Notes:

Place of birth may be Seligman, Mo rather than Berryville, Carroll Co., AR.

DEATH CERTIFICATE

Barry County Clerk's Office
#58
Registration District #30
Primary Reg. District 3003
Barry County, Monett, Missouri

Wiley Catholic Green Shelby Owens
June 13, 1864 dob
65 yr. 1 mo. age at death
Carpenter - Occupation
Birthplace - not known
Filed 7-15-29
Doctor West
Death July 13, 1929 at 8:30 a.m.
Carcinoma of Stomach for 11 years.
Signed Dr. L. H. Ferguson
Calloway Funeral Home 7-15-29

Death Certificate gives dob as June 13, 1864 and gravestone gives dob as July 13, 1864. Death Certificate says birthplace unknown. A son's marriage record gives Seligman, Mo. as their home location. He was a carpenter living in Monett, Mo. for 30 years. His tombstone says "Not My Will but Thine be Done". According to Sonja Bentley's notes, Catholic Wiley and Ocie lived in the Owens Bend area of Stone Co. Verified by "History of Stone County, Missouri--Stone County Hist. Soc., 1989, p. 555.

Wiley Catholic Green Shelby Owens was of the Owens Bend area, Stone County, MO, and was a carpenter.

In a letter to Lorene Gines from Lou Davis dated July 15, 1985 she states that her mother, Helen Owens Gaines, said that grandpa was born, married and died on July 13. The birth and death dates may be correct, but we have a totally different marriage date.

1910 CENSUS

Wiley C. Owens, headArtellia
47 yrs. old39 yrs. old
married 24 yrs.10 kids/7 living
born MOborn MO
Father from TennesseeFather from Illinois
Mother from TennesseeMother from Illinois
spoke EnglishSpoke English
could not read or writeCould read and write
owned home free

WILEY married MOUDY OSA ARTELIA PERMELIA PALESTINE on 18 Oct 1885 in Home of P W. Riddle, Seligman,Barry Co.,Mo. by Justice of Peace James T. Pennell. OSA (daughter of MOUDY THOMAS and RIDDLE MARTHA) was born on 3 Apr 1871 in Seligman, Barry Co., Mo. or Monett, Barry Co., Mo.; grave stone says dob 4/3/72; died on 29 Mar 1914 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri.; was buried in Arnhart Cemetery, Purdy, Barry County, Missouri.. [Group Sheet]

1. OWENS JAMES ARTHUR "BOOTS" was born on 28 Apr 1889 in Gunther (Gunter), Barry County, Missouri.; died on 28 May 1962 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri.; was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Monett, Barry County, Missouri..
2. OWENS CHARLES WILEY was born on 20 Dec 1890 in Butterfield, Barry County, Missouri; dob may be 1891.; died on 20 Nov 1938 in Daviess County Hospital; d. of ruptured appendix; Washington, Daviess County, Indiana.; was buried in Oak Grove Cemetery, Washington, Daviess County, Indiana..
3. OWENS LILLIE (LILLEY) (LILY) MABLE was born on 30 Jan 1892 in Butterfield, Barry Co., Missouri.; died on 7 Feb 1910 in Butterfield, Barry Co., Missouri; or Nevada, Missouri.; was buried in Arnhart Cemetery, Purdy, Barry County, Missouri..
4. OWENS LULA (LULU) BELLE was born on 7 Oct 1893 in Butterfield, Barry County, Missouri.; died on 18 Oct 1973 in St. Paul, Minnesota.; was buried in Union Cemetery, St. Paul, Minnesota..
5. OWENS RAYMOND JACKSON (JAMES) was born on 31 Jan 1896 in Butterfield, Barry County, Missouri.; died on 21 Jan 1898; was buried in Arnhart Cemetery, Purdy, Barry County, Missouri..
6. OWENS WALTER RAYMOND was born on 6 Oct 1900 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri.; died on 17 Jul 1901; was buried in Arnhart Cemetery, Purdy, Barry County, Missouri..
7. OWENS ROSA MAE was born on 23 Feb 1901 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri.; died on 23 Feb 1983 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri.; was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Monett, Barry County, Missouri.
8. OWENS CLARENCE OPAL was born on 19 May 1902 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri.; died on 8 Jan 1975 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri; per Sonja Bentley yr. may be 1965.; was buried in Arnhart Cemetery, Purdy, Barry County, Missouri..
9. OWENS LOIS GERTRUDE was born on 22 Feb 1906 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri.; died on 26 Feb 1994 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri..
10. OWENS EDITH MURIEL was born on 1 Nov 1908 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri.; died on 11 Jun 1910 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri.; was buried in Arnhart Cemetery, Purdy, Barry County, Missouri..
11. OWENS ALICE was born on 29 Mar 1914 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri; mother died at her birth.; died on 29 Mar 1914 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri.; was buried in Arnhart Cemetery, Purdy, Barry County, Missouri..

