NANCY married RANDALL JAMES, SR.. JAMES was born in in Lived in N. Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

James Randall, Sr., and his wife, Nancy were living in North Carolina when their daughter Mary (called "Polly") was born in 1785. The family later moved westward into Tennessee and settled in Dist. #19 of Maury County.

MARY married OWENS RHEUBEN (REUBEN) on 9 Feb 1814 in Columbia, Maury Co., Tennessee; by Robert Sellers, J.P.. RHEUBEN was born in 1785 in Georgia. [Group Sheet]

RACHEL married NANCE CLEMENT on 1 May 1838 in Maury County, Tennessee. CLEMENT was born in 1818 in Kentucky. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Maury County, TN Court Minutes, Bk. 9, page 67, July 18, 1825. William Owen(s) - 9 years old the 20th December last, ordered to be bound to Francis Slauter until he is 21 to be a gunsmith.
1840 MO Census, Washington Co. p. 212, line 17. William Owens2 males under 5 yrs. old; 1 male between 5 - 10 yrs. old; 1 male 20 - 30 yrs. old; 1 female 5 - 10 yrs. old.
1850 MO Census, Washington Co., Liberty Twp. p. 142B, lines 20-27, October 11, 1850. William Owens, 36, b. TN, farmer. Sarah A., 25, TN; Elias, 16, MO; Reuben, 13, MO; Anna I, 6, MO; Wm. B., 4, MO; Daniel M., 3, MO; and Mary A., 4/12, MO.
1860 MO Census, Stone County. Flat Creek Twp p. 568-569, July 3, 1860. William Owen, 45, TN, Farmer; Sarah, 35, TN; Ann, 16, MO; William, 14, MO; Daniel, 12, MO; Mary A., 10, MO; James, 8, MO; Hugh, 6, MO; John A., 4, MO; Mahala, 1, MO. Wm. Sr. could not read or write: the family is mistakenly listed as "Owen" instead of "Owens".
1870 MO Census, Stone Co., Flat Creek Twp. p. 122A, lines 1-9. William Owens, 55, TN, Farmer; Sarah, 44, GA, Keeping House; Mary A., 21, MO, at home; James C., 18, MO, Farm Laborer; Hugh J., 16, MO, Farm Laborer; John A., 14, MO, at home; Mahala A., 11, MO, at home; Drucilla, 8, MO, at home; Robert H. , 5, MO, at home. Wm. owned personal property valued at $340. Hugh and John could not write. Mahala could not read or write. Rollen is mistakenly listed as Robert.
1880 MO Census, Stone Co., Williams Twp p. 38B, lines 28-32, June 4, 1880. William Owens, 65, TN, Farmer; Sarah Ann, 54, TN/NC, keeping house; Hugh Jay, 26, MO, at home; Rolin H., 15, MO, at home; Dilafatt(?), 9, MO, at home. Hugh had already been married and widowed; four other Owens families follow, probably sons of Wm. because they all list both parents born in TN.

William King Owens owned land in Sections 11 and 15. By 1860 their one room cabin buldged with 2 teenagers and 6 children. As the children married, they farmed adjacent to, or near their parents.
Owens Cemetery, Section 11; Owens School, Section 15; Fields School and Cemetery, Section 18; Jones School, Section 24; Hendrickson School, Section 28.
Info. in last 2 paragraphs from History of Stone County Missouri, p. 555 written by Leonard E. Carey

This is a rather large family, and I have the names and information on some 487 descendants as of this writing.
Leonard E. Carey 1989

