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DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS 1904 – 1975 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 FEB 1904

Birth Location: Weakley County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 8 APR 1975

Death Location: Island, McLean County, Kentucky, USA

Father: Jesse Owens

Mother: Minnie Owens

Spouse(s): Carmen Markwell

Children(s): Dewey Owens, Anna Owens

DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS was born in 1904 in Weakley County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jesse Gable Owens and Minnie Bell Owens. In 1910, DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS resided in Civil District 20, Gibson, Tennessee, USA. In 1930, DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS resided in Island, McLean, Kentucky, USA. DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS married Carmen Belle Markwell, and had children including Dewey Douglas Owens, Anna Ruth Owens. DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS passed away in 1975 in Island, McLean County, Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS was born in 1904 in Weakley County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Jesse Gable Owens and Minnie Bell Owens.
  • In 1910, DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS resided in Civil District 20, Gibson, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1930, DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS resided in Island, McLean, Kentucky, USA.
  • DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS married Carmen Belle Markwell, and had children including Dewey Douglas Owens, Anna Ruth Owens.
  • DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS passed away in 1975 in Island, McLean County, Kentucky, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Jesse Owens
1868 – 1951
Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Minnie Owens
1877 – 1909
Birth Location: Obion County, Tennessee, United States of America
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Spouses(s)

Carmen Markwell
1908 – 1979
Birth Location: Island, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America
CM

Children(s)

Dewey Owens
1926 – 1933
Birth Location: Island, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America
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Anna Owens
1933 –
Birth Location: Kentucky
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DEWEY OWENS's Ancestors

Self
DEWEY OWENS
1904 – 1975
Birth Place: Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Jesse Gable Owens
1868 – 1951
Perry County, Tennessee, United States of America
Minnie (Bell) Owens
1877 – 1909
Obion County, Tennessee, United States of America
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

DEWEY OWENS's Descendants

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DEWEY (BENJAMIN) OWENS (24 FEB 1904 – 8 APR 1975) m. Carmen (Belle) Markwell (5 February 1908 – 30 January 1979)
  1. 1. Dewey (Douglas) Owens (27 May 1926 – 17 April 1933)
  2. 2. Anna (Ruth) Owens (abt 1933 – )

DEWEY OWENS's Timeline

8 Records

1904
24 FEB 1904
Birth of DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS in Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 6
DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS resided here in Civil District 20, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
Civil District 20, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 26
DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS resided here in Island, McLean, Kentucky, USA
Island, McLean, Kentucky, USA
1935
1935
Age 31
DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS resided here in Rural, McLean, Kentucky
Rural, McLean, Kentucky
1940
1940
Age 36
DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS resided here in Island, McLean, Kentucky, USA
Island, McLean, Kentucky, USA
1942
1942
Age 38
DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS resided here in Mount Vernon, Davison, West Virginia, USA
Mount Vernon, Davison, West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 46
DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS resided here in Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
Sherman, Boone, West Virginia, USA
1975
8 APR 1975
Age 71
Death of DEWEY BENJAMIN OWENS in Island, McLean County, Kentucky, USA
Island, McLean County, Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 FEB 1904
    Event Place: Weakley County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Records, 1852-1965, Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives; Frankfort, Kentucky
    [2] 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, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 365
    [3] Tennessee, U.S., Delayed Birth Records, 1869-1909
    [4] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Island, McLean, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01336; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 75-12
    [5] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Island, McLean, Kentucky; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340501
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 20, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1499; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1375512
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] 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: Sherman, Boone, West

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Civil District 20, Gibson, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Civil District 20, Gibson, Tennessee; Roll: T624_1499; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0040; FHL microfilm: 1375512

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Island, McLean, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Island, McLean, Kentucky; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340501

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, McLean, Kentucky
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Island, McLean, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01336; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 75-12

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Island, McLean, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Island, McLean, Kentucky; Roll: m-t0627-01336; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 75-12

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Mount Vernon, Davison, 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, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 365

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sherman, Boone, 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: Sherman, Boone, West

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mclean
    Record Source: Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 APR 1975
    Event Place: Island, McLean County, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Kentucky, U.S., Death Index, 1911-2000
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Island, McLean County, Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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