Notes:

MEANING OF SURNAME "OWENS"

The Surname Owens means "Son of Owen", the personal name Owen being derived from the old Welch Ewen and ultimately from the Old Greek Euyenee (well born).
Early records mention Robertus Filtus Yewn in Warwickshire Pipe Rolls of 1200 A. D.. Nicholas Filtus Owen of Oxfordshire and Richard Filtus Owen of Cambridgeshire in the Hundred Rolls of 1273 A.D.
Owen Owens who died in 1593 was a noted eccleastice who held office of Arch Deacon of Anglesy.
Among early emigrants from Britain to America were Thomas and Jonathan Owens who are reported in Virginia in 1655. Michael Joseph Owens (1850-1923) was a talented American inventor.
Like most of the counties in Middle Tennessee, Maury was settled largely by revolutionary soldiers or their decendents.
The population of the county in its early history was largely from North Carolina, South Carolina, and Virginia. North Carolina gave grants to her soldiers for military service in the Revolutionary War. These grants were located mainly in Middle Tennessee from which cause a large number of North Carolina soldiers settled in that part of the state and not a few in Maury County.
Santa Fe is near the center of District No. 22. It is one of the oldest settlements in the county. The Indian title having been extinguished north of the river before they were south of it, settlements began there earlier. The following families are said to have settled in the county in 1806: the Cougheons and Brooks on Snow Creek; McLeans, Neelys, Cinders, Griffins, Mitchells, Fitzgeralds, Dotys, Aydelottes, Piggs, Ayers, Bakers, Hills, Todds, Seagraves, Lockharts, OWENS and Emistons. In 1807 came the Reaves, Binghams, Wrens, Hunters, and McCrackens.
It is said that Santa Fe was called Pin Hook at first but was changed later to Benton. But on application for post office another change became necessary and it was given its present name of Santa Fe.

Reuben Owens
Reuben Owens was born in 1785 in Georgia. The family moved into Maury Co., TN, and settled in Dist. #19. Reuben married "Polly" Randall February 9, 1814. The marriage was officiated by Robert Sellers, Justice of the Peace in Columbia, TN. Born to this union were William King Owens, David, Noah B., Rachel Ann, Gilford I., Jemina, Thomas, John, and Martha Ann.
William Owens married Margaret Nance February 11, 1832, in Columbia, TN, and four children were born in Maury Co., TN, to this union.
Elizabeth: b. Nov. 1832, m. William Cole Aug. 15, 1849, Jefferson Co., MO.
Elias "Ike", born May 31, 1834; d. Aug. 1, 1915, Potosi, MO; bd. Shirley Cemetery, Shirley MO; m. Dec. 11, 1851, Washington Co., MO, to Sophia Elizabeth Harmon: b. May 1836, IN; d. and bd. Miami, OK; 14 children.
Reuben: b. Oct. 25, 1836; m. Sept.12, 1857, Washington Co., MO, Isabell A. Scott: b. 1839, Kentucky; 6 children.
Andrew: b. Oct. 24, 1938, and it is believed that his mother, Margaret, died in TN. Andrew appears in the 1840 Washington Co., MO, census, Harmony Twp, and we lose track of him after that.
William King Owens' sister, Rachel Ann, m. Clement Nance May 1, 1938, in Maury County. Clement was a brother to Margaret (Nance) Owens.
Huge lead fields were discovered in the rich Mississippi Valley country as early as 1700. This brought abut the migration of emigrants and the settlement of communities such as Potosi, MO.
In the years between 1820 and the Civil War, Potosi continued as a dynamic community, prominent in State affairs and center of the mining industry.
Court records will verify that Clement and Rachel Ann moved from TN into Washington CJo. in 1839. It is natural that William and his children should make the trip at the same time.
The 1840 Washington Co., MO, Census lists William and the four children in Harmony Twp. He had found what he was looking for, and there was promise for the future. Now, all that he needed was a wife to help raise the children and to share in his new found life.
William met a young red-headed girl in southern Illinois by the name of Sarah Ann McCray (McRay). They fell in love and planned to marry, but her father did not think it right that a 17 year old girl should marry an old man of 27 with 4 children. Love has a way of winning out, even though it meant running away from home and never seeing her parents again. This was a new beginning--in a new land.
A house was built, crops set in, and there was time for increasing the family. The children born here were Anna Isabelle, b. Oct. 29, 1844; William Brantley, b. April 17, 1846; Daniel McCray, b. Aug. 28, 1848; and Mary Dosha Ann, b. Feb. 16, 1850.
Sometime between the 1850 census and 1852, William moved his family to Newton Co., MO, leaving Elizabeth, Elias and Reuben in Washington Co., as they had married and were settled in their own homes. Three more children were born to William and Sarah Ann at Granby, MO. They were James Clement, b. June 18, 1852; Hugh Jefferson, b. June 15, 1854; and John Anderson, b. April 14, 1856.
A photograph shows Dilly Fate Owens, 15th child of William King Owens, and his mother, Sarah Ann (McCray) Owens. The picture was taken a short time after William's death on January 15, 1882.
In 1858, William moved his family to Stone Co., MO, where he built his one room log cabin near the confluence of the James and the White rivers. Here they had four more children: Mahaila, b. March 31, 1859; Drucilla, b. April 25, 1861; Roland, b. April 20,1865; and Dilly Fate, b. May 24, 1872.
The information contained herein does not include the families of the first group of children, as they did not live in Stone Co., MO, as far as we have determined. All of the other children grew up in Stone Co. Their families are limited to the children and grandchildren for this account.
by Leonard E. Carey
History of Stone County, Missouri pp. 553-554
Stone County, Missouri, Historical Society 1989

