Owen Family News

OWEN FAMILY NEWS

Volume 19, Issue 1 Published by Owen Family Association March 2004 page 1 htpp//www.geocities.com/~owenfamily ALL THOSE UNRELATED OWEN FAMILIES OF HALIFAX COUNTY, VA (Conclusion of series continued from Vol. 18 No. 1) by Jane Owen Hillard

Introduction INSIDE THIS ISSUE At the Owen Family Association reunion in South Boston, Virginia, in

September 2003, our featured after-dinner speaker was Graham C. Owen, of Our Feature Article: Inverness, Florida. Graham elected to tell us about his own family’s geneal- DescendantsOur Feature of William Article: and Descendants of William and ogy, the same family I have alluded to as the Terrible Creek Owen family. He Drucilla Echols Owen—Part 4 had prepared a folder with a typed text for each of us and read it to us, along DrucillaC. EcholsOwen Johnson Owen— Part 5 C. OwenPage Johnson 52 with some extemporaneous commentary and a great deal of humor. His disser- Page 4 tation was a model of what we all could copy in preparing our “family trees.” Reuben Pickett Owen Thank you for your masterful contribution, Graham. Previously, he told me Reubenand His Pickett Descendants: Owen’s son that his audience would be a small one, while my newsletter article would be AdrianAdrian Boone OwenOwen more widely circulated, “We can, in fact, build on and learn from each other,” Josephine Moeller and Jody Moeller and he said. Right! My intention, from the beginning, was to try to sort out the Lee Gentemenn Page 6 various Owen official records from Colonial days which had proven so hard to Page 55 disentangle. I, of course, was interested in their Halifax County presence,

2003IN Association FUTURE ISSUES Financial choosing to work predominantly with land records. His writings take his fam- Statement -Page 3 ily back to 1650. - March Featu re Article - Descendants2004 Association of William and One thing more, before cutting to the chase. Certain “given names” DrucillaMembership Echols Roster Owen——InsertPart 5 kept cropping up in my Owen record searches: David, Drury, et al. And I, not by C. Owen Johnson knowing from whence or whom, I could not connect them to anyone – which IN FUTURE˜ ISSUES is why I had put off finishing the last article in this series. And the answers Descendants of appeared in that South Boston meeting. Our Association’s vice president, Fred ReubenDescendants Pickett Owe nof— Part 4 M. Owen of Houston, Texas, handed me a copy of his genealogy which traces Reubenby Josephine Pickett Owen Moeller—Part 6 his family from 1650 to the present. And there they are: A. SEVENTH family by Josephine˜ Moeller A David Franklin Owen who left their imprint on 18th century Halifax County. His story follows in an Walter OwenNarrative & Descendants upcoming issue. I know you’ll enjoy Fred’s SEVENTH family Owen! My byby Hugh Fred Goodman Owen now confidently-submitted story of the Terrible Creek group completes my se- ˜ ries on Halifax County: Descendancy of Henry “Buck” Owen THE TERRIBLE CREEK OWEN FAMILY Byby Marshall ThomasThomas ˜ John Owen, Jr., out of Prince Edward County was the first of this family to EwingOwen Elmer Biographies Fidler Story move into the part of Lunenberg County which would soon become Halifax byBy Chris Louis Hanlin Owen County. John, Jr., moved into that tightly-knit enclave settled by Richard Owen, his numerous children and a dozen or so of his lifelong friends and “ThomasOwen Histories J. Owen” neighbors. John, Jr. and Richard were totally unrelated – (Con’t. on page 7 ) from ChrisAnnzanetta Hanlin Owen

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Editorial Staff The President’s Message of the Owen Family News by Arnie Owen

Greeting from southwest Florida, a place we call home Editor & Chief for three months out of the year. The warm sunny days Karen Grubaugh and the 80 degree te mperatures makes it very difficult for Publisher me to stay in doors long enough to write this article. As many of you are aware, Bill Grubaugh the weather in Pennsylvania has been brutal this winter, so we feel very fortu- 111 Stonegate North nate being able to escape to a warmer climate. Boerne TX 78006 I have some sad news which I wish I could avoid reporting. On January 2, (830) 249-3487 (FAX & voice) 2004, Wade Owen, the son of Treasurer Graham Owen, reported to me that his [email protected] father was seriously ill with lung cancer and that it was his father’s wishes to re- linquish the office of Treasurer of the Owen Family Association. Graham is a Contributing Editors: longtime, dedicated, member of the Association. His sound advice and willing- ness to participate has always been a valued asset. I will never forget Graham’s Jane Owen Hillard presentation of his Owen family genealogy at the Biannual Banquet in South 3419 Mt. Rainier Dr. Boston. It was truly magnificent. Please keep Graham and his family in your Louisville, KY 40244 prayers. (502) 426-4771 Don’t forget, it’s dues time again. Your annual $10.00 fee is payable in January of each year and we hope that everyone will renew. This small fee cov- Kimberly Ayn Owen ers publication costs for the quarterly Owen News and other Association expenses. In addition, we hope that you would recruit new members into the Owen 8006 Cottesmore Ct. Family Association. Richmond, VA 23228 [email protected] PRIORITY ONE - In September, it was proposed that a Web site improvement project be given a high priority. A Web site benefits the majority of the member- C. Owen Johnson ship and informs the public of the existence of the Owen Family Association. Crystal Plaza #809 So. 99.09% of our new members, found out about the Owen Association through the 211 Jeff Davis Hwy. internet. With links to other web sites, it can be an excellent genealogical tool. Arlington, VA 22202 Also, our site could be used for DNA project results. Webmaster, Richard (703) 415-1473 Owens, recently reported that he has purchased a domain name for the Associa- tion and says that everyone should like the user friendly site once it is available William P. Owen, III to access. It behooves us all to encourage and assist Richard in any way we can P O Box 24165 to get a new Web site design completed and operational. I am sure Richard Fort Lauderdale, FL 33307 would welcome any suggestions> [email protected]. [email protected] The DNA Project is off to a flying start with test kits having been mailed to several volunteer, male, Owen participants. Hopefully, the results will prove Publication Dates to be a worthwhile research tool. Potentially, it might help some of us in finding March, June, September our distant cousins through DNA. Hat’s off to Fred Owen for a job well done. And December My three wishes for the next two years are as follows: Deadlines are the 10th day of the 1. A first Class Web Site month preceding publication 2. Increased membership and more active participation Submission of lineages, biographies, pho- 3. Establishment of a volunteer genealogy help group tographs, historical and genealogical data I special thanks to Bill Grubaugh for stepping in to fill Graham’s shoes as Treas- about any Owen anywhere is encouraged! urer. Bill is best known as the husband our Editor, Karen Grubaugh. However, Your ideas for the newsletter are also so- Bill has been active as publisher and assisting his wife as proof reader for the licited, just contact the editor! Owen News. As a qualified accountant, Bill is well qualified for this position. Someone once said, “Angels are often disguised as friends.” “Good friends are like angels, you don’t have to see them to know they are there”. O

March 2004 Volume 19, Issue 1 Owen Family News Page 3 Owen Family Association Officers 2003-2005 President ...... Arnold Owen Vice President ...... Fred Owen Secretary...... George Shirley Treasurer & Publisher...... Bill Grubaugh Historian...... Jim Owens Editor...... Karen Grubaugh

Biography of our Association Vice President, Fred Owen Second in a series of biographies about our OFA officers by Karen Grubaugh

Martin Frederick Owen, who prefers to be called “Fred,” was born 26 June 1932 in Houston, Texas to William Franklin and Maydae Elizabeth Spraull Owen. Followed by high school in Houston, Fred proudly served in the United States Marine Corps during the Korean War. He received both a BBA and a Doctor of Jurisprudence from the Univer- sity of Texas. His 30 year career as a corporate attorney was followed by 13 years as an oil and gas operator. Fred has been married for 2 ½ “glorious years” to Beryl Ann, whom he met on a church bus several years after their previous spouses of many years, died of cancer. Fred and his first wife, had three children Scott Martin, Steven Harwell and Melissa. Sadly, Melissa died several years ago. Now fully and completely consumed by attempting to play golf, he fully understands why the late Bob Hope de- scribed the game as flog [golf spelled backwards]. Additionally, Fred is fulfilling a deep seeded need to leave his grandchildren with some knowledge of their forebears. To that end, a booklet to accompany the family tree, citing events which were occurring at the time their ancestors lived, is in the writing. Fred joined the Owen Family Association in order to share information with other Owen researchers. He suggests we revisit the methods by which we share information seeking a broader avenue which would permit more sharing. As the Association’s Vice President, Fred hopes the male Owen members will give serious consideration to participating in the DNA program. It is a very economical way to fill in many blanks in a Owen Family Tree when compared to the cost of travel to far away states and countries. When asked about living history, Fred reported that the single most historical event he remembers vividly is the end of World War II. “I was a 12 year old newspaper boy delivering papers when World War II ended and I remember seeing the expressions of joy on the faces of my customers. But a larger impression occurred later when, as an adult, I realized the significant strides made throughout the world following WWII as people developed a great understanding of and caring for people of other nations.” O Owen Family Association Financial Statement As of 31 December 2003—Submitted by Bill Grubaugh

Balance as of 1 January 2003 $ 4,266.01 Income 2,060.00 Expense ( 2,868.08) Balance as of 31 December 2003 $ 3.457.93

2003 Income: Dues $ 1,254.06 Interest 17.74 Caps and Dinners 735.20 Source Books 58.00 Total Income $ 2,060.00

2003 Expenses: Newsletter $ 1,555.64 Bi-Annual Reunion 1,125.00 Secretary/Treasurer Expenses 187.44 Total Expense $ 2,868.08 DMarch 2004 Volume 19, Issue 1 Owen Family News Page 4

Feature Article DESCENDANTS OF WILLIAM OWEN AND DRUCILLA ECHOLS Part 5—Continued from Volume 18, No. 5 Researched, written and edited by C. Owen Johnson

Lillian Caroline Wise, a daughter of William Henry Wise and Caroline Maria Cox, married Llewellyn J. Burckhalter on 18 December 1884 in Aiken County, South Carolina. An item appeared in the Chronicle newspaper of Aiken on 17 January 1930 that he had died at 6:30 a.m. that day and was being buried at the Millbank Baptist Church. It said further Liewellyn J. Burckhalter, prominent planter of Aiken County, died early this morning at his home in the Millbank section after an illness of many weeks. Mr. Burckhalter, 69 years of age, had wide family connections throughout the county and this section of the state. He was a man who has always been held in high esteem and was a devout church member. The son of the late Jarrett D. and Elizabeth De Loach Burckhalter, he is survived by his wife, Mrs. Lillian Wise Burckhalter; three sons, J.W. Burckhalter of Spartanburg, B.T. Burck- halter of Tampa, Florida, and L.J. Burckhalter of Aiken; four daughters, Mrs. Ashton Head of Aiken, Mrs. R.L. Scott of Macon, Georgia, Mrs. J.H. Girardeau and Mrs. Olin Powell of Co- lumbia; one brother, J. Hyde Burckhalter of Aiken; one sister, Mrs. M.T. Holley of Aiken. The later obituary of Lillian Caroline Wise Burckhalter noted that she was 75 years old at her death in Aiken and that her daughter, Mrs. J.H. Girardeau, was living in Montgomery, Alabama. Their children: 1) Ola Burckhalter Born 5 October 1885. Died 3 January 1966. Millbrook Baptist Cemetery, Aiken, South Carolina. 2) J.W. Burckhalter. Born July 1887. 3) B.T. Burckhalter. Born August 1889. 4) Mabel Burckhalter. Born ca. 1893. 5) Lillian Burckhalter. Born ca. 1896. 6) Llewellyn J. Burckhalter. Born ca. 1897. 7) Carrie Burckhalter. Born Ca. 1899. The husband of the Mrs. J.H. Girardeau who lived first in Columbia, South Carolina and then in Montgom- ery, Alabama, is likely related to the Huguenot family of Girardeau discussed in “French Huguenot Descen- dants Share Children of Pride Heritage” by Ronald 0. Crowe and Elizabeth Lee (Mrs. Edward Freer) Girardeau, with research assistance by Jean (Mrs. John Owen) Girardeau, Jesse and Vareta Girardeau and Kandy Lee Crowe and printed in Transactions of the Huguenot Society of South Carolina No. 91(1986) pages 135-146.

Ola Burckhalter married Robert Lee Scott and they had these children: 1) Elizabeth Scott Hagan; 2) Roland B. Scott, Lt. Col. USAF; 3) Robert L. Scott Jr., Brigadier General, USAF. On her tombstone is written in part “To our Dad she was a devoted wife... to her community she gave a helping hand with dignity and grace... to us, her children, she taught Americanism by example... When her sons flew aerial combat over Europe and China, she refused to be afraid but instead went to war herself, serving at age sixty assembling fuses in a Naval ordinance plant... Friendly, gentle, loving and completely selfless she epitomized Motherhood.”

Brigadier General USAF Robert Lee Scott. A native of Macon, Georgia, married Cathanne “Kitty Rix” Green, a native of Fort Valley, Georgia, in West Point Chapel in West Point, New York. General Scott wrote numerous books, including God Is My Co-Pilot, which was made into a movie, starring Denis Morgan. March 2004 Volume 19, Issue 1 Owen Family News Page 5

General and Mrs. Scott have one daughter.

Willie May Wise was a sister of Lillian Caroline Wise (Mrs. Llewellyn J. Burckhalter). She was born on 11 December 1856 in South Carolina and died on 24 November 1937 in Ashville, Union County, South Carolina. She married Glenn L. Hankinson, son of Robert Hankinson and Sarah Blue, born 2 March 1856 in South Caro- lina and died 22 September 1929 in Aiken, South Carolina. Robert S. Hankinson, husband of Sarah Ann Blue, was born in 1812 in Barnwell District, South Carolina and died in August 1895. He was the son of Richard Hankinson, born 14 August 1776 in Barnwell County, South Carolina, and died in that county in Beech Island, and his wife Sarah Ann Williams, who died in Beech Island on 8 March 1859. The father of Richard Hankin- son, born 14 August 1776, was also named Richard Hankinson. He was born ca. 1740 in Green Brook, Somer- set County, New Jersey, and died before 1820 in Barnwell County, South Carolina, and his wife Sarah Veal (or Vail). Barbara Joan Brown Hootman writes charmingly of Willie Mae Wise: I remember my great grandmother, Willis (Willie Mae) Wise Hankinson. She must have been a very warm and loving person. She died in 1937, and I was born in 1934, so you may understand the impression she made on me, for my ability to remember her when I was only about 3 years at the time she died. My mother told me that I would crawl up on the bed with her (at this point she was very ill from cancer), and we would talk. I have a vivid memory of her room; bare floors, iron bedstead, open window, no screens, and white curtains blowing in the breeze. There was a bedside table, with a pitcher and large bowl. How I wish that I had that today! On her good days she would have the family to dinner: on the lawn, under a huge tree; there was a very long, narrow table set up with a white tablecloth. The meal I remember her serving was chicken pot pie (I have never been able to duplicate it, but have come close); she had made a lattice pastry topping, which impressed me more than I can say! I have a picture of myself at that age, and I am pretty sure it was taken on her property. (Whiskey Road, Millstone Town- ship, Aiken County, SC). I have an apron she gave me, which she had embroidered. It is framed and hanging in my bedroom, across from my bed, so I see it and remember her, every night when I retire, and every morning when I awake. She was born in 1856, so she would have been a little girl during the War Between the States. In one of our conversations she told me what she remembered about Sherman’s march to the sea. The federals stripped the civilians of everything. She said that people were burying valuables, but they couldn’t bury the chickens and hams and other foodstuff. Once the Union army left Aiken County, there was no food anywhere, no livestock, no firewood, nothing. She said they were all so very hungry. Children of Glenn Hankinson and Willie May Wise: 1) Essie Hankinson 2) Caroline “Carrie” Hankinson. Born June 1891 in South Carolina and died in Union County, South Carolina. She married Louis B. Woodward and they had a daughter Valerie Thelma Woodward who married Mr. Rivers. 3) Atossa Hankinson. Born April 1896 in South Carolina. She married Louis Oliveras. They had a daughter Jean Oliveras, born Ca. 1933 in Augusta, Georgia.

Essie Hankinson Born 3 January 1888 in South Carolina. Died 13 December 1964 in Cherry Hill, New Jersey. Married Fred Finger Carver, son of John and Laura Finger Carver. Fred was born in 1888 in Spartanburg, South Carolina, where he died on 24 January 1935. From the Spartanburg Herald of 25 January 1935:

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Injuries Prove Fatal to Fred Finger Carver — Spartanburg Man Succumbs Ten Days After Hit by Automobile

Fred Finger Carver, 48, of 245 West Henry Street, died at a Spartanburg hospital yesterday afternoon as a result of injuries received when struck by an automobile on West Main Street on Jan. 15. He did not regain consciousness after the wreck. Mr. Carver attended Clemson College. When quite young he began work as Agent and Opera- tor for the Southern Railway at Fairforest and at the time of his death he was Operator at Hayne. He is survived by his widow who was Mrs. Essie Flankinson of Aiken; one daughter, Mrs. Ri- ley Brown of Southport, NC; four sons, Glenn Carver of Orlando, Florida, Edward Carver of Fort Bragg, NC, Harry and Hilton of this city; one sister, Mrs. E.E. Crow of Fairforest; three brothers, W.A. Carver of the University of Florida, J. Carver of Fairforest and J.J. Carver of Flint, Michi- gan.

