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Joseph Earnest Owen 1886 – 1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Sep 1886

Birth Location: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States

Death Date: 15 Apr 1970

Death Location: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States

Father: Joseph Owen

Mother: Martha Hester

Spouse(s): Senia Baugh

Children(s): Albert Owen, Ollie Owen, Henry Owen, Clemmie Owen, Riley Owen, Lillie Owen, Edith Owen, Celia Owen, Lela Owen, Gladstone Owen, Johnie Owen, Lora Owen, Virgil Owen

In 1886, Joseph Earnest Owen entered the world in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States, born to Joseph Elbert Owen and Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester. In 1900, Joseph Earnest Owen resided in Precincts 10, 21, 28 Moors, Ellison, Fisher's Mill. In 1910, Joseph Earnest Owen resided in Moore, DeKalb, Alabama. Joseph Earnest Owen married Senia Lena Baugh, and had children including Albert Lee Owen, Ollie Mae Owen, Henry Grady Owen, Clemmie Owen, Riley Owen, Lillie Owen, Edith Odell Owen, Celia Owen, Lela Marie Owen, Gladstone Yewell Owen, Johnie Owen, Lora Jane Owen, Virgil Owen. Joseph Earnest Owen passed away in 1970 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • In 1886, Joseph Earnest Owen entered the world in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States, born to Joseph Elbert Owen and Martha Ann "Mattie" Hester.
  • In 1900, Joseph Earnest Owen resided in Precincts 10, 21, 28 Moors, Ellison, Fisher's Mill.
  • In 1910, Joseph Earnest Owen resided in Moore, DeKalb, Alabama.
  • Joseph Earnest Owen married Senia Lena Baugh, and had children including Albert Lee Owen, Ollie Mae Owen, Henry Grady Owen, Clemmie Owen, Riley Owen, Lillie Owen, Edith Odell Owen, Celia Owen, Lela Marie Owen, Gladstone Yewell Owen, Johnie Owen, Lora Jane Owen, Virgil Owen.
  • Joseph Earnest Owen passed away in 1970 in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Owen
1862 – 1886
Birth Location: Georgia
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Martha Hester
1864 – 1947
Birth Location: Georgia, United States
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Spouses(s)

Senia Baugh
1886 – 1967
Birth Location: Baugh Settlement in Lookout, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
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Children(s)

Albert Owen
1903 – 1985
Birth Location: Adamsburg, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
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Ollie Owen
1905 – 1935
Birth Location: Adamsburgh, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
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Henry Owen
1907 – 2003
Birth Location: Alabama
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Clemmie Owen
1909 – 1995
Birth Location: Alabama
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Riley Owen
1911 – 1976
Birth Location: Adamsburgh, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
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Lillie Owen
1914 – 2001
Birth Location: Alabama
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Edith Owen
1915 – 1990
Birth Location: Alabama
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Celia Owen
1918 –
Birth Location: –
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Lela Owen
1919 – 2008
Birth Location: Alabama
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Gladstone Owen
1921 – 1980
Birth Location: De Kalb, Alabama, United States
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Johnie Owen
1923 – 1992
Birth Location: Fort Payne, DeKalb County, Alabama, United States of America
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Lora Owen
1925 – 2023
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
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Virgil Owen
1927 – 2000
Birth Location: Alabama
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Joseph Owen's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Owen
1886 – 1970
Birth Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
Parents
Joseph Elbert Owen
1862 – 1886
Georgia
Martha (Ann "Mattie") Hester
1864 – 1947
Georgia, United States
Grandparents
Anderson Owen
1815 – 1882
South Carolina
Nancy (C) Brewer
1830 – 1881
South Carolina
William (Milton) Hester
1833 – 1910
Tennessee, United States
Sarah (Jane) Allen
1830 – 1909
North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Owen
1750 – 1816
Milly Kelly
1760 –
John Brewer
1780 – 1838
Celia Morgan
1786 – 1852
Stephen Hester
1790 – 1858
Mary Johns
1801 – 1869
James Allen
1806 –
Matilda Bailey
1806 – 1860
2nd-Great-Grandparents
James Owen
1730 – 1795
Catherine Bartlett
1730 – 1795
Abraham Hester
1750 – 1844
Elizabeth Norman
1787 – 1866
Robert Johns
1783 – 1861
Mary Hester
1791 – 1858
Allen
Richardson
John Bailey
1759 – 1844
Sarah
1776 – 1850

