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George W Owens 1835–1915 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Abt. 1835

Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA

Death Date: 1915

Death Location: Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA

Father: George Owens

Mother: Blanche Morgan

Spouse(s): Sarah Forrest

Children(s): Mary Owens, George Jr, Elizabeth Owens, Charlie Owens, Joseph Owens, Joseph Owens, Epaphro Sr

In 1835, George W Owens entered the world in Mathews, Virginia, USA, born to George Pearson Owens And Blanche Hannah Morgan. In 1850, George W Owens resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1860, George W Owens resided in District 1, Mathews Court House, Mathews, Virginia. George W Owens married Sarah Elizabeth Forrest, and had children including Charlie S Owens, Elizabeth Frances Betty Owens, Epaphro Ditus Owens Sr, George Washington Owens Jr, Joseph Benton Owens, Joseph F Owens, Mary Susan Owens. George W Owens passed away in 1915 in Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1835, George W Owens entered the world in Mathews, Virginia, USA, born to George Pearson Owens And Blanche Hannah Morgan.
  • In 1850, George W Owens resided in Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1860, George W Owens resided in District 1, Mathews Court House, Mathews, Virginia.
  • George W Owens married Sarah Elizabeth Forrest, and had children including Charlie S Owens, Elizabeth Frances Betty Owens, Epaphro Ditus Owens Sr, George Washington Owens Jr, Joseph Benton Owens, Joseph F Owens, Mary Susan Owens.
  • George W Owens passed away in 1915 in Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Owens
1800–1880
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
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Blanche Morgan
1807–1870
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
BM

Spouses(s)

Sarah Forrest
1840–1920
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
SF

Children(s)

Mary Owens
1865–1935
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
MO
George Jr
1867–1920
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
GJ
Elizabeth Owens
1873–1953
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
EO
Charlie Owens
1864–1932
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
CO
Joseph Owens
1869–1872
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
JO
Joseph Owens
1876–1939
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
JO
Epaphro Sr
1879–1965
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
ES

George Owens's Ancestors

Self
George Owens
1835–1915
Birth Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
Parents
George Pearson Owens
1800–1880
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Blanche (Hannah) Morgan
1807–1870
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Benjamin Owens
1772–1835
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Sarah (A.) Forrest
1783–1854
Mathews, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
George Forrest
1758–1820
Elizabeth (Belfare)
1762–1850
2nd-Great-Grandparents

