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Lee Miller Owens 1895–1989 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 Nov 1895

Birth Location: Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA

Death Date: 10 Dec 1989

Death Location: Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico, United States of America

Father: James Sr.

Mother: Florence Brown-Chesney

Spouse(s): Essie Lofton, Ida Franklin

Children(s): Gladys Owens, Noma Owens, Dorothy Owens, Earl Owens

Lee Miller Owens was born in 1895 in Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA, the child of James Benjamin Bud Owens Sr And Florence Louella Brown Chesney. In 1900, Lee Miller Owens resided in Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA. In 1910, Lee Miller Owens resided in Poarch, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA. Lee Miller Owens married Essie M Lofton, Ida Mabel Franklin, and had children including Dorothy Mae Owens, Earl Gene Owens, Gladys Ruth Susie Owens, James Lewis Owens, Jimmy Douglas Owens, Lou Ella Owens, Noma Lee Owens. Lee Miller Owens passed away in 1989 in Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lee Miller Owens was born in 1895 in Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA, the child of James Benjamin Bud Owens Sr And Florence Louella Brown Chesney.
  • In 1900, Lee Miller Owens resided in Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, Lee Miller Owens resided in Poarch, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Lee Miller Owens married Essie M Lofton, Ida Mabel Franklin, and had children including Dorothy Mae Owens, Earl Gene Owens, Gladys Ruth Susie Owens, James Lewis Owens, Jimmy Douglas Owens, Lou Ella Owens, Noma Lee Owens.
  • Lee Miller Owens passed away in 1989 in Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

James Sr.
1861–1945
Birth Location: Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
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Florence Brown-Chesney
1868–1954
Birth Location: Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
FB

Spouses(s)

Essie Lofton
1909–1973
Birth Location: Ardmore, Carter, Oklahoma, USA
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Ida Franklin
1900–1972
Birth Location: Oklahoma Territory, USA
IF

Children(s)

Gladys Owens
1941–1998
Birth Location: Denver City, Yoakum, Texas, USA
GO
Noma Owens
1933–2014
Birth Location: Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA
NO
Dorothy Owens
1931–2001
Birth Location: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
DO
Earl Owens
1942–2006
Birth Location: Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, USA
EO

Lee Owens's Ancestors

Self
Lee Owens
1895–1989
Birth Place: Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA
Parents
James Benjamin "Bud" Owens Sr.
1861–1945
Camden, Ouachita, Arkansas, USA
Florence (Louella) Brown-Chesney
1868–1954
Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
O. (Jacob Owens) Jr.
1823–1902
South Carolina, USA
Susannah (A.) Baldwin
1824–1912
Tazewell Township, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
Evan (Marion) Brown
1841–1876
Lafayette, Allen, Indiana, USA
Joanna (Belle) Willis
1851–1940
Lafayette, Tippecanoe, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Sr.
1786–1875
Mary Sharp
1794–1882
Alfred Baldwin
1796–1869
Nancy Covington
1809–1861
Payton Brown
1810–1862
Rebecca Anderson
1812–1867
Joseph Willis
1816–1873
Anna McIntosh
1810–1867
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Baldwin
1768–1826
Elizabeth Stringfellow
1766–1841

Lee Owens's Descendants

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Lee (Miller) Owens (9 Nov 1895–10 Dec 1989) m. Essie (M) Lofton (29 Mar 1909–24 Jun 1973) m. Ida (Mabel) Franklin (22 Jan 1900–10 Aug 1972)
  1. 1. Gladys (Ruth "Susie") Owens 1941–1998 m. Lee (Roy "Pee Wee") Ramsey 1925–1995
    1. 1. Kevee (Lee) Ramsey 1951–2018
  2. 2. Noma (Lee) Owens 1933–2014 m. James (Alton) Rather 1930–2005
  3. 3. Dorothy (Mae) Owens 1931–2001
  4. 4. Earl (Gene) Owens 1942–2006

Lee Owens's Timeline

14 Records

1895
9 Nov 1895
Birth of Lee Miller Owens in Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA
Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 5
Lee Miller Owens resided here in Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA
Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 15
Lee Miller Owens resided here in Poarch, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
Poarch, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 22
Lee Miller Owens resided here in Carter County, Oklahoma, USA
Carter County, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 25
Lee Miller Owens resided here in Police Jury Ward 2, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
Police Jury Ward 2, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 35
Lee Miller Owens resided here in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 40
Lee Miller Owens resided here in Roswell, Javis, New Mexico
Roswell, Javis, New Mexico
1940
1940
Age 45
Lee Miller Owens resided here in Prec 10 Hobbs, Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico, USA
Prec 10 Hobbs, Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico, USA
1950
1950
Age 55
Lee Miller Owens resided here in Scurry, Texas, USA
Scurry, Texas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 56
Lee Miller Owens resided here in Texas
Texas
1958
1958
Age 63
Lee Miller Owens resided here in Hobbs, New Mexico, USA
Hobbs, New Mexico, USA
1965
12 Mar 1965
Age 70
Lee Miller Owens resided here in Hobbs, New Mexico, USA
Hobbs, New Mexico, USA
1967
Abt 1967
Age 72
Lee Miller Owens resided here in Hobbs
Hobbs
1989
10 Dec 1989
Age 94
Death of Lee Miller Owens in Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico, USA
Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 Nov 1895
    Event Place: Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T625_607; Page: 57B; Enumeration District: 36
    [2] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current
    [3] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Scurry, Texas; Roll:

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Poarch, Beckham, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Carter County, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Carter County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Caddo, Louisiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Police Jury Ward 2, Caddo, Louisiana; Roll: T625_607; Page: 57B; Enumeration District: 36

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0124; FHL microfilm: 2341654

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Roswell, Javis, New Mexico
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico; Roll: m-t0627-02446; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 13-11F

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Prec 10 Hobbs, Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico; Roll: m-t0627-02446; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 13-11F

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Scurry, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Scurry, Texas; Roll:

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1958
    Event Place: Hobbs, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 12 Mar 1965
    Event Place: Hobbs, New Mexico, USA
    Record Source: New Mexico, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, Hobbs Daily News-Sun; Publication Date: 12 Mar 1965; Publication Place: Hobbs, New Mexico, USA

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1967
    Event Place: Hobbs
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Odessa American; Publication Date: 19 Nov 1967; Publication Place: Odessa, Texas, USA; ,0.4824925,0.52117926,0.61565953&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Earlsboro
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 10 Dec 1989
    Event Place: Hobbs, Lea, New Mexico, USA

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hobbs, Lea County, New Mexico, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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