Arthur J. Owens: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

1. Arthur J. Owens (son of Jerry Andy Owens and Lizzie R.).

Generation: 2

2.	Jerry Andy Owens was born 23 Dec 1901, Haywood County, North Carolina (son of James Robert "Jim" Owens and Mary Melinda Messer); died 2 Feb 1986; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. Jerry — Lizzie R.. [Group Sheet]

3.
Lizzie R.
Children:

1. Arthur J. Owens

Fred C. Owens

Glen E. Owens

Teddie E. Owens

Rosalee Owens

Generation: 3

James Robert "Jim" Owens was born 15 Feb 1877, North Carolina (son of Samuel Paxton Owens and Annie Sutton); died 3 May 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 May 1940, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 28.

James married Mary Melinda Messer 11 Mar 1898, Blount County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of Isaac A. Messer and Hannah Harriett Jane Conard) was born 29 Aug 1880, Waynesville, North Carolina; died 29 Nov 1959; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Mary Melinda Messer was born 29 Aug 1880, Waynesville, North Carolina (daughter of Isaac A. Messer and Hannah Harriett Jane Conard); died 29 Nov 1959; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Children:

Rev. Jacob Robert "Jake" Owens was born 25 Jul 1899, Waynesville, North Carolina; died 13 May 1992, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
2. Jerry Andy Owens was born 23 Dec 1901, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 2 Feb 1986; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Elijah Phillip Owens was born 29 Jul 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Oct 1994; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Victor Owens died Bef 20 Feb 2008.
Anna Mae Owens was born 12 Feb 1907, Oliver Springs; died 19 Apr 1989; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Vonnie Isaac Owens was born 9 Oct 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 19 Feb 1988; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Prince Albert Owens was born 7 Mar 1912, Tennessee; died 22 Nov 1982; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Lillie Owens was born 22 Sep 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 14 Jan 1998; was buried Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Dolly Irene Owens was born 14 Oct 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 2008, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 Feb 2008, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Generation: 4

8.	Samuel Paxton Owens was born North Carolina (son of Jacob Owen and Elizabeth Leatherwood). Samuel married Annie Sutton NOT MARRIED. Annie (daughter of Jonas Richard "Dick" Sutton and Nancy Grooms) was born North Carolina. [Group Sheet]

Annie Sutton was born North Carolina (daughter of Jonas Richard "Dick" Sutton and Nancy Grooms).

Children:

4. James Robert "Jim" Owens was born 15 Feb 1877, North Carolina; died 3 May 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 5 May 1940, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

10.

Isaac A. Messer was born 12 Mar 1847, North Carolina (son of Daniel Messer and Elisabeth); died 15 Nov 1939; was buried Corinth Baptist Church Cemetery, Gaffney, Cherokee County, South Carolina.

Other Events:

Census: 1900, Jonathan Creek Township, Haywood County, North Carolina
Census: 1910, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1920, Pickney, Union County, South Carolina
Census: 1930, Kingsport, Sullivan County, Tennessee

Isaac — Hannah Harriett Jane Conard. Hannah (daughter of George W. "Bud" Conard and Chana Williams) was born Abt 1848, North Carolina; died 1896. [Group Sheet]

11.

Hannah Harriett Jane Conard was born Abt 1848, North Carolina (daughter of George W. "Bud" Conard and Chana Williams); died 1896.

Children:

Milas Ensley Messer was born 28 Nov 1863, North Carolina; died 14 Oct 1963, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 16 Oct 1963, Sutton & Franklin Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.
Andrew K. Messer was born 17 Dec 1870, North Carolina; died 14 Jun 1959, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 16 Jun 1959, Davis Cemetery, Jonathan, Haywood County, North Carolina.
Thaddius Melvin Messer was born 1 Aug 1872, Haywood County, North Carolina; died 16 Oct 1953, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 18 Oct 1953, Davis Cemetery, Jonathan, Haywood County, North Carolina.
Jonathan Phillip Messer was born 10 May 1876, North Carolina; died 7 Nov 1962, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 9 Nov 1962, Davis Cemetery, Jonathan, Haywood County, North Carolina.
M. Caldona "Donna" Messer was born May 1878, North Carolina.
5. Mary Melinda Messer was born 29 Aug 1880, Waynesville, North Carolina; died 29 Nov 1959; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Dillard Washington Messer was born 6 Mar 1883, North Carolina; died 13 Apr 1965, Buncombe County, North Carolina; was buried 15 Apr 1965, Davis Cemetery, Jonathan, Haywood County, North Carolina.
Aveline Messer was born 16 Aug 1885, North Carolina; died 18 Jan 1969, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried 20 Jan 1969, New Bon-A-Venture Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.
Elijah Compton Messer was born 5 Feb 1888, North Carolina; died 15 Nov 1942, Haywood County, North Carolina; was buried Bradleys Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina.