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William Owen 1796 – 1858 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 13 May 1796

Birth Location: North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 21 May 1858

Death Location: Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, United States

Father: Edward Owens

Mother: Leah Wheatley

Spouse(s): Mary McKimmey

Children(s): Rachel Owen, Edward Owen, John Owen, Jesse Owen, William Owen, Adam Owen, Priscilla Owen, Thomas Owen, James Owen, Nathaniel Owen

The story of William Owen began in 1796 in North Carolina, USA. In 1821, William Owen resided in Henry, Indiana, USA. In 1840, William Owen resided in Dudley, Henry, Indiana, USA. William Owen married Mary McKimmey, and had children including Rachel Ann Owen, Edward F. Owen, John L. Owen, Jesse McKimmey Owen, William L. Owen, Adam K. Owen, Priscilla Jane Owen, Thomas L. Owen, James Ira Owen, Nathaniel Owen. William Owen passed away in 1858 in Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Owen began in 1796 in North Carolina, USA.
  • In 1821, William Owen resided in Henry, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1840, William Owen resided in Dudley, Henry, Indiana, USA.
  • William Owen married Mary McKimmey, and had children including Rachel Ann Owen, Edward F. Owen, John L. Owen, Jesse McKimmey Owen, William L. Owen, Adam K. Owen, Priscilla Jane Owen, Thomas L. Owen, James Ira Owen, Nathaniel Owen.
  • William Owen passed away in 1858 in Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Edward Owens
1754 – 1838
Birth Location: Virginia
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Leah Wheatley
Birth Location: –
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Spouses(s)

Mary McKimmey
1798 – 1861
Birth Location: Guilford County, North Carolina, United States of America
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Children(s)

Rachel Owen
1817 – 1900
Birth Location: Fayette Co., Indiana
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Edward Owen
1819 – 1902
Birth Location: Henry Co., Indiana
EO
John Owen
1821 – 1907
Birth Location: Henry Co., Indiana
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Jesse Owen
1825 – 1911
Birth Location: Henry Co., Indiana
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William Owen
1827 – 1896
Birth Location: Henry Co., Indiana
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Adam Owen
1830 – 1885
Birth Location: Henry Co., Indiana
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Priscilla Owen
1832 – 1918
Birth Location: Henry County Indiana
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Thomas Owen
1834 – 1910
Birth Location: Henry Co., Indiana
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James Owen
1836 – 1924
Birth Location: Henry Co., Indiana
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Nathaniel Owen
1842 – 1913
Birth Location: Henry Co., Indiana
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William Owen's Ancestors

Self
William Owen
1796 – 1858
Birth Place: North Carolina, USA
Parents
Edward Ned Owens
1754 – 1838
Virginia
Leah Wheatley
Grandparents
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Owen's Descendants