George Owens's Descendants

1.
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George (W) Owens (Abt. 1835–1915) m. Sarah (Elizabeth) Forrest (6 May 1840–17 Dec 1920)
  1. 1. Mary (Susan) Owens 1865–1935
  2. 2. George (Washington Owens) Jr 1867–1920 m. Emma (E) Morgan 1876–1951
    1. 1. Joseph (Stanley) Owens 1898–1961 m. Sadie (Lizzie) Smith 1896–1924 m. Estelle (Virginia) Shawn 1901–1988
      1. 1. George (William) Owens 1920–1991 m. Gladys (Irene) Smith 1926–2014
      2. 2. Elizabeth (Shirley) Owens 1929–2023 m. Howard (Carlton Gwynn) Sr 1922–1995 m. Benjamin (Harrison "Bennie" Wood) Jr 1925–1982
    2. 2. Virginia (Henrietta) Owens 1911–1980 m. Cecil (Atwood) Morris 1907–1990
      1. 1. Ervin (Lee) Morris 1947–2013
    3. 3. William (Harold) Owens 1903–1968 m. Mary (Eliza) Callis 1910–1994
      1. 1. William (Coleman Owens) Sr 1930–1989 m. Alice (Lucille) Martin 1929–1987 m. Violet (Mae) Reedy 1933–2023
        1. 1. Baby (Boy) Owens 1949–1949
      2. 2. Warren (Lee Owens) Sr 1943–2022 m. Sherry (Ann) Salmon 1946–2015
  3. 3. Elizabeth (Frances "Betty") Owens 1873–1953 m. Napoleon (Bonaparte) Forrest 1868–1936
    1. 1. Beatrice (Lee) Forrest 1900–1978 m. William (Marvin) Griffith 1892–1971
      1. 1. Mary (Frances) Griffith 1924–1980 m. John (Norman Edenfield) Sr 1923–1960
      2. 2. Ann (Marie) Griffith 1930–2008 m. Leonard (Eugene "Gene" Bendall) Sr 1930–2001 m. Luther (Earl Anderson) Jr 1932–2001
      3. 3. Albert (Lee) Griffith 1928–1979 m. Norma (Virginia) Bateman 1927–1991
      4. 4. Elizabeth (Arrinthia "Bette") Griffith 1921–2011 m. Jay (Walter) Hardison 1916–2009 m. John (Keenan) Johnston 1921–2000 m. Edward (Martin) Holbrook 1913–1994
    2. 2. Clinton (Ashberry) Forrest 1893–1943 m. Mae (Montrude) Haywood 1897–1972
      1. 1. Dorothy (Deane) Forrest 1924–1972 m. Harry (Frank) Dawes 1917–1977
  4. 4. Charlie (S) Owens 1864–1932
  5. 5. Joseph (F) Owens 1869–1872
  6. 6. Joseph (Benton) Owens 1876–1939 m. Margaret (Cowles "Maggie") Hudgins 1877–1960
    1. 1. Amber (Lee) Owens 1905–1982 m. Carl (Edward) Grinnell 1903–1964
      1. 1. Edward (Owens Grinnell) Sr 1938–2006 m. Eva (Mae) Orange 1935–2017 m. Linda (Pearl) Pugh 1941–1970
  7. 7. Epaphro (Ditus Owens) Sr 1879–1965 m. Mary (Susan "Mayme") Kornegay 1888–1968
    1. 1. Epaphro (Ditus Owens) Jr 1915–1994 m. Mabel (Virginia) Ward 1914–1999
      1. 1. Epaphro (Ditus "Little Pat" Owens) III 1941–2024
      2. 2. Nancy (Ellen) Owens 1942–2020 m. Donald (Lee) Lewis 1937–2008
    2. 2. Felecia (Ellen) Owens 1907–2004 m. Clyde (William) Everhart 1907–1982 m. Albert (Jack) Noyes 1916–2004 m. Paul (Albert Michael) Sr 1903–1955
      1. 1. Richard (Arlington) Everhart 1931–1953
      2. 2. Ellen (Mae) Noyes 1939–2020 m. James (Duffy Arnold) Sr 1934–2015
      3. 3. Paul (Albert Michael) Jr 1925–1982 m. Dorothy (Frances) Strader 1926–2002
        1. 1. Constance (Patricia) Michael 1948–2018
      4. 4. Phyllis Everhart 1932–2009 m. Leroy (Louis) Bertapelle 1928–2004

George Owens's Timeline

10 Records

1835
Abt. 1835
Birth of George W Owens in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1850
1850
Age 15
George W Owens resided here in Mathews, Virginia, USA
Mathews, Virginia, USA
1860
1860
Age 25
George W Owens resided here in District 1, Mathews Court House, Mathews, Virginia, USA
District 1, Mathews Court House, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1870
1870
Age 35
George W Owens resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1880
1880
Age 45
George W Owens resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1882
1882
Age 47
George W Owens resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1888
1888
Age 53
George W Owens resided here in Norfolk, Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 65
George W Owens resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 75
George W Owens resided here in Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1915
1915
Age 80
Death of George W Owens in Broadway
Broadway

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Abt. 1835
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Meherrin, Brunswick, Virginia; Roll: 1357; Page: 282d; Enumeration District: 030
    [2] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Rock Store, Brunswick, Virginia; Roll: 1702; Page: 14; Enumeration District: 0009
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington, DC; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 960; Page: 22b

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M432; Residence Date: 1850; Home in 1850: Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 960; Page: 22b

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: District 1, Mathews Court House, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: District 1, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: M653_1362; Page: 29; Family History Library

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1377; Page: 538C; Enumeration District: 048

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1882
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1888
    Event Place: Norfolk, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Norfolk, Virginia Directories, 1888-1890

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1717; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0052

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Westville Magisterial District, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 10a; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Broadway
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Richmond Times-Dispatch; Publication Date: 27 Nov 1915; Publication Place: Richmond, Virginia, USA; ,0.05837836,0.98954886,0.12079138&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Moon, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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