Rev. John West Ownby^{[1, 2, 3]}

1859 - 1935  (75 years)

• Name	John West Ownby
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	24 Oct 1859	Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Gender	Male
  AFN	1TQP-RV
  Census	1900	District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Died	4 Jun 1935  [6]
  Buried	P. A. Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [7]
  Person ID	I4999	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	31 Mar 2018

  
  

  Father	Aaron Ownbey,   b. 26 Oct 1815, Buncombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Oct 1897, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 82 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Buckner,   b. 17 Sep 1817, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Feb 1902, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 84 years)
  Married	1834	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F566	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Celia Proffitt,   b. 4 Dec 1862, Tennessee ,   d. 2 Jun 1951  (Age 88 years)
  Marriage License	14 Jan 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	19 Jan 1879	Sevier County, Tennessee   [8]
  Children	+ 1. Julia Etta Ownby,   b. 20 Mar 1880, Tennessee + 2. James M. "Jim" Ownby,   b. 19 Nov 1881, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 8 Apr 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 50 years) + 3. Oliver R. Ownby,   b. 6 Sep 1883, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jul 1964  (Age 80 years) + 4. Nora Ownby,   b. 4 Feb 1886, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Jan 1974  (Age 87 years) + 5. Aaron A. Ownby,   b. 29 Jul 1888, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Oct 1962  (Age 74 years) + 6. Allen Ownby,   b. 23 May 1891, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 3 Jul 1988, Veteran's Hospital, Boise, Idaho  (Age 97 years)   7. Early Ownby,   b. 21 Jun 1893, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Jul 1913  (Age 20 years) + 8. Grace Valerie Ownby,   b. 27 Oct 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 14 Aug 1965  (Age 69 years) + 9. Ennis Dewey Ownby,   b. 5 Apr 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 8 May 1983  (Age 85 years) + 10. Litha Ownby,   b. 23 Feb 1901, Tennessee ,   d. 23 Feb 1994  (Age 93 years) + 11. Martha Bessie Ownby,   b. 17 Jul 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Apr 1983  (Age 78 years)   12. Ownby,   d. INFANT
  Headstones		Mother Father Celia Ownby Rev. J. W. Ownby Dec. 4, 1862 Oct. 24, 1859 June 2, 1951 June 4, 1935
  Family ID	F1898	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 24 Oct 1859 - Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License - 14 Jan 1879 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 19 Jan 1879 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 2, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - P. A. Proffitt 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

  
  

• Photos

  Friendship Baptist Church Ministers, l to r: Russell Bohanan, Calvin Whaley, Walter Ownby, John Ownby, Evans Hurst, Robert King, Beecher Ownby

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- References: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 48, 115, 128.Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 71, 72. "Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 41. "Mountain Ways", Gene Aiken, 1983, p 53.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 323B, 1880. Census Place: Emerts Cove, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 323B Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace John W. OWNBEY Self M M W 20 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: TN Celia OWNBEY Wife F M W 17 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN Julety OWNBEY Dau F S W 2M TN Fa: TN Mo: TN [S47] Sevier County, Tennessee and its Heritage, Sevier County Heritage Book Committee, (1994, Don Mills, Inc.), 51, 288. [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 36559123). [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 453a, 2 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0453a.gif [S112] Census, 1900. Name: John W Ownby Event Type: Census Event Year: 1900 Event Place: Civil District 2, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 41 Marital Status: Married Race: White Race (Original): w Relationship to Head of Household: Head Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Years Married: 21 Birth Date: Oct 1859 Birthplace: Tennessee Marriage Year (Estimated): 1879 Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Household Role Sex Age Birthplace John W Ownby Head Male 41 Tennessee Celia Ownby Wife Female 38 Tennessee Julettie Ownby Daughter Female 20 Tennessee James M Ownby Son Male 19 Tennessee Oliver Ownby Son Male 17 Tennessee Nora Ownby Daughter Female 14 Tennessee Aaron Ownby Son Male 18 Tennessee Allen Ownby Son Male 8 Tennessee Early Ownby Son Male 7 Tennessee Gracie Ownby Daughter Female 5 Tennessee Enes D Ownby Son Male 2 Tennessee "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:S3HY-6X17-RD4?cc=1325221&wc=9BWC-HZ7%3A1030551301%2C1031089101%2C1032052101 : 5 August 2014), Tennessee > Sevier > ED 136 Civil District 2 > image 20 of 28; citing NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.). [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 4 Jun 1935. Ownby, Rev J. W. hus of Celia Proffitt farmer b. Oct 24, 1859 TN d. Jun 4, 1935 f. Aaron Ownby b. NC m. Polly Buckner b. TN Proffitt Cem Survivors: wife 4 sons Oliver Ownby A. A. Ownby Dillwyn VA Allen Ownby Meridian ID Ennis Ownby Gatlinburg Sev Co 5 dau Mrs Amos Clabo Sev Co Mrs Jno Clabo Knoxv R9 Mrs Ashley Watson Cumberland VA Mrs Ray Franklin Meridian ID Mrs Ray Ownby. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 553. [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name John W Ownby Event Type Marriage Event Date 19 Jan 1879 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Celia Proffitt Spouse's Gender Female