The Shemwell Family

Lee Penry OwenAge: 71 years18991971

Name
Lee Penry Owen
Given names
Lee Penry
Surname
Owen
Birth July 31, 1899 42 36
Census June 20, 1900 (Age 10 months)
Birth of a brotherDwight M Owen
February 23, 1902 (Age 2 years)
Death of a brotherDwight M Owen
May 20, 1902 (Age 2 years)
Census May 3, 1910 (Age 10 years)
Death of a motherKate Roberts Penry
June 4, 1916 (Age 16 years)
Historical Event
Polio Epidemic
1916 (Age 16 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 17 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 18 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 20 years)
Historical Event
The Great Depression
October 1929 (Age 30 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 12, 1930 (Age 30 years)
Religious marriageElizabeth McBrayerView this family
July 5, 1935 (Age 35 years)
Address: At the bride's home
Religion: Baptist
Death of a fatherSylvester Lee Owen
August 1, 1938 (Age 39 years)
Census April 13, 1940 (Age 40 years)
Historical Event
World War II
between December 1941 and August 1945 (Age 42 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 50 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 sisterMary Searles Owen
April 12, 1967 (Age 67 years)
Burial of a sisterMary Searles Owen
April 14, 1967 (Age 67 years)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Salem Cemetery
Historical Event
Vietnam War
between 1946 and 1975 (Age 46 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 February 1, 1971 (Age 71 years)
Burial February 3, 1971 (2 days after death)
Cemetery - also add to Place of burial: Sunset Cemetery
Family with parents - View this family
father
mother
Kate Roberts Penry
Birth: April 1, 1863 53 36Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: June 4, 1916Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
Marriage: February 27, 1888Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
13 months
elder sister
Alma Hunter Owen
Birth: March 27, 1889 32 25Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: January 15, 1975Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
3 years
elder sister
Mary Searles Owen
Birth: October 23, 1891 35 28Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 12, 1967Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
5 years
elder sister
Lila Elizabeth Owen
Birth: October 6, 1896 40 33Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: April 12, 1990Winston-Salem, Forsyth, North Carolina, United States
3 years
himself
Lee Penry Owen
Birth: July 31, 1899 42 36Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 1, 1971Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
3 years
younger brother
Dwight M Owen
Birth: February 23, 1902 45 38Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: May 20, 1902Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Family with Elizabeth McBrayer - View this family
himself
Lee Penry Owen
Birth: July 31, 1899 42 36Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina, United States
Death: February 1, 1971Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States
wife
Elizabeth McBrayer
Birth: October 13, 1897North Carolina, United States
Death: January 2, 1987North Carolina, United States
Marriage: July 5, 1935Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States

Lee Penry Owen has 2 first cousins recorded

Mother's family (0)

Census1900 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Lee Owen - Household

Lexington, Davidson, NC.

NameRelationRaceSexMonthYearAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmUSNatOccupationUnempSchoolReadWriteEngHomeMortFarm
Sylvester L OwenheadWMAug185643M12NCNCNCRegistar of Deeds
Kate R OwenwifeWFApr186337M1244NCNCNC
Alma H OwendaughterWFMar188911SNCNCNCAt School
Mary S OwendaughterWFOct18918SNCNCNC
Lila E OwendaughterWFOct18963SNCNCNC
Lee P OwensonWMJul189910mSNCNCNC

Census1910 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Lee Owen - Household

Lexington, Davidson, North Carolina

NameRelationSexRaceAgeCondMarrCHBCHLBPFBPMBPImmNatLangOccupationIndEmpUnempUnempRWSchHomeMortFarmCWBlindDeaf
Owen, Sylvester LheadMW53M22NCNCNCManagerHardware Store
Owen, Kate RwifeFW47M2244NCNCNC
Owen, Alma HdaughterFW21SNCNCNCTeacherGrade School
Owen, Mary JdaughterFW18SNCNCNC
Owen, Lila EdaughterFW13SNCNCNC
Owen, Lee PsonMW10SNCNCNC

Census1920 United States - Census transcript - Sylvester Lee Owen - Household

First Ave Lexington, Davidson, NC.

NameRelationHomeMortSexRaceAgeConditionImmNatNatYSchoolRWBPLangFBPFather langMBPMother langEngOccupationIndEmp
S L OwenheadMW63WNCNCNCProp Gro Store
Alma H OwendaughterFW29SNCNCNCTeacher
Penry OwensonMW20SNCNCNCClerk Dry Goods
Mary Thompson LodgerFW25SNCNCNCStenographer Bank

Census1930 United States - Census transcript - Clarence Englehart Frick - Household

Charlotte, Mecklenburg, North Carolina, United States

NameRelationHomeV/RRadioFarmSexRaceAgeCondAMSchoolR/WBPFBPMBPLangImmNatEngOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkUnempVetWar
Frick, Clarence EheadMW63M55MDMDMDTax advisor
Frick, Lila OwifeFW32M25NCNCNC
Owen, Lee Pbrother in lawMW29SNCNCNCsalesmanclothing

Census1940 United States - Census transcript - Lee Penry Owen - Household

Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States

NameInfoRelationHomeV/RFarmSexRaceAgeCondSchoolR/WBPCityCountyStateOccupationIndustryCodeEmpWorkWagesVetWar
Owen, PenryheadMW41MNCtraveling salesmanwoolen and rubber company
Owen, ElizabethwifeFW42MNC