The Owenses were basically farmers and they became a part of the American Dream. Wherever new land was opened for homesteading, you will find them packing up their belongings and moving on to what they hoped would be a better life. Some found their "Utopia," but others could only see the hardships.
From family statements, it is learned that William and his son Elias travelled from Tennessee into eastern Missouri looking for land that they could settled on. They found what they were looking for in Washington Co., MO, and sent word back to Tennessee that the rest of the family should follow them by wagon team.
A house was built; crops set in and there was time for increasing the family. It was here that Ann, William B., Daniel, and Mary Dosha were born. This was to be their home for the nexxt 10 years or so. The children attended school in a one-room school house that stands today. It is located at Sunnan Lake, Washington Co., MO. I was fortunate in taking a picture of this building, though it is no longer used as a school
Samuel J. Lamkey, a relative of the family, now lives on the old home place. The original house burned, as have three others that were built, so there is little remaining to indicate how it was when William lived there. We can, however, pinpoint the location as being near Ebo, MO.
Sometime between the 1850 census and 1852 William moved his family to Newton Co., MO. His son, James Clement Owens, was born at Granby, MO 18 June 1852. Elizabeth and Elias were already married by thistime, and they remained in Washington Co., as did Reuben. I am not sure what happened to Elizabeth, but I have met many of her brother's descendants in Washington Co., MO.
Hugh Jefferson Owens was born 15 June 1854, probably at Granby, MO. John Anderson Owens was born 14 April 1856 at Granby, MO, Sometime between 1856 and 1859, William moved his family to Stone Co., MO, His daughter Mahala America Josephine
Owens was born in Stone Co., 31 March 1859. It was in Stone Co. that William built their home, a large one-room log cabin. The stove was in one corner and they slept in the other.
Mildred Chism Bushnell remembers asking her grandfather, James Clement Owens, why his dad had moved down into southern Stone co. He said, "The fishing and hunting were better. They traded with Indians and the berries and grapes were plentiful. It was a very peaceful life." Daniel, John, and Dilly homesteaded close to their father. James also owned land nearby. James sold his son-in-law land adjoining the school house. As Mildred Bushnell says, "William Owens must have been a pretty nice guy, or he would not have kept his children so close."
In keeping with the thought of togetherness, William had the idea of a family cemetery, and such a plot was established in 1881 on about one acre of land that William and Sarah purchased on 5 June 1875, in the southwest corner, Section 11, Range 24W, Township 22N, Stone Co., MO. One of the stipulations in establishing this cemetery was that WJilliam would be the first buried there. He has now been dead and buried over 101 years (he died 15 Jan. 1882). I have been to the cemetery and have pictures of the stones and have the names of most of the people buried there. It is located 9-10 miles east of Hill City (on Highway #39, Barry Co., MO) on the banks of Table Rock Lake, turn right on the first road past the Owens Public Use Area and continue approximately one mile. The only road to thsi cemetery is unmarked and unpaved. The Owens cemetery was established in 1881.
Mildred writes, "I remember before Dilly tore down his father's house, Grandmother and I picked baskets of roses and went to the cemetery. She draped flowers on everyone's grave and she would call them by name. We would then visit William King and Sarah Owens' log house just across the road. It had the biggest fireplace I ever saw."
Nearby to the cemetery is what remains of the Owens School house. It has not been used for many years, but some of the relatives can tell stories about their teachers and teh lessons they learned there. James Clement Owens donated the seven acres of land, and James F. Banks, husband of Mary Dosha Owens Banks, built the Owens School house.

Leonard E. Carey

WILLIAM married NANCE MARGARET on 11 Feb 1832 in Columbia, Maury County, Tennessee. MARGARET was born in in Maury County, Tennessee; died about 1838 in Maury County, Tennessee; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Monett, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married MCCRAY SARAH ANN (MCRAY) in Mar 1842 in Washington County, Missouri; dom may be 1843.. SARAH (daughter of MCCRAY Daniel and ADAMS Anna) was born on 4 Jan 1826 in Scott County, Georgia; died on 11 Nov 1893 in Stone County, Missouri; dod ?11/16/1892; was buried in Owens Cemetery, Williams Township, Stone County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

DAVID married RANDALL MARY ANN (POLLY) on 16 May 1838 in Maury County, Tennessee. MARY was born about 1825 in Maury County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

GILFORD married UNKNOWN EVELINE about 1842 in Maury County, Tennessee. EVELINE was born about 1825 in Maury County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

JEMIMA married RUSSELL EDWARD A. on 9 Nov 1851 in Maury County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

THOMAS married LATTA ELIZABETH on 2 Sep 1846 in Maury County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Jan 5, 2013 E-Mail from Jeffrey Green:

Description: I am the great great grandson of Noah B. Owen. I have found records where he is listed as Brantley Owen so is guess the B was for Brantley.

