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William Swinton Buchanan Owens 1808–1885 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 08 Jan 1808

Birth Location: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States

Death Date: 16 March,1885

Death Location: Martindale, Caldwell County, Texas, USA

Father: **Joseph Owens

Mother: **Elizabeth Bennett

Spouse(s): Arena Owens, Rena Owens

Children(s): Florida Owens, Wiley Owens, Joseph Owens, Mary Owens, Nancy Owens, George Owens, Peter Owens, Lavinia Cox, Isabella Owens, Arrena Jennings, William Owens, Dicie Owens, Henry Owens, Jeannette Crocker, Mary Dodd, Arrena Jennings, Levina Owens, Robert Owens

In 1808, William Swinton Buchanan Owens entered the world in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, born to Joseph Owens And Elizabeth Bennett. In 1850, William Swinton Buchanan Owens resided in Division 2, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA. In 1860, William Swinton Buchanan Owens resided in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas. William Swinton Buchanan Owens married Arena Owens, Rena Owens, and had children including Arrena Jennings, Arrena Owens Jennings, Dicie Elizabeth Owens, Florida Ann Owens, George Washington Owens, Henry Owens, Isabella Jeanette Owens, Jeannette Owens Crocker, Joseph Lafayette Owens, Lavinia Owens Cox, Levina Owens, Mary Land Dodd, Mary Land Owens, Nancy Owens, Peter Wilkerson Owens, Robert J Owens, Wiley James Owens, William Pinkney Owens. William Swinton Buchanan Owens passed away in 1885 in Martindale, Caldwell County, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1808, William Swinton Buchanan Owens entered the world in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States, born to Joseph Owens And Elizabeth Bennett.
  • In 1850, William Swinton Buchanan Owens resided in Division 2, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA.
  • In 1860, William Swinton Buchanan Owens resided in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas.
  • William Swinton Buchanan Owens married Arena Owens, Rena Owens, and had children including Arrena Jennings, Arrena Owens Jennings, Dicie Elizabeth Owens, Florida Ann Owens, George Washington Owens, Henry Owens, Isabella Jeanette Owens, Jeannette Owens Crocker, Joseph Lafayette Owens, Lavinia Owens Cox, Levina Owens, Mary Land Dodd, Mary Land Owens, Nancy Owens, Peter Wilkerson Owens, Robert J Owens, Wiley James Owens, William Pinkney Owens.
  • William Swinton Buchanan Owens passed away in 1885 in Martindale, Caldwell County, Texas, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

**Joseph Owens
1777–1860
Birth Location: North Carolina
*O
**Elizabeth Bennett
1784–1860
Birth Location: Charleston, S Carolina
*B

Spouses(s)

Arena Owens
1813–1878
Birth Location: Georgia
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Rena Owens
1845–
Birth Location: Florida
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Children(s)

Florida Owens
1853–1933
Birth Location: Santa Rosa, Florida, USA
FO
Wiley Owens
1843–1919
Birth Location: Santa Rosa Co., FL
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Joseph Owens
1834–1856
Birth Location: Santa Rosa, Florida, United States
JO
Mary Owens
1837–1949
Birth Location: Santa Rosa Co., Florida
MO
Nancy Owens
1847–1866
Birth Location: Santa Rosa, Florida, United States
NO
George Owens
1851–1867
Birth Location: Santa Rosa, Florida, USA
GO
Peter Owens
1844–1870
Birth Location: Santa Rosa Co., FL
PO
Lavinia Cox
1858–1940
Birth Location: Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas, USA
LC
Isabella Owens
1855–1881
Birth Location: Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas, United States
IO
Arrena Jennings
1846–1889
Birth Location: Santa Rosa Co., Florida
AJ
William Owens
1841–1924
Birth Location: Escambia, Florida, United States
WO
Dicie Owens
1849–1924
Birth Location: Santa Rosa, Florida, United States
DO
Henry Owens
1846–
Birth Location: –
HO
Jeannette Crocker
1855–1881
Birth Location: –
JC
Mary Dodd
1837–1912
Birth Location: Santa Rosa Co., Florida
MD
Arrena Jennings
1846–1889
Birth Location: Santa Rosa Co., FL
AJ
Levina Owens
1858–1940
Birth Location: Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas, USA
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Robert Owens
1835–1864
Birth Location: Santa Rosa County, Florida
RO

William Owens's Ancestors

Self
William Owens
1808–1885
Birth Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Parents
**Joseph Owens
1777–1860
North Carolina
**Elizabeth Bennett
1784–1860
Charleston, S Carolina
Grandparents
**William Owens
1748–1836
Goochland, Virginia, USA
Fanny Zillhart
1759–1851
Dunganstown, 5323, Ireland
William (Swinton Bennett, Jr.) Capt.
1751–1784
Charleston, Charleston, South Carolina, United States
Sarah (Margaret) Singletary
1753–1817
Cainhoy, Berkeley, Bulls Head Plantation, South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Walter SR
1707–1765
Joyce Barnett
1711–1765
Rev. Kennedy
1740–1803
Alice Clark
1742–
John III
1728–1772
Margaret Swinton
1729–1807
Joseph Singletary
1692–1737
Sarah Warnock
1732–1797
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Evan Owen
1662–1709
Elizabeth Owen)
1684–1728
John Sr
1683–1756
John Kennedy
1715–
Margaret Rowan
1714–1789
John Bennett
1675–1772
Mary Mathias
1678–
Benjamin Singletary
1656–1701
Mary Singletary
1655–1696

