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Ellis James (EJ) OWENS 1932 – 2014 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 05/20/1932

Birth Location: Mansfield Louisiana

Death Date: 02/21/2014

Death Location: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA

Father: Manon Owens

Mother: Mary Loyd

Spouse(s): Irene Kenebrew, Irene Kennebrew

Children(s): Ellis Owens, Shirley Owens

Ellis James (EJ) OWENS Sr was born in 1932 in Mansfield Louisiana, the child of Manon Owens and Mary W Loyd. In 1935, Ellis James (EJ) OWENS Sr resided in Benson, DeSoto, Louisiana. In 1940, Ellis James (EJ) OWENS Sr resided in Ward 4, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA. Ellis James (EJ) OWENS Sr married Irene Kenebrew, Irene Kennebrew, and had children including Ellis James Owens, Shirley Mae Owens. Ellis James (EJ) OWENS Sr passed away in 2014 in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Ellis James (EJ) OWENS Sr was born in 1932 in Mansfield Louisiana, the child of Manon Owens and Mary W Loyd.
  • In 1935, Ellis James (EJ) OWENS Sr resided in Benson, DeSoto, Louisiana.
  • In 1940, Ellis James (EJ) OWENS Sr resided in Ward 4, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA.
  • Ellis James (EJ) OWENS Sr married Irene Kenebrew, Irene Kennebrew, and had children including Ellis James Owens, Shirley Mae Owens.
  • Ellis James (EJ) OWENS Sr passed away in 2014 in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ellis OWENS's Ancestors

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Ellis OWENS
1932 – 2014
Birth Place: Mansfield Louisiana
Parents
Manon Owens
1899 – 1945
Louisiana
Mary (W) Loyd
1898 – 1993
Mansfield, DeSoto Parish, Louisiana, USA
Grandparents
Primus Brantley
1871 –
Desoto Parish, Louisiana, USA
Earsey (Carsey) Williams
1872 –
Louisiana
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ellis OWENS's Descendants

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Ellis (James (EJ)) OWENS (05/20/1932 – 02/21/2014) m. Irene Kenebrew m. Irene Kennebrew (08/05/1940 – 11 December 2007)
  1. 1. Ellis (James) Owens (30 Aug 1964 – ) m. Gwendolyn (A) Adams (abt 1962 – )
  2. 2. Shirley (Mae) Owens (17 Mar 1961 – ) m. George Phillips (abt 1950 – )

Ellis OWENS's Timeline

5 Records

1932
05/20/1932
Birth of Ellis James (EJ) OWENS Sr in Mansfield Louisiana
Mansfield Louisiana
1935
1935
Age 3
Ellis James (EJ) OWENS Sr resided here in Benson, DeSoto, Louisiana
Benson, DeSoto, Louisiana
1940
1940
Age 8
Ellis James (EJ) OWENS Sr resided here in Ward 4, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA
Ward 4, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 18
Ellis James (EJ) OWENS Sr resided here in Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, USA
Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, USA
2014
02/21/2014
Age 82
Death of Ellis James (EJ) OWENS Sr in Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA
Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 05/20/1932
    Event Place: Mansfield Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: DeSoto, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01395; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 16-16

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Benson, DeSoto, Louisiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: DeSoto, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01395; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 16-16

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Ward 4, DeSoto, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: DeSoto, Louisiana; Roll: m-t0627-01395; Page: 17B; Enumeration District: 16-16

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Zwolle, Sabine, Louisiana, 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: Zwolle, Sabine, Loui

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 02/21/2014
    Event Place: Beaumont, Jefferson, Texas, USA

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