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Leona Owen 1933–2016 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 May 1933

Birth Location: Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 1 February 2016

Death Location: Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: Lawson Carter

Mother: Etta Shook

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Leona Owen was born in 1933 in Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA, the child of Lawson Clinis Carter And Etta Shook. In 1950, Leona Owen resided in Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA. Leona Owen passed away in 2016 in Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Leona Owen was born in 1933 in Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA, the child of Lawson Clinis Carter And Etta Shook.
  • In 1950, Leona Owen resided in Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA.
  • Leona Owen passed away in 2016 in Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

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Leona Owen's Ancestors

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Leona Owen
1933–2016
Birth Place: Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Lawson Clinis Carter
1905–1987
Stephens, Oglethorpe, Georgia, USA
Etta Shook
1910–1997
Wolf Mountain, Jackson County, North Carolina, USA
Grandparents
John (Thomas) Carter
1881–1939
South Carolina, United States of America
Sarah (Josephine) Butts
1878–1920
Oconee County, South Carolina, United States of America
David (Washington) Shook
1875–1929
Rosa (Carlon) Shook
1886–1928
Great-Grandparents
John Carter
1848–1921
Sarah Hall
1852–1904
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathaniel Carter
1814–1878
Sara Keith
1817–1895

Leona Owen's Timeline

3 Records

1933
9 May 1933
Birth of Leona Owen in Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 17
Leona Owen resided here in Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
2016
1 February 2016
Age 83
Death of Leona Owen in Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 May 1933
    Event Place: Walhalla, Oconee, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Catheys Creek, Transylvania, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 February 2016
    Event Place: Brevard, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Pisgah Forest, Transylvania County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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