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 1892 - 1956 (63 years)
Generation: 1
| 1. | Robert Cleveland OWENS was born 07 Apr 1892, Russell Co. VA; died 24 Mar 1956, Collin Co. TX. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1900 Census
Name: Robert C Owens
Age: 7
Birth Date: Apr 1893
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1900: Cleveland, Russell, Virginia
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Nathan E Owens
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's name: Cora E Owens
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Nathan E Owens 43
Cora E Owens 32
Kent Owens 17
Henry M Owens 15
Nathan K Owens 13
Nancy A Owens 8
Robert C Owens 7
Alta M Owens 5
Thora B Owens 3
Charles G Owens 1
1910 Census
Name: Cleve Owens
Age in 1910: 17
Birth Year: abt 1893
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1910: Justice Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son (Child)
Marital Status: Single
Father's name: Nathen E Owens
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Household Members:
Nathen E Owens 53
Henry Owens 25
Ana Owens 18
Cleve Owens 17
Athy Owens 15
Thora Owens 13
Charley Owens 11
Bessie Owens 7
1920 Census
Name: Robert E Owens
Age: 26
Birth Year: abt 1894
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1920: Justice Precinct 3, Mitchell, Texas
Street: Colorado And Westbrook Road
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Son-in-law
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Owens
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Occupation: Farm Laborer
Industry: General Farm
Employment Field: Wage or Salary
Able to Read: Yes
Able to Write: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Ben T Tankersley 40
Ruth V Tankersley 37
Melton Tankersley 15
Pearl Tankersley 13
Dovie Tankersley 11
Ethel Tankersley 8
Cecil Tankersley 6
Harvey J Tankersley 2 years 2 months
Anna B Culipher 19 [sister-in-law]
Robert E Owens 26
Mary Owens 16
Birth:
Name: Robert Cleveland Owens
County: Hunt
State: Texas
Birthplace: Virginia
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1893
Race: Caucasian (White)
Died:
Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982
Name: Robert C Owens
Birth Date: 7 Apr 1892
Birth Place: Virginia
Gender: Male
Race: White
Occupation: Mail clerk, government
Residence: Merit, Hunt, Texas
Father: Nathan Owens
Mother: Cora Statcher [Cora Statzer]
Age at Death: 63
Death Date: 24 Mar 1956
Death Place: Rural Precinct 1, Collin, Texas
Cause of Death: lumbar pneumonia, chronic bronchitis, contributed cause: adrenal cortical adenoma
Informant: VA Hospital records
Robert married Mary Tankersley 1919, Collin Co. TX. Mary was born 07 Jul 1902, Tennessee; died 31 Jan 1993, Rockwall Co. TX; was buried , Merit Cemetery, Merit, Hunt Co. TX. [Group Sheet]
Children:
- 2. Jewell Victoria OWENS
 was born 07 Sep 1920, Merit, Hunt Co. TX; died 24 Feb 1957, Hunt Co. TX; was buried , Odd Fellows Cemetery, Caddo Mills, Hunt Co. TX.
- 3. James Lee OWENS was born 10 Nov 1924, Dawson Co. TX; died 08 Feb 1995, Dallas Co. TX; was buried , Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas Co. TX.
- 4. Ernest Jay OWENS was born 10 Jun 1927, Merit, Hunt Co. TX; died 10 Feb 2013, Rockwall Co. TX; was buried , Merit Cemetery, Merit, Hunt Co. TX.
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Generation: 2
| 2. | Jewell Victoria OWENS (1.Robert1) was born 07 Sep 1920, Merit, Hunt Co. TX; died 24 Feb 1957, Hunt Co. TX; was buried , Odd Fellows Cemetery, Caddo Mills, Hunt Co. TX. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 Census
Name: Jew* Owens [Jewel Owens]
Birth Year: abt 1921
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Daughter
Home in 1930: Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas
Attended School: Yes
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Owens 38
Mary Owens 27
Jewel Owens 9
James L Owens 5
Earnest J Owens 2 years 3 months
1940 Census
Name: Jewell O'Connor
Respondent: Yes
Age: 20
Estimated birth year: abt 1920
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Daughter-in-law
Home in 1940: Houston, Harris, Texas
Street: Petty
House Number: 3516
Inferred Residence in 1935: Houston, Harris, Texas
Residence in 1935: Same Place
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 7th grade
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
John J O'Connor 64
William E O'Connor 24
Jewell O'Connor 20
Florence L O'Connor 1
Birth:
Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Death Certificates, 1903-1982. iArchives, Orem, Utah.
Name: Jewel Victoria O Connor
Birth Date: 7 Sep 1920
Birth Place: Merit, Texas
Gender: Female
Race: White
Residence: Fort Worth, Tarrant, Texas
Father: Robert Cleveland Owens
Mother: Mary E Tankersley
Age at Death: 36
Death Date: 24 Feb 1957
Death Place: Greenville, Hunt Co. TX
Cause of Death: Car collision with train
Buried:
Cemetery location:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=cr&GSln=Owens&GSiman=1&GScnty=2635&CRid=2172023&pt=Odd%20Fellows%20Cemetery&
Jewell married William E. O'Connor. William was born ca 1916, Texas. [Group Sheet]
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| 3. | James Lee OWENS (1.Robert1) was born 10 Nov 1924, Dawson Co. TX; died 08 Feb 1995, Dallas Co. TX; was buried , Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas Co. TX. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 Census
Name: James L Owens
Birth Year: abt 1925
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas
Attended School: No
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Name Age
Robert Owens 38
Mary Owens 27
Jewel Owens 9
James L Owens 5
Earnest J Owens 2 years 3 months
Birth:
Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1932. iArchives, Orem, Utah.
