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Raymond Leon Owens 1924–2015 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 6 Oct 1924

Birth Location: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 22 Feb 2015

Death Location: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Father: Robert Sr.

Mother: Ethel Hale

Spouse(s): Drucilla Blankenbecler

Children(s): David Owens

Raymond Leon Owens was born in 1924 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA, the child of Robert Seldon Owens Sr And Ethel Trenville Trina Hale. In 1930, Raymond Leon Owens resided in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA. In 1935, Raymond Leon Owens resided in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee. Raymond Leon Owens married Drucilla Gaynell Blankenbecler, and had children including David C Owens, Elizabeth Renea Owens, Marsha G Owens, Patricia Ann Owens. Raymond Leon Owens passed away in 2015 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Raymond Leon Owens was born in 1924 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA, the child of Robert Seldon Owens Sr And Ethel Trenville Trina Hale.
  • In 1930, Raymond Leon Owens resided in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.
  • In 1935, Raymond Leon Owens resided in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee.
  • Raymond Leon Owens married Drucilla Gaynell Blankenbecler, and had children including David C Owens, Elizabeth Renea Owens, Marsha G Owens, Patricia Ann Owens.
  • Raymond Leon Owens passed away in 2015 in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Robert Sr.
1897–1981
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
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Ethel Hale
1902–1987
Birth Location: Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
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Spouses(s)

Drucilla Blankenbecler
1927–2015
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Children(s)

David Owens
1949–1998
Birth Location: Tennessee
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Raymond Owens's Ancestors

Self
Raymond Owens
1924–2015
Birth Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Robert Seldon Owens Sr.
1897–1981
Virginia, USA
Ethel (Trenville (Trina)) Hale
1902–1987
Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Grandparents
William (Dinwiddie) Hale
1881–1974
Dickenson County, Virginia
Mary (LaRue) Dingus
1881–1962
Dickenson County, Virginia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Wilson Hale
1850–1934
Nancy Rose
1852–
Emory Dingus
1859–1925
Alba Powers
1860–1894
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Hale
1811–1858
Annie Wheeler
1820–1894
Henry Dingus
1835–1871
Nancy Culbertson
1834–1910
Lindsey Powers
1838–1918
Margaret Horne
1842–1877

Raymond Owens's Descendants

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Raymond (Leon) Owens (6 Oct 1924–22 Feb 2015) m. Drucilla (Gaynell) Blankenbecler (19 Sep 1927–16 Jun 2015)
  1. 1. David (C.) Owens 1949–1998

Raymond Owens's Timeline

7 Records

1924
6 Oct 1924
Birth of Raymond Leon Owens in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 6
Raymond Leon Owens resided here in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1935
1935
Age 11
Raymond Leon Owens resided here in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 16
Raymond Leon Owens resided here in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1942
1942
Age 18
Raymond Leon Owens resided here in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
1950
1950
Age 26
Raymond Leon Owens resided here in Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
Sullivan County, Tennessee, USA
2015
22 Feb 2015
Age 91
Death of Raymond Leon Owens in Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1924
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3937; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 82-13
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: 2281; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 281.0; FHL microfilm: 2342015
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: 2281; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 0012; Image: 281.0; FHL microfilm: 2342015

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3937; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 82-13

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee; Roll: T627_3937; Page: 9B; Enumeration District: 82-13

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Draft Registration Cards for Tennessee, 10161940-03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 221

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Sullivan County, Tennessee, 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: Sullivan, Tennessee

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Feb 2015
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Kingsport, Sullivan, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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