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John Owsley 1844–1907 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1844

Birth Location: Caney Fork, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 12 AUG 1907

Death Location: Kentucky, USA

Father: Benjamin Ousley

Mother: Jemima *

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Blankenship

Children(s): William Owsley

John Owsley was born in 1844 in Caney Fork, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA, the child of Benjamin Frank Ousley And Jemima Mary Thornsberry. In 1880, John Owsley resided in Hood, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA. John Owsley married Elizabeth Blankenship, and had children including William Byrd Owsley. John Owsley passed away in 1907 in Kentucky, USA.

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Biography

  • John Owsley was born in 1844 in Caney Fork, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA, the child of Benjamin Frank Ousley And Jemima Mary Thornsberry.
  • In 1880, John Owsley resided in Hood, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA.
  • John Owsley married Elizabeth Blankenship, and had children including William Byrd Owsley.
  • John Owsley passed away in 1907 in Kentucky, USA.

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Parents

Spouses(s)

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John Owsley's Ancestors

Self
John Owsley
1844–1907
Birth Place: Caney Fork, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Benjamin Frank Ousley
1825–1876
Tazewell, Virginia, United States
Jemima (Mary Thornsberry) *
1821–1909
Tazewell Virginia
Grandparents
Shadrick\Shadrach Owsley\Onley
1799–1855
Patrick, Virginia, USA
Margaret (Peggy Deweeze) (Duvieze)
1805–1860
Tazewell, Virginia, USA
John (Thornsberry) *
1800–1860
, Scott, Virginia, USA
Francis (G) Collins
1804–1908
Scott, Virginia, United States
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Ousley
1764–1841
Mildred Wilson
1773–1850
Lucy Stribling
1785–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Woosley
1719–1794
William Stribling
1759–1815
Mary (Galliher**)
1763–1801

John Owsley's Descendants

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John Owsley (1844–12 AUG 1907) m. Elizabeth Blankenship (abt 1846–)
  1. 1. William (Byrd) Owsley 1870–1954
    1. 1. Willie Owsley 1897–1980
      1. 1. James Owsley 1915–2002 m. Rachel Risner 1918–2006
        1. 1. Harold Owsley 1938–2020
        2. 2. Hazel Woodard 1943–2023 m. Thomas (Clarence) Haywood 1944–2013
      2. 2. Georgann Owsley 1917–1917

John Owsley's Timeline

3 Records

1844
1844
Birth of John Owsley in Caney Fork, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
Caney Fork, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 36
John Owsley resided here in Hood, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
Hood, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
1907
12 AUG 1907
Age 63
Death of John Owsley in Kentucky, USA
Kentucky, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1844
    Event Place: Caney Fork, Pulaski, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Hood, Lawrence, Kentucky, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 AUG 1907
    Event Place: Kentucky, USA

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