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William Robert Owens 1822 – 1882 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 3 March 1822

Birth Location: Boyle Co, KY

Death Date: 17 Apr 1882

Death Location: Orange County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Mason Owens

Mother: Phebe Durham

Spouse(s): Elizabeth Beswick

Children(s): James Owens

In 1822, William Robert Owens Rev entered the world in Boyle Co, KY, born to Mason Owens and Phebe Durham. William Robert Owens Rev married Elizabeth Jane Beswick, and had children including James Robert Owens. William Robert Owens Rev passed away in 1882 in Orange County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1822, William Robert Owens Rev entered the world in Boyle Co, KY, born to Mason Owens and Phebe Durham.
  • William Robert Owens Rev married Elizabeth Jane Beswick, and had children including James Robert Owens.
  • William Robert Owens Rev passed away in 1882 in Orange County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Mason Owens
1798 – 1842
Birth Location: Boyle Co, KY
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Phebe Durham
1802 – 1872
Birth Location: Boyle Co, KY
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Spouses(s)

Elizabeth Beswick
1828 – 1918
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States
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Children(s)

James Owens
1849 – 1928
Birth Location: Kentucky, USA
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William Owens's Ancestors

Self
William Owens
1822 – 1882
Birth Place: Boyle Co, KY
Parents
Mason Owens
1798 – 1842
Boyle Co, KY
Phebe Durham
1802 – 1872
Boyle Co, KY
Grandparents
Jeremiah (Fielding) Owens
1769 – 1838
Fauquier County, Virginia, USA
Sarah ('Sallie') Moss
1773 – 1818
Brunswick, VA
John Durham
1774 – 1855
Mechlenburg, Virginia, United States
Celia Bonham
1782 – 1868
Nicholas Co, VA
Great-Grandparents
Jeremiah Owens
1729 – 1773
David Moss
1747 – 1795
Catherine Price
1747 – 1820
John Durham
1750 – 1810
Martha Mullens
1748 – 1812
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Rebecca Mason
1713 – 1800
Thomas Durham
1689 – 1790
Margaret Lindsey
1689 – 1756
John Mullins\Mullens
1729 – 1772
Susannah Morton
1718 – 1777

William Owens's Descendants

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William (Robert) Owens (3 March 1822 – 17 Apr 1882) m. Elizabeth (Jane) Beswick (9 Feb 1828 – 11 Dec 1918)
  1. 1. James (Robert) Owens (3 Jun 1849 – 20 Sep 1928)
    1. 1. Arthur (Bex) Owens (27 Sep 1886 – 03 Oct 1977)
      1. 1. Charles (Clifford) Owens (14 Sep 1919 – 4 Jul 2008)

William Owens's Timeline

2 Records

1822
3 March 1822
Birth of William Robert Owens Rev in Boyle Co, KY
Boyle Co, KY
1882
17 Apr 1882
Age 60
Death of William Robert Owens Rev in Orange County, Indiana, United States of America
Orange County, Indiana, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 3 March 1822
    Event Place: Boyle Co, KY

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Apr 1882
    Event Place: Orange County, Indiana, United States of America
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