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Jessie Gabriel Owens 1864 – 1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Mar 1864

Birth Location: Perry County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 12 Nov 1951

Death Location: Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Dennis Owens

Mother: Sarah Lancaster

Spouse(s): Minnie Scarce

Children(s): Dewey Owens

In 1864, Jessie Gabriel Owens entered the world in Perry County, Tennessee, USA, born to Dennis Owens and Sarah Elizabeth Lancaster. Jessie Gabriel Owens married Minnie Bell Scarce, and had children including Dewey Benjamin Owens. Jessie Gabriel Owens passed away in 1951 in Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1864, Jessie Gabriel Owens entered the world in Perry County, Tennessee, USA, born to Dennis Owens and Sarah Elizabeth Lancaster.
  • Jessie Gabriel Owens married Minnie Bell Scarce, and had children including Dewey Benjamin Owens.
  • Jessie Gabriel Owens passed away in 1951 in Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jessie Owens's Ancestors

Self
Jessie Owens
1864 – 1951
Birth Place: Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Dennis Owens
1845 – 1920
Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Lancaster
1847 – 1938
Hickman County, Tennessee
Grandparents
Jesse (J.) Owens
1812 – 1900
Humphreys, Tennessee, United States
Gabriel (Andrew) Lancaster
1813 – 1866
Plunders Creek, Hickman County, Tennessee, USA
Martha (A (Patsey)) Cotham
1822 – 1878
Hickman, Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Belitha Owens
1767 – 1842
Mary Ennis
1775 – 1850
Rev Lancaster
1783 – 1860
Sarah Whitfield
1785 – 1860
Isaac Cotham
1784 – 1869
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Abigail Fookes
1741 – 1785
Lucinda Merritt
1732 – 1793
Benjamin Whitefield
1752 – 1836

Jessie Owens's Descendants

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Jessie (Gabriel) Owens (Mar 1864 – 12 Nov 1951) m. Minnie (Bell) Scarce (02 Apr 1877 – 07 Mar 1909)
  1. 1. Dewey (Benjamin) Owens (24 Feb 1904 – )
    1. 1. Leon Owens (abt 1930 – )
    2. 2. Anna (R) Owens (abt 1933 – )
    3. 3. Jeanene Owens (abt 1938 – )

Jessie Owens's Timeline

6 Records

1864
Mar 1864
Birth of Jessie Gabriel Owens in Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Perry County, Tennessee, USA
1869
10 Mar 1869
Age 5
Birth of Jessie Gabriel Owens in Perry County, Tennessee, USA
Perry County, Tennessee, USA
1893
30 Jul 1893
Age 29
Jessie Gabriel Owens was married in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
1909
07 Nov 1909
Age 45
Jessie Gabriel Owens was married in Crockett County, Tennessee, USA
Crockett County, Tennessee, USA
1921
16 Jul 1921
Age 57
Jessie Gabriel Owens was married in Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
1951
12 Nov 1951
Age 87
Death of Jessie Gabriel Owens in Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA
Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 Mar 1869
    Event Place: Perry County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Mar 1864
    Event Place: Perry County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 30 Jul 1893
    Event Place: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 07 Nov 1909
    Event Place: Crockett County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 16 Jul 1921
    Event Place: Gibson County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Nov 1951
    Event Place: Humboldt, Gibson County, Tennessee, USA

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