Glenn Dale Owens: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

Generation: 1

Glenn Dale Owens was born 18 Nov 1956, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of Alvin Owens and Shirley Ann Prince); died 18 Feb 2006, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Feb 2006, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Glenn married Ellen E. Parton 13 Oct 1981, Cocke County, Tennessee; divorced 21 Apr 1987, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Glenn married Patricia Diane "Pat" Myers 22 Feb 1989, Sevier County, Tennessee. Patricia was born 14 Oct 1952. [Group Sheet]

Children:

Generation: 2

Alvin Owens was born 23 Oct 1935, Tennessee (son of Vonnie Isaac Owens and Leona Sylvia McMahan); died 30 Sep 2001, Baptist Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 66.

Alvin — Shirley Ann Prince. Shirley (daughter of Valentine Prince and Dolly May Lewis) was born 21 Aug 1939, Mullens, West Virginia; died 22 Dec 1995, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Shirley Ann Prince was born 21 Aug 1939, Mullens, West Virginia (daughter of Valentine Prince and Dolly May Lewis); died 22 Dec 1995, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, Slab Fork District, Raleigh County, Virginia

Children:

1. Glenn Dale Owens was born 18 Nov 1956, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 18 Feb 2006, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Feb 2006, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Johnny Lee Owens was born 25 May 1960.
Charles Edward "Chip" Owens was born 12 Jan 1962; died 7 Feb 2016; was buried 10 Feb 2016, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Allen Curtis Owens

Generation: 3

Vonnie Isaac Owens was born 9 Oct 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee (son of James Robert "Jim" Owens and Mary Melinda Messer); died 19 Feb 1988; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52, 66.

Vonnie married Leona Sylvia McMahan 18 Jan 1931, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Leona (daughter of Lee McMahan and Bessie Ellis) was born 31 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 May 2000, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 2000, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Leona Sylvia McMahan was born 31 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of Lee McMahan and Bessie Ellis); died 20 May 2000, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 2000, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee
Census: 1940, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52, 66.

Notes:

Marriage performed by Rev. A. P. Valentine.

Children:

Pauline Owens was born Abt 1934, Tennessee.
Leroy Owens was born 2 Jul 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 26 Jul 1949; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
2. Alvin Owens was born 23 Oct 1935, Tennessee; died 30 Sep 2001, Baptist Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Sammy Owens was born 21 Jun 1937, Tennessee.
James Wave Owens was born 19 Aug 1939, Tennessee; died 27 Aug 2013; was buried 31 Aug 2013, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Clara Rose Owens

6.	Valentine Prince was born Abt 1921, West Virginia. Other Events: Census: 1940, Slab Fork District, Raleigh County, Virginia Valentine married Dolly May Lewis 16 Jul 1934, Raleigh, West Virginia. Dolly was born Abt 1923, Virginia. [Group Sheet]

Dolly May Lewis was born Abt 1923, Virginia.

Other Events:

Census: 1940, Slab Fork District, Raleigh County, Virginia

Children:

3. Shirley Ann Prince was born 21 Aug 1939, Mullens, West Virginia; died 22 Dec 1995, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
Charles E. Prince was born Abt 1936, West Virginia.
Betty Jane Prince was born Abt 1938, West Virginia.
Mary Alice Prince
June Rose Prince was born 2 Jun 1945, Wyoming County, West Virginia; died 3 Jun 1945, Wyoming County, West Virginia; was buried Hatcher Cemetery, Egeria, West Virginia.

Generation: 4

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.
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.
4. 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.

10.

Lee McMahan was born 6 Oct 1887, Tennessee (son of Robert Alexander "Bob" McMahan and Bedia Proffitt); died 20 Oct 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Oct 1940, Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Notes:

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Reference:
"McMahan Family Tree", Glenn F. McMahan, 10 March 1932, p 2.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52, 66.

Lee — Bessie Ellis. Bessie (daughter of James W. "Curly Jim" Ellis and Abbie C. Lowe) was born 24 Jul 1891; died 1 Nov 1961; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

11.

Bessie Ellis was born 24 Jul 1891 (daughter of James W. "Curly Jim" Ellis and Abbie C. Lowe); died 1 Nov 1961; was buried Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

Other Events:

Census: 1930, District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 52, 66.

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Reference:
Wilma Fisher, Kate (Shields) Maples letter, 11 September 1995, p 2.
"Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 195.

Children:

5. Leona Sylvia McMahan was born 31 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 May 2000, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 23 May 2000, Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.