William Owens's Descendants

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William (Swinton Buchanan) Owens (08 Jan 1808–16 March,1885) m. Arena Owens (1813–22 Mar 1878) m. Rena Owens (abt 1845–)
  1. 1. Florida (Ann) Owens 1853–1933
  2. 2. Wiley (James) Owens 1843–1919
  3. 3. Joseph (Lafayette) Owens 1834–1856
  4. 4. Mary (Land) Owens 1837–1949 m. James (Coleman) DODD 1835–1870
    1. 1. William (Curtis) DODD 1862–1908
    2. 2. Wiley (Dennis) Dodd 1857–1940
    3. 3. John (Wiley) Dodd 1862–
    4. 4. James (C. "Jim") Dodd 1864–1949
    5. 5. Dump Dodd 1868–1949
    6. 6. Rita ("Nanny") Dodd 1870–
    7. 7. Viola DODD 1858–
    8. 8. Elisabeth DODD 1860–
  5. 5. Nancy Owens 1847–1866
  6. 6. George (Washington) Owens 1851–1867
  7. 7. Peter (Wilkerson) Owens 1844–1870
  8. 8. Lavinia (Owens) Cox 1858–1940
  9. 9. Isabella (Jeanette) Owens 1855–1881
  10. 10. Arrena (Owens) Jennings 1846–1889
  11. 11. William (Pinkney) Owens 1841–1924
  12. 12. Dicie (Elizabeth) Owens 1849–1924
  13. 13. Henry Owens 1846–
  14. 14. Jeannette (Owens) Crocker 1855–1881
  15. 15. Mary (Land) Dodd 1837–1912
  16. 16. Arrena Jennings 1846–1889
  17. 17. Levina Owens 1858–1940 m. William (Calvin) Cock 1852–1921
    1. 1. Irene Cox 1882–1950
    2. 2. Venus (Ray Cock) (Cox) 1898–1980
    3. 3. Albert (Luther Cock) (Cox) 1879–1954
    4. 4. Joe (Earnest Cock) (Cox) 1881–1942
    5. 5. Dewitt (Walker Cock) (Cox) 1885–1963
    6. 6. Charles (Hassell Cock) (Cox) 1886–1959
    7. 7. Robert (Ray Cock) (Cox) 1888–1936
    8. 8. William (Wesley) Cock 1890–1904
    9. 9. Little (Mamie) Cock 1895–1898
  18. 18. Robert (J) Owens 1835–1864 m. Priscilla (Eleanor Ellen) Gossett 1840–1920
    1. 1. Catherine (Elenor "Kate") Sykes 1879–1901
    2. 2. William (Milton) Owens 1857–1888 m. Sarah (Adeline) Freer 1861–1938
      1. 1. William (James) Owens 1885–1948
    3. 3. Mary (Jane) Owens 1859–1949
    4. 4. Arena (Precillia) Owens 1860–1896
    5. 5. Albert (J) Owens 1865–1952 m. Fannie (L.) Brockman 1865–1892 m. Alta Purcell 1877–1947
      1. 1. Albert (Milton) Owens 1887–1974
      2. 2. Fannie (Eleanor Pearl) Owens 1890–1983
      3. 3. Robert Owens 1892–1892
      4. 4. Lillie (Anita) Owens 1920–2009
      5. 5. Lois Owens 1894–1894
      6. 6. Ellen (Owens) Ray 1895–1993
      7. 7. William (James) Owens 1898–1972
      8. 8. Annie (Irene) Owens 1902–1985
      9. 9. Elzie (Purcell) Owens 1904–1960
      10. 10. Viola (Izora) Owens 1906–1993
      11. 11. Mary (Edna) Owens 1908–1969
      12. 12. Bessie (Louise) Owens 1910–2001
      13. 13. Wilson (Roy) Owens 1915–1992
      14. 14. Violet (May) Owens 1917–2011
      15. 15. Irene Owens 1902–1985 m. J (M) Foster 1897–1965
        1. 1. Honnor Foster 1922–
        2. 2. Norman (McDaniel) Foster 1921–2009 m. Muriel Foster 1923–2015
        3. 3. Elethia (Geraldine) Foster 1923–2016 m. Steven (Blaine) DAVIS 1918–1998
        4. 4. Olive Taylor 1926–2024 m. Paul (L) Wisdom 1925– m. Paul (Leonard) Wisdom 1927–
        5. 5. James (Lee) Foster 1930–2009 m. Dorthy (Beryle) Bunkley 1932–2000
        6. 6. Bess Foster 1924–2019 m. Captain (W M Seward) Sr 1920–2000
      16. 16. Albert (Milton) Owens 1887–1974
      17. 17. Eliza Owens 1905–
      18. 18. Viola (J) Owens 1906–1993
      19. 19. Mary (E) Owens 1908–1969 m. Theodore (Robert) Davidson 1906–1977 m. Wesley Babineaux 1908–1941
        1. 1. Patricia (Louise) Davidson 1931–1995
        2. 2. James (Robert) Davidson 1934–2014
      20. 20. Bessie (L) Turner 1910–2001 m. William (Bethel) Allison 1913–1999 m. Charles (E) Turner 1907–1994
        1. 1. William (Bethel Allison) Jr 1951–1974
      21. 21. Wilson (Roy) Owens 1915–
      22. 22. Violet (May) Owens 1918–
      23. 23. Lillie (Anita) Owens 1920–2009 m. Otho (Curtis) Mangold 1908–1958 m. Elul (Lee) Pitts 1924–2018
        1. 1. Anita (Gayle) Mangold 1946–2017
      24. 24. Elzie (Purcelle) Owens 1904–1960 m. Daisy (Dorothy) Killam 1905–1973
        1. 1. Walter (Jackson) Owens 1938–2019
      25. 25. Fannie (E P) Owens 1890–1983
      26. 26. William (James Monroe) Owens 1898–1972 m. Martha (Marcella) Stanford 1907–1994
      27. 27. Ellen Owens 1895–1993 m. William (Owen) Ray 1889–1936
        1. 1. Doris (Evelyne) Ray 1916–1990
      28. 28. Annie (J) Owens 1902–
      29. 29. Wilson (Roy) Owens 1915–1992
      30. 30. Violet (May) Owens 1917–2011
      31. 31. Lillie (Anita) Owens 1920–2009
      32. 32. Pearl Owens 1890–
      33. 33. Marion Owens 1888–1944
      34. 34. Lois Owens 1894–1894
      35. 35. Robert Owens 1892–1892
      36. 36. Robert Owens 1892–1892
    6. 6. Mary (Jane “Mamie”) Owens 1859–1949
    7. 7. William (Milton) Owens 1857–1888 m. Sarah (Adeliade) Freer 1861–1938
      1. 1. William (James) Owens 1885–1948 m. Dixie Hall 1886–1968
        1. 1. Sylvia (Ellen) Owens 1910–1983 m. Peter (Lucas) Lubisich 1914–1986
        2. 2. Ellen Owens 1911–
        3. 3. Laura (Irene) Owens 1907–1990
        4. 4. Ruby (Lillian) Owens 1909–2005
        5. 5. William (Milton) Owens 1916–1967 m. Marguerite (Augustine) Nicolas 1916–2005
        6. 6. Wilma (Evelyn Owens) (Foltz) 1912–1993 m. Earl (Marion) Foltz 1908–1965
    8. 8. Arena (Precillia) Owens 1860–1896
    9. 9. Robert (Jackson Bob Owens - Deputy Sheriff Sutton County, Rust Ranch) Battle 1864–1936
    10. 10. Jack (A) Meacham 1884–1936
    11. 11. Alfred Meacham 1908–

