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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

According to available records, 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. The family grew to include Elizabeth Forester. In the later years of life, Emma Catherine Owens died in 1949 in Wick,Tyler,West Virginia,USA.

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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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Sources

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

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 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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