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Earnest Jay Owens 1927–2013 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 Jun 1927

Birth Location: Hunt County, Texas, USA

Death Date: 10 Feb 2013

Death Location: Rockwall County, Texas, USA

Father: Robert Owens

Mother: Mary Tankersley

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Earnest Jay Owens was born in 1927 in Hunt County, Texas, USA, the child of Robert Cleveland Owens And Mary Elizabeth Tankersley. In 1935, Earnest Jay Owens resided in Merit, Hunt, Texas. In 1940, Earnest Jay Owens resided in J P 2, Hunt, Texas, USA. Earnest Jay Owens passed away in 2013 in Rockwall County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Earnest Jay Owens was born in 1927 in Hunt County, Texas, USA, the child of Robert Cleveland Owens And Mary Elizabeth Tankersley.
  • In 1935, Earnest Jay Owens resided in Merit, Hunt, Texas.
  • In 1940, Earnest Jay Owens resided in J P 2, Hunt, Texas, USA.
  • Earnest Jay Owens passed away in 2013 in Rockwall County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Earnest Owens's Ancestors

Self
Earnest Owens
1927–2013
Birth Place: Hunt County, Texas, USA
Parents
Robert Cleveland Owens
1893–1956
Virginia, USA
Mary (Elizabeth) Tankersley
1904–
Alabama, USA
Grandparents
Nathan (Ellington) Owens
1857–1929
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Cora (E.) Statzer
1868–1910
Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Elijah Statzer
1832–
Rebecca Litton
1834–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Andrew Statzer
1807–
James Litton
1789–1855
Mary ^
1810–

Earnest Owens's Timeline

4 Records

1927
10 Jun 1927
Birth of Earnest Jay Owens in Hunt County, Texas, USA
Hunt County, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 8
Earnest Jay Owens resided here in Merit, Hunt, Texas
Merit, Hunt, Texas
1940
1940
Age 13
Earnest Jay Owens resided here in J P 2, Hunt, Texas, USA
J P 2, Hunt, Texas, USA
2013
10 Feb 2013
Age 86
Death of Earnest Jay Owens in Rockwall County, Texas, USA
Rockwall County, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Jun 1927
    Event Place: Hunt County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, Birth Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Merit, Hunt, Texas
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P 2, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Rockwall County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Feb 2013
    Event Place: Rockwall County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection, 1847-Current

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