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James Elijah Owens 1760 – 1814 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1760

Birth Location: Wilkes, Georgia, United States

Death Date: 8 Oct 1814

Death Location: Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, United States

Father: Ralph Owens

Mother: Elizabeth Orr

Spouse(s): Ann Howard

Children(s): John Owens

In 1760, James Elijah Owens entered the world in Wilkes, Georgia, United States, born to Ralph Owens and Elizabeth Orr. James Elijah Owens married Ann Nancy Howard, and had children including John J Owens. James Elijah Owens passed away in 1814 in Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1760, James Elijah Owens entered the world in Wilkes, Georgia, United States, born to Ralph Owens and Elizabeth Orr.
  • James Elijah Owens married Ann Nancy Howard, and had children including John J Owens.
  • James Elijah Owens passed away in 1814 in Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, United States.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Owens's Ancestors

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James Owens
1760 – 1814
Birth Place: Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Parents
Ralph Owens
1729 – 1814
Goochland Co., Virginia
Elizabeth Orr
1730 – 1817
Goochland County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

James Owens's Descendants

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James (Elijah) Owens (1760 – 8 Oct 1814) m. Ann (Nancy) Howard (1773 – 30 Mar 1852)
  1. 1. John (J) Owens (1791 – 12 Oct 1836)
    1. 1. John (Thomas) Owens (1809 – 1895) m. Charlotte OSBURN (1819 – UNKNOWN)
      1. 1. Mollie Whitehead (Jan 1862 – ) m. Joseph (S.) Whitehead (May 1858 – 1930)
        1. 1. Anna Whitehead (Oct 1889 – )
        2. 2. Henry Whitehead (Sep 1891 – 1974)
        3. 3. Queen (E) Whitehead (Aug 1893 – )
        4. 4. Eunice Whitehead (Mar 1896 – 28 March 1973) m. Walter (L) Clemmons (20 October 1897 – 29 April 1979)
        5. 5. Thomas Whitehead (Sep 1898 – )

James Owens's Timeline

3 Records

1760
1760
Birth of James Elijah Owens in Wilkes, Georgia, United States
Wilkes, Georgia, United States
1789
1789
Age 29
James Elijah Owens was married
None
1814
8 Oct 1814
Age 54
Death of James Elijah Owens in Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, United States
Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1760
    Event Place: Wilkes, Georgia, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 1789

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Oct 1814
    Event Place: Milledgeville, Baldwin, Georgia, United States

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