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James W Owens

Male 1853 - 1939  (86 years)


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  • Name James W Owens 
    • Confirmed mother's headstone said Owens.
    Born 9 Dec 1853  Roanoke County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Gender Male 
    Died 31 Dec 1939  Topeka, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Buried Rossville Cemetery, Rossville, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location 
    Person ID I5618  Rossville
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2018 

    Father John Henry Owens,   b. 16 Jun 1817, Roanoke County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 12 Dec 1907, Preston, Pratt County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 90 years) 
    Mother Mary Virginia (Jennie) Smith Owens,   b. 5 Jul 1824, Botetourt County, Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location,   d. 25 Oct 1881, Silver Lake, Shawnee County, Kansas Find all individuals with events at this location  (Age 57 years) 
    Family ID F6914  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Mrs. James Owens,   d. 1892 
    Married 1889 
    Last Modified 29 Mar 2018 13:10:48 
    Family ID F6915  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

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    Link to Google MapsBorn - 9 Dec 1853 - Roanoke County, Virginia Link to Google Earth
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  • Documents
    Obituary- Owen, James
    Obituary- Owen, James
    James W. Owen
    Jim Owen, 86, passed away Sunday, December 31, in a Topeka hospital, following a short illness.

    He was born in Roanoke County, Virginia, December 9, 1853. In 1889 he was married and his wife passed away in 1892. A few years after her death he came to Rossville and had made this community his home since. For many years he was employed at the old Holden ranch near Kingsville.

    The past fourteen years he had lived neighbor to Mr. and Mrs. Joe Parr and had been a constant helper with the outdoor chores at the Parr home. He was a true friend and perfect neighbor. His fine qualities as a citizen made him respected by all who knew him.

    Relatives surviving are his brother Robert Owen, Topeka; three sisters, Mrs. Hattie Hoskinson, Hugoton, Kansas; Mrs. Mattie McCarty and Mrs. Sallie Fuller, both of Stafford, Kansas.

    Funeral services were held Tuesday afternoon at the Conwell Funeral Home in Topeka at 2 o’clock, with the Rev. C, P. Broadfoot, pastor of the Rossville Methodist church officiating.

    The pallbearers were Messrs. Joe Parr, Joe Navarre, Alfred Hause, Harry Gutshall, Lester Whitehead, and Ernest Tschantz.

    Burial was in the Rossville cemetery.