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Mathew Owens 1844–1926 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 June 1844

Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America

Death Date: 30 September 1926

Death Location: Breaks, Buchanan County, Virginia, United States of America

Father: James Owens

Mother: Pricey Owens

Spouse(s): Lucretia Owens

Children(s): Isabell Owens, Thomas Owens, Mary Owens, William Owens, Dara Elswick, Priney Owens, Julia Owens, Grover Owens

Mathew Owens was born in 1844 in Kentucky, United States of America, the child of James Manuel Ramey Owens And Pricey Melissa Owens. In 1880, Mathew Owens resided in Sand Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, USA. Mathew Owens married Lucretia Owens, and had children including Dara Elswick, Grover Cleveland Owens, Isabell Owens, Julia Virginia Owens, Mary V Owens, Priney M Owens, Thomas L Owens, William M Owens. Mathew Owens passed away in 1926 in Breaks, Buchanan County, Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Mathew Owens was born in 1844 in Kentucky, United States of America, the child of James Manuel Ramey Owens And Pricey Melissa Owens.
  • In 1880, Mathew Owens resided in Sand Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, USA.
  • Mathew Owens married Lucretia Owens, and had children including Dara Elswick, Grover Cleveland Owens, Isabell Owens, Julia Virginia Owens, Mary V Owens, Priney M Owens, Thomas L Owens, William M Owens.
  • Mathew Owens passed away in 1926 in Breaks, Buchanan County, Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Mathew Owens's Ancestors

Self
Mathew Owens
1844–1926
Birth Place: Kentucky, United States of America
Parents
James Manuel Ramey Owens
1820–1878
Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Pricey (Melissa) Owens
1824–1859
Pike County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Harden (S.) Owens
1795–1887
Warfork, Prater Creek, Russell, Virginia, USA
Nancy ("Rebecca" Ramey) Owens
1800–1843
Russell County, Virginia, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Mathew Owens's Descendants

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Mathew Owens (11 June 1844–30 September 1926) m. Lucretia Owens (20 Aug 1850–21 Feb 1939)
  1. 1. Isabell Owens 1868–
  2. 2. Thomas (L.) Owens 1869–
  3. 3. Mary (V.) Owens 1872–
  4. 4. William (M.) Owens 1874–
  5. 5. Dara Elswick 1876–1963 m. Joseph Elswick 1866–1948
    1. 1. Cora (Alice Elswick) Roberts 1895–1982
    2. 2. Xeno Elswick 1918–1939
    3. 3. Mae (E. Elswick) Anderson 1900–1936
    4. 4. Park Elswick 1898–1961
    5. 5. Ethel (Elswick) Bishop 1906–1968
    6. 6. Caroline (Elswick) Brunner 1893–1983
    7. 7. Fray (B) Elswick 1911–1951
    8. 8. Elsie (A Elswick) Craig 1909–1968
    9. 9. Lala Skaggs 1914–1977
    10. 10. French Elswick 1903–1924
  6. 6. Priney (M.) Owens 1878–
  7. 7. Julia (Virginia) Owens 1887–1911
  8. 8. Grover (Cleveland) Owens 1884–1899

Mathew Owens's Timeline

3 Records

1844
11 June 1844
Birth of Mathew Owens in Kentucky, United States of America
Kentucky, United States of America
1880
1880
Age 36
Mathew Owens resided here in Sand Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
Sand Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
1926
30 September 1926
Age 82
Death of Mathew Owens in Breaks, Buchanan County, Virginia, United States of America
Breaks, Buchanan County, Virginia, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 June 1844
    Event Place: Kentucky, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Sand Lick, Buchanan, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Sand Lick, Buchanan, Virginia; Roll: 1357; Page: 389D; Enumeration District: 016

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 September 1926
    Event Place: Breaks, Buchanan County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Breaks, Buchanan County, Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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