RHEUBEN married RANDALL MARY "POLLY" on 9 Feb 1814 in Columbia, Maury Co., Tennessee; by Robert Sellers, J.P.. MARY (daughter of RANDALL JAMES, SR. and UNKNOWN NANCY) was born in 1785 in North Carolina. [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]

WILLIAM married WILSON JANE. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married MCCONNELL EMMA. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married MINOR DENOILE. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married PARKIN IRENE CELESTE MARY on 3 Mar 1902 in Belgrade, Washington County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

JAMES married WRIGHT ELIZA ANN on 18 Feb 1891. ELIZA was born on 10 Oct 1859 in Berryman, Missouri; died on 9 Sep 1907. [Group Sheet]

FRANCIS married WLSON THOMAS FRANKLIN. THOMAS was born in Feb 1851. [Group Sheet]

MARGARET married DICKEY SAMUEL on 9 May 1888 in Washington County, Missouri. SAMUEL was born in Aug 1862 in Potosi, Washington County, Missouri; died on 24 Dec 1933 in Potosi, Washington County, Missouri; was buried in Bunker Hill Cemetery, Washington County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

MARTHA married JOHNSON PERRY D.. PERRY was born in Dec 1863 in Indiana; died in 1936 in Washington County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

LAURA married HOLLINSWORTH ELI EDWARD. ELI was born on 29 Jul 1859 in Missouri; died on 21 Feb 1936 in Washington County, Missouri; was buried in Shirley Cemetery, Shirley, Washington County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

JOHN married GIBSON ELSIE JEAN on 28 Nov 1894 in Washington County, Missouri. ELSIE was born on 25 Mar 1876 in Washington County, Missouri; died on 19 Apr 1917 in Potosi, Washington County, Missouri; was buried in Lost Creek Cemetery, Washington County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

RAY married REYNOLDS PEARL. PEARL was born in 1883; died on 2 Dec 1964 in Tulsa, Oklahoma; was buried in Oaklawn Cemetery, Tulsa, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

RAY married REYNOLDS VIOLA. VIOLA was born in 1890; died on 12 Jan 1977 in Tulsa, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married MOORE ALICE MARGARET on 28 Aug 1887 in Stone County, Missouri by B. Thompson, J.P.. ALICE (daughter of MOORE GARRETT and DAVIS MARY ANN) was born in Jun 1871 in Missouri; died on 1 Sep 1945 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri; was buried in IOOF Cemetery, Monett, Barry County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

SARAH married BYLEU JACOB on 21 Aug 1888 in Stone County, Missouri; By P. H. Smith, J. P.. [Group Sheet]

SARAH married MCMULLEN WILLIAM E. on 8 Jul 1895 in Stone County, Missouri; by James C. Owens, J. P.. WILLIAM was born on 2 Dec 1853. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is a photograph of Francis Marion Taylor and Jennie Philibert, daughter of Charles Edward Philibert and Sarah Ann Stalions, and granddaughter of Joseph Philibert and Peninah Yoachum in the History of Stone County Missouri p. 555.

