James Robert "Jim" Owens^[1]

1877 - 1940  (63 years)

• Name	James Robert "Jim" Owens
  Born	15 Feb 1877	North Carolina   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Died	3 May 1940	Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	5 May 1940	Catons Chapel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Person ID	I38367	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	9 Sep 2013

  
  

  Father	Samuel Paxton Owens,   b. North Carolina
  Mother	Annie Sutton,   b. North Carolina
  Married	NOT MARRIED
  Family ID	F29865	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Mary Melinda Messer,   b. 29 Aug 1880, Waynesville, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Nov 1959  (Age 79 years)
  Married	11 Mar 1898	Blount County, Tennessee   [4, 5]
  Children	+ 1. Rev. Jacob Robert "Jake" Owens,   b. 25 Jul 1899, Waynesville, North Carolina ,   d. 13 May 1992, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 92 years) + 2. Jerry Andy Owens,   b. 23 Dec 1901, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 2 Feb 1986  (Age 84 years)   3. Elijah Phillip Owens,   b. 29 Jul 1904, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Oct 1994  (Age 90 years)   4. Victor Owens,   d. Bef 20 Feb 2008 + 5. Anna Mae Owens,   b. 12 Feb 1907, Oliver Springs ,   d. 19 Apr 1989  (Age 82 years) + 6. Vonnie Isaac Owens,   b. 9 Oct 1909, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Feb 1988  (Age 78 years) + 7. Prince Albert Owens,   b. 7 Mar 1912, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Nov 1982  (Age 70 years) + 8. Lillie Owens,   b. 22 Sep 1916, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Jan 1998  (Age 81 years) + 9. Dolly Irene Owens,   b. 14 Oct 1921, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Feb 2008, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 86 years)
  Family ID	F29864	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Feb 1877 - North Carolina Married - 11 Mar 1898 - Blount County, Tennessee Died - 3 May 1940 - Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - 5 May 1940 - Catons Chapel 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: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 28.

  
  

• Sources

  [S91] Smoky Mountain Memories, Willadeene Parton, (1996), xxii. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 402. [S87] Death Certificate. Name: James Robert Owens Event: Death Event Date: 03 May 1940 Event Place: Sevier County, Tenn. Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Race or Color: White Age: 63 Estimated Birth Year: Birth Date: 15 Feb 1877 Birthplace: N.C. Spouse: Linda Messer Owens Father: Pack Owens Father's Birthplace: N.C. Mother: Annie Sutton Mother's Birthplace: N.C. Occupation: Farmer Street Address: Residence: Cemetery: Caton'S Burial Place: Sevier County Burial Date: 05 May 1940 Informant: Additional Relatives: Digital Folder Number: 4184453 Image Number: 87 Film Number: 1876888 Volume/Page/Certificate Number: cn 12569 [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name: James Owens Titles & Terms: Event: Marriage Event Date: 28 Feb 1898 Event Place: Blount, Tennessee Age: Estimated Birth Year: Father: Father's Titles & Terms: Mother: Mother's Titles & Terms: Spouse: Melinda Messer Spouse's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Age: Spouse's Estimated Birth Year: Spouse's Father: Spouse's Father's Titles & Terms: Spouse's Mother: Spouse's Mother's Titles & Terms: Reference Number: Film Number: 2073945 Digital Folder Number: 4646471 Image Number: 1270 [S84] E-Mail, Doris Noland Parton [tenntree@peoplepc.com], 25 Sep 2013.