Rev. Otha Ownby

1884 - 1972  (87 years)

• Name	Otha Ownby
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	1 Aug 1884	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	20 Jan 1972  [1]
  Buried	Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I2518	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	27 Oct 2002

  
  

  Father	Newton Ownby,   b. 16 Jul 1862, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Apr 1953  (Age 90 years)
  Mother	Martha Whaley,   b. 3 Dec 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Mar 1895  (Age 28 years)
  Marriage License	4 Apr 1881	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	7 Apr 1881	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F1042	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Iley Bohannon,   b. 20 May 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 May 1962  (Age 77 years)
  Marriage License	8 Dec 1900	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Lawrence "Pop" Ownby,   b. Tennessee ,   d. Bef 21 Dec 2005   2. Baus Ownby + 3. Willard Ownby,   b. 26 Apr 1907, Elkmont, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 21 Sep 1989  (Age 82 years) + 4. Arlie Ownby,   b. 3 Jun 1911, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Oct 1993  (Age 82 years) + 5. Lena Mae Ownby,   b. 7 Nov 1915, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Apr 1995  (Age 79 years)   6. Walter Ownby,   b. 13 Apr 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jul 1939  (Age 17 years)   7. Noah Ownby   8. Litha Ownby
  Family ID	F285	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 1 Aug 1884 - Tennessee Marriage License - 8 Dec 1900 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Laurel Grove 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

  
  

• Notes

  SMHS lists death as 19 January 1972. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 15, 85, 169. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 154, 232, 246.

  
  

• Sources

  [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 19 Jan 1972. Ownby, Rev Otha 87 widowed by Iley Bohanan b. 8-1-84 TN d. 1-19-72 R7 Sev minister & farmer f. Newton m. Martha Whaley Laurel Grove Cem Survivors: 3 sons Lawrence Willard Arlie 1 dau Mrs Millard Poplin 27 gc severalggc &gggc 3 ½ bro John Ownby Bause Ownby Eldridge Ownby 3 ½ sis Mrs Bernard Whaley Miss Lillie Ownby Miss Minnie Ownby step-m.Mrs Polly Ownby. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 653.