Husband: David Crockett Owens
Census name: D. C. Owens
Born: Nov- 4-1861 in West Union, Doddridge Co, (W)VA 1,2,3 (see note 1)
Died: Jun-10-1944 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 4
Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5
Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1920 in Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV
Census: 1870, 1880, 1900 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV
Occupation: B & O Railroad employee (retired) 5
Occupation: 1910 laborer at wholesale grocery 6
Occupation: 1900 railroad laborer 7
Father: Linsey Owens (1813 - 1867)
Mother: Delila Gatrell (1822 - 1881)
Wife: Laura Hattie Weekley 8 Also known as: Hattie Weekley 9,10 Married: Jun- 1-1907 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 11
Born: Jun-30-1865 in Tyler Co, WV 4 Died: Jul-24-1930 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12,4 Cause of death: tuberculosis 12 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1914 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 10 Census: 1870, 1900 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1900 washwoman 7 Father: Israel Weekley (1826 - 1870) Mother: Elizabeth Weekley (1825 - ) Notes
F Child 1: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Weekley Census name: Lizzie Weekley Born: Jan-13-1881 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Died: May-24-1907 in Arlington Addition (Clarksburg), Harrison Co, WV Buried: in IOOF Cemetery, Clarksburg (S Chestnut St), Harrison Co, WV Cause of death: suicide by lying on train track Census: 1900 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1900 washing 7 Husband: Joseph Corder b. ca 1879 d. 1906 Married: Jan-23-1904 in Philippi, Barbour Co, WV 13 (see note 2)
F Child 2: Florence Juquetta Owens Census name: Florence Weekley Born: Jul-31-1883 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2 Resided: 1944 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 14 (see note 3) Census: 1940 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH Resided: 1935 in Marietta, Washington Co, OH 15 Census: 1930 in Robinson Run, Harrison Co, WV Census: 1920 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV Resided: 1911 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 16 Census: 1900, 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1940 seamstress at sewing center 15 Occupation: 1910 hotel chambermaid 6 Husband: Otta F. "Ottie" Thomas b. ca 1886 Married: Dec- 4-1911 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 16
M Child 3: Charles Byron Owens Born: Jul-20-1885 in Doddridge Co, WV 17,4 Died: Jul-25-1934 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 17,4 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18,19 Resided: in Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 17 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 in Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: day laborer 17 Occupation: 1930 coal miner 21 Occupation: 1910 laborer at railroad station 6 Military: Engineman 2/C, US Navy (U.S.S. Columbia) 19,20 Wife: Hannah Lee Belle Husk b. Mar-11-1888 d. May-21-1969 Also known as: Hana Husk 22 Married: Feb-25-1929 in Clarksburg, Harrison Co, WV 23
M Child 4: David Crockett Owens, Jr. Census name: Dave Owens Born: Apr-21-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 24,25,26 (see note 4) Died: Sep-19-1949 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 25,27 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18,28 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 20 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: B & O Railroad (40 yrs) 5 Occupation: 1930, 1940 trackman, B & O Railroad 21,29 Occupation: 1920 watchman, B & O Railroad 20 Occupation: 1910 railroad section laborer 6 Wife: Mary Emily Thompson b. Sep-23-1889 d. May- 2-1948 Married: Apr-30-1910 at Alvy, Tyler Co, WV 26
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV, BR p. 21, Line 34 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2604834&Type=Birth. (2) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (3) 1870 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union Twp). (4) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (5) Obituary. (6) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (8) Obituary of wife's sister. (9) Marriage record of son. (10) Obituary of sister. (11) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as D. C. Owens, 46, b. & res. in Doddridge Co; and Hattie Weekley, 40, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jun 1 1907 in West Union by N. E. Duckworth, a local preacher. MR p. 10 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11794545&Type=Marriage. (12) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=181183&Type=Death. (13) Barbour County Marriage Records, Philippi, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11634928&Type=Marriage. (14) Obituary of father. (15) 1940 Census. (16) Marion County Marriage Records, Fairmont, WV, http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=12533781&Type=Marriage. (17) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx), http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=1265565&Type=Death. (18) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (19) U.S. Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1925-1963 [database on-line], Ancestry.com, Office of Quartermaster General, and National Archives & Records Administration. (20) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (21) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (22) Headstone. (23) Harrison County Marriage Records, Clarksburg, WV, Identified as Charles Byron Owens, single, 41, b. Jul 20 1887 in Doddridge Co, res. Clarksburg, son of David C. Owens & Hattie Weekley; and Hannah Lee Bell Dotson, divorced, 37, b. Mar 11 1891 in Ritchie Co, res. Clarksburg. Married Feb 25 1929 in Clarksburg. MR p. 19 : www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=34115&Type=Marriage. (24) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (25) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (26) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (27) Headstone (year only) (28) Findagrave.com. (29) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) Event Notes Note (1) There are two records for this birth, one showing birth date as Nov 4 1859 and another showing it as Nov 4 1861. The 1859 date is also reflected in his death record and obituary. However, he was not present for the 1860 Census, and his age was 8 in the 1870 Census. On that basis, the Nov 4 1861 date appears to be correct. Note (2) "at the Depot" Wife's father incorrectly identified as David Weekley. Note (3) Identified in father's obituary as Mrs. Florence Thomas, of Marietta, Ohio. Note (4) Birth date on headstone is 1888.