John Ownsby^{[1, 2]}

1841 - 1928  (86 years)

• Name	John Ownsby
  Born	30 Jun 1841	North Carolina   [3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850	Cocke County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	6 Jan 1928	Cocke County, Tennessee
  Buried	Dunn Cemetery, Cocke County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I9628	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	5 Apr 2013

  
  

  Father	William Owensby,   b. 16 Oct 1787, Tryon County, North Carolina ,   d. Sep 1864, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Martha "Patsy" Lewis,   b. Abt 1808, North Carolina ,   d. 1880  (Age ~ 72 years)
  Married	28 Nov 1826	, Buncombe County, North Carolina
  Family ID	F3476	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Mary "Polly" Rose,   b. 1847, Tennessee ,   d. Abt 1879  (Age 32 years)
  Married	Bef 1865
  Children	1. Joseph Ownsby,   b. 1865, Tennessee   2. William F. Ownsby,   b. 1866, Tennessee ,   d. 24 May 1939  (Age 73 years) + 3. Martha Elizabeth Ownsby,   b. 20 Mar 1867, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 15 Aug 1954  (Age 87 years) + 4. Nancy Ann Ownsby,   b. 29 Nov 1868, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Jan 1959, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 90 years) + 5. Lewis Lee Owenby,   b. 23 Dec 1872, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 28 May 1962  (Age 89 years)   6. Jane Ownsby,   b. 1874, Tennessee   7. Mary Ownsby,   b. Abt 1875, Tennessee   8. Della Ownsby,   b. Abt 1876, Tennessee   9. Elizabeth Ownsby,   b. Abt 1878, Tennessee
  Family ID	F26447	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Elsie Gilland,   b. 22 May 1858, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Feb 1914, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 55 years)
  Children	+ 1. Emma Ownsby,   b. 1880, Tennessee ,   d. 1945  (Age 65 years)   2. Jonnie Ownsby,   b. Abt 1880, Tennessee + 3. James Ownsby,   b. 25 Aug 1882, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Sep 1935  (Age 53 years) + 4. Cora L. Owenby,   b. 19 Mar 1884, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Feb 1949, Cocke County, Tennessee  (Age 64 years)   5. Katie Owenby,   b. Nov 1887, Tennessee + 6. Henry Ownsby,   b. 28 Dec 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jun 1955  (Age 66 years) + 7. Isaac Addison Owenby,   b. 30 Dec 1891, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Jun 1959  (Age 67 years)   8. George Ownsby,   b. Mar 1894, Tennessee   9. Robert Ownsby
  Family ID	F26455	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 3	Jane Green
  Children	1. Dooley Ownsby,   b. 12 Jan 1921,   d. 29 Mar 1923  (Age 2 years)
  Family ID	F26457	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 30 Jun 1841 - North Carolina Census - 1850 - Cocke County, Tennessee Died - 6 Jan 1928 - Cocke County, Tennessee Buried - - Dunn Cemetery, Cocke 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: "Kinfolk, Ownbey Family Lines of the Blue Ridge Mountains of North Carolina", p 14.

  
  

• Sources

  [S104] Cocke County, Tennessee, and its People, Cocke County Heritage Book Committee, (Walsworth Publishing, 1992), 191, 219. [S112] Census, 1900. Name John Owenby Titles Residence Civil District 7, Cocke, Tennessee Birth Date Jun 1839 Birthplace Tennessee Relationship to Head-of-Household Self Spouse Name Elsa Owenby Spouse Titles Spouse Birth Place Tennessee Father Name Father Titles Father Birthplace Tennessee Mother Name Mother Titles Mother Birthplace Tennessee Race or Color (expanded) White Head-of-household Name Gender Male Marital Status Married Years Married 22 Estimated Marriage Year 1878 Mother How Many Children Number Living Children Immigration Year Enumeration District 0164 Sheet Number and Letter 4A Household ID 72 Reference Number 37 GSU Film Number 1241562 Image Number 00426 Household Gender Age John Owenby M Spouse Elsa Owenby F Child Jaim R Owenby M Child Cora L Owenby F Child Katie Owenby F Child Henry Owenby M Child Alger Owenby M Child George Owenby M [S5] 1850 Cocke County, Tennessee Census, Hannibal, (WWW), 519-760. [S92] Cocke County, Tennessee Census, 427A, 1880. Census Place: Englishs Creek, Cocke, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255248 National Archives Film T9-1248 Page 427A Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace John OWENSBY Self M M W 33 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: TN Mo: TN Elcy OWENSBY Wife F M W 25 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN Joseph OWENSBY Son M S W 14 TN Occ: Working On Farm Fa: TN Mo: TN William OWENSBY Son M S W 13 TN Occ: Working On Farm Fa: TN Mo: TN Martha OWENSBY Dau F S W 11 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Nancy OWENSBY Dau F S W 9 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Lewis OWENSBY Son M S W 7 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Jane OWENSBY Dau F S W 6 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Mary OWENSBY Dau F S W 5 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Delly OWENSBY Dau F S W 4 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Elisabeth OWENSBY Dau F S W 2 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Johney OWENSBY Son M S W 3M TN Fa: TN Mo: TN [S112] Census, 1850. Name: John Owensby Residence: Cocke county, Cocke , Tennessee Age: 10 years Calculated Birth Year: 1840 Birthplace: North Carolina Gender: Male Race (original): Race (expanded): Death Month: Death Year: Film Number: 24565 Digital GS Number: 4191100 Image Number: 00299 Line Number: 23 Dwelling House Number: 519 Family Number: 519 Marital Status: Free or Slave: Household Gender Age William Owensby M 55y Martha Owensby F 42y Almada Owensby F 22y Owensby M 20y Silas Owensby M 18y Nancy Owensby F 16y Alfred Owensby M 15y Amanda Owensby F 13y Franklin Owensby M 12y John Owensby M 10y Polly Owensby F 7y Perry Owensby M 4y Louisa Owensby F 2y [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 93859862).