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Lora Ethel Owens 1892–1951 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 20 Apr 1892

Birth Location: Gwynns Mathe, Virginia

Death Date: 28 Aug 1951

Death Location: Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America

Father: George Owens

Mother: Cora Callis

Spouse(s): Gilbert Brooks

Children(s): Woodrow Brooks, Robert Brooks

Lora Ethel Owens was born in 1892 in Gwynns Mathe, Virginia, the child of George Robert Owens And Cora Lee Callis. In 1900, Lora Ethel Owens resided in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Lora Ethel Owens resided in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA. Lora Ethel Owens married Gilbert Gamalian Brooks, and had children including Robert Gilbert Brooks, Woodrow Mckenney Brooks. Lora Ethel Owens passed away in 1951 in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Lora Ethel Owens was born in 1892 in Gwynns Mathe, Virginia, the child of George Robert Owens And Cora Lee Callis.
  • In 1900, Lora Ethel Owens resided in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Lora Ethel Owens resided in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA.
  • Lora Ethel Owens married Gilbert Gamalian Brooks, and had children including Robert Gilbert Brooks, Woodrow Mckenney Brooks.
  • Lora Ethel Owens passed away in 1951 in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

George Owens
1865–1951
Birth Location: Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia
GO
Cora Callis
1870–1935
Birth Location: Mathews County, Virginia
CC

Spouses(s)

Gilbert Brooks
1892–1946
Birth Location: Lancaster, Virginia, USA
GB

Children(s)

Woodrow Brooks
1913–1994
Birth Location: Mathews, Virginia, USA
WB
Robert Brooks
1917–1959
Birth Location: United States of America
RB

Lora Owens's Ancestors

Self
Lora Owens
1892–1951
Birth Place: Gwynns Mathe, Virginia
Parents
George Robert Owens
1865–1951
Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia
Cora (Lee) Callis
1870–1935
Mathews County, Virginia
Grandparents
Albert (Burton) Owens
1837–1894
Mathews County, Virginia, United States of America
Columbia (Jane) Callis
1839–1913
Mathews, Mathews County, Virginia
Great-Grandparents
John Owens
1801–1839
Keturah White
1800–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Owens
1772–1835
Sarah Forrest
1783–1854

Lora Owens's Descendants

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Lora (Ethel) Owens (20 Apr 1892–28 Aug 1951) m. Gilbert (Gamalian) Brooks (Jun 1892–7 October 1946)
  1. 1. Woodrow (McKenney) Brooks 1913–1994 m. Mildred (Alice) Christie 1916–1991
    1. 1. Donna (Christle) Brooks 1945–2008
  2. 2. Robert (Gilbert) Brooks 1917–1959 m. Lucille (Bonner) Hill 1918–
    1. 1. Robert (George) Brooks 1944–1944
    2. 2. Gilbert (Gamalidn) Brooks 1941–1991 m. Greta (Gayle) Coulter 1940–2008

Lora Owens's Timeline

10 Records

1892
20 Apr 1892
Birth of Lora Ethel Owens in Gwynns Mathe, Virginia
Gwynns Mathe, Virginia
1900
1900
Age 8
Lora Ethel Owens resided here in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 18
Lora Ethel Owens resided here in Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1919
1919
Age 27
Lora Ethel Owens resided here in Durham, North Carolina, USA
Durham, North Carolina, USA
1920
1920
Age 28
Lora Ethel Owens resided here in Norfolk Madison Ward, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Norfolk Madison Ward, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1930
1930
Age 38
Lora Ethel Owens resided here in Norfolk, Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA
Norfolk, Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA
1935
1935
Age 43
Lora Ethel Owens resided here in Newport News, Warwick, Virginia
Newport News, Warwick, Virginia
1940
1940
Age 48
Lora Ethel Owens resided here in Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA
Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 58
Lora Ethel Owens resided here in Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA
Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA
1951
28 Aug 1951
Age 59
Death of Lora Ethel Owens in Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
Durham, Durham County, North Carolina

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Apr 1892
    Event Place: Gwynns Mathe, Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02954; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 68-8
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Norfolk Madison Ward, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1902; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 107
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 2342206
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1717; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0049
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 17b; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1375647
    [6] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [7] Virginia, U.S., Select Marriages, 1785-1940
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina; Roll: 3953; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 32-13

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: 1717; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 0049

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Piankatank, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: T624_1634; Page: 17b; Enumeration District: 0064; FHL microfilm: 1375647

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1919
    Event Place: Durham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Norfolk Madison Ward, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Norfolk Madison Ward, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; Roll: T625_1902; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 107

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Norfolk, Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Norfolk, Norfolk (Independent City), Virginia; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0110; FHL microfilm: 2342206

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Newport News, Warwick, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02954; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 68-8

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Chapel Hill, Orange, North Carolina; Roll: m-t0627-02954; Page: 19B; Enumeration District: 68-8

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina; Roll: 3953; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 32-13

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Durham, Durham, North Carolina; Roll: 3953; Page: 3; Enumeration District: 32-13

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 28 Aug 1951
    Event Place: Durham, Durham County, North Carolina
    Record Source:
    [1] North Carolina, Death Indexes
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Durham, Durham County, North Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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