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Verna Esther Owens 1896–1978 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Dec 1896

Birth Location: Benton County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 5 Dec 1978

Death Location: Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA

Father: Sherman Owens

Mother: Augusta Horn

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Children(s): Phyllis Hoffman

In 1896, Verna Esther Owens entered the world in Benton County, Indiana, USA, born to Sherman Tecumseh Owens And Augusta Helena Van Horn. Verna Esther Owens married Otto Hoffman, and had children including Phyllis Hoffman. Verna Esther Owens passed away in 1978 in Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1896, Verna Esther Owens entered the world in Benton County, Indiana, USA, born to Sherman Tecumseh Owens And Augusta Helena Van Horn.
  • Verna Esther Owens married Otto Hoffman, and had children including Phyllis Hoffman.
  • Verna Esther Owens passed away in 1978 in Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Verna Owens's Ancestors

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Verna Owens
1896–1978
Birth Place: Benton County, Indiana, USA
Parents
Sherman Tecumseh Owens
1869–1942
Benton, Indiana, USA
Augusta (Helena Van) Horn
1878–1903
Boswell, Benton, Indiana
Grandparents
George Owens
1809–1875
Montgomery, Kentucky, United States
Abigail ((Abbie)) Sargent
1834–1905
Warren County, Indiana, USA
Samuel (Van) Horn
1852–1936
Boswell, Benton, Indiana, USA
Rosanna Wingard
1855–1914
Carroll County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Owens
1792–1873
Mary Ewan
1789–1870
Jacob Wingard
1819–1900
Susannah Zook
1825–1883
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Ewen
1742–1829
John Wingard
1788–1865
Abraham Zook
1798–1832
Susannah Long
1800–1825

Verna Owens's Descendants

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Verna (Esther) Owens (16 Dec 1896–5 Dec 1978)
  1. 1. Phyllis Hoffman 1928–2016 m. Doyle Winteregg 1927–2012

Verna Owens's Timeline

3 Records

1896
16 Dec 1896
Birth of Verna Esther Owens in Benton County, Indiana, USA
Benton County, Indiana, USA
1917
17 Mar 1917
Age 21
Verna Esther Owens was married in Adams County, Indiana, USA
Adams County, Indiana, USA
1978
5 Dec 1978
Age 82
Death of Verna Esther Owens in Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA
Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Dec 1896
    Event Place: Benton County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1917
    Event Place: Adams County, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Dec 1978
    Event Place: Decatur, Adams, Indiana, USA

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