Noah and Martha Lockhart married April 12, 1842. After she died, Noah married Mary Ann Robertson June 2, 1855. After she died and Noah had served in the Civil War, Noah married for a third time to Kessiah/Kessa Adams on April 5, 1864. Noah and Kessiah had one son Noah B. Owen, Jr. who was my great grandfather. Sadly, Noah and Kessiah both were apparently dead by 1870.

In the 1880 Census of Williamson County, we find Noah B. Owen Jr. (age 14) listed as living with his brother John M. Owen & his wife Eliza Booker. John M. Owen's mother was Martha J. Lockhart.

In a history of the Brown's Guards - Company G of the 1st Tennessee (Field's) Infantry, Brant Owen and John M. Owen are listed as serving. I found John M. Owen's record but only located Brant Owen's record as being listed as Napoleon B. Owens. Perhaps an error or someone embellishing the name.

I also have a copy of the land grant given to Reuben Owen for his purchase of land along Snow Creek in Maury County, TN on July 21, 1838 from Mr. William L. Sparkman. My research shows Reuben Owen as being born November 13, 1775 in Fincastle, Virginia. His family (Mom/Dad/Siblings) moved from there to Somerset, Kentucky in 1803. From there Reuben launched out on his own to settle in Maury County Tennessee in the town of Santa Fe around 1838.

Thank you for your site as it has provided me with much valuable information.

NOAH married LOCKHART MARTHA J. on 12 Apr 1842 in Maury County, Tennessee. MARTHA was born about 1827 in Maury County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

NOAH married ROBERTSON Mary Ann on 2 Jun 1855. [Group Sheet]

NOAH married ADAMS Kessiah on 5 Apr 1864. Kessiah died in By 1870. [Group Sheet]

JOHN married MORROW RACHEL A. on 31 Mar 1852 in Maury County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

MARTHA married RUSSELL EDWARD E. on 17 Sep 1847 in Maury County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

ELIZABETH married COLE WILLIAM on 15 Aug 1849 in Jefferson County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

ELIAS married HARMON SOPHIA ELIZABETH on 11 Dec 1851 in Washington County, Missouri. SOPHIA was born in May 1836 in Indiana; died in 1912 in Miami, Ottawa County, Oklahoma; was buried in Miami, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

REUBEN married UNKNOWN JULIA E.. [Group Sheet]

REUBEN married SCOTT ISABELL A. on 12 Sep 1857 in Washington County, Missouri. ISABELL was born in 1836 in Kentucky, dob may be 1839. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

It is believed that Andrew's mother, Margaret, died in Tennessee. Andrew appears in the 1840 Washington County, Missouri census, Harmony Township, and we lose track of him after that.

Notes:

Anna Isabelle Owens, 5th child of William King Owens, born 29 Oct., 1844, Washington County, Missouri. (His first four children were by a previous marriage. wlg) She became acquainted with William Thomas Taylor (b. l Septe., 1841 Tennessee), who had moved to Washington County, Missouri. He enlisted in Capt. C. J. Barnes' Company J, 5 Reg., Ks. Cav. on 24 April, 1862, during the Civil War at Springfield, Missouri. Records show him to be a man 6 foot, 1 1/4 inches tall, complexion light,eyes black, occupation, farmer. He was honorably discharged at De Valls Bluff, Arkansas, on the 23rd day of April, 1865, by reason of expiration of term of service.
He and Anna were married 5 Oct., 1865, at Potosi, Missouri, by Robert H. Dickey, J.P. They remained in Washington County, Missouri, until the following year at which time they moved to Stone County, accompanied by John and James Owens, brothers of Anna Taylor. There they took up residence on land next to her parent's farm in Alp9ine Township (T22N, Range 24 W). They remained on the farm until 1902, when they moved to Monett, Barry County, Missouri, to live until Thomas died 29 June, 19113, of paralysis. He had attained the age of 72 years, 7 months and 29 days.
Thomas had made applicationand did receive a $25 monthly pension for his Civil War service. Upon his death, Anna applied for a widow's pension and received $12 a month until her death. She died at the home of her daughter, Mrs. J. W. Bougher, at 5:20 o'clock Thursday evening, January 28, 1915. She had a stroke of paralysis six days before her death and gradually failed from that time. (Her death certificate lists the cause of death as "apoplexy."
The obituary said, "Funeral services will be held at 2:30 p.m. Saturday at the Bougher home, 1008 East Broadway, Monett, Missouri. Rev. W. A. Todd, pastor of the Baptist Church will conduct the services."
Mrs. Taylor was a hard working woman, a good wife and mother. She had attained the age of 72 years and 3 months, less 1 day.
Both Thomas and Anna are buried in the Westbay (now IOOF) cemetery at Monett. All 7 of their children and grandchildren were born in Stone County.
There is a photograph of William Thomas Taylor and Anna Isabelle Owens Taylor in Stone County History p. 554.