FRANCIS married PHILIBERT DELPHIA JANE (JENNIE) on 19 Aug 1889 in Galena, Stone County, MO; by S. F. Rea, J. P.. DELPHIA (daughter of PHILIBERT CHARLES EDWARD and STALLIONS SARAH ANN) was born on 25 Jul 1870 in Williams Township, Stone County, Missouri; died on 29 Jul 1928 in dod maybe 7/20/1927; Monett, Stone County, Monett, Missouri; was buried in Oakdale Cemetery, Monett, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is a photograph of Henry Nathen Taylor and Sarah E. Moore, on their wedding day. Sarah was a daughter of Garrett Moore and Martha Allen. She was a half sister to Alice Margaret Moore, who married Henry's brother, William Thomas Taylor, Jr. in History o Stone County Missouri p. 556.

HENRY married ALVIS ELLA ALLEN in Stone County, Missouri by Rev. James C. Owens, Min. Church of God. ELLA died in in Died in child birth of their first child. [Group Sheet]

HENRY married MOORE SARAH ELIZABETH. SARAH (daughter of MOORE GARRETT and ALLEN MARTHA) was born on 16 Jun 1886 in Missouri; died on 21 Feb 1917 in Stone County, Mo; b. McCullough Cem., Stone Co., MO. [Group Sheet]

HENRY married BEAL BELL BEARD. [Group Sheet]

MARA married BOUGHER J. W. (WILL). [Group Sheet]

Notes:

1880 Williams Twp., Stone Co., Missouri pg38B
Reference: 634

Notes:

There is a photograph of "Sis" and John Nelson in the Stone County History Book, p. 557.

1880 Williams Twp., Stone Co., Missouri pg38B
Reference: 635

http://www.gencircles.com/users/seidler/1data/636
has marriage date as 9 Jul 1896

SARAH married NELSON JOHN N. (JOHNNIE) on 9 Sep 1896 in Stone Co., Mo; at home of bride by James C. Owens, Min. Church of God. JOHN was born on 18 Aug 1877; died in 1946 in Stone County, Missouri; was buried in Owens Cemetery, Williams Township, Stone County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is a photograph of Samantha Amantine "Tine" Beal on p. 557 of Stone County History Book.

1880 Williams Twp., Stone Co., Missouri pg38B
Reference: 636

SAMANTHA married BEAL PRESLEY JEFFERSON on 11 Feb 1917 in Noralk, Mo., by Silas A. Johnston, Judge, County Court.. PRESLEY was born on 22 Jan 1852 in Missouri; dob may be Mar. 22, 1852; died on 16 Sep 1942 in Sister Arbd.; was buried in Owens Cemetery, Williams Township, Stone County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is a photograph on p. 558 of Stone County History Book of Mary "Molly" Owens.

MARY married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Butler was a World War I veteran, a member of the American Legion, and Veterans of Foreign Wars. He was a foundry employee in Webb City and suffered from arthritis for many years. One of his legs was crippled as a reslt, and he was forced to use crutches. He died of self-inflicted gun shot wounds., bd. Webb City, MO.
p. 558 Stone County History Book
Leonard Carey

BUTLER married MARTIN ELLA GRACE on 8 Aug 1914 in Stone Co., MO. ELLA was born on 24 May 1892 in Stone Co., Mo.; died on 15 Mar 1916 in Stone Co., Mo.; bd. Fields Cem., Shell Knob, Mo.. [Group Sheet]

BUTLER married THOMAS FERN (ROBERTS) in 1917 in Missouri. FERN died in Dec 1945 in Webb City, MO; bd. Webb City, MO.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Sarah Jane was under the age of 18, and "Daniel Owens has given his assent to the marriage." Five children were born in Stone county before Martin and Sarah Jane moved their family to Eufaula, OK. Fropm there they moved to El Reno, OK, to be near Sarah Jane's brother. Sarah and Martin separated, and she took the children back to Stone County for a year or so. In 1905 she again moved to Oklahoma and took up land near Binger where she raised her family of six.

