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James Roy Owens 1916 – 1996 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 December 1916

Birth Location: Harrisburg, Illinois

Death Date: 4 Mar 1996

Death Location: Brookport, Massac County, Illinois, USA

Father: Winnie Penrod

Mother: Charles Owen

Spouse(s): Nannie Davis

Children(s): Bonnie Owens

In 1916, James Roy Owens entered the world in Harrisburg, Illinois, born to Winnie G. Penrod and Charles Wesley Owen. Years later, James Roy Owens married Nannie Marie Davis, and the couple became parents to Bonnie Kay Owens. James Roy Owens died in 1996 in Brookport, Massac County, Illinois, USA.

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Parents

Winnie Penrod
1889 – 1956
Birth Location: Union County, Kentucky, USA
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Charles Owen
1883 – 1947
Birth Location: Pope, Illinois, United States
CO

Spouses(s)

Nannie Davis
1920 – 1984
Birth Location: , , Illinois, USA
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Children(s)

Bonnie Owens
1943 – 2013
Birth Location: , , Illinois, USA
BO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 25 December 1916
    Event Place: Harrisburg, Illinois

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 Mar 1996
    Event Place: Brookport, Massac County, Illinois, USA
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