Vonnie Isaac Owens^{[1, 2]}

1909 - 1988  (78 years)

• Name	Vonnie Isaac Owens
  Born	9 Oct 1909	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	19 Feb 1988  [4, 5]
  Buried	Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I38010	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	29 Aug 2013

  
  

  Father	James Robert "Jim" Owens,   b. 15 Feb 1877, North Carolina ,   d. 3 May 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 63 years)
  Mother	Mary Melinda Messer,   b. 29 Aug 1880, Waynesville, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Nov 1959  (Age 79 years)
  Married	11 Mar 1898	Blount County, Tennessee   [6, 7]
  Family ID	F29864	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Leona Sylvia McMahan,   b. 31 Aug 1914, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 May 2000, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 85 years)
  Married	18 Jan 1931	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	Marriage performed by Rev. A. P. Valentine.
  Children	1. Pauline Owens,   b. Abt 1934, Tennessee  (Age ~ 90 years)   2. Leroy Owens,   b. 2 Jul 1930, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Jul 1949  (Age 19 years) + 3. Alvin Owens,   b. 23 Oct 1935, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Sep 2001, Baptist Hospital, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 65 years) + 4. Sammy Owens,   b. 21 Jun 1937, Tennessee  (Age 87 years) + 5. James Wave Owens,   b. 19 Aug 1939, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Aug 2013  (Age 74 years) + 6. Clara Rose Owens
  Family ID	F13906	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 9 Oct 1909 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 18 Jan 1931 - , Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Catons Chapel 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

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

  
  

• Sources

  [S142] Newspaper Article, The Mountain Press, 23 May 2000. Leona Sylvia McMahan Owens Obituary. [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 13 May 1992. Rev Jake Robert Owens obituary [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Vonnie Owen Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Pigeon Forge, Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 30 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1910 Last Place of Residence: Same Place District: 78-21 Family Number: 37 Sheet Number and Letter: 3B Line Number: 43 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00538 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Vonnie Owen M 30 Tennessee Wife Leona Owen F 24 Tennessee Son Leroy Owen M 8 Tennessee Daughter Pauline Owen F 6 Tennessee Son Alvin Owen M 4 Tennessee Son Sammie Owen M 2 Tennessee Son James Owen M 0 Tennessee [S106] The Mountain Press, 3 Oct 2001. Alvin Owens obituary [S74] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume IV, 1987-1999, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 19 Feb 1988. Owens, Vonnie Isaac 78 b. 10-9-09 TN d. 2-19-88 SCH farmer f. Jim Owens m. Melinda Messer Catons Chapel Cem Survivors: wife Leona Ellis R9 Box 359 Sev 3 sons Wave R14 Box 248 Alvin Sammy 2 dau Pauline McMahan Clara Hardin 20 gc 13 ggc 3 bro Jake Phillip Victor 3 sis Annie Maples Lillie Huskey Dolly Williams several n/n preceded in death by son Leroy. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: James Owens Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 28 Feb 1898 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee Age: Estimated Birth Year: Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Spouse: Melinda Messer Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: Spouse's Father: Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Mother: Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms: Reference Number: Film Number: 2073945 Digital Folder Number: 4646471 Image Number: 1270 [S84] E-Mail, Doris Noland Parton [tenntree@peoplepc.com], 25 Sep 2013.