SARAH married CAREY MARTIN V. on 22 May 1887 in at Daniel Owens' place, Stone Co,Mo. by F.M. Cron, Minister. MARTIN was born in Oct 1863 in Stone Co., Mo.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Arthur was an excellent farmer and owned land near Minco, Oklahoma, where he raised his three children.

There is a photograph of the Arthur Owens family taken in 1910 on p. 560 of Stone county History Book.

ARTHUR married CHAPPELL MINNIE ADELAIDE on 6 Feb 1895 in Norwalk, Missouri; by James C. Owens, Min.. MINNIE (daughter of CHAPPELL WILLIAM ROBERT "BUD" and STILES ELEANORA) was born on 30 Jan 1875 in Stone Co., Mo.; died on 19 Jan 1962 in Minco, OK; bd. Minco, OK.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Andrew, Mary and their two children, ages 2 and 1, along with Andrew's brother, "Gib" traveled by wagon to Wybark, Indian Territory in 1900. They moved to Eufaula, OK in 1901.
Andrew decided to move back to Missouri, and the family boarded a train for the journery. They located on a farm near Shell Knob. This took place after the birth of their 3rd child.
The pull of the "New Land" was great, and Andrew again decided to go to OK. It was in 1906 and his brother "Zen" who had just married Mary Ellen Ray, accompanied them.
The next move was in 1907 when Andrew settled in Devil's Canyon, just south of Binger, Oklahoma. The terrain was such that a dug-out seemed feasible, and they dug a room into the side of a bluff and faced it with a wooden wall. This was their home for the time being.

ANDREW married BEAL MARY ISABEL on 8 Sep 1896 in home of bride; Stone County, Missouri; by James C. Owens, Min.; date may be the 9th.. MARY (daughter of BEAL PRESLEY JEFFERSON and GORE HENRY LEANN (HENNRILEANN)) was born on 17 Jul 1877 in Stone County, MissourI; died on 28 Feb 1929 in Died 2/29/1929 - not a leap year?; Oroville, California; was buried in Old Cemetery, Oroville, California. [Group Sheet]

ANDREW married CRANDALL LOUISE in 1941 in Tuolumne, California. LOUISE died in 1963 in Modesto, Stanislaus County, California; was buried in Lakewood Cemetery, Empire, California. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

William and Ida moved to Oklahoma in 1900 and settled on a farm at Grove where their four children were born.

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 adn the opportunity was great for others.
By 1923 William had sold his property at auction and was on his way to California. They settled in Oroville where William started to work at Swain's lumber mill.
By 1926 both William and Ida were working in the Sunny Cal cannery, and they remained employed there until their retirement.

There is a photograph of the family on p. 562 of the Stone County History Book. The heading reads:

From left: William, "Rex", Ida May, "Cy," Orval, and Freeta Owens.

p. 562
Leonard Carey
Stone county History Book

WILLIAM married JONES IDA MAY on 27 Dec 1899 in Bride's home, Stone Co., MO; Officiated by P. M. Jones, Judge of County Court. IDA (daughter of JONES GEORGE SIMON DILLINGHAM) was born on 7 Feb 1883 in Baxter, Missouri; died on 30 Dec 1975 in Oroville, California. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Andrew, Mary and their two children, ages 2 and 1, along with Andrew's brother, "Gib", traveled by wagon to Wybark, Indian Territory in 1900. They moved to Eufaula, OK in 1901.
There is a photograph of Gilbert "SGib" Owens on p. 562, Stone County History Book.

JEFFERSON married KNIGHT GRACE PEARL on 21 Jul 1911 in Galena, MO by H. W. Morris; Divorced. GRACE (daughter of KNIGHT CHARLES and WEBSTER ELIZABETH (SARAH)) was born in Aug 1892 in Stone County, MissourI; died on 16 Sep 1937 in Cape Fair, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

JEFFERSON married SCOTT BERTHA W. in 1935 in Anadarko, OK. BERTHA was born on 28 Nov 1892 in Missouri; died on 19 Apr 1968; was buried in Binger Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Shortly after the marriage which was performed on his 21st birthday, Zen and Mary were on their way to Oklahoma with Zen's brother, Andrew, and family--farming as neighbors in Wagoner and Caddo County until Andrew moved to California in 1924.
There is a photograph of "Zen" adn Mary Ellen (Ray) Owens on p. 563.

