Christopher Columbus Owens

1915 - 1986  (71 years)

• Name	Christopher Columbus Owens
  Born	15 Apr 1915	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1930	Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee   [1]
  Census	1940	Winthrop Harbor, Lake County, Illinois   [2]
  Died	4 Jun 1986  [3, 4]
  Buried	Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I39667	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	15 May 2015

  
  

  Father	Coot Owens
  Mother	Lizzie Headen
  Family ID	F57663	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Edna Mary Mayes,   b. 2 Nov 1914, Cleveland, Tennessee ,   d. 31 Jan 2002  (Age 87 years)
  Married	Abt 1930
  Children	+ 1. Donald Teddy "Don" Owens,   b. 9 Nov 1932, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Jun 2017  (Age 84 years) + 2. Peggy Owens,   b. Abt 1935, Tennessee  (Age ~ 89 years) + 3. Arlellea Bitsie Owens,   b. Abt 1936, Tennessee  (Age ~ 88 years) + 4. Jimmy Dean Owens,   b. Jul 1937, Tennessee ,   d. 10 May 2015  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Family ID	F14519	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 15 Apr 1915 - Tennessee Census - 1930 - Cleveland, Bradley County, Tennessee Buried - - Pigeon Forge Baptist Church Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, 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 91.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1930. Name: Columbus Owens Event Type: Census Event Year: 1930 Event Place: Cleveland, Bradley, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 16 Marital Status: Single Race: White Race (Original): White Relationship to Head of Household: Roomer Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Roomer Birth Year (Estimated): 1914 Birthplace: Tennessee Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Lester Cunningham Head M 39 Tennessee Velma Cunningham Wife F 37 Tennessee Lorine Owens Daughter F 18 Tennessee R B Owens Son-in-law M 19 Tennessee Columbus Owens Roomer M 16 Tennessee [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Columbus Owens Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Winthrop Harbor, Benton Township, Lake, Illinois, United States Gender: Male Age: 25 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1915 Last Place of Residence: Rural, Tennessee Household Role Gender Age Birthplace Columbus Owens Head M 25 Tennessee Edna Owens Wife F 25 Tennessee Donald Owens Son M 7 Tennessee Peggy Owens Daughter F 5 Tennessee Arlellea Owens Daughter F 4 Tennessee James Owens Son M 2 Tennessee "United States Census, 1940," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1971-27844-2763-9?cc=2000219 : accessed 15 May 2015), Illinois > Lake > Benton Township, Winthrop Harbor > 49-7 Benton Township, Winthrop Harbor Village > image 12 of 22; citing NARA digital publication T627 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012). [S23] Atchley Funeral Home, (http://www.atchleyfuneralhome.com/), 31 Jan 2002. Edna Mary Owens obituary [S76] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume III, 1974-1986, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 4 Jun 1986. Owens, Christopher Columbus 71 b. 4-15-15 TN d. 6/4/86 R15 Box 380 P-Forge Union Carbide maint f. Coot Owens m. Lizzie Headen WW II Navy fireman 1st class 5/4/44 Williamsburg VA 10/18/45 Memphis P-Forge Bapt Cem Survivors: wife Edna Mayes 2 sons Donald T Jimmy D 2 dau Bitsie Watson Peggy Smelcer 8 gc 7 ggc 1 bro Arthur. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 95871247).