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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

James Roy Owens was born in 1916 in Harrisburg, Illinois, the child of Winnie G. Penrod and Charles Wesley Owen. James Roy Owens married Nannie Marie Davis, and had children including Bonnie Kay Owens. James Roy Owens passed away in 1996 in Brookport, Massac County, Illinois, USA.

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Biography

  • James Roy Owens was born in 1916 in Harrisburg, Illinois, the child of Winnie G. Penrod and Charles Wesley Owen.
  • James Roy Owens married Nannie Marie Davis, and had children including Bonnie Kay Owens.
  • James Roy Owens passed away in 1996 in Brookport, Massac County, Illinois, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Owens's Ancestors

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James Owens
1916 – 1996
Birth Place: Harrisburg, Illinois
Parents
Winnie G. Penrod
1889 – 1956
Union County, Kentucky, USA
Charles (Wesley) Owen
1883 – 1947
Pope, Illinois, United States
Grandparents
Louisa Whittaker
1853 – 1913
Butler County, Kentucky, USA
George (M) Penrod
1845 – 1921
Kentucky
Virginia (Modinia) Gossage
1856 – 1934
Pope, Illinois, United States
Alfred (Clyde) Owen
1848 – 1893
Covington, Kenton, Kentucky, United States
Great-Grandparents
Sarah Hall
1818 – 1860
John Penrod
1815 – 1848
Nancy Hart
1816 – 1890
George Gossage
1812 – 1895
Matilda Owen
1819 – 1879
Aquilla Owen
1822 – 1891
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Mary FERGUSON
1782 – 1880
William Gossage
1773 – 1843

James Owens's Descendants

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James (Roy) Owens (25 December 1916 – 4 Mar 1996) m. Nannie (Marie) Davis (6 Feb 1920 – 22 Oct 1984)
  1. 1. Bonnie (Kay) Owens (19 July 1943 – 20 December 2013) m. Donald (Lee) Burrus (22 October 1943 – 25 September 2017)
    1. 1. James Burrus m. Celia (M) Beasley (Feb 1974 – )
      1. 1. Charles Burrus (2 Jun 1994 – )

James Owens's Timeline

2 Records

1916
25 December 1916
Birth of James Roy Owens in Harrisburg, Illinois
Harrisburg, Illinois
1996
4 Mar 1996
Age 80
Death of James Roy Owens in Brookport, Massac County, Illinois, USA
Brookport, Massac County, Illinois, USA

Sources

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

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

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