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Bernard L. Owens 1931–1988 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 28 Jan 1931

Birth Location: Killarney, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: December 9, 1988

Death Location: Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Owens

Mother: Callie Shumate

Spouse(s):

Children(s):

The story of Bernard L. Owens began in 1931 in Killarney, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA. Bernard L. Owens married Frances Italiano Santy. Bernard L. Owens passed away in 1988 in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Bernard L. Owens began in 1931 in Killarney, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA.
  • Bernard L. Owens married Frances Italiano Santy.
  • Bernard L. Owens passed away in 1988 in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Bernard Owens's Ancestors

Self
Bernard Owens
1931–1988
Birth Place: Killarney, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Parents
John H Owens
1892–1985
Tennessee
Callie (Dona) Shumate
1895–1985
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Daniel (Boone) Owens
1865–1945
Johnson Co, Tennessee, USA
Mary Sivage
1867–1916
Laurel, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Lee (F) Shomate
1865–1937
Allegheny Co, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Nichols
1861–1940
Ashe Co., NC
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Owens
1838–
Lilly Owens
1842–
Henry ^^^
1835–1918
Elizabeth Eastridge
1832–1912
Esley Shumate
1843–1908
James Nickols
1827–1906
Elizabeth Poston
1831–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
***Pleasant Eastridge
1805–1850
Phoebe Graybeal
1810–1880
William Johnson
1815–
Giles Nichols
1798–1880
Nancy Carter
1794–1866
Anderson *
1780–1848
Nancy Kimbrough
1810–1900

Bernard Owens's Timeline

10 Records

1928
October 22, 1928
Birth of Bernard L. Owens in Killarney, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Killarney, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
1931
28 January 1931
Birth of Bernard L. Owens in Mead, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
Mead, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
1931
28 Jan 1931
Birth of Bernard L. Owens
None
1935
1935
Age 4
Bernard L. Owens resided here in Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia
Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 9
Bernard L. Owens resided here in Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
1946
1946
Age 15
Bernard L. Owens resided here in Wakpala, Corson, West Virginia, USA
Wakpala, Corson, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 19
Bernard L. Owens resided here in Town, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Town, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
1988
1988
Age 57
Bernard L. Owens resided here in Beckley, West Virginia, USA
Beckley, West Virginia, USA
1988
9 December 1988
Age 57
Death of Bernard L. Owens in Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America
Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America
1988
December 9, 1988
Age 57
Death of Bernard L. Owens
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 January 1931
    Event Place: Mead, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 365
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04442; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 41-22
    [3] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Town, Raleigh, West

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: October 22, 1928
    Event Place: Killarney, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 28 Jan 1931
    Record Source: Virginia, U.S., Marriage Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Marriages, 1936-2014; Roll: 101144214

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04442; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 41-22

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04442; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 41-22

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1946
    Event Place: Wakpala, Corson, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 365

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Town, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Town, Raleigh, West

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1988
    Event Place: Beckley, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 December 1988
    Event Place: Richmond City, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Virginia, Death Records, Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: December 9, 1988

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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