Notes:

There is a remote possibility that he was born Chester Co., S.C. (1830 census) in section that later became N.C.
He was a Wagon Maker 1850 in NC; laborer same census in TN; Farmer in MO after 1860.
Religion: Methodist
1860 and 1900 census reports show him in Missouri.

May 1, 1985

Dear Friend: (Leonard Carey)
I appreciate so much the material you have sent me especially since we are not sure that Wiley Catholic Owens has a connection with William King Owens. However, it is fascinating to me. For quite some time I have worked on the Gines line. An old trunk which became ours on the death of Herald's parents gave us much information. There were family Bibles, personal Bibles (over 100 years old), birth certificates dated 1843, marriage licenses, pictures and old postal cards. I've gone through them many times. Our name was originally spelled Geines. There are some old postal cards addressed to Herald's grandmother as Mrs. Hannah Gines, others to Mrs. Hannah Geines, so we know that somewhere in here some one became lazy and dropped the "e". About 1976 we located the graves for his grandparents and they were both spelled Geines. I have also put together some facts on Grandmother Taylor, the Philiberts, from articles Aunt Dolly has sent me.
But back to the Owens. You will notice I have returned the set on Wiley Catholic Owens with some corrections. However, I have also made copies for #7 Aunt Rosa, #8 Uncle Opal, #9 Aunt Lois, and for #2 Charles Wiley Owens second marriage which I forgot the first time. Daddy was married in March, died in November, and his son was born the following March. Pauline married again when their son was quite small to a Washington man, but his work was in Pittsburg, Pa. They then went there to live so we were practically strangers.
I have written to Charles and Jane asking for data but have received no answer. A neighbor friend looked at records at the court house for me for most I have on their second marriage. Names are from pictures.
I have also written to Aunt Goldie, Uncle Boots wife, but no answer. If I ever get that complete it will be quite long.
I'm enclosing some money. I'm sure it will not pay for your work but postal rates are certainly not cheap. Thank you again for what you have done for me and are doing.
Always,
Lorene Gines

P.S. I have had a copy of this set made for I wanted especially the note at the end. I understand that Ft. Wayne, Indiana has one of the best libraries and that is where our son lives. Hopefully we can go there and stay long enough that I can see what I can find. Herald usually doesn't want to stay because of work, gardening, etc.
If I get word from Aunt Goldie do you still want it? I'm not sure of what I
have down for #1 Uncle Boots. I've always known Aunt Goldie's mother as Mrs. Jagers but have been told her father's name was Tinker. I hope the grandchildren are in the right places.



Green remarried to Elizabeth Henley and moved to Salina, OK late 1924 or early 1925.

JOHN married ROBISON ELIZABETH about 1853 in Shelby County Kentucky. ELIZABETH (daughter of ROBERTS JAMES and QUINN SARAH) was born in 1832 in Tennessee; died in in Monett, Barry Bounty, Missouri.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Other family sources have her maiden name as Roberts.

Notes:

James Owens is presumed to be the father of Green (John) Owens. This presumption is backed, but not positively proved, by the research of a number of concerned genealogists. The presumption is that he moved from Rutherford County, NC to Warren County, TN, time unknown. However, according to the Warren Co. Deed Book G, dated April 1828-October 1853, a James Owens bought land in Warren County on July 7, 1821 from Thomas Hopkins. The main basis for the presumptions made about James Owens is study of U.S. Census Reports from 1820 through 1850.

Perhaps several older children not yet found in records.

JAMES married GREEN RACHEL before 1829. RACHEL (daughter of GREEN SHADROCK and GAGE MARY) was born in 1801 in Rutherford Co., NC; died before 1877 in MO or TN. [Group Sheet]

JAMES married QUINN SARAH. SARAH was born in 1798 in York, SC; died on 28 Jul 1885 in Cleveland, NC. [Group Sheet]

Thomas married MCCRAY Elizabeth. Elizabeth was born in 1769 in Orange, NC; died in 1855 in Rutherford, NC. [Group Sheet]

SHADROCK married GAGE MARY. MARY was born in 1760 in Woodbury, Orange, NC; died in 1846 in Ruth, Rutherford, NC. [Group Sheet]