Robert Madison "Matt" Owenby

1862 - 1940  (77 years)

• Name	Robert Madison "Matt" Owenby
  Born	7 Mar 1862	Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Gender	Male
  Died	4 Feb 1940	Cherokee County, North Carolina   [2]
  Buried	5 Feb 1940	Shoal Creek Cemetery, Cherokee County, North Carolina   [3]
  Person ID	I2658	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2012

  
  

  Father	Bohanan
  Mother	Nancy Ownby,   b. Aug 1844, Tennessee ,   d. Aft 1900  (Age ~ 57 years)
  Married	NOT MARRIED
  Family ID	F20759	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Nancy Cordelia Brendle,   b. 1 Jan 1869,   d. 19 Sep 1961  (Age 92 years)
  Married	18 Oct 1887	Swain County, North Carolina
  Children	1. John Mitchell Owenby   2. Martha Elenor Owenby,   b. 29 Oct 1889,   d. 17 Dec 1968  (Age 79 years)   3. Sarah Arminda Owenby   4. Nora Bell Owenby,   d. See Notes   5. Rhoda Lucy Ann Owenby + 6. William Humphrey Owenby,   b. 4 Aug 1898,   d. 6 Nov 1984  (Age 86 years)   7. Isaac Thomas Owenby,   d. See Notes   8. Ilar May Owenby + 9. Western Theodore Owenby,   b. 15 Aug 1911,   d. 2 Jan 1986  (Age 74 years)   10. Wesley Owenby,   d. See Notes
  Family ID	F20760	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 7 Mar 1862 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 18 Oct 1887 - Swain County, North Carolina Died - 4 Feb 1940 - Cherokee County, North Carolina  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  Matt left Sevier County, Tennessee at age thirteen and went across Smoky Mountains to Swain County, North Carolina. Matt carried only a hunting knife with him. Buried in Shoal Creek Cemetery. Donald Reagan lists Matt as son of Nancy's parents. ---------- Reference: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 294. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 69.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 456A, 1880. Grandfather Nickolas Owenby's household [S87] Death Certificate. Name: Matt Owenby Titles & Terms: Event: Death Event Date: 04 Feb 1940 Event Place: Cherokee County, North Carolina Birth Year: Estimated Birth Year: 1862 Burial Date: 05 Feb 1940 Burial Place: Cemetery: Shoal Creek C Funeral Home: Residence: Street Address: Gender: Male Death Age: 78 Marital Status: Married Race: White Occupation: Farmer Birth Date: Birthplace: Tennessee Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Father's Place of Birth: Mother: Nancy Owenby Mother's Titles & Terms: Mother's Place of Birth: Tennessee Spouse: Cordelia Owenby Spouse's Titles & Terms: Additional Relatives: X Informant: Reference Number: file 2170 cn 8 Film Number: 1943181 [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 65270964).