Joan Atossa Carver Born 12 June 1912 in Aiken, South Carolina, and died 18 March 1997 in Moorestown, New Jersey. She married Riley Sheppard Brown on 18 August 1932. He was the son of Daniel Brown and Charity Matthews. He was born 25 June 1909 in Sheliman, Georgia, and died 25 June 1992 in Moorestown, New Jersey. Children of Riley Sheppard Brown and Joan Atossa Carver: 1) Barbara Joan Brown 2) Judith Ann Brown O

Reuben Pickett Owen and His Descendants Son of William and Drucilla Echols Owen

Researched and compiled by Lee Gentemenn and Josephine Moeller Written and edited by Karen Grubaugh

Eliza B. Owen, the fourth child of Reuben Pickett and Patsy Wells Owen, was born in Kentucky, about April 11, 1809. (Goodspeed’s History of Southeast, Missouri, page 1046.) On September 7, 1829, Eliza married William Bart- lett Jackson who was born in Kentucky about 1804. William Bartlett Jackson was the son of Virginia native, William Jackson of Scotch origin. (History of Callaway County, Missouri, pp. 778-9). William and Eliza were early settlers in Linn Co., MO arriving there as early as 1831. There the couple farmed and reared their family. The family appears on the 1850 Linn Co., MO census. Following the death of William Jackson in 1858, Linn Co., MO, Eliza resided in Keytesville, Salisbury Township, Chariton Co., MO. Eliza died there on Dec 16, 1889 and is buried in the Prairie Val- ley Cemetery. William Bartlett and Eliza B. Owen Jackson had ten children [Names & dates from Aird Stewart Sher in 1979]: (1) Martha Ann Jackson, b. 30 Jan 1830, KY; d. 11 Oct 1882, Linn Co., MO bur. Mt. Olive Cemetery, Jackson township, Linn Co., MO; m. William Zadock Lawrence Downs, Jr., 19 Oct. 1848, Linn Co. MO. (2) William Jackson, b. 1832, Linn Co., MO; d. about 1851, Linn Co., MO (3) George A. Jackson, b. 1834, Linn Co., MO. (4) Reuben O. Jackson, b. 19 Dec 1834, Linn Co., MO; d. 11 March 1892, Chariton Co., MO, bur. Prairie Valley Cemetery, Chariton Co., MO; m. Elizabeth P. (5) Sarah Elizabeth Jackson, b. 1838, Linn Co., MO; m. David Kilburn, 8 Jan 1857, Linn Co., MO. (6) Thomas B. Jackson, b. 17 May 1840, Linn Co., MO; m. Kate E. Taylor, 17 Oct 1867, MO. (7) Eliza Jane Jackson, b. 22 Jan 1842, Linn Co., MO; d. 18 Feb 1889, Boone Co., MO; m. Francis M. Stewart, 10 April 1862, Linn Co., MO. (8) Franklin Jackson, b. 1845, Linn Co., MO. (9) John Jackson, b. 1848, Linn Co., MO. (10) William H. Jackson, b. 1854, Linn Co., MO; m. Mollie A. March 2004 Volume 19, Issue 1 Owen Family News Page 7 (All Those con’t. from page 1) – until John, Jr. married one of Richard’s granddaughters. Let us digress for a moment back to Cumberland County. By the mid-1740s, RICHARD OWEN, my ancestor whom I’ve called the Staunton River Patriarch, lived there with wife Elizabeth and his eleven children, all but two of whom were already married and with children and living somewhere in Cumberland County. Living on land adjacent to Richard’s was his daughter, Mary, and her husband, John Nichols. His other two daughters, also married, one to Thomas Stovall, the other to Thomas Womack, lived in fairly close proximity. We may assume that the oldest six sons were living nearby, but to date have not found their land records. The youngest two and their wives (if any) lived with Richard. By the time 1740 rolled ‘round and the move westward was contemplated, John and Mary Nichols had several married children, one of whom, Elizabeth, had married John, Jr., son of John Owen of Prince Ed- ward County. (Bride and groom were not related.) Remember, by 1700, the “headright” system, through which new arrivals got their start in land ownership, had run its course. By that date, populated areas near the coast and on the tidewater rivers were becoming increasingly “crowded” with farms and plantations. Virginians were being urged to move out further into the interior. However, to the west lay not only hardship but very real danger. It has been suggested that the Roanoke River (later named Staunton River) was a boundary beyond which lay mortal danger . . . and everyone knew that. Several plans for land distribution were promulgated – but there were no takers. There was too much risk for too little reward. Finally, the Treasury Lands plan was introduced. Now many, many families, usually in large cohesive groups, started to move into the cheap and fertile lands opening up to them (all this is explained by a book published and sold by the Virginia State Library: Land Records Held by the Virginia State Library). Richard Owen and his sons, sons-in-law, his friends and neighbors – the families among whom he had grown up – started acquiring tracts of land on the other side of the river. It took guts. For a mere pittance, they could take up large acreages, have it surveyed, go to the Capitol (Williamsburg) and “enter” it, thus becoming “landed.” This particular group settled along Hunting, Reedy, Black Walnut and Clover Creeks, which all emptied into Staunton River. Richard’s land was quite literally surrounded by farms taken up by sons, Henry, Thomas, John (also John’s son, John the Less) and Richard, Junior. On his north boundary was son-in-law Thomas Stovall; son- in-law Thomas Womack was nearby. Son William acquired land just beyond son-in-law, John Nichols, who had acquired 4,500 acres by patent. Here ran Nichols’ Path, which gave access to all the farms. And, of course, it wasn’t long before John Nichols’ son-in-law, John Owen, Jr., out of Cumberland County, settled on Contrary Run of Hunting Creek; his land adjacent to the aforementioned Thomas Stovall. This placed him and his wife near her parents. (Source: All the above land descriptions above can be found in the land records in Halifax County Courthouse. I do not know if the land transactions can be found on the Internet, but you can certainly trust Marian D. Chiavito’s competently transcribed records. At last perusal, I counted 41 titles, the best being en- titled Land Entries of Lunenberg, Halifax, Pittsylvania, Patrick and Henry.) We’ve taken a long way ‘round to getting to John Owen, Jr., and his siblings, but it was necessary to clarify the picture. John Owen of Prince Edward County 1676 - 1767 This John Owen of Prince Edward County, formerly of Cumberland County, was married twice and had six children by each wife. Children of John Owen, his first wife, Sarah Brackett: (1.) Sally Owen Davidson (b. 1719-d. 1816, P.E. County) (2.) Agnes Owen Clarke (b. 1721, d. 1803, P.E. County) ? (3.) John Owen, Jr. (b. ca. 1724, d. 1786 in Pittsylvania County) ? (4.) William Owen (b. about 1727, d. 1806 Halifax County) (5.) Thomas Owen (b. 1730, d. 1816, Pittsylvania County) (6.) Brackett Owen (b. 1733, d. 1802, in Kentucky) March 2004 Volume 19, Issue 1 Owen Family News Page 8 John Owen married (2) Phoebe ______; some say Phoebe Brackett; some say the wives were sisters, Gra- ham Owen simply says “a relative of Sarah’s.” Children of John and Phoebe Owen:

(1.) Jesse Owen (b. 1740, d. 1792, P.E. County, m. Ann Crawford) (2.) Lucy Owen (b. 1742, m. Capt. William Wooten) (3.) Kesiah Owen (b. ca. 1745, m. Thomas Penick) (4.) Jemimah Owen (b. ca 1748, m. (1) John DeJarnette, (2) Rev. Daniel Gould) (5.) Lydia Owen (?) (?), m. a Baldwin (6.) Mary Owen (dates?), never married

John Owen, of Prince Edward, left a will, probated August 1767, in Prince Edward County. It names wife Phoebe and all of his children. Of all John and Sarah’s sons, only two, John, Jr., and William, emigrated to Halifax County. And it was the eldest, John, Jr., and the youngest, Brackett, who have become so notable for the present-day researchers, but Brackett never lived in Halifax County. And, as we shall see, it was second son William, who stayed in that county, died there and has descendents living there today.

JOHN, JR., FIRST SON

John, Jr. (away from home, he quickly dropped the Junior), is noted for his plethora of land transactions and acquisitions, but – reading between the lines – he seems to have enjoyed wide popularity and a reputation for square dealing. Acquiring Treasury Lands, for himself and others, and selling parcels both on his own account and in conjunction with others, his activities took him to Halifax and ranged over several counties in Southside Virginia. Nor did he neglect his public responsibilities. At the first meeting of the newly formed Halifax County, John Owen and John Nichols were appointed to lay out the first road since Halifax became a separate entity; it was to run from the Capitol (county seat) at Houston/Phoenix (now Crystal Hill) to the River (near Reedy Creek). Because earlier researchers have suggested it was John Owen and his brother-in-law, John Nichols, who were so appointed, it has caused some confusion in the past about Owen’s identity. Of course, it was John Owen and his father-in-law, John Nichols who did the job. By the way, John Nichols, it seems to me, set a marvelous example in his generosity and his love of family and commitment to his community. Part of John Owen, Jr.’s, success, I believe, must be laid to the fact that he was an educated man in a line and place in which probably 75% or more of the populace was illiterate. It seems that he knew his way around Williamsburg, and perhaps knew the right people to see, so that he could navigate the intricacies of land grants for himself and others. Part of his success was also due to his energy and far-ranging activities in so large a county. It is almost certain that this was the John Owen who was appointed to the very influential Vestry of Antrium Parish. Later, when he moved to one of the properties in Pittsylvania County, he was appointed Sheriff of that county (appointed because the Church of England was the civil as well as the ecclesias- tical authority before the Revolution changed all that). John Owen, Jr. died in Pittsylvania County, Virginia. His will, probated 1780 in that county, names his wife Elizabeth (Nichols) and children: Agnes, Lucy Legrand, William, Obediah, John and David. Skipping for the moment over William, the second son, to third son Thomas: Thomas secured land holdings in Prince Edward County but sold that properly in 1771 and re-settled in Pittsylvania County, as far as we know, he never lived in Halifax County. John Owen’s fourth son, Brackett, the redoubtable Revolutionary soldier and early Kentucky settler, never lived in Halifax County. His line will be published in a future edition of this newsletter. His descendants tended to remain in Kentucky or emigrate to Texas. We return now to John and Sarah Owen’s second son, William, who moved to Halifax County in 1763 – and stayed! According to our Associations’ treasurer, Graham C. Owen, William was born in Henrico County, Virginia, circa 1727, married Elizabeth Wooten in Amelia County, where they owned property until moving to H.C. There, he took up land adjoining his brother, John, Jr.’s. (Record of this land purchase is in the H.C. County Courthouse, land records). At some point yet to be determined, he moved his family to the March 2004 Volume 19, Issue 1 Owen Family News Page 9 Terrible Creek area, which runs more or less north and south but west of Crystal Hill, then the county seat. He remained there till his death. William (surely the most confusion-causing name for Owen researchers), did us a big favor every time he needed witnesses for legal documents. Instead, a sending for a neighbor or calling in a workman who happened to be nearby, he had all his official papers signed by several (or all) of his children. So when you see witnesses, John, Hatcher, Thomas Owen, or Sussanah Brady, Lucy Powell and Agnes Owen Thomas, you know which William Owen is involved. The records are replete with Owen entries in the Terrible Creek “address.” Again, for land dealings among this group, consult Marian Dodson Chiarrito’s many lists of land transfers. Of course, let it be said that the prime source records can produce enigmas for the careful researcher. The far-ranging Echols family, for instance, also picked up numerous farms in the Terrible Creek environs so that one is caught up in a maze: Owen-Echols. Could some of the Terrible Creek Owens be part of that family, are they another Prince Edward County transplant? Persevere! I leave it to those researching those lines to evaluate and stipulate. Our subject, WILLIAM OWEN (John, Jr.’s, brother) left a will, now on file in the Halifax County Courthouse. The will, written August 4, 1806, and probated September 26, 1806 (just seven weeks after the writing) named his three sons and three daughters aforementioned, plus two of his several grandsons, both named William, of course! Some of his descendants still own land in the Terrible Creek area; however, one of them, in the late 18th century, moved back eastward about ten miles, buying an established farm with two large houses. When his father, Moody Owen, who lived in the Terrible Creek area all his life, died in 1882, they brought him to the new farm for burial, and thus established the Owen family cemetery. Let it be said that we have not established who Moody’s father was, but he was almost certainly a grandson of William (brother of John, Jr.). Invited there to see the Owen cemetery, this writer, in the summer of 2000, notebook in hand, leapt at the chance. First we saw the buildings, a very large two-story federal-style structure, vacant today, derelict – but it has a new roof and intact fireplaces! (Roofing is important to keep a house intact.) A few feet beyond the wooden federal house, a two-story masonry house, Georgian in appearance, more ornate, richer, also is vacant, brooding: In the Virginia manner, someone, at some time has connected the two big houses into one dwelling; however, the connecting structure has been allowed to deteriorate. (Good!) Across the way stands a much smaller Victorian cottage, substantially-built with strong detail. It has a young bride look to it. “Mr.Owen, was this an overseer’s cottage, or maybe an owner’s son’s home?” I ask. “That was my parents’ first home,” Mr. Owen says, in his quiet, courteous manner. He is totally at home, grounded, here. We move to the cemetery, so lovingly tended and planted by this farming man who never wanted any other life but the hard work of keeping a farm well-tended and productive. The graves of those Owens who have owned and worked this place, are all organized in one straight line, re- sembling a family tree. Other relatives are buried to either side of the main column. “Hatcher is over there,” Mr. Owen said, not knowing that I have puzzled over “Hatcher” for years trying to decide to which family he had belonged. “I’m not sure just where,” he continued; “his sons did not give him a headstone.” Of course, he was not referring to the original Hatcher but to one of the later ones. It does tend to tie it all together. The main column of graves centered within the surrounding fence, marches from the rear fence to the front gate. On the back row lies great-grandfather and great-grandmother. Moody Owen Martha Jane Owen Oct. 10, 1802 – June 4, 1882 ? 1817 – ______[Note: Martha Jane Johnson m. Moody Owen Nov. 17, 1836. They had 12 children. This family is listed in 1850 census, living in the Terrible Creek area among Owen relatives.] At their feet, the son who was the next owner of the farm: William Henry Owen Sallie Terry Owen May 5, 1847 – Dec. 13, 1934 Sept. 7, 1850 – Sept. 15, 1908

[Note: m. Feb. 4, 1873, had six children.] March 2004 Volume 19, Issue 1 Owen Family News Page 10 At the bottom of the column, and just in front of the gate, a prepared granite gravestone: Lydia Nichols Owen Apr. 10, 1909 – Jan. 8, 1987 To the left of Lydia’s resting place, is Mr. Owen’s gravestone depicting his name and birthdate of Oct. 20, 1917. Mr. Owen has given each gravestone a different floral planting: a rose, an azalea, forget-me-nots, etc. Lydia has iris, “Her favorite flower,” he says softly. I start to ask him which flower he wants, but I refrain. Jane Hillard O Let’s Communicate: Queries, Queries, We Want Queries!

Send your queries to Karen Grubaugh, Editor. 111 Stonegate North, Boene TX 78006 or [email protected]

? Alan Smith, 1302 Okanogan, Ellensburg, WA 98926 wants to know if you can help him sort out the following Owen(s) of Person County, NC c. 1827-1837. Alan is particularly interested in Joseph Branch Owen(s) [b. 1806 NC m. Nancy Overby, Person Co., NC 1825] and his brother Joshua Owen(s) [b. 1797 m. Henri- etta Buchanan in NC.] Both went by wagon train to Hopkins/Webster Co. KY abt. 1845-6 with the Buchan- ans, Springfields, Claytons, Dukes and Yabroughs. The following Owen folks purchased land in Person Co. between 1798-1837: Thomas (1798), Edward (1825), Jesse (1827), John (1830), Joshua and Rebecca (1834), Branch (1835-1836), William L. (1836), Robert E.(1839) and William S. (1843). ? Annzanetta Owen, P O Box 928, Los Lunas, NM 87031 wants information about Jessie Owen, Sr., b.1766 VA d. 1843 and his wife Susan Caldwell Owen, d. 1844. Jessie Owen, Jr. was b. in Prince Edward Co., VA and died in 1875 in Lamar Co., TX, m. in AL Carolina Mitchell, b. SC d. 1873, Lamar Co. TX. Has Robert Owen of Wales been proven to be Jessie Owen, Sr.’s father? ? Janet A. Owen, 403 W. Lincolnway, Jefferson, IA 50129-1828 wants information about John Owens whose son, John William Owens said “his mother died and his father went away.” He thought he had some sisters and a brother, but didn’t know what happened to them. John m. Martha A. Morgan b. abt. 1824, KY who d. Feb. 1850 in Union Twp., Montgomery Co., IN. John William Owens at age 2 is living with Betsey and Thomas Morgan on the 1850 Union Twp., Montgomery Co., IN census. Other possible siblings may be living in the area. In 1854, John William Owens relocated to Greene Co., IA where he married Nancy May Morrill 1 Jan. 1882. ? William Adam “Bill” Owens, 1526 N Doxie Downs, #54, St. George UT, [email protected], wants to hear from descendants of his great-grandparents, John Owens & Elizabeth Marsee who farmed in Pulaski Co., KY from 1848 –1860. The 1860 Pulaski Co., KY census lists John, Elizabeth and their 9 children, including my grandfather, Adam. ? Richard Hart, 333 Mountain View Dr. #95, Talent OR 97540, who descends from an early SC Jeter line wants to know about Laura W. Owen who married William Jeter on 5 Nov 1849 in Montgomery Co., AL. The 1870 census reports she was born in GA while the 1900 census reports her birthplace as AL, her mother’s birthplace as SC and her father’s as AL. In 1850 William and Laura Owen Jeter lived in Greenville, AL. In 1880 they lived in Escambia Co., AL. William d. 2 July 1903 and Laura d. 20 Sep 1904 in Escambia Co., AL. Their children were Margaret Jane b. abt. 1852, William Alonzo b. ab.t 1855 m. Sarah Staley [Richard Hart’s great grandparents], John Wesley b. abt. 1861, Samiel Lewis b. abt. 1867, and Charles b. abt. 1870. All were born in Greenville, Butler Co., AL. Richard asks, “Help! Can anyone help me trace these people? I live with the hope that one of you nice Owen people out there may turn out to be a cousin of mine. There have to be some somewhere!” Have you been helped by this column? Tell your editor. She wants to know all the details. March 2004 Volume 19, Issue 1 Owen Family News Page 11 Welcome New Members •Kimberly Owen Chance (#332) o740 Teakwood Dr., Flower Mound, TX 75028 [Application pending] •Lee Gentemann (#333) 1820 Hamlet Ct. So., Salem OR 97302. Earliest Owen ancestor: Richard Owen b. abt. 1686 VA., d. 17 Jun 1756; m. Sarah Rowland. For more information see Reuben Pickett Owen’s Descendants series. •Shawna Hall (#334) 1249 Meadowood Dr., Waterford MI 48327, (248) 681-0563, [email protected]. Earliest Owen ancestor: John W. Owen (1797-1876) NC; m. Lavinia Parker. •Wanda R. Harbert (#335) 5321 Maximillian Dr., Salida CA 95368-9125, (208) 545-4061, wandahar- [email protected]. Earliest Owen ancestor: William “Billy” Owens b. abt. 1850 prob. Wales. •Rita Anne Hunter (#336) 648 Lexington Rd., Asheboro, NC 27205, (336) 629-2028, drh@asheboro. com. Earliest Owen ancestor: John Owen (1676-1767) VA; m. Elizabeth Nichols. •Tom Musgrove (#337) 9334 NE 143rd St., Bothell WA 98011, (425) 821-1763, [email protected]. Earliest Owen ancestor: Rachel Owen (c1750-c1820) MD-VA-KY ; m. Henry Musgrove. •Mrs. Robert [Suzanne] B. Owen (#338) 13641 Rolling Hills Ln., Dallas TX 75240, (972) 980-0029, [email protected]. Robert’s earliest Owen ancestor: Larkin Owen (c.1780-1849); m. 2nd, Marga- ret Elliott. •Barbara Pilgrim Sams (#339) 133 Lucy Lane, Jackson GA 30233, (770) 775-0486, missbar- [email protected]. Earliest Owen ancestor: William R. Owen (1815-1898) GA; m. Elizer Ann Knight (1821-1896) GA •Barbara Waldier (#340) 570 Winding Lane, Oakland OR 97462, (541) 459-4045, [email protected]. Earliest Owen ancestor: John W. Owen (c.1797-1876) NC; m. Lavinia Parker. •Carla Owen Grune (#341) 784 Villier Ct., Virginia Beach, VA 23452, 757-486-2088; [email protected] . Earliest Owen ancestor: Richard Owen (c.1679-17 June 1756) VA; m. Sarah Elizabeth “Betty.” If you have information about these Owen(s) lines, please contact the new member. MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION For information or an application for membership, please e-mail [email protected] or write to: Owen Family Association c/o Arnold Owen P O BOX 692, Westtown, PA 19395-0692.

