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Dewitt Bryan Owens 1896–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 September 1896

Birth Location: Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America

Death Date: 13 July 1979

Death Location: Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America

Father: Edwin Owens

Mother: Laura Winchester

Spouse(s): Beulah Owens

Children(s): John Owens, Earl Owens, Vernon Owens, Lottie Owens, Theresa Wilson

Dewitt Bryan Owens was born in 1896 in Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Edwin Shelton Owens And Laura Bell Winchester. In 1935, Dewitt Bryan Owens resided in Paris, Henry, Tennessee. In 1940, Dewitt Bryan Owens resided in Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA. Dewitt Bryan Owens married Beulah May Owens, and had children including Earl Hamilton Owens, John Aaron Owens, Lottie Corrine Owens, Theresa Janette Wilson, Vernon Bryant Owens. Dewitt Bryan Owens passed away in 1979 in Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dewitt Bryan Owens was born in 1896 in Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America, the child of Edwin Shelton Owens And Laura Bell Winchester.
  • In 1935, Dewitt Bryan Owens resided in Paris, Henry, Tennessee.
  • In 1940, Dewitt Bryan Owens resided in Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA.
  • Dewitt Bryan Owens married Beulah May Owens, and had children including Earl Hamilton Owens, John Aaron Owens, Lottie Corrine Owens, Theresa Janette Wilson, Vernon Bryant Owens.
  • Dewitt Bryan Owens passed away in 1979 in Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Dewitt Owens's Ancestors

Self
Dewitt Owens
1896–1979
Birth Place: Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
Parents
Edwin Shelton Owens
1874–1959
Tennessee
Laura (Bell) Winchester
1877–1957
Tennessee
Grandparents
Col. (Robert Armstrong Jr) Owens
1831–1908
Stewart Co., TN
Mary (A. Malinda) Wimberly
1832–1914
Mouth Sandy, Henry, Tennessee
C. Winchester
1839–
North Carolina
Martha (Ann) Knight
1842–1879
Calloway County, Kentucky
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Dewitt Owens's Descendants

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Dewitt (Bryan) Owens (3 September 1896–13 July 1979) m. Beulah (May) Owens (26 November 1894–16 October 1974)
  1. 1. John (Aaron) Owens 1926–1978
  2. 2. Earl (Hamilton) Owens 1923–1944
  3. 3. Vernon (Bryant) Owens 1921–1978 m. Martha (Jane) Crosswy 1921–
  4. 4. Lottie (Corrine) Owens 1916–1962 m. Charles (W) Holt 1913–
  5. 5. Theresa (Janette) Wilson 1937–2015

Dewitt Owens's Timeline

5 Records

1896
3 September 1896
Birth of Dewitt Bryan Owens in Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
1935
1935
Age 39
Dewitt Bryan Owens resided here in Paris, Henry, Tennessee
Paris, Henry, Tennessee
1940
1940
Age 44
Dewitt Bryan Owens resided here in Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 54
Dewitt Bryan Owens resided here in Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
1979
13 July 1979
Age 83
Death of Dewitt Bryan Owens in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 September 1896
    Event Place: Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Paris, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03905; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 40-7
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] 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: Paris, Henry, Tennes

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Paris, Henry, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Paris, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03905; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 40-7

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Paris, Henry, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Paris, Henry, Tennessee; Roll: m-t0627-03905; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 40-7

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Paris, Henry, Tennessee, 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: Paris, Henry, Tennes

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 July 1979
    Event Place: Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Paris, Henry County, Tennessee, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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