Leonard Carey
Stone County History Book

ZENO married RAY MARY ELLEN on 21 Feb 1906 in Bride's home, Stone Co., MO; by James C. Owens, Minister. MARY was born on 6 May 1889 in Norwalk, MO; died on 19 Sep 1981 in El Reno, OK; bd. there.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Bill and Pal left Missouri in 1908 and moved to El Reno, Oklahoma, to be near her brothers and sister. They moved a few times and are known to have had a cafe in Minco and also Binger.
They were in Texas harvesting crops when their son Ralph met the girl he was to later marry.
In 1937 they moved to California where tehy lived at Winters and harvested crops. A few years later they moved to Modesto, California, and lived nearby to Andrew and his family.
In 1962 tehy made the statement that they were going back to Binger, Oklahoma, to die.

There is a photograph on p. 563 in Stone county History Book with the following heading:

From left: Robert, "Pal" (Owens), Ralph, and "Bill" Chappell

CALIFORNIA married CHAPPELL ROBERT WILLIAM "BILL" in Stone County, Missouri. ROBERT (son of CHAPPELL WILLIAM ROBERT "BUD" and STILES ELEANORA) was born in 21 May in Stone County, MissourI; died on 6 Feb 1963 in Anadarko, Oklahoma; was buried in Binger Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

MARY married BURGESS ED. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Anna was a school teacher at Chandler, Oklahoma; and George was employed at the same school

ANNA married STONE GEORGE CLINTON on 16 Nov 1902 in Chandler, Oklahoma. GEORGE was born on 24 Apr 1877 in Stone County, MissourI. [Group Sheet]

SILAS married ESTEP BESSIE NAOMI. BESSIE was born in 1895; died on 14 Dec 1986 in rest home at Aurora, Missouri; was buried in Clifty, Arkansas. [Group Sheet]

SILAS married TAYLOR WILLIE ELIZABETH on 21 Feb 1904 in Bride's home, Stone County, Missouri; by R. A. Crawford, Min.. WILLIE was born on 13 Apr 1882 in Norwalk, Missouri; died on 16 Sep 1929 in Stone County, Missouri; was buried in McCullough Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is a photograph on p. 566 with heading:Adrian, Paul, and Rose Owens.

PAUL married GRAVES ROSETTA "ROSE" PAMELIA on 18 Feb 1906 in Stone Co., MO. ROSETTA was born on 23 Feb 1888 in Caroll Co., Arkansas; died on 7 May 1966 in Slaton, Texas, Bd. Slaton, Texas. [Group Sheet]

PAUL married HARMON ETHEL SHIPLEY in Sep 1937. ETHEL was born in in Big Spring, Texas; died in in Pampa, Texas, bd. Pampa, Texas. [Group Sheet]

EMMA married CHISM CLAUDE HARRISON on 2 Feb 1906 in Bride's home, Owens District, Stone Co., MO; by James Arnold, Minister of Gospel. CLAUDE was born on 24 Sep 1883 in Harrison, Arkansas. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Lou E. Burnett's obituary: "Mrs. Lou E. Burnett, 904 Second St., died March 24, 1965, at Island Hospital. Born Nov. 30, 1888, in Stone county, Missouri, she is survived by three sons, Adrien White, Anacortes; Euel White, San Rafel, California, and Amel White, Okema, California; a brother Estel Owens, Taft, California; a sister, Oma Randolph, Oak Grove, Arkansas; nine granchildren and 11 great-grandchildren. The Rev. E. B. Seymour of the Free Methodist Church officiated at the funeral service held last Friday afternoon at the Bryson Chapel. Burial was in Jay, Oklahoma.
p. 567
Leonard Carey
Stone County History Book

Dana Whetstone has dod as 1918 in Stone County, Missouri and burial in Owens Cemetery, Stone County, Missouri.

