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William Bartlett Owen 1814 – 1897 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 Dec 1814

Birth Location: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 5 Jul 1897

Death Location: Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States

Father: Thaddeus OWEN

Mother: Elizabeth Thompson

Spouse(s): Mary Watkins, Mary Watkins

Children(s): Charity Owen, William Owen, Sophronia Owen, Nancy Owen, Bartlett Owen, Thomas Owen, Mcdoah Owen, John Owen, Buchanan Owen, Thomas Owen

The story of William Bartlett Owen began in 1814 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA. In 1870, William Bartlett Owen resided in Township 15 Range 11, Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alab. In 1880, William Bartlett Owen resided in Court House, Cleburne, Alabama, USA. William Bartlett Owen married Mary Charlotte Watkins, Mary Charlotte Watkins, and had children including Charity Jane Owen, William Irvin Owen, Sophronia Owen, Nancy Owen, Bartlett Davis Owen, Thomas J. Owen, Mcdoah Owen, John Thaddeus Owen, Buchanan Owen, Thomas Jackson Owen. William Bartlett Owen passed away in 1897 in Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States.

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Biography

  • The story of William Bartlett Owen began in 1814 in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA.
  • In 1870, William Bartlett Owen resided in Township 15 Range 11, Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alab.
  • In 1880, William Bartlett Owen resided in Court House, Cleburne, Alabama, USA.
  • William Bartlett Owen married Mary Charlotte Watkins, Mary Charlotte Watkins, and had children including Charity Jane Owen, William Irvin Owen, Sophronia Owen, Nancy Owen, Bartlett Davis Owen, Thomas J. Owen, Mcdoah Owen, John Thaddeus Owen, Buchanan Owen, Thomas Jackson Owen.
  • William Bartlett Owen passed away in 1897 in Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States.

Immediate Family

Parents

Thaddeus OWEN
1793 – 1867
Birth Location: Rowan, North Carolina, USA
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Elizabeth Thompson
1795 – 1890
Birth Location: Chatham,,North Carolina,USA
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Spouses(s)

Mary Watkins
1817 – 1899
Birth Location: , Franklin, Georgia, USA
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Mary Watkins
1817 – 1899
Birth Location: Franklin, Georgia, United States
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Children(s)

Charity Owen
1837 – 1924
Birth Location: Alabama
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William Owen
1847 – 1924
Birth Location: Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
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Sophronia Owen
1849 – 1925
Birth Location: Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
SO
Nancy Owen
1853 – 1936
Birth Location: Benton, Lowndes, Alabama, USA
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Bartlett Owen
1854 – 1939
Birth Location: Edwardsville, Benton, Alabama, USA
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Thomas Owen
1855 – 1932
Birth Location: Alabama
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Mcdoah Owen
1857 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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John Owen
1858 – 1937
Birth Location: Alabama
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Buchanan Owen
1859 –
Birth Location: Alabama
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Thomas Owen
1855 – 1932
Birth Location: Calhoun, Alabama, USA
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William Owen's Ancestors

Self
William Owen
1814 – 1897
Birth Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Parents
Thaddeus OWEN
1793 – 1867
Rowan, North Carolina, USA
Elizabeth (Jane) Thompson
1795 – 1890
Chatham,,North Carolina,USA
Grandparents
General (James) Owen
1750 – 1830
Wayne, North Carolina, USA
Nancy Kinsey
1755 – 1835
Wayne, North Carolina, United States
Ransom (T) Thompson
1778 – 1843
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Ann (G. Dalrymple) Thompson
1784 – 1874
Pendleton, Anderson, South Carolina, United States
Great-Grandparents
James OWEN
1730 – 1795
Catherine Bartlett
1730 – 1795
Ridley Hobbs
1742 – 1790
Joseph Thompson
1747 – 1810
Lieut. Dalrymple
1750 – 1791
Sarah Pollock
1755 – 1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Owen
1710 – 1761
Rebecca Tilden
1716 – 1763
Elizabeth Wetherell
1720 –
Amos Hobbs
1721 – 1787
Millicent Weekes
1713 – 1758
George Dalrymple
1710 – 1764
Rose Mason
1705 – 1753
James POLLOCK
1720 – 1793
Ann Wilson
1724 –

