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Rufus William Owen 1884–1971 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Aug 1884

Birth Location: Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

Death Date: 8 Aug 1971

Death Location: Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

Father: Francis Owen

Mother: Nellie Middleton

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Rufus William Owen was born in 1884 in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States, the child of Francis Marion Owen And Nellie Ann Middleton. Rufus William Owen passed away in 1971 in Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States.

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Biography

  • Rufus William Owen was born in 1884 in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States, the child of Francis Marion Owen And Nellie Ann Middleton.
  • Rufus William Owen passed away in 1971 in Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States.

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Rufus Owen's Ancestors

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Rufus Owen
1884–1971
Birth Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
Parents
Francis Marion Owen
1837–1923
Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Nellie (Ann) Middleton
1852–1937
Haywood, North Carolina, United States
Grandparents
Nathaniel (William) Middleton
1825–1863
Macon, North Carolina, United States
Mary (Polly) Pickelsimer
1823–1907
Whiteside Cove, Jackson, NC or Buncombe, North Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Middleton
1797–1862
Jemima Denton
1796–1860
Abraham Pickelsimer
1787–1861
Eleanor Hooper
1790–1825
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Thomas Middleton
1772–1791
Deborah Horry
1770–

Rufus Owen's Timeline

2 Records

1884
4 Aug 1884
Birth of Rufus William Owen in Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
1971
8 Aug 1971
Age 87
Death of Rufus William Owen in Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States
Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Aug 1884
    Event Place: Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Aug 1971
    Event Place: Brevard, Transylvania, North Carolina, United States

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