2004 OWEN FAMILY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP ROSTER

Included in this issue is the 2004 Owen Family Association Membership Roster. Please notice that it is organized alphabetically and in addition to contact information, includes the earliest known Owen ancestor of each member. Please take the time to contact those folks with whom you share an early Owen ancestor. Once you have connected, I would like to know what you learned from each other as well as the human interest stories that come from finding one’s long lost cousins. Such is the fodder of marvelous articles! In addition to sharing our stories, the Owen Family News would like to regularly publish articles on each branch of the Owen surname. To that end, we need a volunteer from each family of the earliest ancestor who would regularly submit articles or, at least, the data which can be worked into an article. Won’t you get your family line together and get published? Some of the information on the roster may no longer be correct. Please notify the treasurer, Bill Grubaugh, 111 Stonegate North, Boerne TX 78006, of any corrections, changes or additions. He will pass the information on to me. We particularly want to know current email addresses and your earliest Owen ancestor. Please send your suggestions and copies of other genealogy newsletters so the Owen Family News can be improved; we are constantly striving to achieve excellence. O Owen Family News 1st class postage “Owen, a name worth knowing”

Owen Family Association Bill Grubaugh, Publisher 111 Stonegate North Boerne, TX 78006

Association Officers: Mr. Arnold C. Owen, President P.O. Box 692 Westtown, PA 19395-0692 (610) 399-0146 (941) 629-8211 (Winter) [email protected]

Mr. M. Fred Owen, Vice President Owen Family Association 1103 Marbrook Ct. The Owen Family Association was organized in 1981. Houston, TX 77077-1951 (281) 531-4473 [email protected] The objectives of the association are: ? To establish and document as complete a list of descendants of Owen Mr. George Shirley, Secretary and allied families as possible. 598 Arbor Dr. Madison, MS 39110 ? To collect a narrative history of individual family lines of descent . (601) 856-9041 ? To compile and maintain a listing of cemeteries, homes and other buildings [email protected] and sites associated with Owen and allied families. Mr. Bill Grubaugh, Treasurer 111 Stonegate North ? To publish and distribute a periodic newsletter. Boerne TX 78006 ? To bring members of the family association together for periodic reunions. [email protected] ? To aid association members to establish their family line and assist them in joining hereditary and patriotic societies, if they so desire. Mr. Jim Owens, Historian 5213 Twinkle Dr. ? To ultimately produce a volume documenting the verified family histories. Louisville, KY 40258 ? To provide publications to Genealogy Libraries in order to assist Owen (502) 447-3951 researchers. [email protected] Annual dues of $10.00 are payable January 1st . The Owen Newsletter is

Board of Directors published quarterly and is subject to copyright. Robert McCrary George Shirley C. Owen Johnson OWEN FAMILY NEWS

Volume 19, Issue 2 Published by Owen Family Association June 2004 page 1 htpp//www.geocities.com/~owenfamily CHARLES BANKS OWEN (1812 - 1876) BIOGRAPHY Compiled and written by Chris Hanlin

Charles Banks A. Owen was born in Hardin, KY on 19 Nov 1812, the fourth of ten children born to William Owen (ca. 1782 - 1850) and Eliza- beth Norwood (ca. 1789 - aft. 1850). He married a woman named Ann, who was born in Kentucky on 15 Feb 1812. They lived in Morgan Co., Alabama. Courthouse records of Morgan Co., AL, show a number of land purchases INSIDE THIS ISSUE by Charles Banks Owen, including purchases in 1833 (18 Jan), 1835 (2 Sep Our Feature Article: and 4 Sep), 1837 (5 Aug), and 1857 (2 Apr). In 1851, Charles B. Owen was DescendantsFeature of Article: William and the administrator of the estate of a William Owen (probably his father's estate), DrucillaThe EcholsOwen Family Owen— inPart 4 with Hiram Radley. C. OwenAustralia Johnson My aunt Jean Hanlin Creswell did some research on the Owen family in the by MargaretPage 52 Owen mid-1980's and got a good deal of information from some elderly members of Page 4 the Owen family. Her handwritten notes include the following curious pas-

Reuben Pickett Owen sage: George Shirley Biography and His Descendants: Both of Erin Augusta Owen's grandparents too old to be in war … - AdrianPage Boone 3 Owen Jody Moeller and Yankees took J. W. Owen's father [this would be Charles Banks OwenLee Faith Gentemenn and Valor Owen] and drove him by halter. He went back to take mother to 1863 letterPage of Henry 55 T. Owen own home and they decided to let him go. He was bald-headed. Page 7 Charles Banks Owen died in Morgan Co., AL, on 2 Aug 1876, and was bur- IN FUTURE ISSUES ied in the Herrin Cemetery in Massey, AL. His tombstone inscription reads “Sacred To The Memory Of C. B. Owen, Husband Of Ann Owen Born Nov. - MarchA Branch Featu reof Articlethe - DescendantsWalter Owen of William Family and 19th 1812. Lived And Died In Full Triumphs Of A Living Faith Aug. DrucillaBy Echols Fred OwenOwen— Part 5 2nd.1876. Aged. 63 Ye. 8 Mo. 13 Da.; Let not your harts be troubled. Remem- by C. OwenPage Johnson6 ber, friend, as you pass by, As you are now, so once was I. As I am now, so you ˜ must be,Trust in God and follow me.” Descendants of By 1880, Ann Owen was living in Morgan Co., with her grandson Robert Reuben Pickett OwenOwen—Part 47 G. Owen and his wife Nancy J. Owen. Ann Owen died 31 Dec 1890 and was by Josephine Moeller buried next to her husband. The Alabama Enquirer for 8 Jan 1891, noted, Page˜ 8 "Mrs. Ann Owens, the mother of our fellow-townsman, Mr. W. J. Owens, died A David Franklin Owen at her son's residence, Wednesday night, December 31, 1890. She had been an 2004 Association Narrative invalid for many years and her death was not unexpected. She was born and Membership Roster by Hugh Goodman raised in Tennessee and moved to this Co., in early life. She was a member of (corrected)˜ —Insert the Baptist Church and lived a consistent Christian life." IN DescendancyFUTURE ISSUES of Children and Granchildren of Charles Banks Owen and Ann Owen Henry “Buck” Owen 1. William Joseph Owen was born 4 Nov 1833 and married Lavina ByDescendancy Marshall Thomas of Adaline Sandlin. Henry “Buck”˜ Owen 2. Nancy A. Owen, b. 1836. This may be the Nancy Owen who married Ewing Elmer Fidler Story by Marshall Thomas Western Chunn on 13 Mar 1851. By Louis Owen 3. Mary L. Owen, b. 1838. The 1870 census records her living with her “Thomas J. Owen” parents, and gives her profession as schoolteacher. She may have mar- fromOwen Annzanetta Histories Owen Chris Hanlin ried Crow Thompson on 16 Dec 1873. (continued p. 3)

June 2004 Volume 19, Issue 2 Owen Family News Page 2 Editorial Staff The President’s Message of the by Arnie Owen Owen Family News Have you considered what would happen to all your family research upon your demise? I have collected thousands of Editor & Chief names and records on my families’ history, that are currently Karen Grubaugh stored in a four drawer filing cabinet , plus boxes stored in the basement. Also, Publisher my computer is a storage place for much of my genealogy data. If your children Bill Grubaugh are like mine, they probably have expressed little or no interest in continuing my 111 Stonegate North pursuit of family history. What if all your hard work and expensive research was Boerne TX 78006 tossed in the trash bin? This surely would make a person want to turn over in (830) 249-3487 (FAX & voice) their grave. Unfortunately, the worst can happen when people don’t know the [email protected] value of such material. I encourage everyone to give serious consideration to this problem. To preserve your work for future generations, you could discuss it with Contributing Editors: your attorney or you might want to add a codicil to your will. Here is a sample for your consideration. Jane Owen Hillard Genealogical Codicil to My Last Will and Testament. To my... spouse, children, guardian, administrator and/or executor: 3419 Mt. Rainier Dr. Upon my demise it is requested that you DO NOT dispose of any or all of my genea- Louisville, KY 40244 logical records, both those prepared personally by me and those records prepared by (502) 426-4771 others which may be in my possession, including but not limited to books; files, note- books or computer programs for a period of two years. Kimberly Ayn Owen During this time period, please attempt to identify one or more persons who would be willing to take custody of the said materials and the responsibility of maintaining and 8006 Cottesmore Ct. continuing the family histories. (If you know whom- within your family or friends are Richmond, VA 23228 likely candidates to accept these materials, please add the following at this point: "I sug- [email protected] gest that the persons contacted regarding the assumption of the custody of these items include but not be limited to" and then list the names of those individuals at this point, C. Owen Johnson with their addresses and telephone numbers, if known.) . In the event you do not find anyone to accept these materials, please contact the Crystal Plaza #809 So. various genealogica organizations of which I have been a member and determine if 211 Jeff Davis Hwy. they will accept some parts or all of my genealogical materials. (Include a list of or- Arlington, VA 22202 ganizations, their addresses and phone numbers at bottom of page. Include local chap- (703) 415-1473 ters, their addresses, phone numbers and contact persons, if available, as well as state/ national contact information and addresses.) William P. Owen, III Please remember that my genealogical endeavors consumed a great deal of time, travel, and money. P O Box 24165 Therefore it is my desire that the products of these endeavors be allowed to con- Fort Lauderdale, FL 33307 tinue in a manner that will make them available to others in the future. [email protected] (Include signature blocks for both yourself and your witnesses.)

Publication Dates I am proud to announce that the Owen Family Association’s DNA project is pro- March, June, September ducing results. The good news is that one of our members, James Owen, and I And December have a common Owen ancestor. In fact they are 99.9% sure that this is the case. Deadlines are the 10th day of the Our DNA matched on both the 12 and 25 marker tests. Nether Jim nor I had a month preceding publication clue that we were related prior to the results of the DNA tests. Now it’s up to Jim and I to piece together our family relationship puzzle. Jim’s wife, Marsha, Submission of lineages, biographies, pho- has already commenced the process to solving the mystery. tographs, historical and genealogical data about any Owen anywhere is encouraged! With all the positive things happening in the Association, it would be wonderful Your ideas for the newsletter are also so- if we had an up-to-date, modern, web site. Just a little good humor hint to our licited, just contact the editor. Webmaster. Have a wonderful, joyful, healthy safe summer. Arnie June 2004 Volume 19, Issue 2 Owen Family News Page 3 Owen Family Association Officers 2003-2005 President ...... Arnold Owen Vice President ...... Fred Owen Secretary...... George Shirley Treasurer & Publisher...... Bill Grubaugh Historian...... Jim Owens Editor...... Karen Grubaugh

Biography of our Association Secretary, George Shirley Third in a series of OFA Officer’s biographies by Karen Grubaugh

George Norman Shirley, Jr.,born in Laurel, MS, is the son of George Norman Shirley and Mabel Hudson. Following college, George earned a Master of Arts in Accounting degree from the University of Southern Mississippi in 1973. George served as a Finance Officer with the United States Air Force from 1973 to 1975. With Mary Diane Deavours, his wife of 27 years, he makes his home in Madison, MS. He and Mary have three children: Adam age 23, Sarah Kathryn, age 20 and Lee, age 19. As a Certified Public Accountant, George is the Internal Audit Director for Trustmark National Bank in Madison. George’s interest in genealogy began 23 years ago and he now serves as the Association Secretary as well as continuing his service on the Board of Directors. He would like to see the association become internet based, which is also a goal of the other association officers. He is a strong supporter of our DNA project. When asked what he thinks of as commonplace today that would have been alien to a previous generation, George lists personal computers, cellular phones and electronic entertainment such as color television, cable television and DVDs. Our lives are certainly different than those of our parents. The most vivedly remembered historical events of his lifetime are the Kennedy assassination, Neil Armstrong’s walk on the moon and the terrorist attack of September 11th, 2001. O

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4. Cenia M. Owen, b. 1840, married Joseph I. Bibb on 9 Oct 1861. Ch: Willie Bibb, b. abt. 1854 in AL and John Bibb, b. abt. 1864 in AL. 5. Charles Abraham Owen, b. 5 Dec 1844, enlisted Mar,1862 in Morgan Co., under Capt. King in the Alabama 9th Infantry Company E; and was later transferred to the 5th Alabama Cavalry. When the war was over Charles A. Owen was living in Winston Co., Alabama. He was ordained a Baptist min ister in 1872, and became the pastor of the Good Hope Baptist Church in Cullman Co., AL He was he pastor there for twenty years, and is buried in the connecting cemetery - he died on 22 Feb 1910. He married Martha Jane Cupp nee Matthews, a widow who already had two children by her first marriage to William Cupp. Charles A. Owen and Martha Jane Matthews Cupp had eleven children: Charles Loo mis Owen, b. 1865; m. E. J. Young in 1887; Emily E. Owen, b. 1867 in AL; Gilly Ann Owen, b. 2 May 1869; m. Josephus Fuller; Martha J. Owen, b. 3 Jan. 1873; m. Doctor H. Dial; Ervin James Owen; b.1874; m. Minnie Matilda Spugle; James W. I. Owen, b. abt. 1875 in Cullman Co.,, AL; Talitha A. W. Owen, b. abt. 1877 in Cullman Co.,, AL; Dollie Frances Owen (1879–1939) William H. Dial; Henry G. Owen, b. 1881(?); m. Pearl MNU abt. 1908; Cleveland T. Owen, b. 26 Jul 1888; m. Molly MNU; Gil bert Owen. 6. Ann G. Owen, b. 1846. 7. John J. Owen was born 19 Feb 1850 in Morgan Co., AL. The 1870 census records him as a farm la- borer, living at home with his parents. He married Frances L. Gibson on 17 July 1872 and died 6 March 1878. He is buried in the Herrin Cemetery. They had one son: Charley Owen, b. 19 July 1877; d. 20 July 1878. 8. Josephine Owen, b. abt. 1863. O June 2004 Volume 19, Issue 2 Owen Family News Page 4 Feature Article THE OWEN FAMILY IN AUSTRALIA By Margaret Owen 10A Darebin Street, Mile End, South Australia 5031

THE BACKGROUND OF OUR BRANCH – WHERE THEY WERE FROM AND WHERE THEY SETTLED IN AUSTRALIA It is a known fact supported by various pieces of evidence as well as traditional knowledge, that my ancestors migrated from Wresham in Wales, where the original family were undertakers. They came to Aus- tralia by boat and first settled in Western Australia. The Owen family members who migrated to Australia were brothers – either two or three of them. No one in the family has been able to determine whether three came and one died soon after arrival, with two surviving. It could be that only two brothers arrived at Perth, Western Australia. My father knew of, and spoke of, two brothers. According to my father (whose information was always accurate) the two brothers set up their mining op- erations in Western Australia where rubies and diamonds might be found, confident that they would make their fortune and determined to succeed and prosper in life. The brothers were successful in finding the desired rubies and diamonds, but the gems were small and in those days not considered big enough to be sold commercially. So after putting their money and efforts in the unprofitable mines, the brothers closed them down and pursued other activities. The ancestors of one of the brothers stayed in Western Australia. My grandfather, the son of the second brother, subsequently moved with his wife and family to South Australia. Little is known about the Western Australian branch of the Owen family, by the South Australian branch, although in the 1980s there was renewed interest in tracing family history when it was found that there were two men each named Trevor Owen working in separate businesses in Alice Springs, Northern Territory, Australia. One is my brother and from further investigation, family members learned that the other is a direct descendant of the Western Australian branch of the Owen family, and the son of Wally and June Owen.

THE SOUTH AUSTRALIAN BRANCH OF THE OWEN FAMILY MY GREAT-GRANDPARENTS Edwin OWEN, born in Wrexham in Wales (source 1881 census of Denbighshire) was my great grandfather. On 14th September 1853 at Warrnambool, Victoria, he married Ellen CAVE. Their first child was born in 1854. As Victoria is on the East Coast of Australia and Edwin and his wife settled in Western Australia, it has been supposed that the marriage at Warrnambool may have been ‘in transit’ as Warrnambool is a seaport town. Or Edwin may have disembarked there originally, stayed for a short time, then gone on with his new wife to Western Australia. It is known that Ellen CAVE was the daughter of a family that had settled in Victoria. Her sister, born much later, remained there. Records show that Mary Anna Georgina CAVE was born in 1862 at Prahran (an inner suburb of Melbourne, capital city of Victoria) and died on 15 March 1904. She married Henry KAVANAGH (whose parents were Andrew KAVANAGH and Elizabeth Georgina KAVANAGH nee HOLLIDAY) and is buried in the St. Kilda Cemetery (inner suburb of Melbourne, Victoria).

Note: My father insisted that his grandmother was the natural niece of an engineer who had a large part in developing the Liv- erpool Dockyards. This man Sir John (??) CAVE was unmarried at the time of his death and died intestate. Ellen CAVE apparently attempted to make a claim on his estate and either returned to England herself, or was represented by another family member who returned to England to make the claim for her. She was unsuccessful in the claim because she was unable to prove her relationship - a fire had destroyed the wooden church in which marriage and baptismal records were held. We think this was in Australia, although the records could have been those of either her parents or her grandparents. My father said that the estate was paid into Government Revenue without recognition of any of the claims made by relatives in Australia. However the family name ‘CAVE’ was perpetuated in my father’s immediate family. June 2004 Volume 19, Issue 2 Owen Family News Page 5

ABOUT MY GRANDPARENTS I didn’t meet either of my grandparents – both died before I was born. My paternal grandfather, Frederick Charles OWEN was the son of Edwin and Ellen Owen and I believe was for some time before and after his marriage, a commissioned officer in the Australian Army. He was also a talented amateur musician who could ‘play anything by ear –he would just sit at the piano and the music would flow’. He married my grandmother, Emma WHITE in Western Australia. Frederick Charles OWEN left the Army and became a coach upholsterer, working mostly on high grade leather railway carriage upholstery, in those days apparently a skilled, specialist occupation. While living in Western Australia he and Emma had seven children and when work became scarce in the West, moved over to South Australia and settled in Hutt Street, Adelaide (the South Australian Capital City) when the youngest child was 4 years old. They traveled between Perth and Adelaide across the Great Australian Bight on what must have been quite a difficult, and at time very rough, voyage. Note: Emma WHITE may have originally come from South Australia – her sister, Mary FRY lived in Hutt Street, Adelaide until her death aged 91 years. My father and I regularly visited my great-aunt until her death, but my recollections of her are slight – she was then very old and I was too young to understand the significance of this last surviving member of my grandmother’s family. My grandparents and their family settled in Hutt Street, Adelaide, South Australia and were living there during the 1930s Depression. My father was the oldest boy, with two older sisters and several younger brothers. The family experienced the hardship of the depression. The boys worked part-time before and after school at the East End Market – my father and his siblings were roustabouts and, from the account of my uncle who died not long ago, were at times quite mischievous, making their own fun despite ‘hard times’. No doubt the boys needed to ‘let off steam’ since their mother, Emma, who was not physically strong and became chronically ill, died when the youngest was only six years old. Their two older sisters then cared for their father and brothers until each of the sisters married and had their own families. 16 years after his wife’s death Frederick died - by then the family had grown up - the youngest son was 22 years old.

