John Lee Ownby b. 9 Aug 1917 Tennessee d. 27 Dec 1968: Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest

1917 - 1968 (51 years)

Name	John Lee Ownby
Born	9 Aug 1917	Tennessee
Gender	Male
Census	1930	District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee [1]
Died	27 Dec 1968 [2, 3, 4]
Buried	Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
Person ID	I80558	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
Last Modified	1 Jul 2011

Father	Jackson Ownby, b. 4 Oct 1894, Tennessee , d. 11 Dec 1967 (Age 73 years)
Mother	Martha E. Watson, b. 26 Jul 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee , d. 31 Aug 1979 (Age 83 years)
Family ID	F17065	Group Sheet

Family Arbutus Ogle, b. 3 Sep 1924 (Age 100 years)

Married 15 Oct 1946 Clayton, Georgia

Children

+	1. Linda Louise Ownby, b. 12 Jul 1947, Sevier County, Tennessee (Age 77 years)
+	2. Sandra Susan Ownby, b. 4 Apr 1951 (Age 73 years)

Family ID F16728 Group Sheet

Event Map

	Born - 9 Aug 1917 - Tennessee
	Census - 1930 - District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee
	Buried - - Cartertown Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee

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Notes

John Lee served in the U.S. Army in WWII and was awarded a Bronze Star. He was employed as an engineer with the Bureau of Public Roads in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.
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Reference:
Linda Armstrong, larmstr1@bellsouth.net, 19-21 August 2000.

[S112] Census, 1930.
Name: Lee J Ownby
Event: CENSUS
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: District 11, Sevier, Tennessee
Gender: Male
Age: 13
Marital Status: Single
Race: White
Birthplace: Tennessee
Estimated Birth Year: 1917
Immigration Year:
Relationship to Head of Household: Son
Father's Birthplace: Tennessee
Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee
Enumeration District Number: 14
Family Number: 15
Sheet Number and Letter: 1B
Line Number: 62
NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271
Film Number: 2342005
Digital Folder Number: 4547919
Image Number: 00879
Household Gender Age
Parent Jackson Ownby M 36
Parent Martha E Ownby F 34
Lee J Ownby M 13
Thelma M Ownby F 10
Zala E Ownby F 7
Willie J Ownby M 4
Giles F Ownby M 3
Lenard Ownby M 0
[S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 529.
PFC 253 Inf. Reg. 63 Inf. Div. WWII
[S77] Rawlings Funeral Home Records 1911-1995, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 27 Dec 1968.
Ownby, John Lee 51 Dec 27, 1968 R1 Gatlinburg buried Cartertown Cem
[S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 27 Dec 1968.
Ownby, John Lee Aug 9, 1917 Tn Dec 27, 1968
Spouse: Ogle, Arbutus
Father: Ownby, Jackson
Mother: Watson, Martha
Daughters: Linda Louise Huskey, Sandra Susan Mc Han
Cemetery: Carter Town
Brothers: James W., Giles, Leonard, Frank
Sisters: Thelma, Mrs. Zola Mc Carter, Mrs. Anna Wilson