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Emma Catherine Owens 1873 – 1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 September 1873

Birth Location: Bearsville, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 1949

Death Location: Wick,Tyler,West Virginia,USA

Father: Josephus Samantha)

Mother: Isabell Riggs

Spouse(s):

Children(s): Elizabeth Forester

Emma Catherine Owens was born in 1873 in Bearsville, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Josephus (Joseph) Calvin Owens***** (Kirkpatrick on mar. license to Samantha) and Isabell Riggs. Emma Catherine Owens had children including Elizabeth Forester. Emma Catherine Owens passed away in 1949 in Wick,Tyler,West Virginia,USA.

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Biography

  • Emma Catherine Owens was born in 1873 in Bearsville, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA, the child of Josephus (Joseph) Calvin Owens***** (Kirkpatrick on mar. license to Samantha) and Isabell Riggs.
  • Emma Catherine Owens had children including Elizabeth Forester.
  • Emma Catherine Owens passed away in 1949 in Wick,Tyler,West Virginia,USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Josephus Samantha)
1843 – 1922
Birth Location: Greene Co. Penn.
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Isabell Riggs
1846 – 1895
Birth Location: Meade, Ohio County,Virginia
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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Elizabeth Forester
1905 – 1988
Birth Location: West Virginia
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Emma Owens's Ancestors

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Emma Owens
1873 – 1949
Birth Place: Bearsville, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
Parents
Josephus (Joseph) Calvin Owens***** (Kirkpatrick on mar. license to Samantha)
1843 – 1922
Greene Co. Penn.
Isabell Riggs
1846 – 1895
Meade, Ohio County,Virginia
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Emma Owens's Descendants

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Emma (Catherine) Owens (25 September 1873 – 15 Jan 1949)
  1. 1. Elizabeth Forester (abt 1905 – 1988) m. Clarence (Noah) Leasure (16 Jan 1891 – 28 January 1958)
    1. 1. Pearl Leasure (13 Aug 1919 – 13 April 1989) m. Ralph (J.) Statler (18 November 1913 – 15 December 1989)
      1. 1. Barbara (Ellen) Herchuck (12 February 1948 – 18 March 2021) m. Jerome Herchuck m. Donald (Carroll) Brightwell
        1. 1. Travis (Ryan) Brightwell (14 Sep 1977 – )
    2. 2. James (Andrew) Leasure (18 Apr 1921 – 2 Mar 1986) m. Murel Fox
      1. 1. Linda (Ruth) Leasure (5 Feb 1950 – )
    3. 3. Alferd Leasure (abt 1924 – 1 Jan 1998)
    4. 4. Roy Leasure (abt 1926 – )
    5. 5. Elsie Leasure (abt 1928 – )
    6. 6. Madiline Leasure (abt 1934 – )
    7. 7. Betty Seaouse (28 February 1935 – 30 Jan 2020) m. George (Emery) Barnhart (31 March 1934 – 11 February 2006)
      1. 1. Debra (Kay) Barnhart (18 August 1961 – 28 April 2016) m. Jolly Streets
        1. 1. Melinda Adkins
        2. 2. Jessica Burkett
        3. 3. Trudy Gillum
        4. 4. Bradley Adkins
        5. 5. Nicholas Adkins
        6. 6. Greg Adkins
    8. 8. Helen (Louise) Hickman (5 February 1938 – 29 Dec 2015) m. Francis (25 December 1926 – 29 August 2003)
      1. 1. Randy (Allen) Hickman (19 Aug 1964 – 20 Jul 2022)

Emma Owens's Timeline

2 Records

1873
25 September 1873
Birth of Emma Catherine Owens in Bearsville, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
Bearsville, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
1949
15 Jan 1949
Age 76
Death of Emma Catherine Owens in Wick,Tyler,West Virginia,USA
Wick,Tyler,West Virginia,USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 September 1873
    Event Place: Bearsville, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1949
    Event Place: Wick,Tyler,West Virginia,USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Centerville, Tyler County, West Virginia, USA
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