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Charles Wesley Owen 1883 – 1947 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1883

Birth Location: Pope, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 27 Aug 1947

Death Location: Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois

Father: Virginia Gossage

Mother: Alfred Owen

Spouse(s): Winnie Penrod

Children(s): James Owens

Charles Wesley Owen was born in 1883 in Pope, Illinois, United States, the child of Virginia Modinia Gossage and Alfred Clyde Owen. Charles Wesley Owen married Winnie G. Penrod, and had children including James Roy Owens. Charles Wesley Owen passed away in 1947 in Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois.

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Biography

  • Charles Wesley Owen was born in 1883 in Pope, Illinois, United States, the child of Virginia Modinia Gossage and Alfred Clyde Owen.
  • Charles Wesley Owen married Winnie G. Penrod, and had children including James Roy Owens.
  • Charles Wesley Owen passed away in 1947 in Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Charles Owen's Ancestors

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Charles Owen
1883 – 1947
Birth Place: Pope, Illinois, United States
Parents
Virginia Modinia Gossage
1856 – 1934
Pope, Illinois, United States
Alfred (Clyde) Owen
1848 – 1893
Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Nancy (Elizabeth) Hart
1816 – 1890
Flat Creek, Bedford, Tennessee, USA
George (Washington) Gossage
1812 – 1895
Caswell County, North Carolina, United States of America
Matilda Owen
1819 – 1879
Kentucky
Aquilla Owen
1822 – 1891
Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
Mary FERGUSON
1782 – 1880
William Gossage
1773 – 1843
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander FERGUSON
1758 – 1814
Daniel Gossage
1760 – 1842

Charles Owen's Descendants

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Charles (Wesley) Owen (7 Feb 1883 – 27 Aug 1947) m. Winnie (G.) Penrod (19 Apr 1889 – 18 April 1956)
  1. 1. James (Roy) Owens (25 December 1916 – 4 Mar 1996) m. Nannie (Marie) Davis (6 Feb 1920 – 22 Oct 1984)
    1. 1. Bonnie (Kay) Owens (19 July 1943 – 20 December 2013) m. Donald (Lee) Burrus (22 October 1943 – 25 September 2017)
      1. 1. James Burrus m. Celia (M) Beasley (Feb 1974 – )
        1. 1. Charles Burrus (2 Jun 1994 – )

Charles Owen's Timeline

3 Records

1841
31 Aug 1841
Burial of Charles Wesley Owen in Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois, USA
Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois, USA
1883
7 Feb 1883
Birth of Charles Wesley Owen in Pope, Illinois, United States
Pope, Illinois, United States
1947
27 Aug 1947
Age 64
Death of Charles Wesley Owen in Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois
Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1883
    Event Place: Pope, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 27 Aug 1947
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Saline, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1841
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Saline County, Illinois, USA

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