Sylvester Lee OwenAge: 81 years1856–1938
- Name
- Sylvester Lee Owen
- Given names
- Sylvester Lee
- Surname
- Owen
 Birth | August 12, 1856 26 24 |
 Birth of a brother | Walter William Owen December 7, 1859 (Age 3 years) |
 Historical Event | Influenza Epidemic between 1857 and 1859 (Age 4 months)Note: In 1857-1859, there was an extremely severe worldwide outbreak of influenza - http://www.flutrackers.com/forum/showthread.php?t=3884 |
 Census | July 19, 1860 (Age 3 years) |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Nancy Jane Daniel after September 6, 1860 (Age 4 years) |
| Death of a father | Casper A Owen June 1864 (Age 7 years) Note: Possibly killed during Civil War |
| Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865 (Age 4 years)Note: In the spring of 1861, tensions between the northern and southern United States over issues including state's right versus federal authority, westward expansion and slavery exploded into the American Civil War - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/American_Civil_War |
| Marriage of a parent | Jesse H Maley — Charlotte Jane Shemwell — View this family March 29, 1866 (Age 9 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | John L Maley March 10, 1867 (Age 10 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: The Alaska Purchase was the purchase of 586,412 square miles of new territory by the United States from the Russian Empire (a bargain at two cents an acre) - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Alaska_Purchase |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic 1867 (Age 10 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 12 years)Note: The First Transcontinental Railroad was a 1,907-mile contiguous railroad line constructed between 1863 and 1869 across the western United States to connect the Pacific coast with the existing Eastern U.S. rail network - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/First_Transcontinental_Railroad |
| Birth of a half-brother | Edward H F Maley August 1870 (Age 13 years) |
| Birth of a half-brother | Robert C Maley October 16, 1874 (Age 18 years) |
| Birth of a half-sister | Nannie Mae Maley May 5, 1878 (Age 21 years) |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 21 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Census | June 1, 1880 (Age 23 years) |
 Religious marriage | Kate Roberts Penry — View this family February 27, 1888 (Age 31 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Alma Hunter Owen March 27, 1889 (Age 32 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Mary Searles Owen October 23, 1891 (Age 35 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #3 | Lila Elizabeth Owen October 6, 1896 (Age 40 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | Robert C Maley January 28, 1897 (Age 40 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 41 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 mother | Charlotte Jane Shemwell May 27, 1899 (Age 42 years) |
| Birth of a son #4 | Lee Penry Owen July 31, 1899 (Age 42 years) |
| Census | June 20, 1900 (Age 43 years) |
| Death of a half-brother | John L Maley November 28, 1901 (Age 45 years) |
| Birth of a son #5 | Dwight M Owen February 23, 1902 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a son | Dwight M Owen May 20, 1902 (Age 45 years) |
| Death of a brother | Walter William Owen January 14, 1904 (Age 47 years) |
| Census | May 3, 1910 (Age 53 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Ralph Mitchell Pratt — Mary Searles Owen — View this family December 22, 1914 (Age 58 years) |
| Death of a wife | Kate Roberts Penry June 4, 1916 (Age 59 years) |
| Burial of a wife | Kate Roberts Penry June 6, 1916 (Age 59 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lexington City Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 59 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 60 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 61 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 63 years) |
| Birth of a granddaughter #1 | Kate Owen Pratt March 11, 1920 (Age 63 years) |
 Occupation | Proprietor of Grocery Store 1920 (Age 63 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Clarence Englehart Frick — Lila Elizabeth Owen — View this family Type: Religious marriage October 26, 1921 (Age 65 years) |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 73 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 73 years) |
| Marriage of a child | Lee Penry Owen — Elizabeth McBrayer — View this family Type: Religious marriage July 5, 1935 (Age 78 years)Address: At the bride's home Religion: Baptist |
 Death | August 1, 1938 (Age 81 years) |
 Burial | Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Lexington City Cemetery |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Casper A Owen Birth: about 1830 21 — North Carolina, United States Death: June 1864 |
| mother |
Charlotte Jane Shemwell Birth: January 1, 1832 42 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 27, 1899 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: November 6, 1852 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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4 years himself |
Sylvester Lee Owen Birth: August 12, 1856 26 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 1, 1938 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Walter William Owen Birth: December 7, 1859 29 27 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States Death: January 14, 1904 |
| Mother’s family with Jesse H Maley |
| step-father |
Jesse H Maley Birth: May 13, 1840 — North Carolina, United States Death: July 29, 1897 — North Carolina, United States |
| mother |
Charlotte Jane Shemwell Birth: January 1, 1832 42 31 — North Carolina, United States Death: May 27, 1899 — North Carolina, United States |
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Marriage: March 29, 1866 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
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11 months half-brother |
John L Maley Birth: March 10, 1867 26 35 — North Carolina, United States Death: November 28, 1901 |
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4 years half-brother |
Edward H F Maley Birth: August 1870 30 38 — North Carolina, United States Death: |
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4 years half-brother |
Robert C Maley Birth: October 16, 1874 34 42 — North Carolina, United States Death: January 28, 1897 — North Carolina, United States |
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4 years half-sister |
Nannie Mae Maley Birth: May 5, 1878 37 46 — North Carolina, United States Death: December 12, 1974 — Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| Family with Kate Roberts Penry |
| himself |
Sylvester Lee Owen Birth: August 12, 1856 26 24 — North Carolina, United States Death: August 1, 1938 — Davidson, North Carolina, United States |
| wife |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 daughter |
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 son |
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 son |
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 |
Sylvester Lee Owen has 39 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (39)
Parents James Isaac Shemwell + … …
Parents Poindexter Shemwell + Elizabeth J McClennan
Parents Alexander “Alex” Shemwell Jr. + Catharine Reed
Parents John L Reid + Louisa Shemwell
Parents Whitson Berry Shemwell + Margaret Elizabeth Oldham
Parents Dr. Obediah Marcellus Shemwell + Sarah Elizabeth “Sally” Thompson
Parents Robert Alexander Yarborough + Margaret Shemwell
| Census | 1860 United States - Census transcript - Casper A Owen - Household
South Division Davidson, NC
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| Census | 1880 United States - Census transcript - Jesse H Maley - Household
Cotton Grove, Davidson, NC
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| 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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