William Owen's Descendants

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William (Bartlett) Owen (3 Dec 1814 – 5 Jul 1897) m. Mary (Charlotte) Watkins (May 1817 – 1899) m. Mary (Charlotte) Watkins (May 1817 – 1899)
  1. 1. Charity (Jane) Owen (abt 1837 – 30 April 1924) m. J. (A.) Burgess
  2. 2. William (Irvin) Owen (4 Jan 1847 – 30 Apr 1924)
  3. 3. Sophronia Owen (1 Jan 1849 – 28 Dec 1925)
  4. 4. Nancy Owen (21 Mar 1853 – 27 Nov 1936)
  5. 5. Bartlett (Davis) Owen (25 Sep 1854 – 4 Sep 1939)
  6. 6. Thomas (J.) Owen (15 January 1855 – 20 December 1932) m. Nancy (Clementine) Owen (20 August 1857 – 29 March 1951)
    1. 1. Mollie (Isabelle) Owen (1876 – 11 Feb 1964) m. William (Andrew) Tolleson (25 Dec 1875 – 9 Jul 1952)
      1. 1. Tolleson (1897 – 1897)
      2. 2. Rufus Tolleson (16 Jul 1897 – 25 Jul 1897)
      3. 3. Ruth (Leona) Tolleson (13 Jun 1898 – 11 Jan 1976) m. Otis Bennett (13 Jul 1893 – 2 Oct 1982)
      4. 4. William (Rufus) Tolleson (18 Jan 1900 – 7 Sep 1968) m. Mildred (Loretta) Kitchens (22 Mar 1910 – )
        1. 1. Sarah (M) Tolleson (abt 1930 – Abt 2002) m. James (C.) Johnson
        2. 2. Billie (W) Talleson (abt 1937 – )
      5. 5. Paul (Jackson) Tolleson (11 Nov 1901 – 22 Oct 1965) m. Cleo Cole (20 Apr 1904 – 13 Aug 1989)
        1. 1. Martha (Ann) Tolleson (29 Jul 1933 – 29 Jul 1933)
        2. 2. Paul (Jackson) Tolleson (20 Apr 1950 – 31 Jul 2014) m. Judy Jones (Oct 1950 – ) m. Sue (Ellen) Crenshaw (10 Jul 1953 – 3 Mar 2023)
      6. 6. Earl (L) TOLLESON (1902 – )
      7. 7. Minnie (L) Tollorson (29 Aug 1903 – 22 Feb 1953) m. Jesse (Robert) Hall (23 Nov 1901 – 22 Sep 1975)
      8. 8. Nellie (J.) Tolleson (28 Jul 1906 – 10 Mar 1997) m. Thomas (Cook) Allum (27 December 1906 – July 1989)
        1. 1. Phillip (D) Allums (11 June 1934 – 31 December 2020) m. Peggy (A) Allum
      9. 9. Tolleson (1915 – 1915)
      10. 10. Owen (Alphus) Tolleson (26 Sep 1917 – 25 Aug 2003) m. Gladys (Ruby) Tolleson (7 December 1925 – 2 November 2008)
        1. 1. Judith Ayers (24 September 1942 – 29 September 2010)
        2. 2. William (Owen) Tolleson (2 December 1944 – 13 June 2005)
        3. 3. David (Leslie) Tolleson (6 February 1950 – 2 June 2020)
        4. 4. Scottie Boozer
        5. 5. Rita Boozer
    2. 2. Mary Owen (Abt 1878 – )
    3. 3. W (B) Owens (Dec 1879 – )
    4. 4. Louisia Owens (Oct 1881 – )
    5. 5. Ezzie Owens (Oct 1890 – )
    6. 6. Lutha Owens (Jun 1891 – )
    7. 7. Gaston Owens (Sep 1893 – )
    8. 8. Vester Owens (Jun 1896 – )
    9. 9. Levella Owens (May 1898 – )
  7. 7. Mcdoah Owen (abt 1857 – )
  8. 8. John (Thaddeus) Owen (18 June 1858 – 13 June 1937)
  9. 9. Buchanan Owen (abt 1859 – )
  10. 10. Thomas (Jackson) Owen (15 Jan 1855 – 20 Dec 1932)
    1. 1. William (Bartlett) Owen (abt 1881 – Abt 1941) m. Katie (Leona) Tolleson (18 Jun 1888 – 23 May 1966)

William Owen's Timeline

4 Records

1814
3 Dec 1814
Birth of William Bartlett Owen in Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
1870
1870
Age 56
William Bartlett Owen resided here in Township 15 Range 11, Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Township 15 Range 11, Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1880
1880
Age 66
William Bartlett Owen resided here in Court House, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
Court House, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
1897
5 Jul 1897
Age 83
Death of William Bartlett Owen in Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States
Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 Dec 1814
    Event Place: Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Township 15 Range 11, Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Township 15 Range 11, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: M593_9; Page: 361B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Court House, Cleburne, Alabama, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Court House, Cleburne, Alabama; Roll: 8; Page: 178D; Enumeration District: 043

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jul 1897
    Event Place: Edwardsville, Cleburne, Alabama, United States
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