p. 554 - 555
Leonard E. Carey
History of Stone County Missouri 1989
Stone County Historical Society

ANNA married TAYLOR WILLIAM THOMAS on 5 Oct 1865 in Potosi, Missouri by Robt. H. Dickey, J. P., Washington Co., MO. WILLIAM was born on 1 Sep 1841 in Tennessee or Kentucky; died on 29 Jun 1918 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri; died of paralysis.; was buried in Westbay Cemetery, Monett, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

William moved to Tulsa, Oklahoma, ca 1906. His grandson, Tober, remembered seeing his "Grandpap" coming back to Stone county from Tulsa for a visit. He was driving his team and wagon, and Tobe ran down the road to meet him. As boys will do, Tobe was jumping on and off the wagon; and when he tried to jump onto the break, his foot slipped and the wagon ran over him. As he told the story: "I had the lockjaw, and we went over to see Granny Gore, and we had to go through a lot of huckleberry bushes, and when we saw Granny, the first thing she said was 'The first thing I want to see is Granny Gore.' She made me a glass of huckleberry juice, and I took a sip of that - and I went to eating real quick."
William B. is known to have worked in Tulsa, Oklahoma, for a brick company during the time bricks were being laid in the streets. He was a foreman for the company and in a position to hire as he wished. Many of the relatives knew where to go when they were looking for work.
They are both buried in the Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma. There were no stones erected as of this writing, but their loacation is Block 205, Section 11, N.W.2 and N.W.3.
p. 556-557
Leonard E. Carey
History of Stone County Missouri 1989
Stone County, Missouri, Historical Sociey

WILLIAM married HARMON AMANDA MATNEY on 26 Mar 1868 in Stone County, Missouri; By E. A. Stalions, J. P.. AMANDA was born in Oct 1843 in Illinois.; died on 12 Sep 1913 in Tulsa, Oklahoma; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is a photograph in Stone County History Book p. 559 with heading as follows:

Front Row: Malona (Jackson), Palestine "Pal", Daniel, Zeno "Zen" Owens.
Second Row: Gilbert "Gib" and Sarah Jane Owens.
Back Row: Arthur Anderson, Andrew Thomas, and William Nathan Owens.

