William J Owens1862–
- Name
- William J Owens
- Given names
- William J
- Surname
- Owens
 Birth | 1862 26 25 |
 Birth of a brother | Robert Edward Owens May 9, 1864 (Age 2 years) |
 Historical Event | American Civil War between April 1861 and May 1865Note: 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 |
| Birth of a brother | Nelson Owens September 10, 1867 (Age 5 years) |
| Historical Event | The Alaska Purchase 1867 (Age 5 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 5 years)Note: 3,093 perished from yellow fever in New Orleans - http://historyengine.richmond.edu/episodes/view/306 |
| Birth of a brother | Benjamin Owens November 3, 1869 (Age 7 years) |
| Historical Event | Transcontinental Railroad completed 1869 (Age 7 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 |
 Census | June 9, 1870 (Age 8 years) |
| Birth of a brother | Noah Monroe Owens March 25, 1872 (Age 10 years) |
| Death of a father | Benjamin Owens November 1872 (Age 10 years) Note: Death date taken from a Family Tree listed in Ancestry. |
| Historical Event | Yellow Fever Epidemic of 1878 1878 (Age 16 years)Note: Over 13,000 deaths occurred from yellow fever in lower Mississippi Valley - http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/History_of_yellow_fever |
| Death of a maternal grandmother | Nancy Shemwell February 22, 1879 (Age 17 years) Note: Newspaper Abstracts of Graves County, Kentucky |
 Religious marriage | Celia Kinney — View this family March 7, 1887 (Age 25 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #1 | Ida Owens 1888 (Age 26 years) |
| Birth of a daughter #2 | Clara Owens 1891 (Age 29 years) |
| Birth of a son #3 | Crate Owens 1893 (Age 31 years) |
| Historical Event | Spanish-American War between April 1898 and August 1898 (Age 36 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 |
| Census | June 5, 1900 (Age 38 years) |
| Death of a brother | Charles W Owens July 17, 1913 (Age 51 years) Cause: Tuberculosis |
| Burial of a brother | Charles W Owens July 17, 1913 (Age 51 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Old Sand Hill Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Polio Epidemic 1916 (Age 54 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 55 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 56 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/ |
| Death of a mother | Rebecca Ann Reed February 14, 1919 (Age 57 years) Cause: Influenza |
| Historical Event | The Great Depression October 1929 (Age 67 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 |
| Death of a brother | Nelson Owens February 5, 1940 (Age 78 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Nelson Owens February 6, 1940 (Age 78 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Historical Event | World War II between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 79 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 |
| Death of a brother | Benjamin Owens November 28, 1945 (Age 83 years) |
| Death of a brother | Robert Edward Owens December 31, 1948 (Age 86 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Robert Edward Owens January 1, 1949 (Age 87 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Pleasant Grove Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Korean War between 1950 and 1953 (Age 88 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 brother | Noah Monroe Owens January 28, 1960 (Age 98 years) |
| Burial of a brother | Noah Monroe Owens January 31, 1960 (Age 98 years) Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Clarks River Cemetery |
| Historical Event | Vietnam War between 1946 and 1975 (Age 84 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 | unknown |
| Family with parents |
| father |
Benjamin Owens Birth: 1836 — Kentucky, United States Death: November 1872 |
| mother |
Rebecca Ann Reed Birth: February 7, 1836 31 32 — Kentucky, United States Death: February 14, 1919 — Oak Level, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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Marriage: November 19, 1857 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years elder sister |
Mary F Owens Birth: 1859 23 22 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years elder brother |
Charles W Owens Birth: 1861 25 24 — Kentucky, United States Death: July 17, 1913 — Harvey, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years himself |
William J Owens Birth: 1862 26 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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2 years younger brother |
Robert Edward Owens Birth: May 9, 1864 28 28 — Kentucky, United States Death: December 31, 1948 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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3 years younger brother |
Nelson Owens Birth: September 10, 1867 31 31 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: February 5, 1940 — Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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2 years younger brother |
Benjamin Owens Birth: November 3, 1869 33 33 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: November 28, 1945 |
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2 years younger brother |
Noah Monroe Owens Birth: March 25, 1872 36 36 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States Death: January 28, 1960 — Paducah, McCracken, Kentucky, United States |
| Family with Celia Kinney |
| himself |
William J Owens Birth: 1862 26 25 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
| wife |
Celia Kinney Death: |
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Marriage: March 7, 1887 — Marshall, Kentucky, United States |
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22 months daughter |
Ida Owens Birth: 1888 26 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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4 years daughter |
Clara Owens Birth: 1891 29 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
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3 years son |
Crate Owens Birth: 1893 31 — Kentucky, United States Death: |
William J Owens has 15 first cousins recorded
Father's family (0)
Mother's family (15)
Parents William Murphy Reed + Margaret McCain
Parents Milus G Reed + Elizabeth Ann “Betty” Owens
Parents Milus G Reed + Mary “Polly” Roach
Parents Henry S Reed + Sarah L Wood
| Census | 1870 United States - Census transcript - Benjamin Owens - Household
Dist 2, Benton, Marshall, Kentucky, United States
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| Census | 1900 United States - Census transcript - William J Owens - Household
Graves, Kentucky, United States
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