THE SEVEN CHILDREN OF FREDERICK AND EMMA OWEN My father’s name was Oswald Trevor OWEN. One of seven children, he was the oldest boy - the third child, with two older sisters. Details of the seven children are as follows here (some details incomplete)

PARENTS OF OSWALD TREVOR OWEN AND THEIR CHILDREN Grandfather – Frederick Charles OWEN Grandmother Emma OWEN (nee WHITE) Their seven children in order of birth (all now deceased) were 1st child Alma Hersie WESTON (nee Owen) had three children, Amy Alma (born 26/01 sadly died 2/2), Raynor (now the oldest living member of our branch of the Owen family, aged 79 years) and Trevor. Raynor has a son, Christopher and is married to Merle. Trevor is married to Joan and has two daughters. Raynor and Trevor’s families are also married with children. 2nd child Jessic a Cave WHITELY (nee Owen) married Joseph Whitely but had no children. 3rd child Oswald Trevor OWEN (my father) – married Veronica (deceased) They had four children, twins who died within 5 months of their birth, and two surviving children, Trevor and Margaret. Trevor is married to Maria and has one daughter, Peta and three grandchildren. Trevor and Maria are retired. Margaret has two daughters, Sarah and Eleanore. Oswald Trevor remarried, to Evelyn Mary Lucy (also deceased) – no children. 4th childDavid OWEN was also married twice, firstly to Olive. They had one child, Barbara. All now deceased. His second marriage was to Laura (still living). They had twins. Debbie is now married with two children. Her twin brother unfortunately for the family, died at birth. 5th childRussell Maslin OWEN married Lou. They had no children and are both deceased. Lou (Louise) was Rusell’s first cousin, the daughter of Mary FRY. Russell worked for News Limited in Adelaide for 35 years. 6th childFrederick OWEN and his wife had three children, Neville, Christine and Kay, all married with children. 7thchild Ronald OWEN married Clarice BUTLER. They had one child, Sandra who married Fred HOPKINS. Fred is a fifth generation descendant of Cornish settlers. They have three adult children (two married) and three grandchildren. O

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OWEN GENEALOGY A BRANCH OF THE WALTER OWEN FAMILY TREE By Fred Owen

1. Walter Owen, b. 1628, immigrated 1650 indentured to James Williamson, a wealthy merchant.

2. Unknown Owen, b. 1660

3. Walter Owen b. 1708 in Henrico Co VA(?), d. testate in Lun 1765 m. Joyce Barnett, 1768.

4. Barnett, b. 1745, d. 1829 in Madison Co KY, m. Francis 1770 who b.1744 Madison Co., KY Ch: Walter, b. 1777, d.1840 Jackson Co IL, m. Jane Crooke; Martha (Patsy) 1765 – 1829 m. William Thornton; Sarah (Sallie)1767 – 1851, m. Alex Orchard; Frances 1773 – 1860 m. William Thorp; John “Leatherwood” 1775 – 1846, m. Polly Richardson; Jemima Linorua (?) b.1775, Mary (Polly) b.1787; Barnett, Jr. b. 1781, m. Hicksey Armstrong; Joicey 1784 – 1859, m. 1st. David Wilson, m. 2nd. William Watson(?); 5. William 1785 – 1857, m. Sally Crooke 4. Joseph, b.1747, d. 1791, m. Phoebe Staples d/o Thompson Staples; Ch: Brackett, Thomas, Josiah m. Retta; Sally m. Wm Broadless, Elizabeth m. John Brogan, Dicey m. James Drinkard; Fleming m. Rhoda; Stephen m. Mary; John, b.1761; Staples. 4. William, b.1748 Lunenburg Co., VA, d. 1826, Barren Co.,KY, m. Tabitha Crews, 1781 b.1765, d/o Richard and Ann Crews , d. Barren Co., KY; Ch: Tabitha m. Isaac Brown; Martha m. William Chapman; Nancy; Elizabeth m. Matthew Cruis e, Polly (Mary), b. 1792; Patsy; James C; Johnson (John), b. 1789, d. testate 1869 Barren Co., KY (Will 4/229) m. Amy. [The CH. Of John and Amy were: Felix; Henry L. m. Rhody; Virginia m. Hatcher; William; John W.; Martha m. Brooks; Gilley Ann m. Gillock; 4. David b. 1749 in Norfolk Co VA(?); d. 1816 Barren Co., KY, m. Sarah (Sallie) Crews m. 1771, d/o Richard and Ann Crews. Ch: Elizabeth “Betty”m. 1790 Hallifax Co., VA, d 1822 Barren Co., KY m. Joseph Martin, 1776, d. 1823 Barren Co., KY; John, b. 1774; Joseph b. 1772 Norfolk Co VA, Priscilla Tribble, 1790, (son Peter William m. Nancy Lock whose son was Walter Henry); Mary b. 1773 m. George Tribble, 1791; Patsey, b. 1772, m. Josiah Oaks, 1794; Nancy m James B. Martin, 1798; and

5. James J. b.1775 Halifax Co., VA d. 1839, Barren Co., KY m. 1st Rhoda Gray, 1794. d TN(?) abt. 1803, m. 2nd Sally (Rhoda is probably the mother of the first four children). Ch: James Crews b. 1795 in Halifax Co., VA m. Polly McConnell 1828 Barren Co., KY, b. 1796 in VA; Nancy b. 1796 Halifax Co., VA d. 1858 Barren Co., KY; David b. 1797 Halifax Co., VA m. 1st Sally and 2nd Mary Blankenship, 1832; John G. b. 1798 TN m. 1st Malinda Vaughn m. 2nd Nancy; Joseph m. Melvina Henry 1833; William m. Jane Grinstead, 1828; and

6. West, b 1802 TN, m. 1824 Barren Co., KY, d. 1879 Barren Co., KY m. Sally (Sarah) Grinstead 1824 in Barren Co., KY, b 1808 Barren Co., KY d. 1895 Barren Co., KY; Ch: Walter F. b. 1827 Barren Co., KY m. Elizabeth Martin, 1790; Joseph b. 1829 Barren Co., KY; Emily J. b. 1838 Barren Co., KY m. Samuel Kearney, Caldwell Co MO; John M. b. 1840 d. 1914 m. Mary (Sarah) Dickey b. 1843 d.1881 (Ch: Emma Alice b. 1862, Ella Mary b.1865, Bertha Clyde b. 1869, Arthur Samuel b. 1875, Henry Clarence b.1871); Sarah b.1842 m. James M. Self; Eliza P. b 1844 m. S. S. Martin; Josephine b.1848; James b. 1851; and

7. William D. b.1831 Barren Co. KY d. 1899 Barren Co. KY m. Margaret L (“Mac”) Dick 1860. Ch: Blanche b.1872 m. Henry Amos; Jeff Frank b.1861; Charles b.1864 Adamey Co., OR; Mamie b. 1874; Mary Estell (“Stella”) b 1876 m. Les C Hays; Fred (“Pete”) b. 1879 d.1925; Samuel b.1869 d. 1962 in FL m. Miss Parker; and

8. Martin b. 1867 Barren Co., KY d. 1953 in Houston, TX m. Bettie Hindman b. 1876 Barren Co., KY d. 1942 in MS (Grand Bay AL) Ch: Clarence Hindman b. 1896 d. 1961 Houston, TX m. Aliece Kanstrup d. 1959 Houston, TX; Clara Frances b.1898 d. 1900; Robert Martin b. 1907 d.1970 Houston, TX m. Lillian Knight; William Franklin b. 1903 Barren Co., KY d. 1973 Houston, TX m. Nola, 1926. O June 2004 Volume 19, Issue 2 Owen Family News Page 7

Owen Faith and Valor 24th & Franklin Richmond Va 21 Dec 63 My dear Wife, Yr letter of the 19th is received. I am truly sorry you met with the misfortune to lose your trunk and the articles of such value to you but it might have been a great deal worse and instead of grieving over the mishap I hope you will take it easy. God will certainly protect us and care for us under all circumstances if we are found worthy his attention and I hope you will not give way to what may be considered of small moment in comparison to what might befall us in one moment if God should neglect or forget us. All the substance of this life is as chaff and we should learn to submit to our trials when they come. You seem to forget how God has shielded us and cared for us in past time, given us life and health and prosperity and what claim had we to expect these blessings? You seem to forget that I have passed through half a dozen desperate battles when death reigned around and men fell by hundreds on every side and still came out unhurt and unscathed tho’ my company, my commander, my messmates and bedfellows have been taken time and again. If God did not watch over me and cared for me what could have saved and protected me in these desperate conflicts? Man could not avail anything then for in such times man can not save himself. Who saved me at Gettysburg when 29 out of 31 officers were struck down killed or wounded and all my company except one other man? One night several weeks after the Battle of Gettysburg I lay down very much dissatisfied about my condition and situation and after spending several restless hours in thinking over my grievances and how fate, as I imagined it, I fell asleep and dreamed as follows: We were advancing in line of battle upon the enemy troops on my right and left shot dead away as far as the eye could see all pressing on the fearful conflict. I could hear the fearful reports of five batteries of cannon and the perpetual roar of fifty thousand muskets while a dark cloud of smoke hung over the field man- tling everything as the gloom of dusky sunset. Far away to the front I saw the dim outlines of lofty hills, broken rocks and lofty precipices which resembled Gettysburg. As we advanced further I found we were fighting that great battle over again and I saw some- thing before me like a thin shadow which I tried to go by but it kept in front of me and whichever way I turned it still appeared between me and the enemy. Nobody else seemed to see or notice the shadow which looked as thin as smoke and did not present myself to the enemy distinctly thru’ it. I felt troubled and op- pressed but still the shadow went out before me. I moved forward in the thickest of the fray trying to loose sight of it and went all through the Battle of Get- tysburg again with the shadow ever before me and between me and the enemy and when we came out beyond the danger of shot it spoke and said to me “ I am June 2004 Volume 19, Issue 2 Owen Family News Page 8 the Angel that protected you. I will never leave nor forsake you.” The surprise was so great that I awoke and burst into tears. What had I done that should entitle me to such favours beyond tho’ hundreds of brave and reputed good men who had fallen on that day leaving widowed mothers and widowed wives, orphan children and disconsolate families to mourn their fates? I felt that I was blessed beyond my deserts and shall not complain at the little misfortunes of this life. God sees us always and provides for us as he sees fit. He means this little misfortune as chastisement for some neglect of duty and awaken a sense of dependence upon him. Look to him and be industrious and serving and all things will work well in the end. This war has been a blessing to me and you will honestly say so or thinks so, still it had been the cause of a change in me that all of the eloquence of the best sermons could not have produced. Real suffering and danger has taught me to rely upon God above and it has saved me from sickness and death. You must cheer up and not repine at these little things. I am afraid you are not enough like Job and don’t practice patience enough under trials. If it appears necessary I will sell my Negroes and it may be best for us to do so but unless it is absolutely necessary I think it a sin and prefer retaining them. I will look around and see what I can do for you. I have very good acquaintances in Richmond but I never have failed where I fixed my will to do anything. If I ought to get out of the War, God will point out the way and unless I am following his will I must remain . He will find a way to inform me what to do. Be cheerful and don’t repine. I am using every effort to get a leave of absence and will come as soon as I can. Until then I am as ever Devotedly Yrs, Henry My love to Ma & Brothers (Letter written to his wife six months after Pickett’s Charge, Gettysburg, PA. Permission to reprint provided to Kimberly A. Owen, Henry Thweatt Owen Papers, 1822-1929. [Letter dated 21 Dec 1863], Accession 28154, Personal Papers collection, Library of Virginia. Photograph courtesy of Elaine Peacock.) O Reuben Pickett Owen and His Descendants, Part 7 A Son of William and Drucilla Echols Owen Researched and compiled by Lee Gentemenn and Josephine Moeller Written and compiled by Karen Grubaugh

Reuben Pickett Owen, Jr. was the sixth child of Reuben Pickett and Patsy Wells Owen. The fifth child was Emily Owen about whom little is known. Reuben, on the other hand, left a wonderful legacy. Born 26 Aug 1814 in Madisonville, Hopkins Co., KY and married 1st Mary Harriet Lewis 7 Jan 1835 in Hickman Co., KY who died 5 Nov 1883 in Stoddard Co., MO. He married 2nd Callie Clubb in Nov. 0f 1885, Stoddard Co., MO. As a well known citizen of Southeast Missouri, his biography was published by Goodspeed’s Publishing Co., in 1888 as part of The History of Southeast Missouri, p. 1046. “R. P. Owen, ex-judge, probate jodge, and attorney-at-law, is a native of Hopkins Co., KY born near Madi- sonville, August 26, 1814 and is the son of Reuben and Patsy (Wells) Owen, and a grandson of William Owen, who had two sons in the Revolutionary War. He died in Georgia, whither he had immigrated at an early date. The Owen family originally came from Wales and was represented by three brothers, from whom sprang the Owen family in America. The Wells family were Carolinians. R. P., the subject of this sketch, was reared in Kentucky, where he remained until 1841, when he immigrated to Stoddard County, MO, with his family—his wife and two children. In 1842, he located in Bloomfield, and was appointed deputy clerk. He was afterward appointed by Judge Cook to fill the vacancy, and at the next general election was chosen to fill that position. He was then elected to three successive terms of six years each, and served in this capacity for nearly twenty years. During this time he studied law, and received his license in 1859. In 1863 he began practicing. During the war he ran a steam grist-mill, and had to feed both the Northern and Southern armies. In 1863 he began practicing his profession and in 1870 he was elected judge of the 23rd Judicial Circuit, and re-elected in 1874, serving until 1880, when he was re-elected to the same office. He held this position about 14 years, since which time he has been engaged in the practice of his profession. (to be continued in the Sep. 2004 issue) June 2004 Volume 19, Issue 2 Owen Family News Page 9 Let’s Communicate: Queries, Queries, We Want Queries!

Send your queries to Karen Grubaugh, Editor. 111 Stonegate North, Boene TX 78006 or [email protected] ? Alan Smith, 1302 Okanogan, Ellensburg, WA 98926 [[email protected]] wants to know more about the Edward Owins found on the Person Co., NC 1820 federal census. He may be Alan’s ggg-gf. Ed- ward and his wife were over the age of 45 with 2 boys b. 1810-1820, 2 boys b. 1809-1804 one of whom may be Joseph Branch Owen, 1 boy b. 1794-1804 who may have been Joshua Owen, 2 girls b. 1810-1820 and 1 girl b. 1804-1809, who may have been Mary Ann Owen 2nd wife of John Fulcher. Owens who owned property in Person Co. NC between 1820-1850 and may be related to Edward are Patsy, Martha, Rebecca or Becky, Mary, Jesse, John, William Henry and Branch. Do recognize this Edward Owen? If so, contact Alan. ? Carole Spencer, 603 Oak Park Blvd., Cedar Falls IA 50613 [[email protected]] is searching for John Owens d. 1781 Morgan Twp., Washington Co. (now Greene Co.) PA and wife Susannah. Their ch: John, David [m. Mary Polly Meranda], Vincent, George, Mary, James [m. Sarah Brochears], Sarah [m. Richard Gragston. Ch., abt 1800, lived in Bracken Co., KY, Washington Co. IN and Jackson Co. IN. Susannah Owens m. 2nd McMullin, she d. 26 Jan 1890 in childbirth. The baby was given to her daughter, Mary. Carole wants to know Susannah’s maiden name, date of m., given name of 2nd husband, information abt the baby given to Mary Owens and any proof supporting John Owens as a Revolutionary War soldier or patriot. ? Judy Peeples, 914 Texas Ave. 6N, League City, TX 77573 281-316-1792 [[email protected]] wants verification of the parents of Thomas E. Owen m. Mary W. Petty [d/o Spencer and Elizabeth Hill Petty] 1839, Halifax Co., VA 8 Jul 1839. Ch: Thomas G., Richard Hill, Elizabeth R. and Mary Elizabeth b: Haywood Co., TN ca. 1840 . Son Alexander P. was born Red River Co., TX aft. 1852.. Could this Thomas E. Owen be the son of Thomas and Nancy Hill [sister of Elizabeth above] Owen? A son, Thomas, is listed in the Halifax Co., VA estae records of Thomas Owen. Additionally, is the Thomas Owen who married Mary Boxley proven to be the son of John Owen? Was Thomas E. Owen descended from an early VA governor? ? William E. Dunn, 1590 SW 209th AV, Beaverton, OR 97006; 503-649-8044 [[email protected]] wants any piece of information about William and Dorcas Stephens Owen to whom son Eli Owen was born in KY, 16 July 1819, d. 27 Aug 1892, Moberly, Randolph Co., MO. William Owen died intestate 22 Jul 1843, Randolph Co., MO. Eli m. Amanda Melvin Baker, d/o Dudley and Margaret Newman Baker on 15 Nov., 1841, Moberly, Randolph Co., MO. Their ch: Thomas D., Marion, Nancy, Emily M, Charles Marion, Amanda and Lucinda who d. 1851. Eli m. 2nd, Mary Stagner on 25 Mar 1857, she d. 15 May 1858. Eli m. 3rd, 11 April 1859, Mary Jane Morgan Grimes. Their ch: Henry, Betty, Minnir Sue and Ursalee. Mary d. Nov. 1905. ? Nancy Ann Webb McLaughlin, 93 N. 300 W, Brigham City, UT 84302-2029; 435-723-8746 [[email protected]] seeks information about Joshua & Sarah Harrison Butcher Owen both b. abt. 1801 NC/TN. Ch: William Hamilton, Joseph [both b. TN], Andrew, John P., Manering Burks, Sarah A. [Nancy’s gr-grandmother], Simeon M. Salina M. Nancy R., and Thomas [all b. MO]. Later Sarah, John, Sa- lina and Nancy R, removed to TX. ? Edgar Owen, 149 Longview AV, Danville VA 24541-6523 [[email protected]] seeks information about Davis Owen m. Elizabeth Lax, d/o Joel Lax, 27 Nov 1815, Halifax Co. VA. Also who were parents of John Thomas Owen who m. Elizabeth Conner, d/o Allen Conner, 8 Sep. 1840, Halifax Co. VA? ? Marvin E. Owen, 3036 Brakley Dr., Baton Rouge, LA 70816, 225-292-0099 [[email protected]] seeks a family record about Thomas Owe n b. 19 Nov 1809 per tombstone, who m. in 1840. Was he b. in SC? Does anyone have proof he was born 19 Nov 1809? (continued) March 2004 Volume 19, Issue 1 Owen Family News Page 10 Queries continued: ? John Owen 136 Cambray Circle, St. Mary’s, GA 31558, 912-576-5209 [[email protected]] is seeking information about descendants of (1) Walter O. Owen b. abt. 1708, Henrico Co., VA d. 11 July 1765 in Lunenburg Co., VA m. Joyce Barnett. (2) Barnet Owen b. 1738, Lunenburg Co., VA d. 1829, Madison Co., KY m. Frances Whitlow. (3) William Owen b. 26 Aug 1785, Lunenburg Co., VA d. 24 Oct 1857, Greene Co., IN m. Sally Cooke. (4) Henry Clay Owen b. 15 Oct. 1814, Madison Co., KY d. 7 Mat 1886 Newberry, Greene Co., IN m. Mary Frances Jones. (5) James Madison Owen b. 17 May 1835 d. 9 May 1908, m. Sarah Caroline Crossland. (6) Oliver Leslie Owen b. 3 April 1887 d. 8 Mar 1971 m. Nellie May Shields. (7) Harold Clyde Owen b. 3 Sep 1919 d. 6 Mar 1979 m. Rebecca Dale Howard, who were John’s grandparents. (John, be sure to contact Wanda Cart below as well as Fred Owen whose Walter Owen lineage is on page 6 of this issue. Ed.) ? Margary Nelson P O Box 352, Crescent City, FL 32112, 386-698-1991 is seeking information about her grandfather, Alfred Owens b. 1876, who served in the Spanish American War and the Spanish Ameri- can Filipino War. His father is believed to have been Jordan Owen and his grandfather, who reared him, was Noah Owens m. Sarah Jane Davis. Noah Owens served with several PA Vol. Units during the Civil War. His name was spelled with an “S” in these records. Noah was the son of Thomas and Hannah Owen who d. in Philadelphia, PA. ? Deborah Cavel-Greant [[email protected]] posted this query on [email protected]. Can anyone help her? If you have information and do not have email, send the information to me and I will get it to her and have her contact you. Her 4th ggf was David Owen b. ab.t 1760 NC or VA d. 1843 Clay Co., IN. whose ch: Rebecca Owen b. 1785 NC, m. Samuel Kizziah b. 13 Sep 1808 in Pulaski Co., KY d. Clay Co. IN; Presley Owen b. 1793 NC d. 1858, Galena, Stone Co., MO; Wilburn Owen b. 1787 NC d. by 1840 Clay Co., IN; Jonathan Owen b. 1799 NC d. abt. 1828 Clay Col, IN m. Louise Taylor; Joseph (Joel) Owen b. abt. 1790 NC m. Martha Patsy Lankford; Susannah Owe n b. 1805 KY d. aft. 1850 m. James Taylor; David Owen d. abt. 1828 Clay Col, IN is found on the 1810 Rockcastle Co., KY with the families of Stephen Langford, Morton Owen, Elisha Owen and Samuel Keziah. ? Wanda Cart 4416 Fox Meadow Cove, Jonesboro AR 72404 870-268-1128 [[email protected]] also seeks more information about the Walter Owen who married Joicy Barnett see John Owen’s query above. (She is in touch with Fred Owen) The information she has can be found at ancestry.com under “Cart, Fryman, Owen and Wright Families” at http://worldconnect.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi? op=GET&db=wlcart&id=I448. ? Kim Owen 8006 Cottesmore Ct., Richmond VA 23228, 804-756-1583 [[email protected]] seeks information about Bartholomew Owen, b. 24 Aug 1619 d, 31 Jan 1677/78 m. Johanna J. Lewis abt. 1666. Bartholomew immigrated to Surry County, VA from Steventon Parish, Berkshire, England. He was a life long resident of Surry Co., VA. My lineage after Bartholomew is Robert Owen, Jr., John Owen, Drury Owen I, Drury Owen II, Anderson Carson Owen, Bruce Wooding Owen, Hampton C. Owen, Sr., and Hampton C. Owen, Jr. If you are related to this line please contact Kim. ? Frances Taylor 2239 23rd AV, Sacramento, CA [[email protected]] wants to know more about her grandmother and her grandmother’s Owen family. She was Elizabeth Anne Owen b. 6 May 1852 GA, d. 6 Mar 1905 TX m. George T. H. Gillespie. Her parents were Ransome Franklin Owen and Elizabeth Portlock Sweeney. She lived in Columbia Co., AR near Magnolia as a girl.

