William Taft Ownby

1908 - 1999  (90 years)

• Name	William Taft Ownby
  Born	26 Aug 1908	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	District 1, Bradley County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	9 Apr 1999  [2]
  Buried	Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I377893	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	2 Jun 2014

  
  

  Father	Ashley Lavator Ownby,   b. 23 Dec 1881, Tennessee ,   d. 24 May 1953  (Age 71 years)
  Mother	Evie Bethenia Wheeler,   b. 30 Apr 1886,   d. 3 Jul 1919  (Age 33 years)
  Family ID	F11597	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ada Armstrong,   b. 26 Feb 1909,   d. 12 Jul 1987  (Age 78 years)
  Children	1. Hoyt Ownby   2. Emma Ownby
  Family ID	F149184	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 26 Aug 1908 - Tennessee Buried - - Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery, Bradley County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Taft Ownby Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1920 Event Place: Civil District 1, Bradley, Tennessee, United States District: 7 Gender: Male Age: 11 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Relationship to Head of Household: Son Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Son Own or Rent: Birth Year (Estimated): 1909 Birthplace: Tennessee Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Number and Letter: 11A Household ID: 189 Line Number: 15 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T625 GS Film number: 1821729 Digital Folder Number: 004390801 Image Number: 00234 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Ashly L Ownby F 39 Tennessee Daughter Alta Ownby F 12 Tennessee Son Taft Ownby M 11 Tennessee Daughter Thresha Ownby F 9 Tennessee Son Estal Ownby M 7 Tennessee Son Orval Ownby M 5 Tennessee Daughter Edith Ownby F 4 Tennessee Son Watt Ownby M 2 Tennessee [S142] Newspaper Article, Chattanooga Times Free Press (TN), 11 Apr 1999. William Taft Ownby died Friday, April 9, 1999, at the family residence. He was 90. He was retired from Brown Stove Works with over 40 years of service. He was a member of Goodwill Baptist Church. He was preceded in death by his wife, Ada Ownby . Survivors include one son, Hoyt Ownby , Cleveland; one daughter, Emma Hawkins, Cleveland; three brothers, Watt, Donald and Ray Ownby , all of Cleveland; three sisters, Ruth Ownby , Mary Wooten, Gladys Kirkpatrick, all of Cleveland; six grandchildren, 10 great-grandchildren and three great-great-grandchildren. Services will be held today at 1 p.m. in the chapel of Ralph Buckner Funeral Home with the Rev. Carl Duckworth and the Rev. Ronnie Carden officiating. Burial will be in Macedonia Baptist Church Cemetery. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 60855713).