Martha Bessie Ownby^{[1, 2]}

1904 - 1983  (78 years)

• Name	Martha Bessie Ownby
  Born	17 Jul 1904	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1930	District 3, Hamblen County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	19 Apr 1983
  Buried	Jones Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cumberland County, Virginia
  Person ID	I31726	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2017

  
  

  Father	Rev. John West Ownby,   b. 24 Oct 1859, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jun 1935  (Age 75 years)
  Mother	Celia Proffitt,   b. 4 Dec 1862, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jun 1951  (Age 88 years)
  Marriage License	14 Jan 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	19 Jan 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Headstones		Mother Father Celia Ownby Rev. J. W. Ownby Dec. 4, 1862 Oct. 24, 1859 June 2, 1951 June 4, 1935
  Family ID	F1898	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ray Ownby,   b. 2 Feb 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Apr 1998  (Age 95 years)
  Married	24 Jan 1925	Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Children	+ 1. Mary Louise Ownby,   b. 21 Dec 1925, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Jun 2013, Farmville  (Age 87 years) + 2. Ruth Ownby,   b. 7 Aug 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Feb 2009  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F11688	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Jul 1904 - Tennessee Married - 24 Jan 1925 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Jones Chapel Baptist Church Cemetery, Cumberland County, Virginia  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 128. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 72.

  
  

• Sources

  [S84] E-Mail, Susan Ownby [susanownby6@hotmail.com], 13 Oct 2007. [S142] Newspaper Article, The Sun News (Myrtle Beach, SC), 28 Apr 1998. Ray Ownby obituary [S112] Census, 1930. Name Bessie Ownby Event Type Census Event Date 1930 Event Place District 3, Hamblen, Tennessee, United States Gender Female Age 26 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Birth Year (Estimated) 1904 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 5 Household Role Sex Age Birthplace Ray Ownby Head M 27 Tennessee Bessie Ownby Wife F 26 Tennessee Louise Ownby Daughter F 4 Tennessee Ruth Ownby Daughter F 0 Tennessee [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name John W Ownby Event Type Marriage Event Date 19 Jan 1879 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Celia Proffitt Spouse's Gender Female [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name Ray Ownby Event Type Marriage Event Date 24 Jan 1925 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Bessie Ownby Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3QSQ-G93F-59M2?cc=1619127&wc=Q63S-1N8%3A1589264711%2C1589374583 : 23 December 2016), Sevier > image 382 of 643; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.