Jul-28-2018
Husband: David Crockett Owens, Jr. Census name: Dave Owens
Born: Apr-21-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,2,3 (see note 1) Died: Sep-19-1949 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,4 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 7 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 8 Census: 1910 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: B & O Railroad (40 yrs) 9 Occupation: 1930, 1940 trackman, B & O Railroad 10,11 Occupation: 1920 watchman, B & O Railroad 8 Occupation: 1910 railroad section laborer 12 Father: David Crockett Owens (1861 - 1944) Mother: Laura Hattie Weekley (1865 - 1930)
Wife: Mary Emily Thompson Married: Apr-30-1910 at Alvy, Tyler Co, WV 3
Born: Sep-23-1889 in Tyler Co, WV 4,3 Died: May- 2-1948 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,4 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 13,6 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 8 Father: Mother:
F Child 1: Laura Elizabeth Owens Born: Oct-23-1912 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,15,4,8 Died: 1959 4 Buried: in Freeman Cemetery, Piggin Run, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 5,6 Resided: 1949 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 7 Census: 1940 in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV (see note 2) Census: 1930 in Bergholz, Jefferson Co, OH (see note 3) Census: 1920 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 8 Occupation: 1940 salad maker in restaurant 16 Husband: Ferrell Franklin "Frank" Wells b. May- 8-1914 d. Jun-28-1963 Census name: Frank Wells Married: Jul-12-1934 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15
F Child 2: Pauline Helan Owens Also known as: Helin Pauline Owens 14 Born: Jun-29-1915 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,17,8,15 Died: Apr-27-2001 17 Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 18 Resided: 1961 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 15 Census: 1940 in Flint Run, Doddridge Co, WV 19 Census: 1930 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1920 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Husband: John Denver Deems b. ca 1913 Also known as: John Denver Deens 20 Married: Mar-27-1938 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15 Husband: Ralph Howard Miller b. Mar-17-1910 d. Feb-26-1975 Married: Apr-28-1961 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 15
M Child 3: David Lindsey Owens Born: Feb- 5-1921 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,21 Died: Aug-13-1974 in Painesville, Lake Co, OH 22,21 Resided: in Painesville, Lake Co, OH 22 Resided: 1949 in Ohio 7 Resided: 1942 at Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV 23 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Military: Aug-13-1942 - Dec-14-1945 U.S. Army, World War II 24
M Child 4: Charles Lester Owens Born: Mar-31-1923 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 14,18 Died: Mar-30-1973 in Kanawha Co, WV 18,13 Resided: in Charleston, Kanawha Co, WV 21 Resided: 1959 in Parkersburg, Wood Co, WV 25 Resided: 1949 in Ohio 7 Resided: 1943 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 26 Census: 1930, 1940 in West Union District, Doddridge Co, WV Occupation: 1959 driver for Kroger Company 25 Military: Jun- 5-1942 - Dec-16-1945 U.S. Army, World War II 24 Wife: Esther Louvene Phillips b. Jan-13-1923 d. Apr-12-2008 Married: Nov-10-1943 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 26
Sources: (1) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (4) Headstone (year only) (5) Donald Edward Ramage, Doddridge County Cemeteries, Vol. I, 4117 Almaville Rd, Smyna TN 37167 (1988, rev. 1999) (6) Findagrave.com. (7) Obituary of father. (8) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (9) Obituary. (10) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (11) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District) (12) 1910 Census, Doddridge County, WV (West Union District). (13) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (14) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV. (16) 1940 Census, Kanawha County, WV. (17) Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) Social Security Death Index. (19) 1940 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Grant District) (20) Marriage record of daughter. (21) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (22) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (23) World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (24) U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (25) City Directory. (26) Kanawha County Marriage Records, Charleston, WV. Event Notes Note (1) Birth date on headstone is 1888. Note (2) Listed as lodger Elizabeth Owens, 28, single, 4 yrs high school, occupation salad maker in restaurant, in household of Morgan & Grace Moulton. No other household members. The Moultons were restaurant managers. Note (3) Listed as boarder Laura Owens, 17, b. WVa, single, occupation servant for a private family, in household of Walter & Wansdith Grim and their family. All Grim family members were born in Ohio.Name Index