Joseph Owen's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Earnest) Owen (16 Sep 1886 – 15 Apr 1970) m. Senia (Lena) Baugh (23 Sep 1886 – 29 Sep 1967)
  1. 1. Albert (Lee) Owen (19 Sep 1903 – 18 Feb 1985) m. Jessie (Ellen) Evans (20 Oct 1906 – 6 Jun 2001)
    1. 1. Jane (Anna) Owen (5 Mar – ) m. Kenneth (Lester) Kramer (18 Mar 1939 – 10 Oct 2020)
      1. 1. Kenneth (Lester) Kramer
      2. 2. Becky (Lynn) Kramer
    2. 2. Sanford (Rudolph) Owen (13 Dec. 1924 – 12 Sep 2010) m. Faye Tolbert (21 Mar 1925 – Oct 1983)
    3. 3. Imogene Owen (21 Feb 1927 – 4 Dec 1995) m. Luther (Brown) Mills (5 Apr 1919 – 4 Jan 2009)
      1. 1. Kathy (Lynn) Mills (29 Mar 1951 – 25 Jan 2022) m. David (Lamar) Bartlett (26 January 1951 – 17 August 1998)
        1. 1. David Bartlett (1974 – ) m. Carrie Ziegler (1977 – )
        2. 2. Bartlett
      2. 2. Donna (Kay) Mills (7 Sep 1955 – 17 Sep 1982) m. Howard Babb (29 Nov 1952 – )
        1. 1. Benjamin Babb (1976 – )
        2. 2. Samuel WILLOUGHBY
      3. 3. Terry (Ray) Mills m. Myra
        1. 1. Jennifer (Michelle) Mills (16 Aug – ) m. Brian Milstead (16 Sept 1982 – )
        2. 2. Emily Mills
      4. 4. Michael Mills m. Diane Payne
        1. 1. Brandy (Leigh) Mills (1 May 1982 – 29 Aug 2021)
        2. 2. Brad Mills m. Jess
    4. 4. Charles (Albert) Owen (4 May 1930 – 3 November 2011) m. Elizabeth Starkey
    5. 5. Infant (son) Owen (18 Jul 1934 – 23 Jul 1934)
  2. 2. Ollie (Mae) Owen (23 April 1905 – 27 November 1935) m. Burt Eller (15 Oct 1900 – 12 Sept 1995)
    1. 1. Jessie Eller (9 Oct 1922 – 28 Aug 1985) m. Phillip (J) Smith (8 April 1920 – 12 June 1991)
      1. 1. Ruby (G) Smith (abt 1947 – )
    2. 2. Fannie Eller (23 Feb 1924 – 16 Feb 1928)
    3. 3. Cordie (Lee) Eller (28 Mar 1926 – 1 Jun 2011) m. D (C) Little (abt 1929 – )
      1. 1. Jimmie (D) Little (abt 1948 – )
    4. 4. J (E) Eller (abt 1929 – 18 Mar 2014) m. Dorothy Jean
      1. 1. Joey Eller
      2. 2. Tina Eller
      3. 3. Janet Eller
      4. 4. Mitzi Eller
    5. 5. Goldie Eller (1 Oct 1930 – 14 January 2023) m. Billy (Jack) Durham (8 May 1928 – 1 January 2015)
      1. 1. Sandra Durham (14 August 1954 – 23 February 2021) m. Charles Rains
        1. 1. Kiley Rains
      2. 2. Connie Durham (1956 – ) m. John (L) Hancock m. McPherson
        1. 1. Jacy McPherson m. Trevor Sauls
    6. 6. Frankie Eller (13 May 1932 – 17 Jan 2019) m. Jack (Edward) Crane (14 Aug 1928 – 14 Dec 2009)
      1. 1. Karen (Kay) Crane
      2. 2. Anita Crane m. Randy Spillman
      3. 3. Van (Edward) Crane
    7. 7. Bertha (Jean Tootsie) Eller (4 Mar 1934 – 7 Apr 2009) m. James (Edward) Gentry (1 Jan 1930 – 18 May 1977)
      1. 1. Teddy (Wayne) Gentry (22 Jan 1952 – ) m. Linda Brown
        1. 1. Sally Gentry (14 May 1977 – ) m. John (William) Lutz (30 Dec 1973 – )
        2. 2. Joshua (B) Gentry (30 Sept 1979 – )
  3. 3. Henry (Grady) Owen (14 Jan 1907 – 2 May 2003) m. Goldie Brown (30 Nov 1908 – 1 Dec 2005)
    1. 1. Francis (N) Owen (abt 1935 – )
    2. 2. Elizabeth (F) Owens (14 August 1936 – 30 July 2021)
    3. 3. Howard (G) Owens (abt 1946 – )
  4. 4. Clemmie Owen (abt 1909 – 2 Aug 1995) m. Thomas (Murray) King (10 Sep 1905 – 9 Oct 1990)
