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Walter Jackson Owens 1889–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 31 Jan 1889

Birth Location: Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA

Death Date: 14 Oct 1960

Death Location: Snyder, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA

Father: Francis Owens

Mother: Rebecca Watson

Spouse(s): Ada Roberts

Children(s): Robert Owens, Ruby Owens, Ruth Owens, Earl Owens, Richard Owens, Jewell Owens, Pearl Owens

The story of Walter Jackson Owens began in 1889 in Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA. In 1900, Walter Jackson Owens resided in Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA. In 1910, Walter Jackson Owens resided in Otter Creek, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA. Walter Jackson Owens married Ada Mary Roberts, and had children including Earl Edward Owens, Jewell Mae Owens, Pearl Owens, Richard Harold Owens, Robert Lee Owens, Ruby Louise Owens, Ruth Juanita Owens. Walter Jackson Owens passed away in 1960 in Snyder, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Walter Jackson Owens began in 1889 in Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA.
  • In 1900, Walter Jackson Owens resided in Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA.
  • In 1910, Walter Jackson Owens resided in Otter Creek, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA.
  • Walter Jackson Owens married Ada Mary Roberts, and had children including Earl Edward Owens, Jewell Mae Owens, Pearl Owens, Richard Harold Owens, Robert Lee Owens, Ruby Louise Owens, Ruth Juanita Owens.
  • Walter Jackson Owens passed away in 1960 in Snyder, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Francis Owens
1855–1918
Birth Location: Fairview, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
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Rebecca Watson
1855–1939
Birth Location: Calhoun County, Arkansas, USA
RW

Spouses(s)

Ada Roberts
1892–1985
Birth Location: Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA
AR

Children(s)

Robert Owens
1910–1970
Birth Location: Hobart, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
RO
Ruby Owens
1912–1938
Birth Location: Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USA
RO
Ruth Owens
1927–2016
Birth Location: Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
RO
Earl Owens
1921–1988
Birth Location: Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
EO
Richard Owens
1923–2010
Birth Location: Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
RO
Jewell Owens
1917–2005
Birth Location: Cold Springs, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
JO
Pearl Owens
1919–1920
Birth Location: Roosevelt, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
PO

Walter Owens's Ancestors

Self
Walter Owens
1889–1960
Birth Place: Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA
Parents
Francis Marion Owens
1855–1918
Fairview, Dallas, Arkansas, USA
Rebecca Watson
1855–1939
Calhoun County, Arkansas, USA
Grandparents
O. (Jacob Owens) Jr.
1823–1902
South Carolina, USA
Susannah (A.) Baldwin
1824–1912
Tazewell Township, Claiborne, Tennessee, USA
James (Madison "Matt") Watson
1822–1876
Georgia, USA
Anna Brothers
1828–1876
St Clair County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jacob Sr.
1786–1875
Mary Sharp
1794–1882
Alfred Baldwin
1796–1869
Nancy Covington
1809–1861
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Jesse Baldwin
1768–1826
Elizabeth Stringfellow
1766–1841

Walter Owens's Descendants

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Walter (Jackson) Owens (31 Jan 1889–14 Oct 1960) m. Ada (Mary) Roberts (22 Apr 1892–22 Oct 1985)
  1. 1. Robert (Lee) Owens 1910–1970 m. Alice (Ruth) Johnson 1913–2003
    1. 1. Wanda (Jean) Owens 1929–2015
  2. 2. Ruby (Louise) Owens 1912–1938 m. Maurice (Powell) Treadway 1908–1983
    1. 1. Kathleen (Irene) Treadway 1931–2008 m. Laurence (Dillard) Worley 1923–2016
    2. 2. Sandra (Louise) Treadway 1935–2001 m. Don (Valentino) Stewart 1928–2011
  3. 3. Ruth (Juanita) Owens 1927–2016 m. Harvey (Neil) Moeller 1925–2010
    1. 1. Gary (Wayne) Moeller 1947–1974
    2. 2. Sharon (Marie) Moeller 1949–1951
  4. 4. Earl (Edward) Owens 1921–1988 m. Phyllis (Elaine) Byfield 1925–2005
    1. 1. Earl (Wayne) Owens 1941–1942
    2. 2. Terry (Ray Owens ,) Sr. 1947–2022
  5. 5. Richard (Harold) Owens 1923–2010
  6. 6. Jewell (Mae) Owens 1917–2005 m. J. (L. "Jake") Patterson 1917–2015 m. Claude (Fredrick) Patterson 1915–1958
    1. 1. Billy (Fred) Patterson 1939–1955
  7. 7. Pearl Owens 1919–1920

Walter Owens's Timeline

11 Records

1889
31 Jan 1889
Birth of Walter Jackson Owens in Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA
Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA
1900
1900
Age 11
Walter Jackson Owens resided here in Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA
Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA
1910
1910
Age 21
Walter Jackson Owens resided here in Otter Creek, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
Otter Creek, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
1917
1917-1918
Age 28
Walter Jackson Owens resided here in Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USA
Kiowa County, Oklahoma, USA
1920
1920
Age 31
Walter Jackson Owens resided here in Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
1930
1930
Age 41
Walter Jackson Owens resided here in Mountain Park, Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
Mountain Park, Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
1935
1935
Age 46
Walter Jackson Owens resided here in Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma
Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma
1940
1940
Age 51
Walter Jackson Owens resided here in Mountain Park Township, Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
Mountain Park Township, Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
1950
1950
Age 61
Walter Jackson Owens resided here in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
1960
1960
Age 71
Walter Jackson Owens resided here in Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
1960
14 Oct 1960
Age 71
Death of Walter Jackson Owens in Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 31 Jan 1889
    Event Place: Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Oklahoma; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1467; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 136
    [3] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Oklahoma; Registration County: Kiowa County
    [4] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Otter Creek, Kiowa, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1257; Page: 15b; Enumeration District: 0180; FHL microfilm: 1375270
    [5] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [6] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma; Roll: 6141; Page: 50; Enumeration District: 16-27B
    [7] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Decatur, Wise, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Otter Creek, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Otter Creek, Kiowa, Oklahoma; Roll: T624_1257; Page: 15b; Enumeration District: 0180; FHL microfilm: 1375270

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

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma; Roll: T625_1467; Page: 11A; Enumeration District: 136

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Mountain Park, Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Mountain Park Township, Mountain Park, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma; Roll: 6141; Page: 50; Enumeration District: 16-27B

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1960
    Event Place: Lawton, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., City Directories, 1822-1995

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Comanche, Oklahoma
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma; Roll: 6141; Page: 50; Enumeration District: 16-27B

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kiowa County
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Mountain Park, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; World War Ii Draft Cards (4th Registration) For the State of Oklahoma; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 14 Oct 1960
    Event Place: Lawton, Comanche, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Snyder, Kiowa, Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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