James Walter Ownby

1895 - 1973  (77 years)

• Photos » Slide Show		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission May 1915
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission on photo: back, l to r: Nancy Ann, Walter, Ezelle, Marion; front, l to r: Estel, Sam (Dad), Sarah (Whaley)(Mother), Velma, Evolena Ownby in the 1920's; all born in Greenbrier
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission courting
  		Saray (Ownby) Ball submission Whaley, Vander Bill & Sally family Greeenbrier see text for i.d.
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission J. Walter Ownby, wife Lillie, Lillie is holdiing dtr. Anna; dtr. Rena is standing in front of Lillie; son Roy is standing in front of his father Walter.
  		CCC boys in Greenbrier Walter Ownby, fifth from left of back row
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission Do not know Andrew's last name; written on photo: Ruby Uncle; Walter is on left; Andrew could be some of Walter's wife's family
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission Sam & Sarah Ownby and children; l to r: Sam, Walter, Sarah, Marion, Ezalee, Estel, Nancy Ann, Velma, Evolena in front; 1950s
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission l to r: Sam Ownby, wife, Sarah Whaley Ownby, Ezalee Ownby (Naugher), Evolena, Walter, nancy Ann Ownby (Whaley), Velma Ownby Lamons, Marion, and Estel
  		Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission l to r: Reford Lamons & wife Velma Ownby Lamons, Ruth Shields Ownby & husband Estel Ownby, Evolena (in front), nancy Ann Ownby Whaley, Lillie Whaley Ownby & husband Walter Ownby

  
  

• Name	James Walter Ownby
  Born	24 May 1895	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1920	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1940	District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	16 Jan 1973	Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I9079	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	26 Oct 2013

  
  

  Father	Samuel Ownby,   b. 8 Jun 1872, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Aug 1965, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 93 years)
  Mother	Sarah Whaley,   b. 14 May 1874, Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jul 1952, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 78 years)
  Marriage License	24 Mar 1892	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	26 Mar 1892	Dudley Creek, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F790	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Lillie Marinda Whaley,   b. 8 Jul 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Nov 1988  (Age 91 years)
  Married	3 Sep 1915	Big Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Rena Cora Ownby,   b. 31 Aug 1916, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jun 2015  (Age 98 years) + 2. Roy Otha Ownby,   b. 27 Dec 1917, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Jul 1984  (Age 66 years) + 3. Anna Belle Ownby,   b. 11 Aug 1919, Tennessee ,   d. 24 Oct 2013  (Age 94 years) + 4. Lela Blanche Ownby,   b. 23 Sep 1923, Greenbrier, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Feb 1986, Florida  (Age 62 years)   5. Charles Victor Ownby,   b. 14 Jan 1931, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Sep 1965, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 34 years)   6. Ownby,   d. INFANT
  Family ID	F3354	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 May 1895 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 5, Sevier County, Tennessee Died - 16 Jan 1973 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, 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: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 19, 40, 50, 95. Misty Spinelli "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 20, 101. Timothy Welch Stinnett GEDCOM, August 1995. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, 45. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 217.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1920. Name: James W Ownby Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Year: 1920 Event Place: Civil District 2, Sevier, Tennessee, United States District: 138 Gender: Male Age: 24 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): White Can Read: Yes Can Write: Yes Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Own or Rent: Rent Birth Year (Estimated): 1896 Birthplace: Tennessee Immigration Year: Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Sheet Number and Letter: 11B Household ID: 193 Line Number: 68 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: T625 GS Film number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 004390948 Image Number: 00147 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head James W Ownby M 24 Tennessee Wife Lilley Ownby F 22 Tennessee Daughter Rena Ownby F 3 Tennessee Son Roy Ownby M 2 Tennessee Daughter Ann Ownby F 0 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: James W Owenby Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Sevierville, Civil District 5, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 44 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): 1896 Last Place of Residence: Same Place District: 78-6 Family Number: 268 Sheet Number and Letter: 13B Line Number: 62 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00172 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head James W Owenby M 44 Tennessee Wife Lilly Owenby F 42 Tennessee Daughter Blanch Owenby F 16 Tennessee Son Charles Owenby M 9 Tennessee [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 16 Jan 1973. Ownby, James Walter 77 b. May 24 1895 TN d. 1-16-73 SCH farmer f. Sam Ownby m. Sarah Whaley P-Forge Bapt Cem Survivors: wife Lillie Whaley Ownby R4 3 dau Mrs Wayne Ogle P-Forge Mrs Anna Trentham Sev Mrs George Stinnett L Belle FL 12 gc 9 ggc 1 son Roy P-Forge 1 bro Estel Ownby 3 sis Nancy Ann Whaley Evelena Ownby Mrs Velma Lamons. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 328. Listed death as 16 June 1962.