Name: James Lee Owens
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1924
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Lamesa, Dawson, Texas, USA
Father: Robert C Owens
Father Birth Place: Rusell County, VA
Mother: Mary E Tankersley
Mother Birth Place: Alabama
Mother Residence: Lamesa, Texas
Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=47469403&ref=acom
Died:
Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
Name: James Lee Owens [James L Owens]
SSN: 460287930
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birth Date: 10 Nov 1924
Birth Place: Lameca Dawso, Texas
Father Name: Robert C Owens
Mother Name: Mary E Tankemsley
Disability Status: Disability denied - no record of type.
Death Date: 8 Feb 1995
Type of Claim: Original SSN.
Notes: Apr 1941: Name listed as JAMES LEE OWENS; 16 Feb 1995: Name listed as JAMES L OWENS
Social Security Death Index
Name: James L. Owens
SSN: 460-28-7930
Last Residence: 75149 Mesquite, Dallas, Texas
BORN: 10 Nov 1924
Died: 8 Feb 1995
State (Year) SSN issued: Texas (Before 1951)
Texas Department of Health. Texas Death Indexes, 1903-2000. Austin, TX, USA: Texas Department of Health, State Vital Statistics Unit.
Name: James Owens
Death Date: 8 Feb 1995
Death County: Dallas
Gender: Male
James married Georgia Lee McWhorter 1958, Collin Co. TX. Georgia was born 19 Aug 1920; died 28 Aug 2012; was buried , Restland Memorial Park, Dallas, Dallas Co. TX. [Group Sheet]
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| 4. | Ernest Jay OWENS (1.Robert1) was born 10 Jun 1927, Merit, Hunt Co. TX; died 10 Feb 2013, Rockwall Co. TX; was buried , Merit Cemetery, Merit, Hunt Co. TX. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
1930 Census
Name: Earnest J Owens
Birth Year: abt 1928
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1930: Precinct 2, Hunt, Texas
Dwelling Number: 289
Family Number: 289
Attended School: No
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Household Members:
Name Age
Robert Owens 38
Mary Owens 27
Jew* Owens 9
James L Owens 5
Earnest J Owens 2 years 3 months
OBITUARY
Ernest Jay Owens, 85, of Rockwall passed away Feb. 10, 2013, at Presbyterian Hospital of Rockwall. Services will be at 2 p.m. Friday in the Coker-Mathews Funeral Home chapel in Greenville with Rev. Eugene Williams officiating. Interment will follow at Merit Cemetery.
Visitation is from 6 to 8 p.m. today at the funeral home.
Born June 10, 1927, in Merit, Ernest was the son of Robert Cleveland and Mary E. (Tankersley) Owens. On Dec. 17, 1948, in Greenville, he married Bennie Delean Pickens. He was a veteran of the United States Army and worked as a construction worker. He was a member of the Baptist faith.
Survivors include his daughters, Brenda Smith and husband Danny of Terrell, Nancy Enos and husband Ricky of Oklahoma City, Okla., Deborah Gutierrez and husband Carlos of Sadler, and Cindy Platt and husband Bobby of Sadler; sister Mary L. Watkins of Temple; and numerous grandchildren, great-grandchildren, and great-great-grandchildren.
He was preceded in death by his parents, wife, sons Glenn and Bengie Owens, sister Betty Russell, brothers James L. and Edgar Leon Owens, granddaughter Heidi Couch, grandson Andrew Latimer, and great-granddaughter Gabriella Couch.
Pallbearers will be Matthew Dennis, Dalton Moore, Colton Kinsey, Pooh Dennis, Cody Scott, and Ben Dooley. Honorary pallbearer will be Tommy Owens.
Birth:
Texas Department of State Health Services. Texas Birth Certificates, 1903-1932. iArchives, Orem, Utah.
Name: Earnest Jay Owens
Birth Date: 11 Jun 1927
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Mail, Hunt, Texas
Father: Robert Cleaveland Owens
Father Birth Place: Russell, Virginia
Mother: Mary Elizabeth Tankersley
Mother Birth Place: Tennessee
Mother Residence: Mail, Texas
Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=105196673
Ernest married Bennie Delean Pickens. [Group Sheet]
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Generation: 3
| 5. | Florence Loretta O'Connor (2.Jewell2, 1.Robert1) was born 20 Jan 1939, Harris Co. TX. Notes:
CENSUS RECORDS
Name: Florence L O'Connor
Age: 1
Estimated birth year: abt 1939
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Texas
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Granddaughter
Home in 1940: Houston, Harris, Texas
Street: Petty
House Number: 3516
Resident on farm in 1935: No
Household Members:
Name Age
John J O'Connor 64
William E O'Connor 24
Jewell O'Connor 20
Florence L O'Connor 1
Birth:
Texas Birth Index, 1903-1997. Texas: Texas Department of State Health Services. Microfiche.
Name: Florence Lorretta Gr Oconnor
Date of Birth: 20 Jan 1939
Gender: Female
Birth County: Harris
Father's name: William Edward Oconnor
Mother's name: Jewel Hall
Roll number: 1939_0006
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