LUCY married BURNETT UNKNOWN in Anacortes, Washington. UNKNOWN died in in Died near Granby, Missouri, of a heart attack while driving his car.. [Group Sheet]

LUCY married WHITE EUEL D. "ROCK" on 30 Oct 1910 in Bride's home by James Arnold, Minister. EUEL was born in in Oasis, Taney County, Missouri; died in in Jay, Oklahoma; bd. Duffield Demetery, Jay, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

James was in general construction work and also owned a laundry business.
There is a photograph on p. 567 Stone County History Book with the following heading:

James Clement Owens and family.
From left: William David Owens, Silas Delayfette Owens, James Clement Owens, Margaret V. (Hilton) Owens, Lucy Eldorado Owens, and Pearl Esther Owens.

JAMES married SHAW NELLIE LEARA on 4 Aug 1913 in St. John, Kansas. NELLIE was born on 4 Apr 1894 in Maitland, Missouri; died on 3 Oct 1947 in Tacoma, Washington; bd. Tacoma, WA. [Group Sheet]

PEARL married SCOTT JOHN ELMER (ELEMAR). JOHN died on 12 Jul 1981 in kennett, Missouri; was buried in Kennett, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Nancy was under the legal age and "The father and mother, J.C. and M. E. Owens having given their assent to the marriage" to Odo Harrison Randolph. They were married September 29, 1912 at the bride's home in Norwalk, MO by James Arnold, resident pastor of the Free Will Church of Norwalk, Missouri.
p. 568
Leonard Carey
Stone County History Book

NANCY married RANDOLPH ODO HARRISON on 29 Sep 1912 in Bride's home by James Arnold, Minister, pastor of Free Will Church of Norwalk,MO. ODO was born on 18 Nov 1890 in West Plains, Missouri; died in May 1965 in Oak grove, Arkansas; bd. Blue Eye, Missouri.. [Group Sheet]

WILLIAM married Living [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Estille had other marriages, but no children.

There is a photograph on p. 568 Stone County History of Estille and Elail Owens.

ESTELLE married SNYDER VERA VIOLA. VERA was born on 29 Mar 1904; died on 24 May 1962 in Barstow, Oklahoma; was buried in Barstow, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

ESTELLE married DENVER ELAIL on 2 Aug 1960. [Group Sheet]

CHARLOTTE married HANKS UNKNOWN. [Group Sheet]

CHARLOTTE married ROBERTS LOTF E. on 2 Apr 1904 in Lawrence Co., Missouri. LOTF was born in 1882 in Illinois. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

After his marriage to Margarite, they moved to Monett, MO, where he was employed by the Pierce Oil Company.

Ninnie's obituary read: "Funeral services of Ninnie Owens, age 32 years, 10 months and 22 days, who died Saturday afternoon at his home on W. Anderson St., were held yesterday afternoon at 2:30 at the Methodist Protestant Church, with Rev. Scott, the pastor, officiating. The Masonic Lodge of Monett had charge of the services. Mr. Owens was a miner and had lived in Aurora for a number of years. He had been inpoor health for a long time and contracted pneumonia several days ago. He leaves a wife, one daughter and mother, who is seriously ill, to mourn his loss. Internment was made in Maple Park Cemetery."

NINNIE married UNKNOWN MARGARITE. [Group Sheet]

NINNIE married KIRKPATRICK TRUDA on 22 Apr 1908 in Lawrence Co., Missouri; divorced 1912. TRUDA was born in 1892 in Aurora, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Walter and "Katie," along with their children, John Earl and Marion "Roe", were with the caravan of some 12 families that left Stone county, Missouri, in 1907 to try their luck at homesteading in New Mexico. One child was born in Clovis, New Mexico, and another in Lewis, New Mexico.
Drought forced them to give up any hope of making a go of it in New Mexico, and they headed back to Missouri, stopping along the way at his cousin's, Andrew Owens at Binger, Oklahoma, and farming with him for 2 years. Walter and Kate then moved near Jenkins, Missouri, where their fifth child was born.
Finally they moved to Baxter, Missouri, just about the time fo teh :great flu epidemic." One child was born there.
Walter and Katie, along with Crittendon and Pansy, sons of John Owens, moved their families to Oklahoma and on to California in 1922. They sent word back that they had settled in Palermo, near Oroville, and that there was plenty of work.
They both lived to be in their 70's. Walter died 12 June, 1953, at Oroville, California, and Katie died 30 Jan., 1961, at Chico, California. They are both buried along side John Owens in the cemetery at Sutter City, California. They were the parents of 6 children.

