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Robert Cleveland Owens 1893–1956 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Apr 1893

Birth Location: Virginia, USA

Death Date: 24 Mar 1956

Death Location: Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA

Father: Nathan Owens

Mother: Cora Statzer

Spouse(s): Mary Tankersley

Children(s): Earnest Owens, James Owens

Robert Cleveland Owens was born in 1893 in Virginia, USA, the child of Nathan Ellington Owens And Cora E Statzer. In 1900, Robert Cleveland Owens resided in Cleveland, Russell, Virginia, USA. In 1910, Robert Cleveland Owens resided in Justice Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, USA. Robert Cleveland Owens married Mary Elizabeth Tankersley, and had children including Bettie Jo Owen, Earnest Jay Owens, James Lee Owens, Leon Owen, Mary Owen. Robert Cleveland Owens passed away in 1956 in Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert Cleveland Owens was born in 1893 in Virginia, USA, the child of Nathan Ellington Owens And Cora E Statzer.
  • In 1900, Robert Cleveland Owens resided in Cleveland, Russell, Virginia, USA.
  • In 1910, Robert Cleveland Owens resided in Justice Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, USA.
  • Robert Cleveland Owens married Mary Elizabeth Tankersley, and had children including Bettie Jo Owen, Earnest Jay Owens, James Lee Owens, Leon Owen, Mary Owen.
  • Robert Cleveland Owens passed away in 1956 in Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Nathan Owens
1857–1929
Birth Location: Russell County, Virginia, USA
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Cora Statzer
1868–1910
Birth Location: Virginia, USA
CS

Spouses(s)

Mary Tankersley
1904–
Birth Location: Alabama, USA
MT

Children(s)

Earnest Owens
1927–2013
Birth Location: Hunt County, Texas, USA
EO
James Owens
1924–1995
Birth Location: Lameca, Dawson, Texas, USA
JO

Robert Owens's Ancestors

Self
Robert Owens
1893–1956
Birth Place: Virginia, USA
Parents
Nathan Ellington Owens
1857–1929
Russell County, Virginia, USA
Cora (E.) Statzer
1868–1910
Virginia, USA
Grandparents
Elijah Statzer
1832–
Washington County, Virginia, USA
Rebecca (Jane) Litton
1834–
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Andrew Statzer
1807–
James Litton
1789–1855
Mary ^
1810–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Solomon Sr.
1751–1844
Martha Duncan
1756–1821

Robert Owens's Descendants

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Robert (Cleveland) Owens (7 Apr 1893–24 Mar 1956) m. Mary (Elizabeth) Tankersley (abt 1904–)
  1. 1. Earnest (Jay) Owens 1927–2013
  2. 2. James (Lee) Owens 1924–1995

Robert Owens's Timeline

10 Records

1893
7 Apr 1893
Birth of Robert Cleveland Owens in Virginia, USA
Virginia, USA
1900
1900
Age 7
Robert Cleveland Owens resided here in Cleveland, Russell, Virginia, USA
Cleveland, Russell, Virginia, USA
1910
1910
Age 17
Robert Cleveland Owens resided here in Justice Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 24
Robert Cleveland Owens resided here in Hunt County, Texas, USA
Hunt County, Texas, USA
1920
1920
Age 27
Robert Cleveland Owens resided here in Justice Precinct 3, Mitchell, Texas, USA
Justice Precinct 3, Mitchell, Texas, USA
1930
1930
Age 37
Robert Cleveland Owens resided here in Precinct 2, Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, USA
Precinct 2, Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, USA
1935
1935
Age 42
Robert Cleveland Owens resided here in Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA
Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA
1940
1940
Age 47
Robert Cleveland Owens resided here in J P 2, Hunt County, Texas, USA
J P 2, Hunt County, Texas, USA
1956
Abt 1956
Age 63
Robert Cleveland Owens resided here in Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA
Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA
1956
24 Mar 1956
Age 63
Death of Robert Cleveland Owens in Rural Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, USA
Rural Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Apr 1893
    Event Place: Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Texas, U.S., Death Certificates
    [2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hunt, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04071; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 116-16
    [3] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cleveland, Russell, Virginia; Roll: 1727; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0053
    [4] U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cleveland, Russell, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Cleveland, Russell, Virginia; Roll: 1727; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0053

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Justice Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas; Roll: T624_1566; Page: 2a; Enumeration District: 0119; FHL microfilm: 1375579

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1917-1918
    Event Place: Hunt County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Texas; Registration County: Hunt County

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Justice Precinct 3, Mitchell, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Justice Precinct 3, Mitchell, Texas; Roll: T625_1834; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 157

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Precinct 2, Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2342093

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hunt, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04071; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 116-16

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: J P 2, Hunt County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Hunt, Texas; Roll: m-t0627-04071; Page: 11B; Enumeration District: 116-16

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1956
    Event Place: Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Veterans Administration Master Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 24 Mar 1956
    Event Place: Rural Precinct 1, Collin, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Texas, U.S., Death Certificates

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Merit, Hunt, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985, National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
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