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Paul Layeffette Owens 1924–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: abt 1924

Birth Location: Tennessee

Death Date: 3 Jul 1968

Death Location: Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America

Father: John Owens

Mother: Callie Shumate

Spouse(s): Alice Hargis

Children(s): Mary Stowers

Paul Layeffette Owens was born in 1924 in Tennessee, the child of John H Owens And Callie Dona Shumate. Paul Layeffette Owens married Alice Hargis, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Stowers, Richard Owens, Sandra Kay Hicks, Shirley Frances Owens. Paul Layeffette Owens passed away in 1968 in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Paul Layeffette Owens was born in 1924 in Tennessee, the child of John H Owens And Callie Dona Shumate.
  • Paul Layeffette Owens married Alice Hargis, and had children including Mary Elizabeth Stowers, Richard Owens, Sandra Kay Hicks, Shirley Frances Owens.
  • Paul Layeffette Owens passed away in 1968 in Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Paul Owens's Ancestors

Self
Paul Owens
1924–1968
Birth Place: Tennessee
Parents
John H Owens
1892–1985
Tennessee
Callie (Dona) Shumate
1895–1985
Ashe County, North Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Daniel (Boone) Owens
1865–1945
Johnson Co, Tennessee, USA
Mary Sivage
1867–1916
Laurel, Ashe County, North Carolina, USA
Lee (F) Shomate
1865–1937
Allegheny Co, North Carolina, USA
Sarah (Elizabeth) Nichols
1861–1940
Ashe Co., NC
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Owens
1838–
Lilly Owens
1842–
Henry ^^^
1835–1918
Elizabeth Eastridge
1832–1912
Esley Shumate
1843–1908
James Nickols
1827–1906
Elizabeth Poston
1831–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents
***Pleasant Eastridge
1805–1850
Phoebe Graybeal
1810–1880
William Johnson
1815–
Giles Nichols
1798–1880
Nancy Carter
1794–1866
Anderson *
1780–1848
Nancy Kimbrough
1810–1900

Paul Owens's Descendants

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Paul (Layeffette) Owens (abt 1924–3 Jul 1968) m. Alice Hargis (abt 1924–2 Apr 2023)
  1. 1. Mary (Elizabeth) Stowers 1948–1992 m. Roger (Dean Stowers) Sr 1945–2006

Paul Owens's Timeline

12 Records

1924
20 Mar 1924
Birth of Paul Layeffette Owens in Ash, North Carolina, USA
Ash, North Carolina, USA
1924
20 Mar 1924
Birth of Paul Layeffette Owens in Tennesee, USA
Tennesee, USA
1924
abt 1924
Birth of Paul Layeffette Owens in Tennessee
Tennessee
1930
1930
Age 6
Paul Layeffette Owens resided here in Pond Mountain, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
Pond Mountain, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Paul Layeffette Owens resided here in Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia
Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia
1940
1940
Age 16
Paul Layeffette Owens resided here in Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 16
Paul Layeffette Owens resided here in Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
1944
1944
Age 20
Paul Layeffette Owens resided here in West Virginia, USA
West Virginia, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Paul Layeffette Owens resided here in Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 27
Paul Layeffette Owens resided here in West Virginia
West Virginia
1968
3 Jul 1968
Age 44
Death of Paul Layeffette Owens in Plymouth, Richland, Ohio, USA
Plymouth, Richland, Ohio, USA
1968
3 Jul 1968
Age 44
Death of Paul Layeffette Owens in USA
USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1924
    Event Place: Ash, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 365
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4442; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 41-22
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 236-22-9729; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] Ohio, Deaths, Certificate: 056714; Volume: 19340
    [6] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pond Mountain, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 1673; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2341407
    [7] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, News-Journal; Publication Date: 4 Jul 1968; Publication Place: Mansfield, Ohio, USA; ,0.104729265,0.1519226,0.47835177&xid=3355
    [11] 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: Slab Fork, Raleigh

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 20 Mar 1924
    Event Place: Tennesee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 365
    [2] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4442; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 41-22
    [4] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 236-22-9729; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pond Mountain, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 1673; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2341407
    [6] U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946
    [7] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [8] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: abt 1924
    Event Place: Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Pond Mountain, Ashe, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Pond Mountain, Ashe, North Carolina; Roll: 1673; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 0021; FHL microfilm: 2341407

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4442; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 41-22

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4442; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 41-22

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia; Roll: T627_4442; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 41-22

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1944
    Event Place: West Virginia, USA

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Slab Fork, Raleigh, West Virginia, 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: Slab Fork, Raleigh

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: West Virginia
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 236-22-9729; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1968
    Event Place: Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: Findagrave, Pvt Paul L. Owens 3 Jul 1968

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Huron, Ohio, United States
    Record Source: Ohio, Deaths, Certificate: 056714; Volume: 19340

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mead, Raleigh, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 365

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: North Carolina
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Plymouth
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, News-Journal; Publication Date: 4 Jul 1968; Publication Place: Mansfield, Ohio, USA; ,0.104729265,0.1519226,0.47835177&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Springfield, Bon Homme, West Virginia, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for West Virginia 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 365

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1968
    Event Place: Plymouth, Richland, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 236-22-9729; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Ohio, Deaths, Certificate: 056714; Volume: 19340
    [4] Ohio, Deaths, Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, Ohio; Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2018
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [7] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, News-Journal; Publication Date: 4 Jul 1968; Publication Place: Mansfield, Ohio, USA; ,0.104729265,0.1519226,0.47835177&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 3 Jul 1968
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Number: 236-22-9729; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951
    [3] Ohio, Deaths, Ohio Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit; Columbus, Ohio; Index to Annual Deaths, 1958-2018
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Beckley, Raleigh County, West Virginia, United States of America
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at St. Louis, MO; St. Louis, MO, USA; Applications for Headstones, 111925 - 6301970; NAID: NAID 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, News-Journal; Publication Date: 4 Jul 1968; Publication Place: Mansfield, Ohio, USA; ,0.104729265,0.1519226,0.47835177&xid=3355

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