There is a photograph on p. 570 Stone County History book of Walter and Catherin "Kate" (Hunt) Owens, 14 July, 1947.

p. 569-570
Leonard Carey
Stone County History Book

WALTER married HUNT CASSIE CATHERINE (KATE) (KATIE) on 24 Dec 1902 in Norwalk, Stone County, Missouri, bride's home, by R. A. Crawford, Minister. CASSIE (daughter of HUNT JOHN W. and NICKLE MATTIE) was born on 15 Mar 1882 in Bath, Kentucky; died on 30 Jan 1961 in Chico, Butte County, California; was buried in Sutter City, California. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Crittendon and Pansy bought 80 acres of land from his Uncle Daniel Owens and were living on this property when Daniel was found unconscious and was taken to their home for care until he died.
Crittendon was a "Circuit Preacher," in addition to being a farmer. He would harvest the crops, and as soon as school was out they would take off on a tour of the community that might extend into Oklahoma and Texas. The same schedule was met, even when the family moved to California.
Pansy was a school teacher at the Owens and Jones schools. She spoke of other schools where she taught in Ston County. In later years she became a preacher of the Pentecostal faith.
The family moved to Butte county, California, with Walter and Kate Owens in 1922. They owned 24 acres in Thermal and 200 acres just below Marysville, where he ran a dairy. Crittendon would take the young calves back and forth between the two farms. He died 11 Oct., 1946, at Marysville, California, while on one of these transfer trips. He had to cross a railroad track at Sheridan, and a train crashed into his truck, killing him and destroying the truck, but the calves were not hurt. Pansy died 27 May, 1981, Colusa, California. They are both buried at Oroville, California.

There is a photograph on p. 571 Stone County History Book with the following heading:

Nancy "Granny" Gore and grandson, Crittendonand Pansy and John Newell. Granny, a full blooded Cherokee Indian, settled in teh Owens Bend area and was a well known midwife to hundreds of hill folks. her daughter married John Owens adn ehr granddaughter married Andrew Owens.
p. 570-571
Leonard Carey
Stone County History Book

CRITTENDON married BURCH PANSY MAY on 28 Sep 1910 in Hailey, Missouri. PANSY was born on 5 Oct 1887 in Carthage, Jasper County, Missouri; died on 27 May 1981 in Colusa, California; was buried in Oroville, California. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Robert W. Hunt was a brother of Katie Hunt who married Gnettie's brother, Walter William Owens. They were both under legal age and "J. W. Hunt, father of teh said R. W. Hunt, and John Owens, father of the said Nettie Owens, hereby give their assent to the above marriage."

GNETTIE married HUNT ROBERT W. on 6 Jul 1902 in Norwalk, Missouri at Bride's home by R. A. Crawford; divorced. ROBERT (son of HUNT JOHN W. and NICKLE MATTIE) was born in in of Shell Knob, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

GNETTIE married WILSON WILLIAM M. CLAYBURN on 14 Mar 1906 in Reeds Springs, Missouri; by Alfred Spence, Minister of the Gospel. WILLIAM was born on 26 Aug 1873 in Cape Fair, Missouri; died on 28 Feb 1950 in dod given as 2/29/50 but it isn't a leap year; Springfield, Greene County, Missouri; was buried in Cape Fair, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Sarah, Furman and family moved to California in 1923, along with her sister, Nettie and family. One child was born and died in Oroville, California. Furman purchased a cemetery plot at Sutter City where teh child was buried. Before they returned to Missouri in 1925, Furman gave the burial plot to his father-in-law, John. Walter and Kate Owens are also buried there.
Furman became the sheriff of Stone County, Missouri.

There is a photograph on p. 572 Stone County History book with the following heading:

From left:Sarah Amanda and "Big" Owens, Grace and Furman Knight.

p. 572
Leonard Carey
History of Stone County Missouri

SARAH married KNIGHT FURMAN STEWART on 6 Mar 1911 in Bride's home; Norwalk, Missouri by James C. Owens, Minister. FURMAN (son of KNIGHT UNKNOWN) was born on 9 Mar 1980 in Cape Fair, Missouri; died in Sep 1936 in Automobile accident; Galena, Missouri; was buried in Cape Fair, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is a photograph on p. 573 History of Stone County Missouri of James Harvey and Dovey (Sanders) Owens.

