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James Jacob Owen 1730 – 1795 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1730

Birth Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 1795

Death Location: Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Father: Issac Owen

Mother: Rebecca Tilden

Spouse(s): Catherine Bartlett

Children(s): Thaddeus Owen

James Jacob Owen was born in 1730 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States, the child of Issac Owen and Rebecca Tilden. James Jacob Owen married Catherine Bartlett, and had children including Thaddeus Owen. James Jacob Owen passed away in 1795 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • James Jacob Owen was born in 1730 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States, the child of Issac Owen and Rebecca Tilden.
  • James Jacob Owen married Catherine Bartlett, and had children including Thaddeus Owen.
  • James Jacob Owen passed away in 1795 in Chatham, North Carolina, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Issac Owen
1710 – 1761
Birth Location: Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
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Rebecca Tilden
1716 – 1763
Birth Location: Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
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Spouses(s)

Catherine Bartlett
1730 – 1795
Birth Location: , Chatham, North Carolina, USA
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Children(s)

Thaddeus Owen
1752 – 1810
Birth Location: North Carolina, United States
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James Owen's Ancestors

Self
James Owen
1730 – 1795
Birth Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Issac Owen
1710 – 1761
Hebron, Tolland, Connecticut, United States
Rebecca Tilden
1716 – 1763
Lebanon, New London, Connecticut, United States
Grandparents
Josiah Owen
1675 – 1763
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Mary (Mercy) Hosford
1674 – 1753
Windsor, Hartford, Connecticut, United States
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Owen's Descendants

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James (Jacob) Owen (1730 – 1795) m. Catherine Bartlett (1730 – 1795)
  1. 1. Thaddeus Owen (1752 – 1810)
    1. 1. Joseph Owen (1793 – 1860) m. Mary (1798 – 1860)
      1. 1. Gabriel (Thadeus) Owen (1812 – 1850)
      2. 2. Wiley Owen (6 Feb 1818 – 21 Oct 1860)
      3. 3. John (Henderson) Owen (1820 – 20 Sep 1887)
      4. 4. Rose Owen (1820 – )
      5. 5. Sarah Owen (1826 – 1880)
      6. 6. Elizabeth Owen (1830 – Jul 1897)
      7. 7. Mary (W) Owen (1833 – 26 Jul 1882)
      8. 8. Louisa (Jane) Owen (30 Mar 1836 – 19 Feb 1907) m. Elias (Earl) Whitmire (9 May 1835 – 30 Oct 1917) m. William (R) Whitmire (1839 – )
        1. 1. Nancy (Jane) Whitmire (26 Jul 1855 – 2 Apr 1945)
        2. 2. Mary (Elizabeth) Whitmire (27 Oct 1857 – 23 Feb 1932)
        3. 3. Frances (Catherine) Whitmire (27 Feb 1860 – 1929)
        4. 4. Georgia (Savannah) Whitmire (11 Apr 1863 – 02 Jul 1949)
        5. 5. George (Earl) Whitmire (December 2, 1864 – September 30, 1938)
        6. 6. Ruth (Ann) Whitmire (1-12-1867 – 19 Mar 1904)
        7. 7. Christopher (Ulysses) Whitmire (7 Apr 1869 – 3 Feb 1938)
        8. 8. Omie Whitmire (1870 – )
        9. 9. Walter (Boone) Whitmire (30 Aug 1871 – 8 Dec 1947)
        10. 10. Elisah (Samuel) Whitmire (3 May 1875 – 18 May 1923)
        11. 11. David (Jasper) Whitmire (2 Apr 1878 – 6-3-1946)
        12. 12. John (Nimes) Whitmire (30 Aug 1880 – 30 Dec 1939) m. Minnie (M.) Owens (20 Mar 1879 – 26 Jan 1966)
        13. 13. Omie Whitmire (1908 – )
        14. 14. Ruth (Ann) Whitmire (12 Jan 1967 – 19 Mar 1904)
      9. 9. Nancy (C) Owen (1840 – BET 1880 AND 1900)

James Owen's Timeline

2 Records

1730
1730
Birth of James Jacob Owen in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Chatham, North Carolina, United States
1795
1795
Age 65
Death of James Jacob Owen in Chatham, North Carolina, United States
Chatham, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1730
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1795
    Event Place: Chatham, North Carolina, United States
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