    1. 1. T (C) King (15 Jan 1928 – ) m. Patricia (Ann) Hale (24 Dec 1935 – 19 Jul 1991)
      1. 1. Gregory (Paul) King
    2. 2. Dorris (W) King (abt 1931 – )
    3. 3. Sylvia (Ann) King (2 July 1938 – 3 May 1950)
  5. 5. Riley Owen (17 Mar 1911 – 29 Apr 1976) m. Jessie (Estelle) Hampton (15 Jul 1909 – 24 Dec 1990)
    1. 1. Weonona (D) Owen (abt 1933 – )
    2. 2. Infant (Mary June Owen) (Riley) (16 Jun 1934 – 17 Oct 1935)
    3. 3. Alford (Dee) Owen (Jul 1937 – )
    4. 4. Winston (S) Owen (19 June 1939 – 24 March 2010)
    5. 5. Roland Owen (24 Sep 1941 – 11 Mar 2020)
    6. 6. Infant (Carolyn) Owen (7 Jun 1946 – 14 Jun 1946)
    7. 7. Infant (Joseph William) Owen (24 May 1947 – 24 May 1947)
  6. 6. Lillie Owen (abt 1914 – 30 April 2001) m. E (H) Eller (23 May 1907 – 13 October 1988)
  7. 7. Edith (Odell) Owen (abt 1915 – 29 August 1990) m. John (Lee) Reece (13 February 1916 – 13 April 1993)
    1. 1. William (Billy) Reece (abt 1936 – )
    2. 2. Robert (L) Reece (10 March 1940 – 2 December 2021) m. Linda (Ruth) Blake (6 Mar 1941 – 18 Nov 2022)
      1. 1. Robert (B) Reece (1965 – ) m. Susan
        1. 1. Cory Reece (1982 – )
        2. 2. Mackenzie Reece
      2. 2. Marty Reece m. Jimmy Lowrey
    3. 3. Linda (G) Reece (abt 1950 – )
    4. 4. Sonny Reece
  8. 8. Celia Owen (1918 – )
  9. 9. Lela (Marie) Owen (abt 1919 – 5 Oct 2008)
  10. 10. Gladstone (Yewell) Owen (12 Mar 1921 – 17 Mar 1980) m. Martha (Alice) Teague (8 Oct 1931 – 2 Jun 2022)
    1. 1. Randy (Yeuell) Owen (13 Dec 1949 – ) m. Kelly (Rosanne) Pyle (1956 – )
      1. 1. Alison (Sena Yuelle) Owen (13 Dec – ) m. Brownhouse
      2. 2. Randa (Rosanne) Owen (1986 – ) m. John Starnes
      3. 3. Heath (Yeuell) Owen m. Cara Hudson
        1. 1. Owen
    2. 2. Rachel (Alice) Owen (1950 – ) m. Rickey Carroll
      1. 1. Mindy (Lee) Carroll (1970 – ) m. Dusty (Heath) Allen
        1. 1. Avalee (Carroll) Allen (1991 – )
      2. 2. Mary (Alice) Carroll m. John Smith
        1. 1. Jay (Alan) Smith
    3. 3. Reba (Dell) Owen (1 Oct 1951 – ) m. Verlon (David) Patterson (11 May 1948 – 23 May 2012)
      1. 1. Vance (Alan) Patterson (3 April 1971 – 21 June 2017) m. Christie
        1. 1. Briar (Alan) Patterson (Jun 1995 – )
        2. 2. Kelsie (Ann) Patterson
      2. 2. Antony (Brian) Patterson (May 1972 – )
      3. 3. Gaybrielle (Renee) Patterson
  11. 11. Johnie Owen (2 January 1923 – 7 November 1992) m. Irene (Leola) Dobbs (30 July 1921 – 15 January 1976)
    1. 1. Odis Owen (3 Dec 1942 – 14 Jan 2003) m. Carol Baugh
      1. 1. Owen m. Daughtry
        1. 1. Emily Owen
      2. 2. Stephanie Owen m. Hilyer
    2. 2. Ottis Owen (3 December 1942 – 1 June 2022)
    3. 3. Johnie (Daniel) Owen (28 October 1947 – 18 December 1998)
  12. 12. Lora (Jane) Owen (19 Mar 1925 – 11 Oct 2023) m. Clyde (E) Hope (abt 1923 – )
    1. 1. Joseph (C) Hope (abt 1944 – )
    2. 2. Roger (D) Hope (abt 1947 – )
    3. 3. Judith (A) Hope (abt 1948 – )
    4. 4. Steven Hope
      1. 1. Lauren Hope
  13. 13. Virgil Owen (12 June 1927 – 22 September 2000) m. Bobbie (Lue) Maddox (14 Jan 1930 – 23 Dec 2023)
    1. 1. Donnie Owen m. Ethridge
      1. 1. Jessica Owen
    2. 2. Jackie (D) Owen
    3. 3. Benny Owen

