.

• "Find A Grave Index," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV22-22FQ : 15 June 2020), John E. Owens, 1969; Burial, , ; citing record ID , Find a Grave, http://www.findagrave.com.

Possible Sources

Pre-Marriage Sources: (UNLIKELY: Although identical names, birth year and location, one 1930 US Census shows the below, John E. OWENS as single, still living at home. Yet another 1930 US Census shows our John E. OWENS as married to Cynthia (since 1924) and with 2 children. Therefor these are two separate people.)

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MVKM-H7W : accessed 4 September 2021), Elijah Owens in household of Lennard Owens, Moncrief, Duval, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 61, sheet 3B, family 71, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 158; FHL microfilm 1,374,171.

• "United States Census, 1920", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MNYX-277 : 1 February 2021), John E Owens in entry for William Leonard Owens, 1920.

"United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:SRZ4-CPZ : accessed 4 September 2021), John E Owens in household of William L Owens, Jacksonville, Duval, Florida, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 60, sheet 18B, line 85, family 479, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 314; FHL microfilm 2,340,049.