Daniel was 11 years old when his father moved the family to Stone County in 1859. He grew to manhood sharing the closeness of a pioneer family living in a one room cabin with a loft and a fireplace at one end.
Custom was hinged upon necessisty, and the boys' opportunity for a formal education was limited by the scarcity of schools plus the need to be in the fields when weather permitted.
Daniel farmed a quarter section of land in Section 24 of township 22 adjourning property owned by his brother, James. The brothers decided that the river bottom was a bad place to live, and they would move to get away from the "chills" that plagued them yearly.
Daniel sold James 40 acres, including the hosue, and moved across the river to a place on the bluff. At this point eh was just four miles north of Baxter.
James built further up on his land where the house presently stands. Whenever he referred to the 40 acres purchased, it was known as "Dan Farm." The house was used from time to time by relatives needing a place to stay.
Dan bought 80 acres of land from the Missouri Land and Live Stock Co., Limited, of Scotland. Home office: 16 Castle Street, Edinburgh, Scotland. Business office in the United States at Rogers, Arkansas.
In addition to farming, and at one time owning a mercantile store in Baxter, Daniel was a Freewill Baptist preacher.
There are family stories about Daniel's death that have not been substantiated, of how he was killed. One such story has Daniel preaching at the Jones school house when a man came up to the window and started a disturbance, and Daniel had him put in jail. Sometime later, Daniel was riding his horse home from a meeting and was hit in the head by this man, and left for dead.
Cecile Townsend, who later married Bryan Owens, was walking to school and saw a man lying on the road, and she ran to Crittendon and Pansy Owens' house to tell them of what she had seen.
Daniel was carried to their home where he remained in a coma for three days before he died.
The death certificate states that Daniel died of a concussion of the brain, caused by being thrown from a horse.
Daniel died 7 Sept., 1912, William Township, Stone County, Missouri; bd. Owens Cem.
Handbills were printed and distributed for the big sale held September 28, 1912. Among the items to be auctioned off were 1 grown mare, 1 roan mare, 1 yearling mule, 1 suckling mule, 17 head of hogs, 1 binder, 1 wheat drill, 1 spring tooth harrow, 1 wagon, 1 set of work harness, 1 turning plow, 1 double shovel, 1 buggy, 1 saddle, 1 shotgun, 1 dinner bell, 35 bushels of wheat, 6 acres of corn, and other articles too numberous to mention.
L. A. Johnston was the auctioneer, and Gib Owens, who lived in Binger, Oklahoma, was holding the sale on his father's (D.M.C. Owens) farm.
The terms were: All sums under $5, cash; over $5, 12 months time would be given on notes and approved security, bearing 8 per cent interest. Five per cent discount for cash.

There is a photograph taken at Daniel Owens farm, Stone County, MO 1904.

Front Row: Elmer Carey, Cleo Owens, Susan L. (Baker), "Burr" Owens, Daniel Owens, Kirksey Owens, Delmer Carey, Mary I (Beal) holding Lena.
Back Row: Ora Carey, Zoren Carey held by Sarah Jane (O), Retta Carey, "Pal" Owens, Dora Carey, Zen Owens (on the horse), and Andrew Owens.

p. 559 - 560
`Leonard E. Carey
History of Stone County Missouri 1989
Stone County, Missouri, Historical Society

DANIEL married JACKSON MALONA in 1870 in Stone County, Missouri. MALONA (daughter of JACKSON GILBERT and UNKNOWN DICY) was born in 1854 in Missouri; died on 11 Nov 1893 in Missouri. [Group Sheet]

DANIEL married BAKER SUSAN L. (SUED) on 17 Jun 1900 in date may be June 10; Stone County, Missouri by James C. Owens, Min., Church of God. SUSAN was born about 1862 in Baxter, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mary Dosha Ann was a woman of small stature.
Clayborn Dotson was living with John Bengaman and family, in William Township, Stone County, Missouri, at the time fo the 1870 Federal Census. He was listed as age 17.
Mr. Banks was an educated man, and a carpenter. He built the Owens school house in Stone County, and was the administrator for the estate of Sarah Ann (McCray) Owens, his mother-in-law.
he and Mary Dosha moved to Tulsa, OK, to be near her brothers and sisters. They then moved to Sapulpa where Ollie and Amos Partridge built them a house down the creek from the big house. Mary Dosha died while on a trip to see her sister, Drucilla, in Colorado; she is buried in Rose Hill Cemetery, Tulsa Oklahoma.

There is a photograph of Mary Dosha Ann Banks on p. 564 Stone County History Book.

p. 564
Leonard E. Carey
History of Stone County Missouri 1989
Stone County, Missouri, Historical Society

MARY married DOTSON CLAYBORN on 8 Jan 1871 in Stone County, Missouri; by A. Blythe, J. P.. CLAYBORN was born about 1853. [Group Sheet]

MARY married BANKS JAMES R. on 25 Dec 1876 in Stone County, Missouri; by L. Walker, J. P.. JAMES was born in Oct 1836 in Tennessee.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is a photograph on p. 564 History of Stone County with heading as follows:

From left, front row: James C., Pearl, Cloie, Myrtle, Margaret (H), and Nancy Owens.
Back Row: James, Jr., Lucy, Emma, Silas, Paul, and Anna Owens.

