Husband: Isaac Owens
Born: ca 1830 1
Died: May- -1879 in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV 2 (see note 1)
Cause of death: consumption 2
Census: 1870 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Census: 1850 in Tyler Co, (W)VA
Father: Thomas Owens (1809 - )
Mother: Sarah Ann Ankrom (1811 - 1905)
Other spouse 2
Notes
Wife: Mary Lurana Ripley 3,4
Census name: M. L. ___
Married: Jan-29-1854 in Centerville, Tyler Co, WV 5
Born: ca 1833 in Centerville, Tyler Co, WV 5,6
Died: Jul- 6-1868 in Tyler Co, WV 7
Cause of death: dropsy 7
Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
Resided: 1854 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 5
Father: Samuel Ripley (1808 - 1859)
Mother: Mary Gregg (1809 - 1882)
Notes
M Child 1: George L. W. Owens Born: ca 1855 6 Census: 1870 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
F Child 2: (Infant female) Owens Born: Jan-28-1855 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 8 Died: Feb- 1-1855 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 9
F Child 3: Susan Jane Owens 3 Born: Feb-27-1857 in Tyler Co, (W)VA 10,11,3 (see note 2) Died: Feb-16-1921 11 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 11 Resided: in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1880, 1900, 1910 in Grant District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1870 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Harman L. Smith b. Apr-12-1852 d. Mar- 6-1904 Also known as: Harmon Smith 12,13,14 Married: Oct- 3-1875 in Doddridge Co, WV 15 Husband: Thomas Jackson Smith b. Jul-24-1846 d. Jul- -1934 Married: Jun- 6-1919 16
F Child 4: Mary Ann Owens Born: Aug- 5-1859 16,17,6 (see note 3) Died: Sep-15-1936 in Ritchie Co, WV 9,17 Buried: in Mole Hill Cemetery, Mountain, Ritchie Co, WV 16 Census: 1870 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA Husband: Richard Gray b. 1849 d. 1910 Married: 1876 in Ritchie Co, WV 18
F Child 5: Flora Ellen Owens Census name: Ellen Owens Born: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA 6 (see note 4) Census: 1870 in Centerville, Tyler Co, WV Census: 1860 in Doddridge Co, (W)VA
M Child 6: Isaac Owens Born: ca 1861 Census: 1870 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV
F Child 7: Rhoda Owens Born: ca 1862 Census: 1870 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV
F Child 8: Sarah Owens Born: ca 1863 Census: 1870 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV
M Child 9: Samuel Owens Born: ca 1864 Census: 1870 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV
F Child 10: Mary Lurana "Laurania" Owens Census name: Lurana Owens Born: Jul- 6-1868 in Tyler Co, WV 19 (see note 5) Died: Jan- 9-1937 in Canton, Doddridge Co, WV 20,12 Buried: in Freeman-Coleman Cemetery, Rt 18 N (Crystal Lake), West Union, WV 20,12 Cause of death: pneumonia 12,20 Resided: at Little Flint, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1870 in Centerville District, Tyler Co, WV Never married: 20
F Child 11: Louisa Owens Born: Jul- 6-1868 in Tyler Co, WV 21 Died: bef 1870 (see note 6)
Sources: (1) 1850 Census, Tyler County, (W)VA. (2) U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885, Ancestry.com and National Archives & Records Administration (NARA) (3) Birth record of daughter. (4) Death record of wife. (5) Tyler County Marriage Records, Middlebourne, WV. (6) 1860 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. (7) Tyler County Death Records, Middlebourne, WV. (8) Death Record - Birth date calculated from age at death. (9) West Virginia Deaths Index, 1853-1973 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (10) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (11) Headstone. (12) Obituary. (13) Obituary of daughter. (14) The History of Doddridge County, West Virginia, Taylor Publishing Co, 1979. (15) Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, Identified as Herman (sic) Smith, age (blank), single, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of (blank); and Susan Owens, age (blank), single, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, dau of (blank). Married Oct 3 1875 in Doddridge County. MR p. 206 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792244&Type=Marriage. (16) Findagrave.com. (17) Headstone (year only) (18) West Virginia Marriages Index, 1785-1971 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (19) Tyler County Birth Records, Middlebourne, WV, BR p. 69, Line 157 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2650123&Type=Birth. (20) 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=1981407&Type=Death. (21) Tyler County Birth Records, Middlebourne, WV, BR p. 69, Line 158 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=2650123&Type=Birth. Event Notes Note (1) The Federal Census Mortality Schedule shows only that he died in Marshall County. Since it is known that he was sentenced to life imprisonment in the State Penitentiary, it is assumed that he died in Moundsville, location of the penitentiary. Note (2) Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1858, but birth record and headstone show it as Feb 27 1857. Age in 1860 Census was four. Note (3) Age 3 in 1860 Census. Note (4) Age 5 months at time of Jul 20 1860 enumeration. Note (5) Birth date given in death record as Jul 3 1866. But her birth record shows it as Jul 6 1868, a twin of sister Louisa who died young. Note (6) Not with family in 1870 Census.