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Dempsey Owens 1910–1998 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Mar 1910

Birth Location: Georgiana, Butler County, Alabama, USA

Death Date: 31 Aug 1998

Death Location: Butler County, Alabama, United States of America

Father: Ernest Owens

Mother: Annie Owens

Spouse(s): Zula Gandy

Children(s): Vannie Owens, Lodee Cason, Knobalee Owens, Bertie Owens, Lucille Daniels

The story of Dempsey Owens began in 1910 in Georgiana, Butler County, Alabama, USA. In 1935, Dempsey Owens resided in Rural, Butler. In 1940, Dempsey Owens resided in Precinct 1, Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA. Dempsey Owens married Zula B Gandy, and had children including Bertie Owens, Knobalee Owens, Lodee Owens Cason, Lucille Helen Owens Daniels, Vannie B Owens. Dempsey Owens passed away in 1998 in Butler County, Alabama, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Dempsey Owens began in 1910 in Georgiana, Butler County, Alabama, USA.
  • In 1935, Dempsey Owens resided in Rural, Butler.
  • In 1940, Dempsey Owens resided in Precinct 1, Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA.
  • Dempsey Owens married Zula B Gandy, and had children including Bertie Owens, Knobalee Owens, Lodee Owens Cason, Lucille Helen Owens Daniels, Vannie B Owens.
  • Dempsey Owens passed away in 1998 in Butler County, Alabama, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dempsey Owens's Ancestors

Self
Dempsey Owens
1910–1998
Birth Place: Georgiana, Butler County, Alabama, USA
Parents
Ernest D. Owens
1882–1958
Georgiana, Butler, Alabama, USA
Annie (Lou) Owens
1880–1973
Georgiana, Butler, Alabama
Grandparents
Ben Owens
1835–
Virginia, USA
Jane Stanning
1833–
Virginia, USA
Anderson Owens
1858–1940
Butler, Alabama, United States
Celia Gipson
1867–1952
Butler County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Wilson Owens
1822–1913
James Gipson
1841–1924
Sarah Middleton
1851–1939
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Alexander Gipson
1818–1913
Lucinda Gipson
1830–
Peter Middleton
1835–
Sarah Middleton
1828–

Dempsey Owens's Descendants

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Dempsey Owens (3 Mar 1910–31 Aug 1998) m. Zula (B.) Gandy (17 Jun 1907–29 Jul 1979)
  1. 1. Vannie (B) Owens 1935–2017 m. Earnest (James Tot Peterson) Sr 1935–1989 m. Claude (Oliver Coleman) Jr 1926–2006 m. Huey (Lee Bates) Sims 1921–1994
  2. 2. Lodee (Owens) Cason 1935–1977 m. Moses Cason 1924–1996 m. Hollie Brady 1927–2004
  3. 3. Knobalee Owens 1936–1936
  4. 4. Bertie Owens 1926–
  5. 5. Lucille (Helen Owens) Daniels 1932–1990

Dempsey Owens's Timeline

4 Records

1910
3 Mar 1910
Birth of Dempsey Owens in Georgiana, Butler County, Alabama, USA
Georgiana, Butler County, Alabama, USA
1935
1935
Age 25
Dempsey Owens resided here in Rural, Butler
Rural, Butler
1940
1940
Age 30
Dempsey Owens resided here in Precinct 1, Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA
Precinct 1, Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA
1998
31 Aug 1998
Age 88
Death of Dempsey Owens in Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America
Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Mar 1910
    Event Place: Georgiana, Butler County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Starlington, Butler, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00007; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 7-1
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Butler
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Starlington, Butler, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00007; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 7-1

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Starlington, Butler, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Starlington, Butler, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00007; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 7-1

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 Aug 1998
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook, Illinois, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Trees, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Butler County, Alabama, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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