Josie Mae "Jo" Ownby

1910 - 2011  (101 years)

• Name	Josie Mae "Jo" Ownby
  Born	8 Oct 1910	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1920	Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	22 Nov 2011  [2]
  Buried	26 Nov 2011	Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I31015	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	Columbus M. Ownby,   b. 7 Aug 1888, , Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 10 Jun 1983  (Age 94 years)
  Mother	Nettie E. Maples,   b. 28 May 1892, Tennessee ,   d. 17 May 1975  (Age 82 years)
  Married	11 Jan 1908
  Family ID	F2042	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Raymond Clarence Maples,   d. Bef 22 Nov 2011
  Family ID	F11437	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Leonard Adcox,   d. Bef 22 Nov 2011
  Family ID	F11438	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 Oct 1910 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 26 Nov 2011 - Highland South Memorial Park Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox 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 73, 201.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1920. Name: Jocie Ownby Residence: , Sevier, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1911 Age: 9 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Daughter Gender: Female Race: White Marital Status: Single Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 4390948 Image Number: 00504 Sheet Number: 8 Household Gender Age Birthplace SELF Columbus M Ownby M 32y Tennessee WIFE Nettie Ownby F 29y Tennessee DAU Kate Ownby F 11y Tennessee DAU Jocie Ownby F 9y Tennessee SON Lee Ownby M 7y Tennessee DAU Rubbie Ownby F 3y Tennessee SON Lile Ownby M 4m Tennessee [S106] The Mountain Press, 24 Nov 2011. Josie (Jo) Ownby Maples Adcox, age 101, passed away on Tuesday, November 22, 2011. She was born in Sevier County and graduated from Sevier County High School. Josie retired from Standard Knitting Mills, Knoxville. She was a member of Euclid Ave. Baptist Church now a member of Basswood Baptist Church. She was preceded in death by husbands, Raymond Maples and Leonard Adcox; father and mother, C.M. and Nettie Ownby; brothers, Rev. T. Lee Owenby, Lyle, Frank, Kenneth and Dott Ownby; sisters, Kate Maples, Jean Ownby Allen of Richmond, VA, two infant sisters, Ruby and Reva; stepson, Clarence Maples; stepdaughter, Juanita Maples Smith. She is survived by stepson, Richard Maples; stepdaughter, Evelyn Maples; special niece, Charlotte Fernandez; several other nieces and nephews; and many dear friends and neighbors. Family will receive friends at Weaver Funeral Home 5815 Western Ave., Knoxville, Tenn,. Saturday, November 26, 2011, from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., with a 1 p.m. chapel service to follow. Interment will be immediately after the funeral service at Highland Memorial Cemetery, 5315 Kingston Pike, Knoxville, Tenn. You are invited to leave your condolences and sign Josie’s guestbook on our website www.weaverfuneralservices.com.