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Jessie James Owens 1919–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1919

Birth Location: Laurel, Ashe, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: Sep 19, 2005

Death Location: Tennessee, USA

Father: John Owens

Mother: Callie Shumate

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Children(s):

Jessie James Owens was born in 1919 in Laurel, Ashe, North Carolina, USA, the child of John H Owens And Callie Dona Shumate. In 1930, Jessie James Owens resided in Pond Mountain, Ashe, North Carolina, USA. In 1935, Jessie James Owens resided in Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia. Jessie James Owens had children including Geneva Reta Owens. Jessie James Owens passed away in 2005 in Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Jessie James Owens was born in 1919 in Laurel, Ashe, North Carolina, USA, the child of John H Owens And Callie Dona Shumate.
  • In 1930, Jessie James Owens resided in Pond Mountain, Ashe, North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1935, Jessie James Owens resided in Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia.
  • Jessie James Owens had children including Geneva Reta Owens.
  • Jessie James Owens passed away in 2005 in Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Jessie Owens's Ancestors

Self
Jessie Owens
1919–2005
Birth Place: Laurel, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Parents
John H Owens
1892–1985
Tennessee
Callie (Dona) Shumate
1895–1985
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Daniel (Boone) Owens
1865–1945
Johnson Co, Tennessee, USA
Mary Sivage
1867–1916
Laurel, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Lee (F) Shomate
1865–1937
Allegheny Co, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Nichols
1861–1940
Ashe Co., NC
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Owens
1838–
Lilly Owens
1842–
Henry ^^^
1835–1918
Elizabeth Eastridge
1832–1912
Esley Shumate
1843–1908
James Nickols
1827–1906
Elizabeth Poston
1831–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
***Pleasant Eastridge
1805–1850
Phoebe Graybeal
1810–1880
William Johnson
1815–
Giles Nichols
1798–1880
Nancy Carter
1794–1866
Anderson *
1780–1848
Nancy Kimbrough
1810–1900

Jessie Owens's Timeline

5 Records

1919
1919
Birth of Jessie James Owens in Laurel, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Laurel, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1930
1930
Age 11
Jessie James Owens resided here in Pond Mountain, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Pond Mountain, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 16
Jessie James Owens resided here in Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia
Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 21
Jessie James Owens resided here in Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
2005
Sep 19, 2005
Age 86
Death of Jessie James Owens in Tennessee, USA
Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Laurel, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04442; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 41-22
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pond Mountain, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04442; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 41-22

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: m-t0627-04442; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 41-22

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Sep 19, 2005
    Event Place: Tennessee, USA

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