Alma Hunter OwenAge: 85 years1889–1975
- Name
- Alma Hunter Owen
- Given names
- Alma Hunter
- Surname
- Owen
 Birth | March 27, 1889 32 25 |
 Birth of a sister | Mary Searles Owen October 23, 1891 (Age 2 years) |
| Birth of a sister | Lila Elizabeth Owen October 6, 1896 (Age 7 years) |
 Occupation | School Teacher/Principal |
 Marriage | Never married |
 Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 9 years)Note: The Spanish-American War was a conflict in 1898 between Spain and the United States, the result of American intervention in the Cuban War of Independence - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Spanish%E2%80%93American_War |
| Death of a paternal grandmother | Charlotte Jane Shemwell May 27, 1899 (Age 10 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Lee Penry Owen July 31, 1899 (Age 10 years) |
 Census | June 20, 1900 (Age 11 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Dwight M Owen February 23, 1902 (Age 12 years) |
| Death of a brother | Dwight M Owen May 20, 1902 (Age 13 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 21 years) |
| Death of a mother | Kate Roberts Penry June 4, 1916 (Age 27 years) |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 26 years)Note: Over 7,000 deaths and 27,363 cases reported in America's worst polio (infantile paralysis) epidemic - http://goo.gl/ZBEQA1 |
| Historical Event | World War I between 1917 and November 1918 (Age 27 years)Note: The United States enters 'The Great War' where more than nine million combatants were killed- http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_I |
| Historical Event | Spanish Influenza Epidemic 1918 (Age 28 years)Note: Spanish Influenza killed over 500,000 people in the United States, and somewhere between 20 and 40 million in what has been cited as the most devastating epidemic in history - http://virus.stanford.edu/uda/ |
| Census | January 2, 1920 (Age 30 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 40 years)Note: The Wall Street Crash sets off the Great Depression, the most severe worldwide economic depression in the 20th century - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Great_Depression |
| Census | April 15, 1930 (Age 41 years) |
| Death of a father | Sylvester Lee Owen August 1, 1938 (Age 49 years) |
| Census | April 19, 1940 (Age 51 years) |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 52 years)Note: The United States enters World War II after the attack at Pearl Harbor, a global war that involved the vast majority of the world's nations and including all of the great powers - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/World_War_II |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 60 years)Note: The Korean War was a war between the Republic of Korea (South Korea), supported by the United Nations, and the Democratic People's Republic of Korea (North Korea), at one time supported by the People's Republic of China and the Soviet Union - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Korean_War |
| Death of a sister | Mary Searles Owen April 12, 1967 (Age 78 years) |
| Burial of a sister | Mary Searles Owen April 14, 1967 (Age 78 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Salem Cemetery |
| Death of a brother | Lee Penry Owen February 1, 1971 (Age 81 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Lee Penry Owen February 3, 1971 (Age 81 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 56 years)Note: The Vietnam War was a long, costly armed conflict that pitted the communist regime of North Vietnam and its southern allies, known as the Viet Cong, against South Vietnam and its principal ally, the United States. The divisive war, increasingly unpopular at home, ended with the withdrawal of U.S. forces in 1973 and the unification of Vietnam under Communist control two years later. More than 3 million people, including 58,000 Americans, were killed in the conflict. - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Vietnam_War |
 Death | January 15, 1975 (Age 85 years) |
 Burial | January 17, 1975 (2 days after death) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lexington City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Sylvester Lee Owen Birth: August 12, 1856 26 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 1, 1938 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Kate Roberts Penry Birth: April 1, 1863 53 36 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: June 4, 1916 — Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: February 27, 1888 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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13 months herself |
Alma Hunter Owen Birth: March 27, 1889 32 25 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 15, 1975 — Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger sister |
Mary Searles Owen Birth: October 23, 1891 35 28 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 12, 1967 — Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
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5 years younger sister |
Lila Elizabeth Owen Birth: October 6, 1896 40 33 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: April 12, 1990 — Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Lee Penry Owen Birth: July 31, 1899 42 36 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: February 1, 1971 — Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Dwight M Owen Birth: February 23, 1902 45 38 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: May 20, 1902 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
Alma Hunter Owen has 2 first cousins recorded
Father's family (2)
Parents Walter William Owen + Margaret Singleton “Maggie” Gose
Mother's family (0)
| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Lee Owen - Household
Lexington, Davidson, NC.
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| Census | 1910 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Lee Owen - Household
Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina
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| Census | 1920 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Lee Owen - Household
First Ave Lexington, Davidson, NC.
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| Census | 1930 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Lee Owen - Household
West First Avenue Lexington, Davidson, NC.
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| Census | 1940 United States - Census transcript - Alma Hunter Owen - Household
Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina
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