JAMES married HILTON MARGARET VIRGINIA QUEEN VICTORIA on 15 Mar 1876 in Stone County, Missouri;by Joseph Taylor, Min.. MARGARET (daughter of HILTON UNKNOWN and ALEXANDER ANNIE MARIE) was born on 24 Dec 1852 in Scott County, Virginia; dob may be 12/24/55 per L. Carey; died on 28 Aug 1945 in Stone County, MissourI; was buried in Owens Cemetery, Williams Township, Stone County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Mr. Owens had been an Aurora resident for a number of years and was highly respected by all who knew him.
His marriage to Malisa H. Dotson was a double wedding with his brother John A. Owens.

Research by Linda Mulkey: My grandmother said he had 3 children: Charlotte, Emma, and Ninnie (boy). I found the following in the 1900 Sound-X of Lawrence County, Missouri: Aurora Township - 4 June 1900 ed72, sheet 4, line 54: OWENS, Jefferson H.: b. June 1854 - married 18 years, borrn Missouri - father born Tennessee - mother born Georgia. he was a miner (line) - could read, write and speak English - rented house - Mellisa A. - wife, 6 children, 5 living - born Kentucky - father born Kentucky, mother born Kentucky - Sarah E., daughter, born Missouri May 1883 - William, son: b. Apr. 1890 - born Missouri.

p. 569
Leonard E. Carey
History of Stone County Missouri 1989
Stone County, Missouri, Historical Society

HUGH married MCNEALY MELLISSA A.. MELLISSA was born in in Indiana or Kentucky; died in in Aurora, Lawrence County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

HUGH married DOTSON MALICIA (MALISA) H. on 14 Sep 1879 in Stone County, Missouri; by F.M. Cron, Minister of the Gospel. MALICIA was born on 1 Nov 1854 in Middle initial may be "A"; Kentucky; died on 14 Sep 1897 in Stone County, MissourI. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

In 1922 John Owens and son, Crittendon, started out west to California. They stopped in Oklahoma to see John's nephew, William and family....It was not long afterward that word arrived from California that John had found work and the opportunity was great for others. (See William Nathan Owens for further notes.)
p. 562 History of Stone County Missouri

His marriage to Cathern Parlee "Kitty" Gore was a double ceremony with his brother Hugh.

The 1880 Census lists John as living between his brothers, Daniel and James Owens. he lived close tohis mother-in-law until her death, at the age of 96, in 1917, at teh home of Crittendon and Pansy Owens, across the White River at the Jones settlement, near Lampe, Missouri. She was visiting there prior to her intentions of going up near Jenkins (between Shell Knob and Aurora, Barry County, Missouri) to visit Walter and Kate.
John and Kitty moved to Butte County, California, in 1920; and he lived 5 years before his death, 17 Sept., 1925, at Thermal, California. He is buried in the cemetery plot, at Sutter City, California, that his son-in-law, Furman Knight, had purchased at the death of his child.
Kitty moved back to Stone County, Missosuri, to live with her daughter, Sara Amanda Knight, until her death 5 March, 1935, at Cape Fair. She is buried at Cape Fair. John and Kitty were the parents of 8 children.

There is a photograph on p. 569 Stone County History Book with the following heading:

From left:Crittendon, John, Bryan, Nettle, Harvey, Amanda, Jesse, "Kitty," and Calvin Owens

p. 569
Leonard E. Carey
History fo Stone County Missouri 1989
Stone County, Missouri, Historical Society

JOHN married GORE CATHERN (CATHERINE) PARLEE (KITTY) on 14 Sep 1879 in Stone County, Missouri;by F.M. Cron, Minister. CATHERN (daughter of GORE WILLIAM CAROL (TIPTON) and UNKNOWN NANCY E. "GRANY") was born on 18 Sep 1858 in Carroll County, Arkansas.; died on 5 Mar 1935 in Cape Fair, Missouri; was buried in Cape Fair Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Research by Linda Mulkey: My grandmother said that her husband was Joseph, but the marriage license reads James. I found them in the 1880 census, Stone county Missouri: 122, Sheet 1, line 46.
Mahaila was seen in Blythe, California, in 1928 by her nephew, Walter Owens, but that is the last heard of her.

