John Ownby^[1]

1844 - 1915  (70 years)

• Name	John Ownby
  Born	15 Jul 1844	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 May 1915
  Buried	P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Person ID	I2068	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	10 Jan 2010

  
  

  Father	James S. "Big Cadger Jim" Ownby,   b. 1 Jan 1820, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Aug 1897  (Age 77 years)
  Mother	Sophia Evans,   b. 15 Feb 1826, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Mar 1910  (Age 84 years)
  Married	Abt 1843	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F781	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	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
  Children	+ 1. James Monroe Ownby,   b. 25 Mar 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Mar 1943  (Age 76 years)   2. William Ownby,   b. 1868, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1900  (Age < 31 years)   3. Lucinda Ownby,   b. 1871, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 1900  (Age < 28 years) + 4. Martha Jane Ownby,   b. Jan 1874, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Nov 1943, Logan County, West Virginia  (Age ~ 69 years)   5. Ownby,   b. Abt 1887,   d. See Notes + 6. Louis Madison "Matt" Ownby,   b. 29 Aug 1884, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 17 Nov 1957  (Age 73 years)
  Family ID	F782	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Jul 1844 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 27 Oct 1864 - Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License - 31 Oct 1864 - 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

  
  

• Photos

  Sarah (Ownby) Ball submission John Ownby son of James S. & Sophia Evans Ownby & wife Nellie Maples Ownby dau of Billie & Lucinda King Maples; John was Sam Ownby's brother; John b. 7/15/1844, d 5/16/1915; nellie b 9/14/1846, d 11/26/1924; m 10/27/1864; buried Proffitt cemetery Glades

  
  

  Headstones

  John Ownby July 16, 1844 May 15, 1917

  
  

• Notes

  SMHS lists birth as 16 July 1844 and death as 16 May 1917. ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 88, 192, 237. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 119. Dee Lansford GEDCOM, 24 September 1995. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 298.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 324C, 1880. Census Place: Emerts Cove, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 324C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace John OWNBEY Self M M W 35 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: TN Elender OWNBEY Wife F M W 33 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN James OWNBEY Son M S W 14 TN Occ: Laborer Fa: TN Mo: TN William OWNBEY Son M S W 12 TN Occ: Laborer Fa: TN Mo: TN Lucinda OWNBEY Dau F S W 9 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN Martha OWNBEY Dau F S W 6 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 553. Birth 16 July 1844, death 16 May 1917