JAMES married SANDERS DOVIE on 2 Dec 1919 in Baxter, Missouri. DOVIE was born on 29 Mar 1900 in Ford County, Kansas; died on 22 Feb 1970 in at home following long illness; Stella, Missouri; was buried in Union Cemetery, Stella, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is a photograph p. 573 History of Stone County Missouri with the heading:

Eugene, Jack, Calvin, "Bud" Owens

JOHN married Living [Group Sheet]

JOHN married ALLMAN TELECY on 2 Jun 1926 in Per D. Whetstone date is June 2, 1925.. TELECY was born on 14 Apr 1905 in Per D. Whetstone date is April 4, 1905.; died on 22 Jun 1977 in Stone County, Missouri; was buried in Butterfield, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is a photograph p. 573 History of Stone County Missouri with teh following heading:

Darrell, Barbara, Garland, Cecil (Townsend) and Bryan Owens

FRANKLIN married TOWNSEND MILDRED CECILE on 21 Feb 1921 in Norwalk, Stone County, Missouri. MILDRED (daughter of TOWNSEND WILLIAM and UNKNOWN CORA) was born on 25 Jun 1900 in Baxter, Stone County, Missouri; per D. Whetstone date is June 5, 1900.; died on 30 Dec 1984 in Rolling Hills Estate Nursing Home, Branson, Missouri; was buried in Blue Eye Memorial Cemetery, Blue Eye, Stone County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

There is a photograph on p. 574 History of Stone County Missouri of Jesse and Clara Owens.

JESSIE married HIGH CLARIE ELBERTIE on 27 Feb 1921 in Baxter, Stone County, Missouri. CLARIE (daughter of HIGH JOHN M. and HOOBLER BERTHA) was born on 26 Oct 1903 in Butterfield, Barry County, Missouri; died on 7 Aug 1973 in Butterfield, Barry County, Missouri; was buried in Mt. Pleasant Cemetery, Butterfield, Barry County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

Dana Whetstone has HOMER COKER.

SAREPTA married LARKIN ENOS LAWRENCE. ENOS was born on 6 Apr 1880; died on 8 Feb 1959 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

MARY married KING TRACE ELMER. TRACE was born on 21 Apr 1890; died on 25 May 1968 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

MARY married MAINES JOHN COIT on 28 Dec 1905 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. JOHN died on 5 Mar 1945 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

DRUCILLA married MAINES RALPH WILLIAM on 11 Jan 1909 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. RALPH was born on 15 Nov 1889 in Chadron, Nebraska; died on 3 Apr 1945 in OAkhurst, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

ALTA married BERRYHILL WILLY. WILLY died on 18 Sep 1922 in Sapulpa, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

ALTA married BEAVER FLOYD V.. FLOYD was born on 17 May 1890 in Cherryvale, Kansas. [Group Sheet]

RAYMOND married . Unknown [Group Sheet]

Living married KEIM V. [Group Sheet]

LEORA married MARSHALL LEE HUMPHREY on 7 Jun 1943 in Tulsa, Tulsa County, Oklahoma. [Group Sheet]

CLARENCE married Living. [Group Sheet]

CLARENCE married Living [Group Sheet]

GEORGE married LEWIS ALTA MAE on 3 Jun 1934 in Barry County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

GLADYS married COLBOCH HAROLD PRESLEY on 3 Oct 1937 in Monett, Barry County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

SARAH married VICTORY JOHN HENRY on 28 Feb 1909 in Stone County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

DOSHA married GRAVES JOHN FRANKLIN on 27 Oct 1910 in Stone County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

CHARLES married STRIMPLE ROSA FRANCIS on 10 Oct 1927 in Stone County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]

CHARLES married KING JULIA GRACE SHANNON in 1938. [Group Sheet]

LEE married BLANKENSHIP ALLIE MAE on 17 Jul 1931 in Galena, Stone County, Missouri; date may be July 7, 1931. [Group Sheet]

LEE married GARDNER OPAL in 1938. [Group Sheet]

LEE married TEAGUE EDNA in Apr 1953. [Group Sheet]

Living married TILDEN A.F. [Group Sheet]

FLORENCE married MAXWELL KIRBY on 19 Aug 1936 in Cassville, Barry County, Missouri. [Group Sheet]