There is a photograph on p. 574 History of Stone County Missouri with the heading as follows:

Three sisters (from left): Mahaila Coker, Mary Dosha Banks, and Drucilla Walker

MAHAILA married COKER JAMES or JOSEPH on 18 Apr 1877 in Stone County, Missouri; by L. Walker, J. P.. JAMES was born in 1844 in Stone County, MissourI. [Group Sheet]

DRUCILLA married WALKER ISAAC CHARLES on 25 Jul 1878 in Galena, Stone Co., MO; by L. Walker, J. P.. ISAAC was born on 4 Jul 1840 in Iowa City, Iowa; died on 30 Sep 1898 in Cushing, (I.T.) Oklahoma; was buried in Harrel's Cemetery, Cushing, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

DRUCILLA married WALKER JACOB (JAKE) JAMES on 12 Oct 1901 in Bristow, Oklahoma.. JACOB was born on 4 Jul 1840 in Iowa City, Iowa.; died on 15 Aug 1915 in Canon City, Colorado; dod may be August 24, 1915.; was buried in Canon City, Colorado. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Roland and Flora were both under legal age to marry and, "Sarah Owens, mother of Rollen Owens and Hopkins Ashby, father of
Flora E. Ashby have given their assent to said marriage."
Roland farmed near Purdy, Missouri, for some 20 years before moving to Tulsa, Oklahoma, where he died.
There are two portrait photographs on p. 575 History of Stone County Missouri of Rollen Hankton Owens and Flor Etta (Ashby) Owens.
p. 575
Leonard E. Carey
History of Stone County Missouri 1989
Stone County, Missouri, Historical Society