Millie Cuellar’s query brought a response from Louise Rasmusson. Not only are they cousins but live just a few miles from one another. Millie found not only genealogical information but also a nearby cousin!

Have you been helped by this column? Tell your editor. She wants to know all the details. O

June 2004 Volume 19, Issue 2 Owen Family News Page 11 Welcome New Members •John A. Owen (#342) 136 Cambray Circle, St. Mary’s GA 31558, 912-576-5209, [email protected] Earliest Owen ancestor: William Owen b.26 Aug 1785 d.24 Aug 1857 Lunenburg Co., KY m. Sally Cooke •Michael Patrick Owen (#343) 804 West Henry St., Linden NJ 07036, 732-887-7182, [email protected]. Earliest Owen ancestor: John Owen 1801-1856 m.Mary Ann Browner. •Tyler Owen (#344) 200 No. 55th St., Omaha NE 68132, 402-502-0323, [email protected]. Earliest Owen ancestor: believed to be Thomas Owen f/o John Owen 1676-1767 m. Sarah Brackett. •John Cannon (#345) 4081 Mount Zion Church Rd., Valdosta GA 31605, 229-244-5488, Can- [email protected]. Earliest Owen ancestor: Uriah Owen 1758-1820 VA m. Sarah Everett •Robert G. Hoskinson (#346) 4511 Mile of Sunshine Rd., Louisville KY 40219, 502-968-9493, [email protected]. Earliest Owen ancestor: Bartholomew Owen m. Joanna. •Lela Louise Hardin (#347) 4520 Somers AV, North Little Rock, AR 72116, 501-753-0265, Farmerhar- [email protected]. Earliest Owen ancestor: Larkin Owen abt.1779-1849 m.2nd Margaret Elliott 1782-1856 •Thomas Whitfield Athey (#348) 2305 Gold Mine Rd., Brookeville MD 20833, 301-570-0923 wa- [email protected]. Earliest Owen ancestor: Thomas Owen abt.1725—abt.1805 m. Dorothy Hardeman. •William E, Turner III (#349) PMB 115, 419 The Parkway, Greer, SC 29650, 864-292-9611, [email protected]. Earliest Owen ancestor: Howell L. Owens b. abt. 1830 GA/NC m. Harriett Sander- line b.abt.1845 SC/NC •Robert H. Lyon (#350) 1460 Canyon Trail Rd., Billilngs, MT 59101, 406-245-4381, [email protected]. Earliest Owen ancestor: Thomas Owen abt 1605/15 , Wales. •Earl E. Owens (#351) 868 Tierra Dr., NE, Salem OR 97301, 503-362-2228, [email protected]. Earliest Owen ancestor: John R. Owen b. abt. 1807 Davidson Co., NC m. Loverly A. Oneal.

If you have information about these Owen(s) lines, please contact the new member.

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION For information or an application for membership, please e-mail [email protected] or write to: Owen Family Association c/o Arnold Owen P O BOX 692, Westtown, PA 19395-0692.

2004 OWEN FAMILY ASSOCIATION MEMBERSHIP ROSTER

Due to many corrections and additions, included in this issue is the newly updated 2004 Owen Fam- ily Association Membership Roster. Please note that it is organized alphabetically and in addition to contact information, includes the earliest known Owen ancestor of each member. Won’t you take the time to contact those folks with whom you share an early Owen ancestor? Once you have connected, I would like to know what you learned from each other as well as the human interest stories that come from finding one’s long lost cousins. Such is the fodder of marvelous articles! In addition to sharing our stories, the Owen Family News would like to regularly publish articles on each branch of the Owen surname listed as an earliest known ancestor on the roster. To that end, please send me the Descendancy Chart of your earliest Owen ancestor and any comments that might be used in future articles. See the Reuben Pickett Owen articles as an example. Again, I ask you to notify the treasurer, Bill Grubaugh, 111 Stonegate North, Boerne TX 78006, of any corrections, changes or additions. He will pass the information to me. We particularly want to know current email addresses and your earliest Owen ancestor. Please send your suggestions and copies of other genealogy newsletters to me at the same address listed above so the Owen Family News can be improved; we are constantly striving to achieve excellence. O Owen Family News 1st class postage “Owen, a name worth knowing”

Owen Family Association Bill Grubaugh, Publisher 111 Stonegate North Boerne, TX 78006

Association Officers: Mr. Arnold C. Owen, President P.O. Box 692 Westtown, PA 19395-0692 (610) 399-0146 (941) 629-8211 (Winter) [email protected]

Board of Directors published quarterly and is subject to copyright. Robert McCrary George Shirley C. Owen Johnson OWEN FAMILY NEWS

Volume 19, Issue 3 Published by Owen Family Association September 2004 page 1 htpp//www.geocities.com/~owenfamily OWEN FAMILY DNA PROJECT RESULTS

By Fred Owen

Last September, at the bi-annual Owen Family Association. Reunion, our members voted to participate in a DNA project. Under Association Vice President, INSIDE THIS ISSUE Fred Owen’s leadership the project has made great strides. The following arti-

Our Feature Article: cle, written by Fred, outlines the exciting results. Fred is handing the project to DescendantsFeature of Article: William and another manager, but the project is on going so any of you who wish to partici- DrucillaThe Owen Echols Latrille Owen Family—Part 4 pate may do so at any time. If interested in helping, please contact Fred Owen C. Owenby Johnson or Arnie Owen. [Ed.] Owen EduardoPage Owen52 Palma Page 4 On page six is a summary of the results of the DNA testing for the 24 Reuben Pickett Owen people who participated in this initial phase of the project. All but two of you andWilliam His JosephDescendants: Owen consented to circulating the results of the testing to the other participants. How- Biography by Chris Hanlin Adrian Boone Owen ever, because the consent is limited to only the participants, you should not dis- Jody PageMoeller 2 and seminate this information to any others unless those whose names are intended Lee Gentemenn Bill GrubaughPage 55 Biography to be divulged have so consented. Page 3 IN FUTURE ISSUES Many of you also gave your permission for your names and e-mail ad- Descendants of dresses to be included in the Owen Family Association News advising of the re- - March Feature Article - sults of the DNA testing, the intent being to circulate information to others in Reuben Descendants Pickett Owenof William—Part and 7b the hope of locating a common ancestor/descendant and possibly encouraging Drucillaby Josephine Echols Owen Moeller—Part 5 by C. OwenPage Johnson4 others to participate in the DNA testing. This will be done at a later date; how- ˜ ever, names of those who did not consent will not be included in the newsletter HenryDescendants “Buck” Owen of and article. At this time 3 of the 24 have not responded to my e-mail requesting ReubenHis Pickett Descendants Owen— Part 4 such consent. Accordingly, their names will not be divulged and their com- byBy JosephineThomas Marshall Moeller monality of ancestry, if any, will remain unknown --- at least for a period of Page˜ 5 time. A David Franklin Owen HowNarrative Good Several of you have requested a brief summary of the meaning of the areby theHugh LDS Goodman Records? various categories and an explanation interpreting “genetic distances”. Here- By Jane Hillard ˜ with is my simplistic understanding of the meaning of those terms. For a more DescendancyPage 8 of thorough interpretation, I refer you to your kit number and password at Henry “Buck” Owen [email protected] and click on “Explanation of Genetic Distance” or By AMarshall Book Review Thomas By C. Owen Johnson phone FamilyTree DNA at 713-868-1438 if the explanation in your personal ˜ page is insufficient. (Continued on page 6) Ewing ElmerPage Fidler 10 Story

IN ByFUTURE Louis Owen ISSUES

“ThomasOwen Histories J. Owen” from ChrisAnnzanetta Hanlin Owen

September 2004 Volume 19, Issue 3 Owen Family News Page 2 Editorial Staff The President’s Message of the by Arnie Owen Owen Family News ARE YOU AN ACTIVE MEMBER Editor & Chief Are you an active member, the kind who would be Karen Grubaugh missed or are you just content that your name is on the list? Publisher Bill Grubaugh Do you attend reunions and mingle with the 111 Stonegate North flock, or do you stay away and criticize and knock? Boerne TX 78006 (830) 249-3487 (FAX & voice) Do you take an active part to help work along, or are you the kind [email protected] who “Just belong?”

Contributing Editors: Do you ever work on committees to see that there is no trick, or leave the work to just a few and talk about the clique? Jane Owen Hillard 3419 Mt. Rainier Dr. So come to the reunions often and help with hand and heart, Louisville, KY 40244 don’t be just a member but take an active part! (502) 426-4771 Think this over, you know right from wrong, are you an active Kimberly Ayn Owen member or do you just belong? 8006 Cottesmore Ct. Arnie Richmond, VA 23228 [email protected] William Joseph Owen Biograph Compiled and written by Chris Hamlin C. Owen Johnson Crystal Plaza #809 So. William Joseph Owen was born November 4, 1833 in Cedar Plains, 211 Jeff Davis Hwy. Morgan County, Alabama. He was the eldest of eight known children Arlington, VA 22202 of Charles Banks Owen (1812 - 1876) and Ann (MNU) Owen (1812 - (703) 415-1473 1890). Lavina Adaline Sandlin was born July 23, 1836, near Massey, Mor- William P. Owen, III gan County, Alabama; the third of eight children born to Randolph P O Box 24165 Sandlin (1806 - 1887) and Lydia Whisonant (1815 - 1878). Fort Lauderdale, FL 33307 They were married October 26, 1853. Their children were: [email protected]

Publication Dates 1. Robert Goodman "Big Bud" Owen, b. 1855. March, June, September 2. John Edmond "Eddy" Owen, b. 7 Oct. 1856. And December 3. Susan E "Susie" Owen, b. 17 Sept. 1858. Deadlines are the 10th day of the 4. Sallie E. Owen, b. abt. 1860. month preceding publication 5. William H. "Will" Owen b. 16 January 1865. Submission of lineages, biographies, pho- 6. Erin Augusta "Eva?" Owen, b. 20 April 1869. tographs, historical and genealogical data 7. Rubin C. "Randolph?" Owen, b. 12 April 1871. about any Owen anywhere is encouraged! 8. infant Owen, only one date on tombstone, August 1872. Your ideas for the newsletter are also so- 9. Lydia A. Owen, b. abt. 1875. licited, just contact the editor. 10. James Odia "Odie" Owen, b. 30 March 1878; d. 19 July 1878. (to be continued in the December 2004 issue) September 2004 Volume 19, Issue 3 Owen Family News Page 3 Owen Family Association Officers 2003-2005 President ...... Arnold Owen Vice President ...... Fred Owen Secretary...... George Shirley Treasurer & Publisher...... Bill Grubaugh Historian...... Jim Owens Editor...... Karen Grubaugh

Biography of our Treasurer, Bill Grubaugh Fourth in a series of OFA Officer’s biographies by Karen Grubaugh

The son of Willie A. and Laura Mildred White Grubaugh, Bill Grubaugh was born in Vandalia, Fayette Co., IL. While serving in the United States Air Force, Bill earned his accounting degree at Michigan State University. Following college and until retirement, he was an Air Force finance officer and an instructor at Officer Training School until his retirement in 1976. With his wife, newsletter editor Karen Grubaugh, they make their home in Boerne TX. They have a large blended family of nine children, 20 grandchildren and seven great grandchildren. Bill’s interest in genealogy began when he and Karen married in 1975. Bill has happily run copy machines, navigated back roads to lost cemeteries, and spent hours reading microfilm in libraries across the nation. His interest in the Owen Family Asso. was a natural consequence to searching for Karen’s Owen ancestors. Like other board members, Bill would like to see the association become internet based. When asked what he thinks of as commonplace today that would have been alien to an earlier generation, he lists digital cameras, digital watches, DVDs, personal computers, low carb dieting, home sprinkling sys- tems, and weekends of leisure. His most vividly remembered historical events include the attack on Pearl Harbor, his service in the Vietnam War, the moon landing, and the terrorist attack of Sep. 11, 2001.

Reuben Pickett Owen and His Descendants, Part 7 b Son of William and Drucilla Echols Owen Researched and compiled by Lee Gentemenn and Josephine Moeller

(Continued from June 2004 issue as published by Goodspeed’s History of Southeast Missouri, p. 1046.) He has never been defeated in running for office and has been in office the principal part of his life until he resigned his judgeship. In January, 1885, he went to Texas where he was engaged in the mercantile business, which he carried on until May, 1886, when he came home. Many years previous to this (January 7, 1835) he married Miss Mary H Lewis, a native of Tennessee. Nine children were born to this union, four now living: Martha M. (widow of Samuel Montgomery). Mary E. (widow of J. W. Leach), Catherine (wife of R. T. Seckel) and Minerva O. (wife of Dr. Turnbaugh). Those deceased are Laura, Lizzie A., Josephine, Adelia, and Roxie A. Mrs. Owen died November 5, 1883. She was a member of the Baptist Church, as is Mr. Owen. He is a member of the Masonic Lodge and is one of the prominent men of Southeast Missouri—an old pio- neer and a useful citizen.

The following is from the Bloomfield Missouri Vindicator, published Friday, October 16, 1891: Judge Rubin Picket Owen died at his home in Dexter at one o’clock p.m., Tuesday, October 13th. Old age and general failure of vital organs to perform their functions was the cause of his death. The machinery of his physical being had worn out, and he sank peacefully and without murmur into the gloomy folds of that sleep that knows no waking. Many relatives and friends were with him at the last and with their loving ministrations gently smoothed the rugged pathway to the grave. His remains were brought to Bloomfield on Wednesday and con- veyed to the Baptist Church where the Rev. I.P. Langley of Poplar Bluff, delivered a beautiful and impressive funeral sermon. He paid many touching and beautiful tributes of respect to the memory of the aged patriot (continued on p. 9) September 2004 Volume 19, Issue 3 Owen Family News Page 4 The Owen Latrille Family of Chili By Owen Eduardo Owen Palma of Sydney, Australia Naming System

Since the Owen and Latrille families first met in Chile where Spanish is spoken, the naming system used in most of this document will follow the traditional Spanish naming system i.e. Given name(s) + Father’s family name + mother’s maiden family name.

Historic Context

When the Owens and the Latrilles first arrived in Tocopilla, this mining town was Bolivian. Later on, after the 1879 war between Chile and the Bolivian-Peruvian Confederation, that Chile won, all that area of the Atacama Desert was annexed to Chile.

The Owen Family

John Owen Price and his wife Anita Jones Bates first arrived in Concepcion, Chile, from Wales (Great Britain), their country of origin late in the XIX Century. Judging from the 1891 British Census, it seems that Anita Jones was born in Chile but was a British subject. At this stage, it is still not clear from what specific region of Wales they came. Later on, they moved north to Coquimbo (more precisely, Guayacán, a mining town) where they spent some time involved in the mining business. From that mining town they moved further north to Tocopilla. There they finally settled and became deeply involved in copper mining activities and the civic and social lives of the town.

In Tocopilla, Owen Edward Owen Jones (son of John Owen Price and Anita Jones Bates) married Juana Isabel Latrille Almendares, one of the grandchildren of Domingo Latrille, the founder of the mining town, who, together with his brother Máximo, a French migrant called Meunier and an indigenous guide called Hermenegildo Coca, discovered some rich nitrate (saltpetre) deposits in the then Bolivian desert, in 1857. Nitrate was initially used to make gunpowder and, later on, as a natural fertiliser and, in those days, it was exported in great quantities to overseas countries. With the time, at one stage early in the XX Century, there were over 170 nitrate mines in operation in the northern part of Chile.

