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William Homer Owens 1922 – 2008 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 14 January 1922

Birth Location: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 4 September 2008

Death Location: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, USA

Father: William Owens

Mother: Minnie Holland

Spouse(s): Juanita Johnson, Marie Prather

Children(s): Lori Owens, Cynthia Chapman, Lisa Stigdon, William Owens, Myron Owens, Tom Owens, Joe Owens, Infant Owens

According to available records, William Homer Owens Sr was born in 1922 in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, USA, the child of William Benjamin Owens and Minnie Holland. Following those early years, William Homer Owens Sr married Juanita Johnson and Marie Prather, and their family grew to include Lori Ann Owens, Cynthia Chapman, Lisa Stigdon, William H. Owens, Myron Owens, Tom Owens, Joe Owens and Infant Daughter Owens. In the later years of life, William Homer Owens Sr died in 2008 in Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, USA.

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Parents

William Owens
1894 – 1969
Birth Location: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, USA
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Minnie Holland
1895 – 1941
Birth Location: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)

Juanita Johnson
Birth Location: Leesville, Kentucky
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Marie Prather
1923 – 1951
Birth Location: Indiana, United States of America
MP

Children(s)

Lori Owens
1969 –
Birth Location: Jackson Co, Indiana
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Cynthia Chapman
Birth Location: –
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Lisa Stigdon
Birth Location: –
LS
William Owens
Birth Location: –
WO
Myron Owens
Birth Location: –
MO
Tom Owens
Birth Location: –
TO
Joe Owens
Birth Location: –
JO
Infant Owens
1942 – 1942
Birth Location: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
IO

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Year: 14 January 1922
    Event Place: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Indiana, U.S., Marriage Certificates, 1960-2012, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Jackson County Banner; Publication Date: 8 Sep 2008; Publication Place: Brownstown, Indiana, USA; ,0.10644306,0.22070399,0.341958&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1935
    Event Place: Seymour
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Year: 1940
    Event Place: Jackson, Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Seymour, Jackson, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Jackson County Banner; Publication Date: 8 Sep 2008; Publication Place: Brownstown, Indiana, USA; ,0.10644306,0.22070399,0.341958&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Year: 4 September 2008
    Event Place: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index, Newspapers.com Obituary Index, 1800s-current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Jackson County Banner; Publication Date: 8 Sep 2008; Publication Place: Brownstown, Indiana, USA; ,0.10644306,0.22070399,0.341958&xid=335

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Seymour, Jackson County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index, 1600s-Current, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current
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