BIO: Owens, Owen W. - Wayne Co

MARSHALL TOWNSHIP, LAWRENCE COUNTY, INDIANA
Page 352

OWEN W. OWENS was born in Wayne County, Ky., September 13, 1820, the fourth
of twelve children born to Andrew and Sarah (Brown) Owens.  He is a native
of Kentucky, and she was the daughter of a Revolutionary soldier, who was at
the battle of Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis;  they came to
Indiana in 1820, settling in Lawrence County, where they died, he June 16,
1840, and she November 3, 1881.  Our subject removed to Avoca in 1854, and
started a blacksmith shop.  May 16, 1855, he married Cynthia A. Burnett, and
two children have been born to them, only one living, Nettie, who married
Ambrose Sears.  Farming is the general occupation of subject, but he has
done some carpentering;  he is now Postmaster and has been since 1868.  He
has served two terms as Township Trustee, and has been a Justice of the
Peace, filling that position to the satisfaction of all.  His father, Andrew
Owens, was an adept at almost any trade, turning his skill in that regard in
many directions, to the benefit of himself and neighbors.

"HISTORY OF LAWRENCE, ORANGE & WASHINGTON COUNTIES INDIANA"  GOODSPEED BROS.
1884

Transcribed by: Diana Flynn 
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Date: Tue, 29 Jul 1997