The Latrille Family

Dominique Latrille was born in the French City of Pau. He was the oldest son of Jean-Pierre Latrille and Françoise Loustauneau. The names of his siblings were Maximian, Sylvestre, Joseph and Euphrasia.

Dominique, and his younger brother Maximian, arrived in Valparaíso, Chile, in 1840, age 22. There, as it was customary in that part of the world in those days, they were given the Spanish names Domingo and Máximo. Later on, Domingo and his brother Máximo moved north to Cobija, then the capital of the Bolivian Department of Atacama. Once there, they started their own mine exploration and exploitation activities that led to the discovery of large deposits of guano and nitrate in the Atacama Desert and the foundation of the mining town of Tocopilla. They also got involved in the mining and processing of copper.

Domingo Latrille met and married Juana Petisco Ramírez in Cobija. Juana Petisco was Peruvian and the daughter of a retired Spanish general. They had four children : Francisco (born in 1845), Máximo Roch (born in 1847), Juan Valentín (born in 1849) and Domingo Bernard (born in 1855). September 2004 Volume 19, Issue 3 Owen Family News Page 5 in 1847), Juan Valentín (born in 1849) and Domingo Bernard (born in 1855).

Domingo (Dominique) Latrille died in a small Aymara (a South American indigenous group) village called Huatacondo, where he retired to for the last twenty years of his life without his family. Huatacondo is 230 kms from the coastal city of Iquique, towards the Andes Mountains.

Domingo Bernard, Domingo’s youngest son, married Gregoria Almendares Aros (of Basque Spanish ancestry) in Tocopilla. They had 13 children, Juana Isabel Latrille Almendares being the youngest. She eventually married Owen Edward Owen Jones, also in Tocopilla. Owen Edward and Juana Isabel had five children: Owen Eduardo, Ana, Kenneth (who died aged 4), Juan Valentín (my father) and Olga.

Juan Valentin Owen Latrille married a Spanish background Chilean lady, Digna Emérita Palma Gon- zález. They had three children: John Serge, Owen Eduardo (me) and Lilyan del Carmen.

I, Owen Eduardo Owen Palma married Lucila (Lucy) Mena Fica. We have two children: Lucy Grace and Owen Edward (Eddie). We have lived in Sydney, Australia, since March 1972. We left Chile due to po- litical reasons under the socialist government of Salvador Allende.

Our daughter Lucy Grace Owen Mena married Stelios Partasis, born in London (England) of Greek- Cypriot parents, in Sydney, Australia. They have two daughters : Madeleine (6) and Marielle (2). The “lingua franca” at their home is English, but my granddaughters are also exposed to both the Greek and the Spanish languages and cultures.

Our son Owen Edward Owen Mena (Eddie) is engaged to be married in December this year to Cé- cile Boneau, native of Toulouse, France, a high school teacher of French who has lived and worked in Sydney, Australia, for the last four years.

To the best of my knowledge there is only one Owen family in Chile and we are the only members of the Chilean branch of the Owens in Australia.

Henry “Buck” Owen and His Descendants By Marshall Thomas Henry “Buck” Owen (1812-1886) was born in VA and died in Clarksville, Red River Co., TX. He married Susan about 1839 in Monroe or Lowndes Co., MS. She was born 6 Nov 1824 in NC and died 2 Oct 1884 in Clarksville, Red River Co., TX. The couple lived in MS until about 1842, in AR until sometime before 1848, when they made Red River Co., TX their residence. They both rest in the Lanes Chapel Cemetery in Red River Co., TX. Their children are: Nancy, b. 1840, Lowndes Co., MS; d, 1902; m. John P. Messick., 10 Jul 1866, Red River Co., TX Sarah (Sally) A., b. 1842 AR, d. 1910; m. (1) William P. Messick, 10 Jul 1866, Red River Co. TX; m. (2)Elisha Payne, 23 Jul 1877, Red River Co., TX. (Note: The Owen sisters, Nancy and Sally, married the Messick brothers, John and William.) Richard , b. abt. 1845 Thomas C., b. 30 June 1848, Clarksville, Red River Co., TX; d. 5 Jan 1924, Red River Co., TX; m. (1) Isabella McGraw 15 Sep 1869, Clarksville, Red River Co., TX and m. (2) Martha Alice Raines, 21 Dec. 1878 also in Red River Co. TX. Benjamin Franklin, b. 17 Apr 1852, d. 26 May 1917 both in Clarksville, Red River Co., TX; m. (1) Lydia Elizabeth Longe 10 Jan 1872 in Clarksville, Red River Co., TX and m. (2) Cora McEllhaney after 1904 in Red River Co. TX. (to be continued in the Dec. 2004 Issue) September 2004 Volume 19, Issue 3 Owen Family News Page 6 Owen Family DNA Project Results (con’t from front page)

THE 12 MARKER TEST: If you have a perfect 12/12 match with someone, it means you share a common male ancestor with the person who shares your surname or a variant of the name Owen(s), such as Oen, Owin or Owan. The common ancestor likely occurred within the last 14.5 generations (approx 300 years). -----If you mismatch by only 1 point on only 1 marker, you are classified as being one genetic distance from that person and possibly related. -----If you mismatch by 2 points, you are probably not related and if you mismatch by more than 2 points, you are not related. THE 25 MARKER TEST: If you have a perfect 25/25 match with someone, the interpretation is the same as with the 12 marker test, except that the common ancestor is likely within the last 7 generations (approx 175 years). -----If you mismatch by only 1 point on only 1 marker with a male person named Owen or a variant thereof, you are related. -----If you mismatch by 2 points, you are probably related; by 3 points, you are probably not related and by more than 3 points, you are not related.

NAME, EXACT MATCHES E-MAIL ADDRESS, (Number in front of a name indicates “Genetic Distance”) or KIT NUMBER Y 12 Matches Y 25 Matches

Linda Owen Anders (18078) Dewey Owens [email protected] Samuel Owen Jerry Owen -l: Jim Owens Jane Owen Hilliard (18081) Jack K. Owens N. Coleman Owen 502 426 4771 N. Coleman Owen -1: Jack K. Owens -1: Jim Owens -1: Jim Owens Albert Owen Arnold Owen c/o Alan Smith Jim Dale Owen [email protected] Annzanetta Owen (18072) Marvin Owen [email protected] Bill Owen Arnold Owen Jim Dale Owen -1: Jim Dale Owen [email protected] Albert Owen Bill Owen Marvin Owen -1: Marvin Owen [email protected] Annzanetta Owen Dewey J Owens Linda Anders -2: Jerry Owen [email protected] Samuel H. Owen Jerry Owen -1: Jim Owens Fred Owen -1: Kit No. 19884 [email protected]

Jack K. Owens N. Coleman -1: Jane O. Hilliard -1: Jim Owens -2: Jim Owens

Jerry Owen Samuel H. Owen -1: Samuel H. Owen [email protected] Dewey J. Owens -2: Dewey J. Owens Linda Anders September 2004 Volume 19, Issue 3 Owen Family News Page 7

NAME, EXACT MATCHES E-MAIL ADDRESS, (Number in front of a name indicates “Genetic Distance”) or KIT NUMBER Y 12 Matches Y 25 Matches Jerry Owen Samuel H. Owen -1: Samuel H. Owen [email protected] Dewey J. Owens -2: Dewey J. Owens Linda Anders -1: Jim Owens Jim Dale Owen Albert Owen -1: Arnold Owen [email protected] Arnold Owen Jim Owens 21 exact matches with -1: Jane O. Hilliard [email protected] non-Owen surnames -1: N. ColemanOwen -1: Jane Owen Hilliard -2: Jack K. Owens -1: N. Coleman Owen -1: Jack K. Owens -1: Laura Anders -1: Dewey J. Owens -1: Jerry Owen -1: Samuel H. Owen -1: 21 non-Owen surname John E. Owen Thomas D. Owen [email protected] Marvin E. Owen Annzanetta Owen -1: Bill Owen [email protected] Bill Owen N. Coleman Owen Jane Owen Hilliard Jane Owen Hilliard [email protected] Jack K. Owens -1: Jack K. Owens -1: Jim Owens -1: Jim Owens Kit No. 19884 -1: Fred Owen Samuel H. Owen Linda Anders -1: Jerry Owen [email protected] Dewey J. Owens Jerry Owen other non-Owens -1: Jim Owens Thomas D. Owen John E. Owen c/o Denise O Evett ---- French [email protected] ---- French ---- Bozeman

Members who participated without a match to date: Jan Owens Perry(18217) [email protected], Newton Trammell, Jr. [email protected], BettyJaneOwen-Dingus (18217) [email protected], Karen Grubaugh (18080) [email protected], Wanda Harbett (18070) [email protected] and Joseph D. Owen [email protected], John Darrell Owen [email protected], Joseph D. Owen (see Wanda Harbett), Reginald Owen (Kit 228380) (New participant) [email protected], Kit No. 18141.

September 2004 Volume 19, Issue 3 Owen Family News Page 8 HOW GOOD ARE THE LDS RECORDS? VERY, VERY GOOD! By Jane Owen Hillard

Nearly half a century ago, (How time flies!), the Egyptians were building the Aswan Dan up-river on the Nile. There was a problem: When the new lake thus created was filled, it would inundate two colossal limestone statutes, one of them depicting the Great Pharaoh, Ramses--an incalculable loss. With funds sent from many nations, notably the USSR, the builders were able to cut into segments the 50-foot (?) monoliths and lift the parts to be reassembled on higher cliff sides. There they sit, looking out majestically over the lake today. Here in the United States, in roughly the same period, another magnificent feat was taking place. The biggest difference between the daring undertakings was that the latter was being performed privately by the Church of Latter Day Saints--at its own expense--and using the help of dedicated and hardworking volunteers. Their mission: to copy all records about individuals and families that abound in every kind of archive in the country. Visualize this: Cadres of photographers armed with complex cameras and other equipment spread out across all fifty states in the U.S. (and eventually into Europe) to put on microfilm all the official records of every courthouse in the country, in addition to those in the U.S. National Archives and notable private col- lections which deal in original record such as the famous Filson Club records in Louisville, Kentucky. With 3,042 county courthouses in America, each holding records which go back to the inception of each county, this feat was formidable. Yet, they accomplished it, photocopying every original record, many of which were written in the 1600s. They may be hard to read; you know the F’s that masquerade as S’s, but there they are: the originals preserved forever on microfilm. Forever? Well, yes. During this period, the Mormons carved a vast vault into the mountains west of Salt Lake City. Completely climate-controlled and built to withstand direct hits by powerful nuclear bombs, it is similar to the NORAD early warning system facility built under Cheyenne Mountain in Colorado Springs. And wonder of wonders, LDS gives equal access to its fantastic collection of still-legible, totally accurate photocopied originals, even if you live thousands of miles from Sale Lake City or from the courthouses involved, or a particular state archives. While you can view many good, reliable records from prime sources on the internet, you can’t access every record, because some human being must necessarily put the data on the net. I believe the LDS microfilmed information is vital to many of you hardworking, accuracy-driven genealogists. At last September’s association reunion, a guest (not an OFA member) stood up and stated that the LDS records were totally inaccurate. Being in Virginia, we all exercised our southern hospitable leanings and did not challenge him, and he ended by saying of the records, “They’re a mess!” His wife, a Mormon, concurred. Why the charge? Perhaps he was referring to the International Genealogical Index (IGI) which includes genealogical chart information sent in by Mormons tracing their particular lineages as part of their religious duty. When using these records, be wary of inaccuracy. A Mormon, having traced his/her lineage, may “seal” in long-dead ancestors (think of it as a postmortem baptism) so that all of the family will eventually be reunited in eternal bliss. However, some of them who have completed their ancestral lines as far back as possible, being human, do make some errors. Don’t we all? So when the young man said, so forcefully, that he had found all kinds of errors in the charts, it was not surprising. Always go back to the primary sources where accuracy is assured, cannot be said often enough. Getting to those primary sources--“Aye, there’s the rub!” September 2004 Volume 19, Issue 3 Owen Family News Page 9 For example, here’s how I did it, racking up one notable success in finding a very elusive family member. I could have gone to that beautiful library/archive complex in Richmond, Virginia, and perhaps, perhaps found the records myself. This would have necessitated a roundtrip trek of 1,400 miles, either by driving or flying, probably two nights’ stay at a hotel, and I’m not positive I would have held out long enough to find what I needed. (Headaches from all that squinting, you know.) So, armed with a list of Utah record searchers, I telephoned one of them. (Sometimes I playfully sug- gest that one out of every ten Salt Lake City residents is for hire to look up records.) I told the young man that I knew the year my quarry had arrived in Virginia and knew the exact date of his death--but nothing at all of what had occurred in the intervening years. Then we discussed fees. For his efforts, he calculated (as I vaguely remember) a fee of $235. Remembering the hotel and car expense and/or flight for two people, I thought his charges were fair enough. As soon as we hung up, I wrote a check and a note in which I repeated ______Harris’ name and the known dates. Two weeks later, I received a really BIG manila envelope from Salt Lake City. In it were a number of photocopied pages which he had re-photocopied from LDS photocopies of the original records. Wow! I’m holding, in my hands, exact reproductions of the original centuries-old official papers written by long-dead clerks. Needless to say, some of those clerks wrote in fine, legible hands, others wrote in--well, careless handwriting. (Think of writing with a sputtering goose feather.) Too expensive, you say? Well, there are other ways. (1) You may be able to go to a local LDS church, a “stake” church, and see photocopied indices, helped by gracious LDS volunteers. When you find the in- dexed records you want, you tell the volunteer to help you order the particular microfilm reel for a nominal fee. He/she will send your order to the LDS Genealogical Library in Salt Lake and, when it arrives, you will be called. You next go back to the church and view the reel on their machines--and take notes. All this is very kind of these nice people; however, I’m an impatient type. (2) You’re welcome to go to Salt Lake City and do it yourself. That’s too long a distance for most of us. I have corresponded with a recently found Owen relative who makes the trip twice a year! But, then, she lives in Montana, and what’s a few hundred miles in those wide-open spaces? (3) you can do like I did: Hire someone to do it for you. So the name of the game is “Whatever works.” Whether you go to the Internet, LDS facilities, or to ac- tual courthouses and state libraries/archives, for accuracy, depend on primary sources. Picking up inaccurate and misleading data from well-meaning, helpful amateurs means that your own work is also inaccurate and misleading. Truthful and dedicated genealogist that you are, you don’t want that! Remember to note your sources, too. Many of the most successful genealogists around will concur: Thank you, LDS, for the carrying out of your expensive, fantastic goal of making those original records available to the whole world. And thank you, doubly, for sharing it with all of us non-members. We are grateful!

(Reuben Picket Owen, Continued from page 3) and beloved citizen who had so lately passed away but none so grand or so honorable in their fealty to the dead that did not find an echoing answer in the hearts of his hearers. The body was interred in the Bloomfield Cemetery and was followed to the grave by a large con- course of Dexter and Bloomfield citizens who delighted in this simple act to do honor to him whom they all loved. He died bravely, as he had lived, fully conscious that a bright crown awaited him on the other side of the mystic river of death. A fit ending to a well spent life. Almost every many and woman and child in Stoddard County knew the deceased and all are his friends; they will mourn with the bereaved family for the dead, but in their hearts, evergreen, will remain the memory of his noble deeds, and although dead he will live in the hearts of his countrymen for generations. Biographical Sketch from the Vindicator obituary of Reuben Pickett Owen, Jr: The subject of this sketch was born near Mayfield, Kentucky in the year 1814., which would make him nearly 78 years old at the time of his death. He engaged in Mercantile pursuits at Hickman, Kentucky until 1840, meeting with financial reverses at that time, he removed with his family to this county and has lived here almost without interrup- tion ever since. (continued in the December 2004 issue.) September 2004 Volume 19, Issue 3 Owen Family News Page 10 The War of Confederate Captain Henry T. Owen The book written by Kimberly A. Owen, Graham C. Owen, and Michael Owen

A Book Review by C. Owen Johnson

As a wise man once said, "While a king can make a noble, only God can make a gentleman" and Confederate Captain Henry Thweatt Owen (1831-1921) of Company C, 18th Virginia Infan- try, was certainly one of God's gentlemen. As is customary with all proper Virginia gentlemen, the book tells us of his descent from William Owen, who was born in Wales in 1635, came to Virginia on a British ship working his passage as a sailor. The Royal Governor of Virginia appointed him a pilot on the James River. He acquires several hundred acres of land in Henrico County and his son, Thomas Owen, adds to that becoming a prominent landowner in Henrico County. As in Great Britain and on the continent, one acquired "status" with the ownership of land. Thomas Owen's son, John Owen, acquired three thousand acres of land in Henrico and surrounding counties. By two Brackett wives, John Owen had twelve children. The youngest son, Jesse Owen, was a captain in the American Revolution who settled in Prince Edward County, Virginia, and by his wife, Ann Crawford, had eleven children. Jesse's youngest son, William Jack Owen (born 1786), married Sally Mar- shall in 1812 and had seven children, the youngest being Henry Thweatt Owen. Henry Owen married Harriet Robertson in 1850 at her father's home, "Rock Castle," in Crewe, Virginia. For eleven years, they had a quiet and peaceful life before the Civil War began. This war was called the "War of Rebellion" by Northerners or the "War Between the States" by Northerners and Southerners or the "War for Southern Independence" or the "War of Northern Aggression " by Southerners. This was the war in which over a million men were killed or wounded, more perhaps than in all other wars in which this nation has engaged. After this war, there was a "Reconstruction" until 1876 in which military generals governed the South much in the same way as the defeated Cavaliers were governed in England by the Puritan Roundhead Oliver Cromwell's military generals. One of the Georgia governors said the South did not re- cover economically until World War II. After the Civil War and the adoption of the 13th, 14th and 15th amendments to the Federal Constitution and the decisions of the United States Supreme Court interpreting that document, the government of the country was different certainly from that envisioned by the Articles of Confederation and possibly even from that envisioned by the Federal Constitution of 1789. Will some of us live to see a one world government supplant our national/federal government?