ROLAND married ASHBY FLORA ETTA (ASHLEY) on 17 Mar 1883 in James McNeely Residence, Stone County, Missouri; by F.M. Cron, Min.. FLORA (daughter of ASHBY HOPKINS) was born on 1 Jan 1867 in Evansville, Vandeburgh County, Indiana; dob may be 1868; died on 14 Mar 1960 in Oklahoma; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Perhaps the name has caught your attention, and you wonder where it came from. Sorry, I can be of no help. The 1880 census runs the two names together and appears to be Dilefate. Marriage and probate records list him as D.F. But Dilly Fate is the spelling his daughters used. Maybe the name Dilly stems from the fact he was the last of 14 children and Fate because his Mother was 46 at the time of his birth. But this is another of those questions to have ready when the last trumpet sounds.
Dilly was born 24 May, 1872, in Stone Co., MO, to Wm. K. Owens and Sarah Ann McCray. We can assume he had the normal life of any young boy of that time, working on the farm, hunting and going to school. I don't know what education Dilly had but he could read and write. When his father died in January 1882, I am sure after that his life changed with more responsibilities thrust upon him. When his mother Sarah, became ill, Dilly looked for someone to live at the home and help care for Sarah. He found a young woman of the community, Mary Elizabeth Davis (b. 15 Aug., 1865, Miller Co., MO, daughter of John Thompson Davis and Nancy Jane Davis). How long the employer-employee relationship lasted I am not sure, but August 2, 1888, Mary and Dilly were married in Stone County.
To this marriage three children were born in Stone Co., MO, as follows: Sarah Naverett Bell Owens, b. 1/27/1890, d. 1/9/1971, in Pryor, OK. She was married 2/28/1909, in Stone Co., MO to John Henry Victory; Dosha Elizabeth Owens, b. 12/4/1891, d. 11/23/1979, in Tulsa, OK. She was married 10/27/1910 in Stone Co., MO, to John Franklin Graves; Charles Weaver Owens, b. 10/20/1893, d. 9/30/1961, in Fayetteville, Arkansas, was first married October 10 1927, Stone Co., MO, to Rosa Francis Strimple. His second marriage, in 1938, was to Julia Grace Shannon King.
From accounts of Dosha Owens Graves, they were a happy family with lots of aunts, uncles, and cousins to visit. The Owens School house was a center of activity--school, picnics, and preaching services.
Fortunately for many of us the traveling photographer made his way through Stone County in July 1905 and preserved on film one of the last happy days of this small family (see photograph). Only one week after the picture was taken, Mary fell victim to a common disease of that time, dysentery, and died within a week. The heading for the photo is: The Owens family: Charley, Dilly, "Nett", and Dosha, July 1905.
Dilly remained a widower till 6 Nov., 1907, when he married in Stone County, Lucy Melissia Francis Taylor, b. 24 Feb., 1883, Stone County, daughter of Geroge W. Taylor and Lonia Jordon.
Born to Dilly and Lucy, in Stone Co., MO, were five children as follows: Lee Marshal Owens, b. 5/4/1909, d. 6/4/1968, at Reeds Spring, MO. His first marriage was to Allie Mae Blankenship on 7/17/1931, at Galena, MO; his second marriage was in 1938 to Opal Gardner, and his third marriage was in April, 1953 to Edna Teague. George Farris Owens was b. 3/22/1911, and d. 10/26/1984, Springfield, MO. He was married 6/3/1934 in Barry County, MO, to Alta Mae Lewis. Trude Margaret Owens was b. 8/1/1913, (living in 1988), married Albert Franklin Tilden 3/27/1940 in Stone Co., MO. Florence Owens was b. 11/1/1915, and d. 6/6/1987 in Caldwell, Idaho. She was married 8/19/1936 at Cassville, MO, to Kirby Maxwell.
Gladys Leona Owens b. Feb. 8, 1917, d. Jan. 17, 1957, St. Joseph, MO, m. Oct. 3, 1937, Monett, MO, Harold Presley Colboch.
Lucy died Nov. 2, 1918, from complications of child birth. She was buried in the Owens Cemetery, one space from Mary David Owens (Dilly was later buried between them). Again Dilly was a widower with five children under the age of nine. Soon Dilly married Alice E. Fly, but the relationship was not long lasting; they were separated at the time of Dilly's death Oct. 2, 1920.
Dilly became very ill with stomach pains, and was aware of his impending death and made arrangements for the five children. He didn't feel that either Nett or Dosha could handle any of the chilren; Net had 5 and Dosha 3 at the time. I don't know who all the childdren were raised by, but on a whole they were well taken care of.
Dilly was a progressive type of person--he inherited his parents' land and purchased other land. He operated a store and post office at Norwalk. He understood that the way of life was changing in Stone Co. from hunting and farming. Just before his death he had purchased a herd of Jersey cows to start a dairy. After his death the herd had to be auctioned off to settle the bank debt. The land was free of debt, and the court ruled Alice Fly Owens could have use of the land until her death, then the land went to the eight children. When the Table Rock Dam was built, part of the land was covered by water and the remainder sold.
I remember the Christmas my grandparents bought me and four cousins new shoes from Sears. For each of the three children they bought a set of "good dishes." One was the Blue Willow pattern, one Roses, and my parents' was Gardenias. I have my Mother's Gardenia set, and one of my sons has already asked to inherit them. So in a way the Owens "land" is still in the family.
There are many of Dilly's descendants in the U.S., mainly settling in MO, OK, Idaho, and CA.
by Linda Melson Mulkey
From: History of Stone County, Missouri p. 532-533.
Stone County, Missouri, Historical Society

DILLY married DAVIS MARY ELIZABETH on 2 Aug 1888 in Stone County, Missouri.. MARY (daughter of DAVIS JOHN THOMPSON and UNKNOWN NANCY JANE) was born on 15 Aug 1865 in Miller County, Missouri; died on 19 Aug 1905 in Stone County, Missouri; was buried in Owens Cemetery, Williams Township, Stone County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

DILLY married TAYLOR IVY (LUCY) MELISSA FRANCES (FRANCIS) on 6 Nov 1907 in Stone County, Missouri.. IVY (daughter of TAYLOR GEORGE W. and JORDON LONIA) was born on 24 Feb 1884 in Stone County, Missouri, dob may be 1883; died on 2 Nov 1918 in Stone County, MissourI; was buried in Owens Cemetery, Williams Township, Stone County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

DILLY married FLY ALICE E. after 1918. [Group Sheet]

JOHN married BOOKER ELIZA C. on 18 Aug 1866 in Maury County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]