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William Owen (13 May 1796 – 21 May 1858) m. Mary McKimmey (10 August 1798 – 29 October 1861)
  1. 1. Rachel (Ann) Owen (17 DEC 1817 – 28 DEC 1900)
  2. 2. Edward (F.) Owen (19 SEP 1819 – 25 JUN 1902)
  3. 3. John (L.) Owen (26 JUN 1821 – 17 AUG 1907)
  4. 4. Jesse (McKimmey) Owen (31 JAN 1825 – 1911)
  5. 5. William (L.) Owen (22 MAR 1827 – 13 MAR 1896)
  6. 6. Adam (K.) Owen (ABT 1830 – 23 DEC 1885)
  7. 7. Priscilla (Jane) Owen (21 May 1832 – 7 May 1918) m. Ferdinard (Edward) Burnworth (3 Jul 1829 – 5 Aug 1898)
    1. 1. Jacob Burnworth (25 Feb 1857 – 1857)
    2. 2. William (Alpheus) Burnworth (19 Jun 1858 – 19 May 1912) m. Maggie (Alverta) Pilcher (28 Feb 1874 – 12 Nov 1946)
      1. 1. Lillian (Elizabeth) Burnworth (24 Oct 1896 – Nov 1983) m. Raymond (Monroe) Landrum (13 Apr 1897 – 12 Mar 1974)
        1. 1. Dean (Lavern) Landrum (12 Aug 1921 – 26 Sep 2001) m. Beulah (M) Colclesser (21 June 1921 – 14 May 2016)
        2. 2. Paul (Monroe) Landrum (08 Nov 1922 – 18 Jun 2002) m. Peggy Robinson
        3. 3. Betty (Irene) Landrum (25 Nov 1923 – 31 May 2001) m. Raymond (Paul) Warnock
        4. 4. Wayne (Burnworth) Landrum (09 Mar 1925 – 08 Sep 2003) m. Marthetta Ervin
        5. 5. Mary (Louise) Landrum (20 Jul 1926 – 06 Feb 2010) m. Harold (Phillip) Rich (29 January 1925 – )
        6. 6. Myron (Richard) Landrum (16 Aug 1928 – 15 Jun 2008) m. Dorothy Landrum
      2. 2. Priscilla (May) Burnworth (6 May 1898 – 26 Jul 1978) m. Lloyd (Leyman) Wamsley (Oct 6, 1895 – Jan 23, 1920) m. Arthur (Charles) Young (24 Jun 1896 – 15 Mar 1971)
        1. 1. Meredith (Deville) Wamsley (Jun 9, 1918 – 16 May 2017) m. Susanne (Rosalie) Seely (29 Apr 1918 – Jan 30 1999)
        2. 2. Charlotte (Lorraine) Young (25 Sep 1929 – 13 May 1980) m. Paul (Herman) Schultz (19 Jan 1927 – 22 May 2008)
        3. 3. Verlin (Allen) Young (June 14 1931 – Oct 5 2014) m. Peggy (Joyce) Welker (17 Sep 1931 – 14 Aug 2023)
      3. 3. Clara (Ruth) Burnworth (06 Feb 1900 – 13 July 1901)
      4. 4. James (Ira) Burnworth (30 Aug 1903 – 24 Aug 1964) m. Florence Gardner (20 Sep 1904 – 13 Jan 1929) m. Edna Hildebrand (20 oct 1911 – 1998) m. Mary Burnworth (abt 1909 – )
        1. 1. Robert (James) Burnworth (28 dec 1928 – ) m. Doris (Lovella) Dickey
        2. 2. Dorthoy (Irene) Burnworth (16 feb 1945 – 13 Sep 2002) m. James (Elmer) Fowler (5 Aug 1938 – )
        3. 3. Joe Burnworth (abt 1938 – )
        4. 4. Vane Burnworth (abt 1938 – )
      5. 5. Edith (Marie) Burnworth (17 Apr 1906 – 18 Jul 1996) m. George (Wallace) Brenton (20 Jan 1907 – Jan 1960)
        1. 1. Wallace (Clyde) Brenton (26 Jan 1936 – 13 Jul 2007) m. Gloria (Jean) Dirrim (10 Apr 1936 – 30 Jan 1997)
      6. 6. Ferdinand (E) Burnworth (3 Aug 1908 – 4 December 1978) m. Mildred Souers (5 Nov 1914 – 30 Dec 1998)
        1. 1. Nelson (Edward) Burnworth (19 Apr 1938 – 9 Mar 2022) m. Mary (Ann) Guhl (8 October 1944 – 29 September 2021)
      7. 7. Clyde (Dale) Burnworth (15 Nov 1911 – 13 Nov 1974) m. Mildred Berry (8 Nov 1915 – 2 January 1982)
        1. 1. Caroline (S) Burnworth (18 Oct 1936 – 15 April 2013) m. John (Edward (Jack)) Snover (1 Jan 1935 – )
        2. 2. Ann (Marie) Burnworth (28 Mar 1942 – ) m. Lawrence (Eldeen) Felton (27 Sep 1939 – )
    3. 3. Mary (Alice) Burnworth (abt 1861 – July 1942) m. David (Franklin) Kingen (Jan 1861 – 1938)
      1. 1. Minnie Kingen (Apr 1883 – )
      2. 2. Chester (A) Kingen (Dec 1886 – )
      3. 3. Susan (Edith) Kingen (2 October 1887 – 25 April 1909)
      4. 4. Winnie (J) Kingen (14 May 1890 – ) m. Clifford Fay (13 Jun 1880 – )
        1. 1. Mary (Alice) Fay (abt 1908 – )
      5. 5. Josephine Kingen (Jun 1893 – )
      6. 6. Emmett Kingen (27 October 1896 – 7 February 1966)
      7. 7. Dessie Kingen (12 May 1902 – 1990)
      8. 8. Charles Kingen (1904 – 1981)
      9. 9. Earl (Warren) Kingen (12 March 1904 – 26 May 1988)
    4. 4. Luamina Burnworth (abt 1865 – 1939) m. Charles Martin (1860 – )
      1. 1. Joseph (Reese) Martin (12 Feb 1892 – ) m. Cecil (M) Ryan (15 Sep 1890 – )
      2. 2. Bruce Martin m. Lora (Alice) Eddingfield
        1. 1. Virginia (Mae) Martin (5 Dec 1943 – ) m. Richard (David) Chevillot (abt 1941 – )
        2. 2. Raymond Martin (8 Apr 1944 – )
        3. 3. Charles (Bruce) Martin m. Sharon Walter
      3. 3. Albert Martin
      4. 4. Clara (Elizabeth) Martin m. Charles Slagel
    5. 5. Benjamin (Franklin) Burnworth (abt 1867 – 1918)
  8. 8. Thomas (L.) Owen (JUN 1834 – 1910)
  9. 9. James (Ira) Owen (14 OCT 1836 – 28 DEC 1924)
  10. 10. Nathaniel Owen (08 JAN 1842 – 20 JAN 1913)

William Owen's Timeline

6 Records

1796
13 May 1796
Birth of William Owen in North Carolina, USA
North Carolina, USA
1821
1821-1871
Age 25
William Owen resided here in Henry, Indiana, USA
Henry, Indiana, USA
1840
1840
Age 44
William Owen resided here in Dudley, Henry, Indiana, USA
Dudley, Henry, Indiana, USA
1858
21 May 1858
Age 62
Death of William Owen in Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, United States
Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, United States
1858
22 Jun 1858
Age 62
William Owen - Probate in Wabash, Indiana, USA
Wabash, Indiana, USA
1884
1884
Age 88
William Owen resided here in Wabash, Indiana, USA
Wabash, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 13 May 1796
    Event Place: North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1821-1871
    Event Place: Henry, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Henry County, past and present : a brief history of the county from 1821 to 1871

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1840
    Event Place: Dudley, Henry, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1840 United States Federal Census, Year: 1840; Census Place: Dudley, Henry, Indiana; Roll: 87; Page: 128; Family History Library Film: 0007727

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1884
    Event Place: Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Wabash County, Indiana History

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 21 May 1858
    Event Place: Wabash, Wabash, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, Probate Records, 1835-1929, Wabash County, Indiana; Author: Indiana. Circuit Court (Wabash County); Probate Place: Wabash, Indiana
    [2] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Lincolnville, Wabash County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Probate
    Event Date: 22 Jun 1858
    Event Place: Wabash, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, Wills and Probate Records, 1798-1999, Probate Records, 1835-1929, Wabash County, Indiana; Author: Indiana. Circuit Court (Wabash County); Probate Place: Wabash, Indiana
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