There is a picture, in color, of Henry Owen on the front cover of the book. He is a man whom mothers would love to have for a son, wives for a husband and children for a father. He is a man intensely influ- enced by his Presbyterian faith. He writes his wife "Real suffering and danger has taught me to rely upon God above and it has saved me from sickness and death....not a sparrow falls to the ground without the will of God....I am not alarmed at the prospect of death for I have learned that occurrence is Providential." Surely Henry Owen could recite Psalm 91 by heart. (Continued in December 2004 issue) September 2004 Volume 19, Issue 3 Owen Family News Page 11 Welcome New Members •Gary B. Marsh (#352) 259C Shawmont AV, Philadelphia PA 19128, 215-483-9062; Earliest Owen ancestor: Nathaniel Owen d. 1846, Milo, Yates Co., NY and Elizabeth (1792-1882). •Louise Owens White (#353) P O Box 386, Watkinsville, GA 30677, 706-769-6237; awwjrbu@Charter. net Earliest Owen ancestor: Micajah Owens (1-4-1790—6/7/1833) and Maryann Story (11/23/1794- 12/11/1867). •Norma Hein Owen (#354) 414 S State St., Lexington, NC 27292; 336-248-4820; nowen@lexcominc. net. Earliest Owen ancestor: James Owen (abt. 1710-1795) and Sarah, Pittsylvania, VA •Cole Owen (#355) 13058 Via Grimaldi, Del Mar, CA 92014; 858-481-5991; [email protected]; Earliest known Owen ancestor: by documentation, John Newton Owen (1852-1894) m. N. E. Denton and by DNA 25 for 25 match with Richard Owen (1680-1756) b. VA, m. S. E. Roland.

If you have information about these Owen(s) lines, please contact the new member.

MEMBERSHIP INFORMATION For information or an application for membership, please e-mail [email protected] or write to: Owen Family Association c/o Arnold Owen P O BOX 692, Westtown, PA 19395-0692. Let’s Communicate: Queries, Queries, We Want Queries!

I am a descendant of Phineas Owen of Litchfield Co., CN and Sangerfield, NY. His mother was Isabel McKay and his father was either David or Daniel Owen. I am actively pursuing this line and any information would be great. Also, I am willing to share my extensive Owen gedcom (online at http://wc.rootsweb. com/cgi-bin//igm.cgi?db=phinney). This contains all Owen in the CT Barbour collection with courses, plus much of the Owen information from NEHGS articles. I would like to incorporate other Owen information into my database. Kate Phinney [email protected]

\Seek antecedents and descendants of Nathaniel (d. 1846) and Elizabeth (1792-1882) Owen who came to Scipio Township, Seneca Co., OH in 1833. They had 5 children: Alanson, Charles, Lewis R., Mary [m. Blackman] and Jonathan. Lewis R. Owen, my g-g-g-grandfather was born in 1815 in Milo, Yates Co., NY. He married (1) Sallie Free who d. 1849 leaving three children: John, Mary [m. Kagy] and William. Lewis married (2) Almeda Ricwe (1825-1888). Their children were: Elery, Sara Dell [ m. Dr. James Clen- denia) my g-g-grandmother, and Gabriela Owrm. Most of the children were born in Bloomville, Seneca Co., OH. Gary March, 259C Chawmonth AV, Philadelphia, PA 19128, 215-483-9061.

I am looking for the parents of my great grandfather Samuel W. Owen, b. 18 March, 1875; m. (1) Novella A. Cooper before 2 August 1899 in Rogersville, Lauderdale Co., AL, d. 1 July 1955 in Rogersville, Lauderdale Co., AL. Samuel W. and Novella had one child my grandfather, James Samuel Owen, m. 2 August 1899 who m. Myrtle Bessie Trousdale in Rogersville; James d. 16 Jan 1929. Samuel m. (2) Katie Barbee (perhaps Yarborough) and had daughter Doris Pearle m. Estes. Samuel W. Owen had at least one brother, John P. Owen, b. 9 Jan 1877, m. (1) Mary Emily (27 Aug 1885—26 Dec 1940). John P. Owen m (2) Lou Ella. Please provide any further information you have about this Owen family to Linda Gordon Burke, 2075 Mississippi Dr., Xenia, OH 45385, 937-376-2596. Owen Family News 1st class postage “Owen, a name worth knowing”

Owen Family Association Bill Grubaugh, Publisher 111 Stonegate North Boerne, TX 78006

Association Officers: Mr. Arnold C. Owen, President P.O. Box 692 Westtown, PA 19395-0692 (610) 399-0146 (941) 629-8211 (Winter) [email protected]

Board of Directors published quarterly and is subject to copyright. Robert McCrary George Shirley C. Owen Johnson OWEN FAMILY NEWS

Volume 19, Issue 4 Published by Owen Family Association December 2004 page 1 htpp//www.geocities.com/~owenfamily OWEN DNA PROJECT AUGMENTED by Whit Athey

A special welcome with appreciation to the new DNA Project Administrator, Whit Athey. [Ed.]

The Owen DNA project now has 26 participants, 24 of whom have at least some results already reported. We have three more tests in the pipeline. At the present time, we ap- pear to be approaching a “critical mass” where some of our long-standing genealogical INSIDE THIS ISSUE puzzles may be solved. In addition, at le ast two participants have discovered that they Merry Christmas and connect to different families than they had originally thought, so that further genealogi- OurHappy Feature New Article: Year cal research can now be focused in the correct direction. DescendantsFrom of yourWilliam and Drucilla Echols Owen—Part 4 Only males have a Y-chromosome, and it is passed down from father to son essentially NewsletterC. Owen Johnson Staff unchanged. Since surnames are normally “passed down” in exactly the same way, the Page 52 Y-chromosome “follows” the surname. A living Owen male would have essentially the INSIDE THIS ISSUE same Y profile as his Owen ancestor who lived 300 years ago. This fact makes it possi- Reuben Pickett Owen ble to determine whether two living Owens are descended from the same Owen ances- andFeature His Descendants: Article: tor. AdrianSeeking Boone Silver, Owen FindingJody Moeller A Voice and— One fact is quite evident at this point in the Owen DNA Project. The Owen surname GilbertoLee GentemennOwen y Estrada has multiple origins—we are not finding that all Owens are related. We are seeing By InezPage Diaz 55 Owen some very interesting clustering of results, however, showing that within the project, Page 6 many participants are clearly related to each other. It is important to emphasize that if IN FUTURE ISSUES one participant matches another participant who has an earlier documented ancestor Autobiography- March Featu reof anArticle Owen - than does the first participant, this does not mean that the first participant is a descen- Descendant Descendants and of Contributing William and dant of the second participant’s ancestor, though this is one possibility. It does mean DrucillaAuthor Echols—Ines OwenDiaz Ow—Parten 5 that they share a patrilineal ancestor, but this connection could have occurred 500-700 by C. OwenPage Johnson3 years ago back in Europe—not necessarily in Virginia or elsewhere in America. The ˜ clusters we have observed, which are grouped together in the results table, will now be WilliamDescendants Joseph Owen of discussed in more detail. ReubenBiography, Pickett Owe Partn— 2Part 4 by byJosephine Chris Hanlin Moeller One important cluster is forming around results from descendants of Dr. Thomas Owen Page˜ 8 (c1730-1805), Jesse Owen (1776), and Thomas Owen (1809, who married Nancy Wel- A David Franklin Owen den). The Y signature for this cluster is quite distinctive (it probably belongs to Y Hap- DescendantsNarrative of logroup J2), so accidental matches will be unlikely. So far, however, the exact relatio n- Reubenby Pickett Hugh GoodmanOwen—Part 7c ship between these three participants is not clear. A fourth participant is a descendant of by Josephin˜ e Moeller John Owen Sr of Prince Edward Co and some researchers believe that Dr. Thomas DescendancyPage 4 of Owen is a son of this John. When the results for the descendant of John have been re- Henry “Buck” Owen turned, they will likely support or disprove this hypothesis. HenryBy Marshall “Buck” OwenThomas and His Descendants,˜ Part 2 A second cluster has four members who have as earliest ancestors, William Owen (1793 EwingBy Thomas Elmer FidlerMarshall Story VA, mar Phoebe Looney), Joseph B. Owen (1806), George W. Owen (1825 TN), and an By LouisPage Owen5 unknown ancestor. This cluster may belong to Haplogroup R1b, but luckily, if it is R1b, it is an unusual example. Since R1b’s are very numerous, accidental matches can nor- OwenA Book Histories Review mally be a problem for interpretation, but this seems unlikely in this case. Again, it is By C.Chris Owen Hanlin Johnson not yet clear how these four participants are related, but this clearly gives them strong Page 10 leads for pursuing further traditional genealogical research. (continued on page 4) December 2004 Volume 19, Issue 4 Owen Family News Page 2 Editorial Staff The President’s Message of the by Arnie Owen

Owen Family News Here’s wishing you and your families a Merry Christmas Editor & Chief and happy, healthy New Year. Hopefully your genealogical Karen Grubaugh successes will be many in 2005. Publisher Bill Grubaugh In the closing days of this year, thank you, each and everyone, for contrib- 111 Stonegate North uting to the Association’s purpose. Some have shared their family history with Boerne TX 78006 us in the Owen News and others have shared their research and knowledge of (830) 249-3487 (FAX & voice) genealogy. The newsletter is an excellent way of recording important events of [email protected] the past. Also, readers thus gain knowledge of Owen(s) family history. The talented writers who contributed to the Owen News, have all enlightened us on ge- Contributing Editors: nealogy and the need to continue searching for facts. Thanks to our talented Edi- tor, Karen Grubaugh, for putting all this information together. She has overcome many obstacles, including a recent computer crash, to bring us the news. Karen Jane Owen Hillard has done an outstanding job as our Editor. Articles by, Jane Hillard, Owen John- 3419 Mt. Rainier Dr. son and Kim Owen and others have help make this publication a success. I have Louisville, KY 40244 received many complements on the Association’s quarterly publication and en- (502) 426-4771 courage more membership participation. Also, thanks to Bill Grubaugh for stepping in to fill the treasury vacancy, due the resignation of Graham Owen, be- Kimberly Ayn Owen cause of illness. 8006 Cottesmore Ct. Richmond, VA 23228 The year 2004 has been exciting. The Association’s participation in the [email protected] DNA project is now in full swing.. It’s another genealogy tool and membership involvement is evidence a favorable success. Some have already learned that C. Owen Johnson they have common links to other Owen families. I personally discovered that Crystal Plaza #809 So. two fellow members and I have a common Owen ancestor someplace in the 211 Jeff Davis Hwy. past. This has been like a “bolt of lightning”, that energizes me to want to con- Arlington, VA 22202 tinue my search for these common links. It could show the way around that pro- (703) 415-1473 verbial “Brick Wall.” I am sure others feel the same. I wish to give a special thanks to Whit Athey for volunteering to assume the duties of Administrator of William P. Owen, III this project. Do read his wonderful article in this month’s issue about the pro- P O Box 24165 gress and the results of this project. It will excite you to participate. Fort Lauderdale, FL 33307 [email protected] While the above were positive accomplishments, there were others that fell far short of our goals. To mention one, the Association is still in need of a new Publication Dates updated Web site. I accept full responsibility for failing to get this accomplished March, June, September this year. Hopefully we can address this problem in the coming year. And December Deadlines are the 10th day of the 2005 will be an active year for the Owen Family Association. A committee month preceding publication has overwhelming agreed to the select Bill Grubaugh as Host for the 10th Bia n- nual Reunion. He has narrowed the search for a site to historic Boerne, Texas, Submission of lineages, biographies, pho- tographs, historical and genealogical data about 33 miles northwest of San Antonio. For more details watch for announce- about any Owen anywhere is encouraged! ments in the Owen News. The next important thing on the agenda is the sele c- Your ideas for the newsletter are also so- tion of candidates for nomination of officers. Jane Hillard has been appointed licited, just contact the editor. chairman of the nomination committee and she will select two other members to serve with her. Arnie An English Merry Christmas

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Ines Diaz Owen: Autobiography of an Owen Descendant and Contributing Author

While I live in Jacksonville, Florida, I was born in La Habana, Cuba in the wild 1950's. My father was quite active in the labor movement and we were unfortunately targeted when the Cuban Revolution occurred in 1959. My maternal grandfather, Jose Alejandro Owen Alvares, an American citizen born in Ponce, Puerto Rico in 1895, traveled to Santo Domingo and Haiti before settling in Cuba while still quite young. Although his father, originally from St. Martin in the Virgin Islands, was killed in the Spanish American War he lived through that war, the First and Second World War, a coup d'etat of President Machado in Cuba, a Communist Revolution, and finally came to this country during the Vietnam War. He was quite patriotic and voted for the first time in 1972 for Nixon, which cancelled out my first vote!

My maternal grandmother was Cuban, from the Hierrezuelo family, who are fairly well-known musi- cians. Her father was a Lieutenant in the Mambises, the army of Cubans who fought against Spain. He wrote a journal of his family's struggle, from which my grandmother would read to me nightly. Her mother was from the Canary Islands, most likely an Isleña, a Jew from the Canary Islands. My father's family was mostly Spanish and Sephardic conversos. I remember his maternal grandmother, Carmen Herrera de Fer- nandez and his mother, Blanca Aurora Fernandez de Diaz.

A huge problem with researching a family which survived the Spanish American War is that secrecy was of utmost importance then. The habit of secrecy and of using code words was not entirely departed from Cuba even after it became a Republic. Today, concerns regarding documents which might be confiscated by the government adds to the problem. Sometimes academics are willing to do one a favor, but if caught, a treasured family document would become the property of the state. I hope one day I can see the opportunity to place those documents in a museum, so that neutrality is maintained and the culture benefits rather than a specific government or group.

The only Owen cousin I have found in my research was a Gloria OWEN, who was apparently part of a late 19th century Quaker settlement in Martinique many members of which died possibly of scarlet fever. I found several OWENs in Puerto Rico (from Canada, New York City, Wisconsin, Nebraska) as well as OBENs and OBEMs (both from Alsace-Lorraine) and even OQUENs, which may be a Dutch conomina of Owen, as they came from the Dutch Virgin Islands to Puerto Rico. They married into the well-known Levi- Maduro family of Barbados. In my research, I have found conominas in Haiti, such as Aubain, Oben, even Obin and Robin. I have also found OBENs in St. Thomas and in St. Baths, which is a French name. If anyone knows the background for those names, please let me know. When I am not busy being the mother of a teenage son, I enjoy doing research on the very rich history of the Virgin Island and hope to travel there. I have written for South Florida Newsweek, write for the Sephardic Journal, collaborated on stories for the New Times of South Florida and A Current Affair. I attended Florida International University and my major was Print Journalism. I plan to return, in fact, to complete a Master's degree in History. I recommend FIU to anyone who enjoys diversity and who wants to get an excellent education in journalism.

I encourage everyone to write for the newsletter. It was fun and a great way to get your research into the public realm. Please contact me at [email protected]

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DNA PROJECT (continued from page 1)

A third cluster also has four members who are apparently in Haplogroup R1b. While this R1b cluster has many of the most common values, it has one very rare value (on DYS448), so it will be very easy to determine membership in this cluster (provided 25-marker results are available). Participants in this group have as ancestors, Richard Owen (1680 VA), John Newton Owen (1852), John Robert Owen, and William Owen (c1746, mar Edith Pigg). The descendant of William Owen (b 1746) had believed that he belonged to another group of Owen families, but the DNA evidence has disproved that hypotheses and has shown the way for his proper connection.

The Y signature of the next cluster, unlike the last R1b Y signature discussed above, has extremely common va l- ues. Therefore, on the basis of the DNA evidence alone, we cannot determine with any confidence if these partic i- pants match because of sharing a fairly recent patrilineal ancestor, or if this is just a cluster of “accidental” matches. For the matches to be meaningful, a minimum of 25 markers will be needed (we have 25-marker data on three of the participants). It will be important to determine the relationships through traditional means, and then just look to the DNA evidence as confirming the “paper trail.” Ancestors of this group include: Peter Owen (1765), John Owen (c1795-1876 NC), James Owen (1817, mar. Elizabeth Parker), and John Robert Owen (1807 VA).

We have two participants who are in Haplogroup I1a, the second most common haplogroup in Europe (after R1b). Both of these participants descend from Noah Owen (b c1807 SC). These two participants could not be related to any of the other Owen participants.

Two participants, whose ancestors are Walter Owen (1628 VA) and Sterling Owen (1770 VA), match on the first 12 markers, but once again, these are in R1b and accidental matches could occur. It will be necessary to upgrade the descendant of Sterling Owen to 25 markers to assure that this match is meaningful.

Five more participants are in Haplogroup R1b, but each of these has too many differences with each other and the other R1b’s for a relationship in a genealogical time-frame to be very likely.

The project is in need of new participants who have a fairly well documented traditio nal genealogy back to one of the families discussed in Jane Owen Hillard’s series of articles in the Owen Family News, or other families such as that founded by Goronway Owen.. We need to determine the Y profiles of each of these families so that living descendants can learn from a DNA test just which of the families they belong to. This will greatly facilitate the tracing of a traditional genealogical line back to those families. Jane has found three new cousins whose lines do not go back as far as hers, but who now have a have a new prospective ancestor (Richard Owen, b 1680) to try to make connections.

The basic 12-marker Y test costs $99, a 25-marker test costs $169, and a 37-marker test costs $229. You can always start with the basic test and upgrade later without the need for a new sample (however, it costs about $20 more to do 25 markers in two steps). The 12-marker test is not very useful except to rule out a relationship. Matches on 25 markers are usually needed to assure that matches mean that there is a relationship.

The project is also in need of contributions to support the tests of Owen men whose results may be important to the project, but who are not personally interested. It would be very helpful to have a “scholarship fund” in such cases. The testing lab, Family Tree DNA, has established a web site where contributions may be made to the Owen project. To make a contribution, go to the following link: http://www.familytreedna.com/contribution.html. In the box labeled “Surname Project,” write “Owen”. Follow the instructions--you can pay by credit card, Pay Pal, or other method.