William Owens's Timeline

5 Records

1808
08 Jan 1808
Birth of William Swinton Buchanan Owens in Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
1850
1850
Age 42
William Swinton Buchanan Owens resided here in Division 2, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA
Division 2, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA
1860
1860
Age 52
William Swinton Buchanan Owens resided here in Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas
Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas
1870
1870
Age 62
William Swinton Buchanan Owens resided here in Precinct 1, Hays, Texas, USA
Precinct 1, Hays, Texas, USA
1885
16 March,1885
Age 77
Death of William Swinton Buchanan Owens in Martindale, Caldwell, Texas, United States
Martindale, Caldwell, Texas, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 08 Jan 1808
    Event Place: Orangeburg, Orangeburg, South Carolina, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 1, Hays, Texas; Roll: M593_1590; Page: 197A; Image: 336782; Family History Library Film: 553089
    [2] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; Roll: M653_1307; Page: 1; Family History Library Film: 805307
    [3] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 2, Santa Rosa, Florida; Roll: M432_59; Page: 240B; Image: 464
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: Division 2, Santa Rosa, Florida, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: Division 2, Santa Rosa, Florida; Roll: M432_59; Page: 240B; Image: 464

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Uvalde, Uvalde, Texas; Roll: M653_1307; Page: 1; Family History Library Film: 805307

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Precinct 1, Hays, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Precinct 1, Hays, Texas; Roll: M593_1590; Page: 197A; Image: 336782; Family History Library Film: 553089

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Texas
    Record Source: Texas, Muster Roll Index Cards

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 16 March,1885
    Event Place: Martindale, Caldwell, Texas, United States
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Martindale, Caldwell County, Texas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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