The Shemwell Family

Benjamin OwensAge: 76 years18691945

Name
Benjamin Owens
Given names
Benjamin
Surname
Owens
Birth November 3, 1869 33 33
Note: Headstone inscription:
Census June 9, 1870 (Age 7 months)
Birth of a brotherNoah Monroe Owens
March 25, 1872 (Age 2 years)
Death of a fatherBenjamin Owens
November 1872 (Age 2 years)

Note: Death date taken from a Family Tree listed in Ancestry.
Death of a maternal grandmotherNancy Shemwell
February 22, 1879 (Age 9 years)
Note: Newspaper Abstracts of Graves County, Kentucky
Birth of a daughter
#1
Nina Owens
1911 (Age 41 years)
Birth of a son
#2
Chester Owens
1913 (Age 43 years)
Death of a brotherCharles W Owens
July 17, 1913 (Age 43 years)
Cause: Tuberculosis
Note: Has his middle initial as "W" on death certificate and on headstone, but clearly a "B…
Burial of a brotherCharles W Owens
July 17, 1913 (Age 43 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Sand Hill Cemetery
Death of a motherRebecca Ann Reed
February 14, 1919 (Age 49 years)
Cause: Influenza
Death of a brotherNelson Owens
February 5, 1940 (Age 70 years)
Burial of a brotherNelson Owens
February 6, 1940 (Age 70 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery
Death November 28, 1945 (Age 76 years)

Burial
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Oak Grove Cemetery
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father
mother
Marriage: November 19, 1857Marshall, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder sister
3 years
elder brother
Charles W Owens
Birth: 1861 25 24Kentucky, United States
Death: July 17, 1913Harvey, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
2 years
elder brother
2 years
elder brother
Robert Edward Owens
Birth: May 9, 1864 28 28Kentucky, United States
Death: December 31, 1948Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
3 years
elder brother
Nelson Owens
Birth: September 10, 1867 31 31Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: February 5, 1940Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
2 years
himself
2 years
younger brother
Noah Monroe Owens
Birth: March 25, 1872 36 36Marshall, Kentucky, United States
Death: January 28, 1960Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States
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himself
wife
daughter
3 years
son
daughter
Private
daughter
Private

Benjamin Owens has 15 first cousins recorded

Birth
Headstone inscription: November 3, 1869 March 28, 1945
Census1870 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Owens - Household

Dist 2, Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States

NameRelationAgeSexColorOccupationREPEBirthplaceFFBMFBBornMarSchoolReadWriteInfirmCitDis
Owen, Benjaminhead34MWfarmerKY
Owen, Beckie Awife32FWkeeping houseKY
Owen, Mary Fdaughter10FWat homeKY
Owen, Chas Bson9MWKY
Owen, Wm Json7MWKY
Owen, Rob Eson6MWKY
Owen, Nelsonson2MWKY
Owen, Benjaminson1monthMWKY