Joseph Owen's Timeline

9 Records

1886
16 Sep 1886
Birth of Joseph Earnest Owen in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
1900
1900
Age 14
Joseph Earnest Owen resided here in Precincts 10, 21, 28 Moors, Ellison, Fisher's Mill, De Kalb, Alabama
Precincts 10, 21, 28 Moors, Ellison, Fisher's Mill, De Kalb, Alabama
1910
1910
Age 24
Joseph Earnest Owen resided here in Moore, DeKalb, Alabama
Moore, DeKalb, Alabama
1920
1920
Age 34
Joseph Earnest Owen resided here in Moores, DeKalb, Alabama
Moores, DeKalb, Alabama
1930
1930
Age 44
Joseph Earnest Owen resided here in Adamsburg, De Kalb, Alabama
Adamsburg, De Kalb, Alabama
1935
1935
Age 49
Joseph Earnest Owen resided here in Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama
Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama
1940
1940
Age 54
Joseph Earnest Owen resided here in Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1950
1950
Age 64
Joseph Earnest Owen resided here in Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
1970
15 Apr 1970
Age 84
Death of Joseph Earnest Owen in Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Sep 1886
    Event Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Roll: ; Local board: Ham , Ohio.
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00027; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 25-33
    [3] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [4] Social Security Death Index, Number: 419-50-4946; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: 1955.
    [5] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Moores, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 83; Image: .
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Adamsburg, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 898.0.
    [7] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: De Kalb County, Alabama; Roll: 1509380; Draft Board: 0.
    [8] World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Jackson County, Alabama; Roll: 1509391; Draft Board: 0.
    [9] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Moors, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 76.
    [10] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Moore, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [11] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Precincts 10, 21, 28 Moors, Ellison, Fisher's Mill, De Kalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Moors, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: T623_14; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 76.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Moore, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Moore, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Moores, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Moores, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: T625_12; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 83; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Adamsburg, De Kalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Adamsburg, De Kalb, Alabama; Roll: 12; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 28; Image: 898.0.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00027; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 25-33

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama; Roll: m-t0627-00027; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 25-33

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: De Kalb, Alabama
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: De Kalb County, Alabama; Roll: 1509380; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Ham, Ohio
    Record Source: U.S. World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, Roll: ; Local board: Ham , Ohio.

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Jackson, Alabama
    Record Source: World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration Location: Jackson County, Alabama; Roll: 1509391; Draft Board: 0.

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Apr 1970
    Event Place: Fort Payne, De Kalb, Alabama, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Alabama, Deaths and Burials Index, 1881-1974
    [2] Social Security Death Index, Number: 419-50-4946; Issue State: Alabama; Issue Date: 1955.
    [3] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Adamsburg, DeKalb County, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current
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