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Josiah Wess Owen 1855–1903 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 22 September 1855

Birth Location: Ozark Co. MO

Death Date: 1903

Death Location: Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA

Father: William Owen

Mother: Mary Russell

Spouse(s): Prudence Bird

Children(s): Nancy Owen, William Owen, Alvin Owen, Alvis Owen, Mary Owen, James Owen

Josiah Wess Owen was born in 1855 in Ozark Co. MO, the child of William Owen And Mary Ann Polly Russell. Josiah Wess Owen married Prudence Elizabeth Bird, and had children including Alvin Owen, Alvis Pinkney Owen, James Henry Owen, Mary Jane Owen, Nancy Elizabeth Owen, Taylor Owen Owen, William Wesley Owen. Josiah Wess Owen passed away in 1903 in Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA.

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Biography

  • Josiah Wess Owen was born in 1855 in Ozark Co. MO, the child of William Owen And Mary Ann Polly Russell.
  • Josiah Wess Owen married Prudence Elizabeth Bird, and had children including Alvin Owen, Alvis Pinkney Owen, James Henry Owen, Mary Jane Owen, Nancy Elizabeth Owen, Taylor Owen Owen, William Wesley Owen.
  • Josiah Wess Owen passed away in 1903 in Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Owen
1837–1860
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
WO
Mary Russell
1839–1909
Birth Location: Dora, MO Ozark County
MR

Spouses(s)

Prudence Bird
1849–1918
Birth Location: Franklin County, Alabama, USA
PB

Children(s)

Nancy Owen
1884–1963
Birth Location: Dora, Ozark County, Missouri, USA
NO
William Owen
1878–
Birth Location: –
WO
Alvin Owen
1892–
Birth Location: –
AO
Alvis Owen
1891–1961
Birth Location: Mo
AO
Mary Owen
1875–1965
Birth Location: Dora, Ozark County, Missouri, USA
MO
James Owen
1880–1956
Birth Location: Dora, MO Ozark County
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Josiah Owen's Ancestors

Self
Josiah Owen
1855–1903
Birth Place: Ozark Co. MO
Parents
William Owen
1837–1860
Kentucky, USA
Mary (Ann (Polly)) Russell
1839–1909
Dora, MO Ozark County
Grandparents
Josiah Owen
1811–1866
Wayne Co., KY
Unknown
–1848
Uriah (Wiley) Russell
1801–1895
So Carolina
Lucinda Crow
1807–1899
So Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Arthur Owen
1770–1844
Lucy Kelly
1774–
David Russell
1773–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
David Owen
1740–

Josiah Owen's Descendants

1.
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Josiah (Wess) Owen (22 September 1855–1903) m. Prudence (Elizabeth) Bird (3 June 1849–15 Aug 1918)
  1. 1. Nancy (Elizabeth) Owen 1884–1963 m. Taylor Ward 1883–1945
    1. 1. Charly Ward 1918–1976
  2. 2. William (Wesley) Owen 1878–
  3. 3. Alvin Owen 1892–
  4. 4. Alvis (Pinkney) Owen 1891–1961 m. Vena (Ellen) Deaton 1894–1953
    1. 1. Alvis (Paul) Owen 1922–1936
    2. 2. Lucy (Elizabeth) Owen 1920–1964
    3. 3. Rhoda (Jane) Owen 1917–1991 m. Ray Sauers 1926–1991
    4. 4. Nancy (Mae) Owen 1914–1993 m. John (Henry) Loucks 1899–2000
    5. 5. Mary (Etta) Owen 1910–1992
  5. 5. Mary (Jane) Owen 1875–1965 m. William (Henry) Trail 1872–1933
    1. 1. Thelma (Marie) Trail 1915–1938
    2. 2. Edward (Acie) Trail 1911–1977
    3. 3. Cora (Nancy) Trail 1908–1995
    4. 4. Alta (Mae) Trail 1905–1990
    5. 5. Joseph ((Joesire) Sorro) Trail 1902–1950
    6. 6. Lucy (Ellen) Trail 1898–1936 m. Charley (Wade) Sweeton 1897–1967
      1. 1. William (Lincoln) Sweeton 1918–1921
    7. 7. Benjamin (Henry) Trail 1894–1915
    8. 8. Adelia (Elizabeth) Trail 1896–1974
  6. 6. James (Henry) Owen 1880–1956 m. Adeline (Louise) Clark 1878–1959
    1. 1. Inez (B.) Lane 1915–2003
    2. 2. Hurshell (Harley) Owen 1922–1928
    3. 3. Prudence (Loubirdie) Owen 1903–1994 m. Albert (Green) Harris 1885–1959
      1. 1. Eulah (Euelin) Harris 1923–
      2. 2. Ivel (Lee) Harris 1935–2015
      3. 3. Arnold (Wayne) Harris 1930–2011
      4. 4. Alma (Alberta) Harris 1926–2006
      5. 5. Porter (Adeline) Harris 1924–
    4. 4. Ethel (Olla Christine) Owen 1919–1997
    5. 5. Inez (Bell) Owen 1915–2003 m. Wesley (C) Lane 1915–2002
    6. 6. Benjamin (Henry) Owen 1914–1994 m. Mary (Magdelene) Long 1917–
    7. 7. Adeline (Elizabeth) Owen 1912–1998 m. Lynn (Moline) Geurin 1911–1992
    8. 8. Orval (Lee) Owen 1909–1992 m. Ergie (Jane) Roberts 1914–1998
      1. 1. Julia (Patricia) Owen 1939–2011
      2. 2. Orval (Lewis) Owen 1937–1983
    9. 9. Mary (Rozella) Owen 1907–2000 m. Rasho (Milton) Roberts 1903–1987
      1. 1. Avanelle (Charlene) Roberts 1930–2014 m. Fay Johnson 1914–1971
        1. 1. Mary (Loweta) Underhill 1946–2008
      2. 2. Alma (Ora Lea) Roberts 1928–1929
    10. 10. Wiley (Hester) Owen 1906–1910
    11. 11. James (William) Owen 1905–1994 m. Lois (Lee) Wilson 1906–1988
      1. 1. Elizabeth (Joann (Betty)) Owen 1938–1984 m. Norman (Richard) Rowe 1932–2009
      2. 2. William (Lee) Owen 1936–2011
      3. 3. Barbara (Lodena) Owen 1927–1996 m. Odell (Harding) McLendon 1921–1987
      4. 4. Isabella (Adelea) Owen 1925–2006 m. Lloyd (Edward) Dale 1916–2001
        1. 1. Roger (Edward) Dale 1945–1945
        2. 2. Carolyn (Lee) Dale 1951–1951
        3. 3. James (Lloyd) Dale 1948–2015
      5. 5. James (Elmar) Owen 1923–
      6. 6. Joseph (Monroe) Owen 1929–2020

Josiah Owen's Timeline

2 Records

1855
22 September 1855
Birth of Josiah Wess Owen in Ozark Co. MO
Ozark Co. MO
1903
1903
Age 48
Death of Josiah Wess Owen in Dora, Ozark County, Missouri, USA
Dora, Ozark County, Missouri, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 22 September 1855
    Event Place: Ozark Co. MO
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1903
    Event Place: Dora, Ozark County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Willow Springs, Howell County, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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