John Walker Ownby^[1]

1877 - 1946  (68 years)

• Name	John Walker Ownby
  Born	27 Sep 1877	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Died	16 Apr 1946  [2]
  Buried	Marion Ownby Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Person ID	I31617	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	14 May 2005

  
  

  Father	Marion Harrison Ownby,   b. 6 Dec 1842, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 26 Feb 1917  (Age 74 years)
  Mother	Sarah Proffitt,   b. 28 Oct 1845, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Jan 1934  (Age 88 years)
  Married	17 Mar 1862	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Marriage License	17 Mar 1862	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Headstones		Ownby Sarah Oct. 28, 1845 Jan. 6, 1934 Marion Dec. 6, 1842 Feb. 26, 1917
  Family ID	F11592	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Phynethy Ann Roberts,   b. 6 Jul 1880, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Mar 1968  (Age 87 years)
  Marriage License	12 Feb 1898	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Delila I. Ownby,   b. 6 Jan 1898, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Dec 1962  (Age 64 years)   2. Conley Wilson Ownby,   b. 25 Apr 1901,   d. 24 May 1935, Fort Oglethorp, Georgia  (Age 34 years) + 3. Hettie Mae Ownby,   b. 30 Jul 1903, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Nov 1960  (Age 57 years) + 4. Myrtle Ownby,   b. 12 Mar 1906,   d. 11 Jan 1934  (Age 27 years)   5. Lumie C. Ownby,   b. 8 Apr 1910,   d. 19 Feb 1911  (Age 0 years) + 6. Marion Herbert "Herb" Ownby,   b. 24 Feb 1912, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Oct 1998  (Age 86 years)   7. Cletis O. Ownby,   b. 20 Jun 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Aug 2005  (Age 90 years) + 8. John Walker Ownby, Jr.,   b. 27 May 1919, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 May 2004, Fort Sanders Sevier Nursing Home, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)   9. George L. Ownby,   b. 18 Dec 1922,   d. 24 Dec 1922  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F11650	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 27 Sep 1877 - Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License - 12 Feb 1898 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Marion Ownby 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

  
  

• Headstones

  Walker Ownby Sept. 27, 1877 Apr. 16, 1946 Gone, but not forgotten.

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 122, 123. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 85, 87. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 141, 215. "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 325. "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 35.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 313B, 1880. [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 16 Apr 1946. Ownby, John Walker hus of Printhia Roberts (67) farmer b. Sep 27, 1876 Sev Co d. Apr 16, 1946 Wilson f. Marion Ownby b. Sev Co m. Sarah Proffitt b. Sev Co Ownby Cem Survivors: widow 2 dau Miss Delia Ownby Mrs Alvin Rolen 3 sons Herbert Cletis John Walker Jr 2 bro Jackson Ownby Aaron Ownby. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 496.