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Richard Lafayette Owen 1853–1930 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 01 Sep 1853

Birth Location: Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: Nov 1930

Death Location: Trophy Club, Denton County, Texas, United States of America

Father: Benjamin Owen

Mother: Virginia Carnall

Spouse(s): Emma Jennings, NANCY Owen

Children(s): Delia Owen, Nora Owen, Minnie Owen, Alice Owen, Maudy Owen, Enoch Owen, Walter Owen, C Owen, Albert Owen, Wallace Owen

In 1853, Richard Lafayette Owen entered the world in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA, born to Benjamin H Owen And Virginia B Carnall. Richard Lafayette Owen married Emma L Jennings, Nancy Elizabeth Elsea Owen, and had children including Albert Henry Owen, Alice Owen, C Robert Owen, Delia A Owen, Enoch Richard Owen, Maudy Lee Owen, Minnie Myrtle Owen, Nora Emma Owen, Wallace L Owen, Walter A Owen. Richard Lafayette Owen passed away in 1930 in Trophy Club, Denton County, Texas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1853, Richard Lafayette Owen entered the world in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA, born to Benjamin H Owen And Virginia B Carnall.
  • Richard Lafayette Owen married Emma L Jennings, Nancy Elizabeth Elsea Owen, and had children including Albert Henry Owen, Alice Owen, C Robert Owen, Delia A Owen, Enoch Richard Owen, Maudy Lee Owen, Minnie Myrtle Owen, Nora Emma Owen, Wallace L Owen, Walter A Owen.
  • Richard Lafayette Owen passed away in 1930 in Trophy Club, Denton County, Texas, United States of America.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Richard Owen's Ancestors

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Richard Owen
1853–1930
Birth Place: Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Benjamin H Owen
1823–1883
Tennessee, United States
Virginia (B.) Carnall
1833–1874
Caroline, Virginia, United States
Grandparents
Howard Owen
1799–1860
Newberry District, South Carolina, United States
Louisa (Ann) Pettus
1804–
Abbeville, Abbeville, South Carolina, United States
Richard Carnell
1798–1871
Caroline county, Va
Great-Grandparents
John Owen
1767–1826
Sarah Hatton
1769–1845
James Pettus
1760–1820
Anna Shotwell
1763–1841
Patrick Carnal
1759–1835
Anness Warren
1770–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Pettus
1729–1795
Susanna Graves
1741–1788
PATRICK CARNELL
1725–1789
Sarah Hipkins
1722–1788

Richard Owen's Descendants

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Richard (Lafayette) Owen (01 Sep 1853–Nov 1930) m. Emma (L) Jennings (24 Dec 1854–21 Nov 1894) m. NANCY (ELIZABETH Elsea) Owen (1866–20 FEB 1908)
  1. 1. Delia (A.) Owen 1901–1973
  2. 2. Nora (Emma) Owen 1896–1973
  3. 3. Minnie (Myrtle) Owen 1894–1950
  4. 4. Alice Owen –1878
  5. 5. Maudy (Lee) Owen 1884–1948
  6. 6. Enoch (Richard) Owen 1882–1967
  7. 7. Walter (A) Owen 1879–1907
  8. 8. C (Robert) Owen 1875–1890
  9. 9. Albert (Henry) Owen 1887–1967
  10. 10. Wallace (L.) Owen 1892–1947 m. Daisy (L) Owens 1891–1956
    1. 1. VERA (EULA Owen Mullican) Jones 1918–2006 m. Lincoln (Williams) Jones 1912–1965 m. Sinceln (W 'Lincoln') Jones 1912–1965 m. Louis (Raymond) Mullican 1927–2007
      1. 1. Roma (Ruth) Jones 1935–1978
      2. 2. Roma (Ruth) Jones 1935–1978
      3. 3. Shirley (June) Bennett 1938–1979 m. Kenneth Bennett 1936–2007
    2. 2. Helen (Louise) Alcorn 1929–2006
    3. 3. Geneva ('Marie') Adkins 1927–2005
    4. 4. W. (L. Owen) II 1916–1991
    5. 5. Eunia Owen 1913–
    6. 6. Emma (Alice) Owen 1912–1979
    7. 7. Boyd (M) Owen 1923–2012
    8. 8. Tommy (Lee) Owen 1921–1921
    9. 9. Alice (Emma) Owen 1912–1979
    10. 10. Amrvin Owens 1925–

Richard Owen's Timeline

2 Records

1853
01 Sep 1853
Birth of Richard Lafayette Owen in Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
1930
Nov 1930
Age 77
Death of Richard Lafayette Owen in Roanoke, Denton, Texas, USA
Roanoke, Denton, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 01 Sep 1853
    Event Place: Lauderdale County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: Nov 1930
    Event Place: Roanoke, Denton, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Trophy Club, Denton County, Texas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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