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Bessie Estelle Owens 1900 – 1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Apr 1900

Birth Location: Dodd City, Fannin, Texas, USA

Death Date: 23 Apr 1982

Death Location: Baytown, Harris, Texas, United States

Father: George Owen

Mother: Emma Colwell

Spouse(s): William Sowders

Children(s): Lola Sowders

In 1900, Bessie Estelle Owens entered the world in Dodd City, Fannin, Texas, USA, born to George Winford Owen and Emma Ennis Colwell. Bessie Estelle Owens married William Alexander Sowders, and had children including Lola Faye Sowders. Bessie Estelle Owens passed away in 1982 in Baytown, Harris, Texas, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1900, Bessie Estelle Owens entered the world in Dodd City, Fannin, Texas, USA, born to George Winford Owen and Emma Ennis Colwell.
  • Bessie Estelle Owens married William Alexander Sowders, and had children including Lola Faye Sowders.
  • Bessie Estelle Owens passed away in 1982 in Baytown, Harris, Texas, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Owen
1876 – 1924
Birth Location: Franklin, Tennessee, United States
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Emma Colwell
1877 – 1973
Birth Location: Arkansas
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Spouses(s)

William Sowders
1896 – 1969
Birth Location: Kosse, Limestone, Texas, United States
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Children(s)

Lola Sowders
1919 – 1999
Birth Location: Kosse, Limestone, Texas, United States
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Bessie Owens's Ancestors

Self
Bessie Owens
1900 – 1982
Birth Place: Dodd City, Fannin, Texas, USA
Parents
George Winford Owen
1876 – 1924
Franklin, Tennessee, United States
Emma (Ennis) Colwell
1877 – 1973
Arkansas
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Bessie Owens's Descendants

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Bessie (Estelle) Owens (1 Apr 1900 – 23 Apr 1982) m. William (Alexander) Sowders (27 Dec 1896 – 31 Jul 1969)
  1. 1. Lola (Faye) Sowders (19 Jul 1919 – 15 Apr 1999) m. Ernst (John William) Stock (1920 – 26 Jun 1993)
    1. 1. David (William) Stock (31 Dec 1946 – 6 May 2015) m. Carol (Ann) Martinson (9 Apr 1941 – 27 Jul 2020) m. Carol (Ann) Stock (9 April 1941 – )
      1. 1. Adam (Christoper) Stock (15 Nov 1984 – ) m. Madelaine (Celene) Schmidt (1 Nov 1991 – )
        1. 1. Kaitlyn (Alyss) Stock (17 oct 2011 – )
        2. 2. Mark (William) Stock (22 Feb 2017 – )
        3. 3. David (Alan) Stock (22 Feb 2017 – )

Bessie Owens's Timeline

2 Records

1900
1 Apr 1900
Birth of Bessie Estelle Owens in Dodd City, Fannin, Texas, USA
Dodd City, Fannin, Texas, USA
1982
23 Apr 1982
Age 82
Death of Bessie Estelle Owens in Baytown, Harris, Texas, United States
Baytown, Harris, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1900
    Event Place: Dodd City, Fannin, Texas, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1982
    Event Place: Baytown, Harris, Texas, United States
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