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H 3 3 a 3 3 8 8 4 4 4 4 4 4 Ancestor Name p 3 3 3 8 8 4 3 4 9 3 9 4 5 5 4 4 4 4 4 4 6 6 6 6 (participants names l 9 9 1 9 5 5 2 8 3 | 9 | 5 9 9 5 5 4 3 4 4 4 4 4 4 Kit No. are withheld) o 3 0 9 1 a b 6 8 9 a 2 b 8 a b 5 4 7 7 8 9 a b c d Jesse Owen (1776) 18072 J2 12 23 14 10 12 13 11 15 12 14 12 17 m Susan Caldwell Thomas Owen (1809) 18066 J2 12 23 14 10 12 13 11 15 12 14 12 17 15 9 9 11 11 26 15 20 32 12 13 15 16 m Nancy Weldon Dr Thomas Owen (1730) 18086 J2 12 23 14 10 12 13 11 15 12 14 12 17 15 9 9 11 11 27 15 20 32 12 13 15 16 m Jane Glenn 22838 ?? Owen R1b? 12 24 14 11 12 15 12 12 11 13 13 16 George W. Owen (1825 18295 R1b? 12 24 14 11 12 15 12 12 11 13 13 16 18 9 9 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 17 17 TN) Joseph B. Owen (1806) m 18067 R1b? 12 24 14 11 12 15 12 12 11 13 13 16 19 9 9 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 17 17 Nancy Overby William Owen (1793 VA) 18085 R1b? 12 24 14 11 12 15 12 12 11 13 13 16 19 9 9 11 11 25 15 19 30 15 15 17 17 m Phoebe Looney 18075 Noah Owen (c1807 SC) I1a 13 23 14 10 15 15 11 14 11 12 11 16 18077 Noah Owen (c1807 SC) I1a 13 23 14 10 15 15 11 14 11 12 11 16 16 9 9 8 11 23 16 20 29 14 14 16 16 John Robert Owens (1807 18074 R1b 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 17 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 14 31 15 15 15 16 VA) 18081 Richard Owen (1680 VA) R1b 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 17 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 14 31 15 15 16 16 John Newton Owen (1852) 18142 R1b 13 24 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 17 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 14 31 15 15 16 16 m N. E. Newton William Owens (c1746) 18068 R1b 13 24 14 10 11 15 12 12 12 13 13 17 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 14 31 15 15 16 16 m Edith Pigg John Owen (c1795-1876 18078 R1b 13 24 14 10 11 15 12 12 12 13 13 16 NC) James Owens (1817) 18137 R1b 13 24 14 10 11 15 12 12 12 13 13 16 16 9 10 11 11 26 15 20 29 15 16 16 16 m Elizabeth Parker 18140 Peter Owen (1765) R1b 13 24 14 10 11 15 12 12 12 13 13 16 18 9 10 11 11 26 15 20 29 15 15 16 16 18076 ?? Owen R1b 13 24 14 10 11 15 12 12 12 13 13 16 18 9 10 11 11 26 15 20 29 15 16 16 16 18059 Walter Owen (1628) R1b 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 16 19 9 10 11 11 25 15 19 31 15 16 17 17 Sterling Owen(1770) 19002 R1b 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 13 13 16 mar Lurana Brewer Wm “Billy” Owen (d 18070 R1b 13 23 14 10 11 14 12 12 12 14 13 16 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 20 29 14 15 15 15 c1850) m Elizabeth -- John Owen 20820 R1b 13 24 14 11 11 12 12 12 12 13 13 16 m (1797) Sarah Beakley Howell L. Owens (1830) 19884 R1b 13 24 14 11 11 14 12 12 12 14 13 16 17 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 30 15 15 16 17 m Harriet Sanderline John Owen (1800, No. 18141 R1b 13 24 14 11 11 15 12 12 13 13 13 16 17 9 10 11 11 26 15 19 30 15 15 16 17 Ireland), mar Mary Hare Jacob Owens (1786), mar 18217 R1b 13 25 14 11 11 13 12 12 12 13 14 16 15 9 10 11 11 25 15 18 30 15 16 16 16 Mary “Polly” Sharp Note:Consecutive lines with the same shading (or no shading) represent probably related individuals. One participant has results on 37 markers (Kit #18066), but these are not shown since there is no one to compare to at present.

A Gaelic Merry Christmas Nollaig chridheil agus Bliadhna mhath ùr! December 2004 Volume 19, Issue 4 Owen Family News Page 6

Seeking Silver, Finding a Voice—Gilberto Owen y Estrada

by Ines Diaz Owen

On February 5th, 1904, Gilberto Owen y Estrada was born in Rosario, Sinaloa, Mexico. His father, William Owen, was an Irish miner seeking silver in Sinaloa around the turn of the 20th century, who married Marga- rita Estrada, of Mexico.

He wrote poetry and prose in a style born of his love for modern literature, yet he sang to the rural land- scape and told his longing for a name, a sense of being. Mr. Owen translated literary works, was a journal- ist and playwright and as part of the diplomatic corps traveled extensively. Mr. Owen was one of the Con- temporáneos, named after a magazine in which Mr. Owen wrote and translated from 1928 to 1931, participants in a modern literary movement in Mexico. He lived in New York as did other Mexican artists: Frida Kahlo, Diego Rivera, Xavier Villaurrutia, (another Contemporaneo, as was Carlos Pellicer), and Nobel Prize in Literature winner Octavio Paz. Mr. Owen also traveled to Perú, Ecuador and Colombia; his nostal- gia and anxiety interweave and propel his creativity.

Some describe Mr. Owen’s work as mysterious or cryptic; its significance has been recognized in recent years. Similarly to the Postmodernists of Great Britain and the United States, abstraction and ennui charac- terize it, yet in Mr. Owen’s work the optimism of a new nation light the shadows. While the Postmodern- ists’ central theme was one of moral criticism of a war for which they saw no justification, by contrast, the Mexican Contemporáneos hoped that the new Mexico would be fertile ground for their creations. Appre- hension regarding the possibility of violence could not be avoided following a Revolution, yet with young confidence they created a new culture.

In this poem, Imagism, a postmodernists’ sensibility to the details of “mundane” existence and an understanding of the dramatic meaning of our experiences are evident:

Track (I. Road) Track (I. Road)

Aquel camino, desde la montaña, That road, down the mountain, con la hemorragia larga with that long bleeding out de su barro, of its mud, baja, lowers, poquito a poco, a little by little, Hasta la botica aldeana. toward the village drugstore. .

El camino, después --¿o el río?-- That road, thereafter --the river?— ya detrás de las casas Now behind the y ya envuelto houses en blancas with white vendas lúcidas. bright bands . El caminito, en la mañana. That little road, in the morning. (Juan Domingo Argüelles) (translation)

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Mr. Owen and his contemporaries sang and treasured Mexican culture which they sensed would suffer from modernization, even as they brought in literature from Europe and the United States. Villaurrutia translated Gide, Blake, Chekhov, Romains, Henri, Lenormand. The Revolution they supported did not support them and characterized them as extranjerizantes, “foreignaizers”. They were young, well read, educated, seeking to find their voices; they creatively expressed their innermost feelings and their desire to break with tradition. One of Mr. Owen’s greatest talents was the subtlety with which he sketched this drama of dual identity.

‘Sin voz sin nombre sin ser’ ‘With no voice no name no being’

‘que se me enredó la oreja ‘for my ear was tangled descifrando el caracol’ deciphering the conch’

‘mal traidor ángel del frío ‘evil treacherous angel of the cold roba mi nombre de ayer’ steals my former name’

fragments from “The Lost Inferno” by Gilberto Owen (translation)

Mexican literature and culture had a traditional role for women, while north of its borders, it was the Jazz Age. In the arts and in literature, Mexican women sped on. Antonieta Rivas Mercado financed Gilberto Owen’s Cloud-like Novel, a surrealistic work. She also translated “On Speed” by Paul Morand and spon- sored the Ulises theatre and other creative works. This generation lifted taboos regarding the female body. Mr. Owen’s talent with amorous words extended to his love letters to Clementina Otero, to whom he wrote: “I die from lack of you”.

A National Prize in Literature is given in Mr. Owen’s name every year in Mexico.

This August 11 the Contemporáneos were given a “National Homage to Salvador Novo, Gilberto Owen and Celestino Gorostiza”, where he was lauded as one of their best poets among these “forgers, for many, of modern culture in Mexico.”

He married Cecilia Salazar in 1935, daughter of a General Victor Manuel Salazar, an ex- President of Colombia. They had 2 children, Guillermo Owen and Victoria Owen Pan- ero. She married an engineer, Robert Panero, by whom she has four children whose heritage then includes Mexico, Colombia and the United States. One of her daughters is a talented artist, Guillermo, whose intelligence and mathematical ability is mentioned by the Colombian branch of the Owens, had two daughters, Claudia and Cristina. Cristina Owen Sherr seeks any information regarding Ms. William Owen, an Irish miner, as well as regarding her greatgrandmother, Margarita Estrada and any other helpful information. Please write to this newsletter.

Mr. Gilberto Owen y Estrada died and was buried in Philadelphia, where he was Mexican Vice Consul, on March 9, 1952. An Irish Merry Christmas Nollaig Shona Dhuit December 2004 Volume 19, Issue 4 Owen Family News Page 8 The Biography of William Joseph Owen By Chris Hanlin (continued from the September 2004 issue)

William Joseph Owen joined the Confederate Army and may have been present at the Battle of Shiloh on April 6-7, 1862 (serving under General Nathan Bedford Forrest) and at the Battle of Harrisburg, Mississippi. In December 1862, the 5th Alabama Cavalry regiment was organized at Tuscumbia Ala- bama, and William Joseph Owen and his brother Charles Abraham Owen joined Company "I", under Captain G. E. Sandlin and Colonel Josiah Patterson.

Early in January 1863, Patterson's forces were ordered into William J. and Lavina (Sandlin) Owen middle Tennessee and skirmished at Chapel Hill, TN. When the army fell back to Chattanooga, the regiment was ordered back to north Alabama, where they were engaged in skirmishes around Corinth. In May of 1863, Patterson's regiment joined forces with Colonel P. D. Roddey. In a report written on June 2, 1863, Colonel Roddey is reported to have crossed the river at Florence, Alabama where they engaged a union force of between of several thousand soldiers. Skirmishing continued until Sunday morning when the Federals withdrew after burning a factory and other buildings at Florence. In the Fall of 1863, just after the battle of Chickamauga, the 5th Ala- bama Cavalry crossed the Tennessee river and made a daylight attack on a force of between four and five hundred Federal troops stationed at Hunt's Mill, who were engaged in gathering up the grain in that region and grinding it for Rosecran's army which was then penned in at Chattanooga. The Federals were routed and the mill was destroyed.

In May of 1864, the 5th Alabama Cavalry attacked the 13th Illinois Infantry at the Federal garrison at Madison Station, Alabama. Because the rebels advanced clothed in Union uniforms - either as a disguise or else because captured uniforms were the only ones they had - the Federal forces were completely surprised. After two hours of hard fighting, the Federals abandoned the station, breaking through Confederate lines. The 5th Alabama Cavalry captured sixty-six prisoners and many supplies.

Around the beginning of April, 1865, many of the men of the 5th Alabama were captured in fighting around Selma, Alabama. On April 9, General Robert E. Lee surrendered the Army of Northern Virginia at Appoma- tox Court House, Virginia. Less than a week later, President Lincoln was assassinated. In May of 1865, the remaining members of the 5th Alabama Cavalry - Including William J. Owen and his brother, Charles Abra- ham Owen - surrendered at Danville, Alabama, signed oaths not to bear arms against the United States, and were paroled.

We get a very brief glimpse of William J. Owen's military career in the affidavits submitted as part of his application for a Confederate pension: State of Alabama Morgan County J A Kirkpatrick who is known to me being sworn says on oath that he was a private in "Co. I" 5th Ala Cavalry C.S.A. known as Patterson's Regiment, Roddy's Brigade … That he knows W.J. Owen commonly called "Bill Owen," and states that said W. J. Owen belonged to the same Co & served with it until the regiment was captured & dispersed at the Battle of Selma, Ala in April of 1865, and that his recollection is that said W. J. Owen surrendered with the most of the Com- pany at Danville Ala in May 1865. Subscribed & sworn to by his me on July 18, 1915 mark J. A. X Kirkpatrick W. E. Skeggs, Judge of Probate

December 2004 Volume 19, Issue 4 Owen Family News Page 9 Reuben Picket Owen and His Descendants, Part 7 c Son of William and Drucilla Echols Owen Researched and compiled by Lee Gentemenn and Josephine Moeller

(Continued from Vol. 19.3, September 2004 issue, subject of Biographical sketch from the Vindicator Obituary is Judge Reuben Picken Owen, Jr.) He first settled on a farm where he lived about six months, afterwards re- moving to Bloomfield. In 1846, Levi Tankersley, the then county clerk of Stoddard County, turned these two officers over to him, filling the offices acceptably, he was at the end of Tankersley’s term, elected to the position himself, and held the position until war made it impossible to transact any business in that line. In the year 1863 he entered the law office of H. H. Bedford and began the study of law, being admitted to the bar shortly afterwards. He formed a law partnership with Major Bedford, which continued until he was elected Judge of the 23rd Judicial Circuit, in the fall of 1868. He was successively elected to this honorable position and held it for 16 years. In 1885 he resigned his office and went to Paris, Texas and engaged in the practice of law. In connection with his profession, he conducted a small grocery business which netted him a comfortable income in the declining days of his life. About six months prior to his death he moved to Dexter, where he lived when the dusky messenger claimed him for his own. He was a consistent Christian for many years of his life, having joined the missionary Baptist Church in 1855. Liberal in every avenue of life he did more for the upbuilding and perpetuation of the Baptist church of this town than anyone else. He lived a Baptist; he died professing the same faith. (ill be continued in the March 2005 issue.)

Henry “Buck” Owen and His Descendants by Marshall Thomas (continued from Vol. 19.3, September 2004 issue) Generation 2: 2.1. Nancy Owen (Henry “Buck” 1 ) was born in 1840 in Lowndes Co., MS and died in 1902. She married John P. Messick, 25 August 1865 in Red River Co., TX. He was born abot. 1838. (Note: Nancy’s sister, Sally W. Owen, married John Messick’s brother William P., 10 July 1866.) Children of Nancy Owen and John Messick are: i. S. E. Messick, b. 1868 ii M. J. Messick, b. 1869 iii J. T. Messick, b. 1870 iv Laura Messick, b. 1872 v Alice Messick, b. 1875 vi Boaz Messick, b. 1877 2.2. Thomas C. Owen (Henry “Buck 1 ) was born 30 June 1848 in Clarksville, Red River Co., TX and died 05 January 1924 in Red River Co., TX. In Red River Co., TX, he married (1) Isabella McGraw (b. ~1846, MS), 15 September 1869 in Clarksville, and (2) Martha Alice Raines (26 Jan 1853—17 Dec 1894), 21 December 1878. Sometime after the 1870 census, Thomas disappeared or died in Jefferson Co., TX. His estate was probated in 1871 by his wife Isabella. However, he may have surfaced after he and his wife Isabella remarried. The 1880 census shows T. E. Owen and wife Mary. The census of 1890 for Thomas Owen and his wife, Mary Rains, shows the place of birth for his parents that agrees with that of Henry and Susan Owen. Children of Thomas Owen and Isabella McGraw is: i. Wilson Henry Owen, b. 25 Oct 1870, Clarksville, Red River Co., TX d. 30 Nov 1925, Lubbock, Lubbock Co. TX Children of Thomas Owen and Martha Raines are: i. John Owen b. January 1880, Red River Co., TX ii. Lelia Owen, b. January 1882, Red River, TX iii. Thomas C. Owen, Jr. b. January 1888, Red River Co., TX (Will be continued in the March, 2005 issue.) December 2004 Volume 19, Issue 4 Owen Family News Page 10 The War of Confederate Captain Henry T. Owen The book written by Kimberly A. Owen, Graham C. Owen, and Michael Owen

A Book Review by C. Owen Johnson (continued from Vol. 19.3, September 2004)

Henry Owen wanted his children educated; he wrote them "you must not waste your time and neglect your books while you are young....an education will do more for a man than all the wealth in the world..." When Henry was at a military camp long enough, he had his sons, Henry Clay and Michael, brought to him so he could see what progress they were making in school. He wondered if they should become preachers. Instead, like their father, they became railroad men. Captain Henry Owen felt his men were not properly housed and fed. Some of the men were ill from drinking contaminated water. Henry took his complaints forcefully to Colonel Robert Enoch Withers. He was placed under house arrest. He was threatened with a court martial for insubordination. In later years, he recon- ciled with Colonel Withers. He wrote the Colonel that "....I do deeply and sincerely regret the untoward circumstances that forced me to pursue the course I did on several occasions..." Henry was in many battles: First Manassas, Williamsburg, Seven Pines, Gaines Mill, Second Manassas, South Mountain, Maryland Antietam Creek, Gettysburg, Sayler's Creek. The authors of this book, relatives of Henry T. Owen, wrote, in speaking of the Civil War, "It was the last war of gentlemanly conduct." There are people in Georgia and South Carolina who would disagree. It is true that on June 27, 1863, an order was received from General Lee that the Confederates were entering the enemy's country. The soldiers were to abstain from damage or destruction of private property and not to wage war against peaceable citizens and defenseless women and children. This is in strict accord with the rules of any Christian church. There was a general in the Union Army, William Tecumseh Sherman, who was an early advocate and practitioner of "total war": burning down homes around old men and women and young babies and children, taking their food and destroying all means of transportation. Our twentieth century has followed this model of "total war" and some one hundred million people have perished. The end is not yet. General Sherman is from a family of United States Senators, judges on the State Supreme Courts and minis- ters in Presidential cabinets. A great uncle of his, Napthali Raymond, and numerous of his cousins are buried in the churchyard of the Second Presbyterian Church in Charleston, South Carolina. He was the first superin- tendent of a military school in Louisiana which was the predecessor of Louisiana State University.[Stanley P. Hirshon's The White Tecumseh: A Biography of General William T. Sherman (1997) and Charles Owen Johnson's Susannah Rebecca (Frazer) Owen 1823-1870 Her Family and Ancestry, Louisiana Genealogical Register, Volume XLVI, ?, March 1999, pages 47-55.] (. . . To be continued in March 2005 issue)

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December 2004 Volume 19, Issue 4 Owen Family News Page 11 Welcome New Members

?Gary Rorabaugh (#356) 1605 Waterberry Drive, Bourbonnais, IL 60914, 815-936-9248, gregr@famuid. com. Earliest Owen ancestor: Richard Owen, 1686 VA and Sarah Elizabeth Betty Rowland. ? William L. Lawrence (#357) 6655 L’s Island Lane, Gloucester, VA 23061, 804-693-3609; [email protected]. Earliest Owen ancestor: George Owen, abt. 1720-1794 m. Kezio. ?Evelyn Owen Watson 358) 87 Shi Road, Macon GA 31220, 478-994-5887, [email protected]. ?Gary B. Marsh, (#352) - his correct phone number is 215-483-9012. (My apologies for the error. Ed.)

If you have information about these Owen(s) lines, please contact the new member.

Seek antecedents and descendants of Nathaniel (d. 1846) and Elizabeth (1792-1882) Owen who came to Scipio Township, Seneca Co., OH in 1833. They had 5 children: Alanson, Charles, Lewis R., Mary [m. Blackman] and Jonathan. Lewis R. Owen, my g-g-g-grandfather was born in 1815 in Milo, Yates Co., NY. He married (1) Sallie Free who d,. 1849 leaving three children: John, Mary [m Kagy] and William. Lewis married (2) Alameda Rice (1825-1888). Their children were Elery, Sara Dell [m. Dr. James Clende- nia) my grandmother, and Gabriela Worm. Most of the children were born in Bloomville, Seneca Co., OH. Gary Marsh, Shawmont AV, Philadelphia PA 19128, 215-483-9012. (This query is a correction of the one published in the September 2004 issue. Please contact Mr. Marsh with information about this line. Ed.)

Owen Family Association Officers 2003-2005 President ...... Arnold Owen Vice President ...... Fred Owen Secretary...... George Shirley Treasurer & Publisher...... Bill Grubaugh Historian...... Jim Owens Editor...... Karen Grubaugh Feedback, Please! A plaintive cry from your editor . . . Karen Grubaugh

What would you like to see published in the Owen Family News? What has been missing from our issues that you would enjoy reading? Would you like to read articles about genealogical research? Would you like to see pictures of our Owen ancestors and their living descendants, our members? Would you like to read articles about traveling to major research centers both in our country and abroad. Please write, call or send an email to me expressing your interests. If you would like to see your Owen line in an article, send me your typed Owen lineage. If you would like to write any genealogy or Owen article for publication, please do so. Type it and send it to me by email if possible, otherwise by snail mail. Thank you.

The 2004 newsletter index was lost with my hard drive failure so will be inserted in the March 2005 issue.

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