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James Robert Owen 1877 – 1940 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 Feb 1877

Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 3 May 1940

Death Location: Sevier, Tennessee, United States

Father: Samuel Owen

Mother: Mary Sutton

Spouse(s): Mary Messer

Children(s): Jacob Owen, Jerry Owen, Philip Owen, Annie Owen, Vonnie Owen, Prince Owen, Lillie Owen, Victor Owen, Dolly Owen

1877 marked the beginning of James Robert Owen's life in Haywood, North Carolina, United States, to parents Samuel Paxton "Pack" Owen and Mary Elizabeth "Polly Annie" Sutton. Eventually, James Robert Owen married Mary "Melinda" Messer, and they welcomed Jacob Robert "Jake" Owen, Jerry Owen, Philip Owen, Annie Owen, Vonnie Isaac Owen, Prince A. Owen, Lillie C. Owen, Victor Lee Owen and Dolly Irene Owen. James Robert Owen passed in 1940 at Sevier, Tennessee, United States.

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Parents

Samuel Owen
1836 – 1947
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, United States
SO
Mary Sutton
1855 – 1920
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, United States
MS

Spouses(s)

Mary Messer
1880 – 1958
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, United States
MM

Children(s)

Jacob Owen
1899 – 1992
Birth Location: Haywood, North Carolina, United States
JO
Jerry Owen
1902 –
Birth Location: North Carolina
JO
Philip Owen
1904 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
PO
Annie Owen
1907 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
AO
Vonnie Owen
1909 –
Birth Location: Tennessee
VO
Prince Owen
1913 – 1982
Birth Location: Tennessee
PO
Lillie Owen
1916 – 1998
Birth Location: Tennessee
LO
Victor Owen
1920 –
Birth Location: South Carolina
VO
Dolly Owen
1921 – 2008
Birth Location: –
DO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 15 Feb 1877
    Event Place: Haywood, North Carolina, United States
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pickney, Union, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1713; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 139; Image: ., Year: 1930; Census Place: District 13, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 2271; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 909.0.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1930
    Event Place: District 13, Sevier, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 13, Sevier, Tennessee; Roll: 2271; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 16; Image: 909.0.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1920
    Event Place: Pickney, Union, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Pickney, Union, South Carolina; Roll: T625_1713; Page: 17A; Enumeration District: 139; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 5 May 1940
    Event Place: Sevierville, Sevier, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 May 1940
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee, United States

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 3 May 1940
    Event Place: Sevier, Tennessee, United States

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