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- [S116] Birth Certificate.
Name Grace Owenby
Event Type Birth
Event Date 13 Dec 1916
Event Place Macon, North Carolina
Other Event Place Nantahala
Gender Female
Race White
Father's Name David Owenby
Mother's Name Nola Cochran
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- [S112] Census, 1930.
Name Grace Owenby
Event Type Census
Event Date 1930
Event Place Nantahala, Macon, North Carolina, United States
Gender Female
Age 14
Marital Status Single
Race White
Race (Original) White
Relationship to Head of Household Daughter
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Daughter
Birth Year (Estimated) 1916
Birthplace North Carolina
Father's Birthplace North Carolina
Mother's Birthplace North Carolina
Sheet Letter B
Sheet Number 2
HOUSEHOLD
ROLE
GENDER
AGE
BIRTHPLACE
David L Owenby Head M 44 North Carolina
Nola Owenby Wife F 40 North Carolina
Furman Owenby Son M 17 North Carolina
Buren Owenby Son M 15 North Carolina
Grace Owenby Daughter F 14 North Carolina
D L Owenby Son M 10 North Carolina
Warren Owenby Son M 7 North Carolina
Lucille Owenby Daughter F 5 North Carolina
- [S112] Census, 1940.
Name Grace Queene
Event Type Census
Event Date 1940
Event Place Nantahala Township, Macon, North Carolina, United States
Gender Female
Age 23
Marital Status Married
Race (Original) White
Race White
Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife
Relationship to Head of Household Wife
Birthplace North Carolina
Birth Year (Estimated) 1917
Last Place of Residence Same Place
HOUSEHOLD
ROLE
GENDER
AGE
BIRTHPLACE
Ralph Queene Head M 24 North Carolina
Grace Queene Wife F 23 North Carolina
- [S142] Newspaper Article, The Franklin Press (NC), 21 Dec 2012.
Grace Edwards , 96, of Nantahala Community, died Monday, December 17, 2012 at her residence.
She was a native and lifetime resident of Macon County. She retired after 17 years from Owenby Manufacturing and was a lifetime member of the Briartown Baptist Church. Her hobbies included gardening and needlework and being a homemaker.
She was the daughter of the late Dave and Nola Cochran Owenby and the wife of the late Darrell Edwards , who died May 6, 1985. She was also preceded in death by six brothers, Edgar, Eckle, Furman, Van Buren, D.L., and Warren Owenby .
Surviving are a daughter, Cynthia Griffin and husband, Jim of Nantahala; a son, J.D. Queen and wife, Alice of Andrews; a sister, Lucille Ayers of Swansboro, NC; two grandchildren, David Griffin of Lakeland, FL and David Queen and wife, Tammi of Andrews; and four great-grandchildren.
Funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Thursday, December 20, in the Briartown Baptist Church with the Revs. S.J. Waters and Dean Bateman officiating. Interment was in the church cemetery. Pallbearers were Roger Cochran, Sidney May, Pearly and Hoyt Owenby , and Gary and Donald Cross. Honorary pallbearers were Bert Bateman, David Solesbee, Verdon Owenby , and Randy Shook.
The family received friends from 12:30-1:45 p.m. Thursday afternoon at Briartown Baptist Church prior to the services.
The family requests memorials be made in memory of Grace Edwards to the Briartown Baptist Church Cemetery Fund, c/o Juanita Deweese, 19292 Wayah Road, Aquone, NC 28781.
Ivie Funeral Home, Andrews was in charge of all arrangements. An online guest register is available at www.iviefuneralhomeinc.com.
- [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 116075816).
- [S58] Marriage Certificate.
Name David Owenby
Event Type Marriage
Event Date 09 Dec 1906
Event Place Macon, North Carolina, United States
Age 22
Birth Year (Estimated) 1884
Spouse's Name Nola Cochran
Spouse's Age 18
Spouse's Birth Year (Estimated) 1888
Digital Folder Number 004639098
"North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1-14708-7955-20?cc=1726957 : accessed 11 March 2016), Macon > Marriage register index, 1833-1941 > image 166 of 230; county courthouses, North Carolina.
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