Louis Madison "Matt" Ownby

1884 - 1957  (73 years)

• Name	Louis Madison "Matt" Ownby
  Born	29 Aug 1884	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	17 Nov 1957  [1, 2]
  Buried	P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I1556	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	20 Apr 2011

  
  

  Father	John Ownby,   b. 15 Jul 1844, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 May 1915  (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Ellender "Nellie" Maples,   b. 14 Sep 1846, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Nov 1924  (Age 78 years)
  Married	27 Oct 1864	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Marriage License	31 Oct 1864	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F782	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary L. McCarter,   b. 23 Dec 1888, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 7 Jan 1975  (Age 86 years)
  Married	22 Dec 1905
  Children	+ 1. Pearl M. Ownby,   b. 10 Jan 1907, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jul 1981  (Age 74 years) + 2. Rosa Alice Ownby,   b. 25 Aug 1909, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Jul 1989, Humphreys County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years) + 3. Martha Ainer Ownby,   b. 12 Aug 1913,   d. 20 Feb 2003, Morristown Hamblin Hospital  (Age 89 years)   4. Lewis Frank Ownby,   b. 29 Feb 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Feb 1934, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 17 years) + 5. Thomas Homer Ownby,   b. 9 Jul 1919, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Jul 1987  (Age 68 years) + 6. Verlis Ownby,   b. 8 Aug 1924, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 May 2009  (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F569	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 29 Aug 1884 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - P. A. Proffitt 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: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 89, 192. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 81. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119. "The Book of Ragan/Reagan", Donald B. Reagan, 1993, p 212. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 12, 67.

  
  

• Sources

  [S77] Rawlings Funeral Home Records 1911-1995, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 17 Nov 1957. Ownby, Matt 73 Nov 17, 1957 buried Proffitts Cem [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 17 Nov 1957. Ownby, Matt Aug 29, 1884 Sevier Co. Nov 17, 1957 Spouse: Mary Father: Ownby, John Mother: Maples, Nellie Sons: Verlis, Homer Daughters: Mrs. Ainer Maples, Mrs. Pearl Franklin, Mrs. Rosa Grooms Cemetery: Proffitts [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 554.