Richard "Dick" Ownby^[1]

1856 - 1952  (96 years)

• Name	Richard "Dick" Ownby
  Born	11 Jan 1856	Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1910	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	16 Nov 1952  [5, 6]
  Buried	Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I2072	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	28 Feb 2015

  
  

  Father	James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby,   b. 1 Jan 1820, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Aug 1897  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sophia Evans,   b. 15 Feb 1826, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Mar 1910  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Abt 1843	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F781	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lucinda Catherine "Kate" Maples,   b. 22 Feb 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Jan 1940  (Age 77 years)
  Marriage License	8 Feb 1877	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	10 Feb 1877	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Martha E. Ownby,   b. 26 Nov 1879, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jan 1958  (Age 78 years)   2. Robert Ownby,   b. Abt 1881/1882,   d. See Notes + 3. Nancy Cordie Ownby,   b. 15 Feb 1882, Tennessee ,   d. Oct 1974, Las Cruces, New Mexico  (Age 92 years) + 4. Giles Edwin Ownby,   b. 13 Mar 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 31 May 1964  (Age 80 years)   5. Wiley Ownby,   b. Abt 1886,   d. See Notes + 6. Minerva Ann Ownby,   b. 10 Aug 1888,   d. 2 Mar 1970  (Age 81 years)   7. Jackson Ownby,   b. 2 Jun 1890,   d. 4 Jun 1890  (Age 0 years) + 8. Hattie L. Ownby,   b. 15 Jun 1892,   d. 28 Dec 1972  (Age 80 years) + 9. Bergie Frances Ownby,   b. 11 Jan 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Nov 1925  (Age 30 years) + 10. Lena J. Ownby,   b. 21 May 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Mar 1973  (Age 75 years) + 11. Fred M. Ownby,   b. 1 Aug 1899, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Jan 1960  (Age 60 years)   12. Bruce M. Ownby,   b. Abt 1906, Tennessee   13. Lela Ownby,   d. See Notes
  Family ID	F786	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Jan 1856 - Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License - 8 Feb 1877 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 10 Feb 1877 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1910 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Photos		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission on photo: Sons of James Ownby, Sophia Evans Ownby "Brothers"; Richard "Dick" Ownby (left), b. Jan 11, 1856, d. Oct. 26, 1952; and Sam Ownby (Brothers) b. June 8, 1872, d. Aug. 1, 1965
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission on photo: l to r: Dick Ownby, b. 1/11/1856, Sophia Ownby Scruggs, Sam ownby, b. 6/08/1872, d. 8/1/1965, brothers & sister; children of James S. Ownby, b. 1/1/1820, d. 8/13/1897; and Sophia Evans Ownby, b. 2//15/1822, d. 3/2/1910

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 88, 92, 192, 193, 238. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 20. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 120, 122. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 296, 298, 300. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 247.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 324C, 1880. Census Place: Emerts Cove, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 324C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace Richard OWNBEY Self M M W 23 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: TN Lucinda OWNBEY Wife F M W 18 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN Martha OWNBEY Dau F S W 5M TN Fa: TN Mo: TN [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 341a, 20 Jul 1870. [S112] Census, 1910. Name: Richard Ownbey Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Residence: Civil District 2, Sevier, Tennessee Marital Status: Married Race : White Gender: Male Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Family Number: 174 Page Number: 10 Household Gender Age Richard Ownbey M 54y Spouse Kate Ownbey F 48y Child Bergie Ownbey F 15y Child Lennie Ownbey F 13y Child Fred Ownbey M 11y Child Bruce Ownbey M 4y Child Cordia Ownbey F 28y Bessie Ownbey F 11y George Hickam M 23y Child Hattie Hickam F 17y Lee Hickam F y 6m [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Richard Ownby Residence: , Sevier, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1857 Age: 63 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 4390948 Image Number: 00130 Sheet Number: 3 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Richard Ownby M 63y Tennessee WIFE Lucinda C Ownby F 57y Tennessee SON Fred M Ownby M 20y Tennessee SON Bruce M Ownby M 13y Tennessee Anner Ownby F 17y Tennessee [S77] Rawlings Funeral Home Records 1911-1995, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 26 Oct 1952. Ownby, Richard (Uncle Dick) 96 Oct 26, 1952 buried Glades Cem Mrs Joe Hickam [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 26 Oct 1952. Ownby, Richard Jan 11, 1856 Sevier Co. Oct 26, 1952 Father: Ownby, James Mother: Evans, Sophia Sons: Jiles, Fred, Bruce Daughters: Mrs. Leander Ogle, Mrs. Jiles Cogdill, Mrs. Ed Stone, Mrs. George Hickam, Mrs. Lennie Ownby Watson Cemetery: Glades Brothers: Sam [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 540.