Rutha Ownby

1868 - 1938  (70 years)

• Name	Rutha Ownby
  Born	17 Mar 1868	Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	Fines Creek Township, Haywood County, North Carolina   [3]
  Census	1920	Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina   [4]
  Died	31 Jul 1938
  Buried	Green Hill Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina   [5]
  Person ID	I5469	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	8 Sep 2016

  
  

  Father	George Ownby,   b. 1828, Buncombe County, North Carolina ,   d. 1 Nov 1914  (Age 86 years)
  Mother	Beda Ogle,   b. 18 Feb 1831, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Feb 1878  (Age 47 years)
  Marriage License	4 Feb 1867	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	10 Feb 1867	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F822	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	C. L. Stinnett,   b. 1860/1869,   d. Abt 1889  (Age 20 years)
  Marriage License	4 Sep 1884	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	5 Oct 1884	Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Children	+ 1. Minnie Stinnett,   b. 10 Jul 1887,   d. 11 Jun 1978  (Age 90 years)
  Family ID	F2069	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	James R. Massey,   b. 27 Apr 1863, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Apr 1924, Haywood County, North Carolina  (Age 61 years)
  Marriage License	30 Jul 1889	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	31 Jul 1889	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Zack Lafayett Massey,   b. 18 Jun 1890, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 16 Apr 1979, Haywood County, North Carolina  (Age 88 years)   2. Herman Massey,   b. 27 May 1892,   d. 27 May 1892  (Age 0 years) + 3. Ollie G. Massey,   b. 7 Nov 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 27 May 1986  (Age 91 years) + 4. George Massey,   b. 2 Sep 1897, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 1 Dec 1971, Columbia County, Florida  (Age 74 years) + 5. Philmore William Massey,   b. 23 Apr 1899, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 11 Jul 1974  (Age 75 years) + 6. Walter William Massey,   b. 9 Jan 1901, North Carolina ,   d. 14 Nov 1938  (Age 37 years)   7. Massey,   b. 15 Apr 1903,   d. 26 Nov 1904  (Age 1 years) + 8. Wade Hampton Massey,   b. 4 Apr 1906, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 27 Jun 1945, Cherokee County, North Carolina  (Age 39 years) + 9. Vernon Lawrence Massey,   b. 25 Dec 1906, North Carolina ,   d. 17 Aug 1953  (Age 46 years)   10. Mattie Massey,   b. 4 Oct 1908, North Carolina ,   d. 20 Apr 1937  (Age 28 years)   11. Katherine "Kate" Massey,   b. 21 Feb 1910, North Carolina  (Age 114 years)
  Family ID	F2072	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 17 Mar 1868 - Tennessee Marriage License - 4 Sep 1884 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 5 Oct 1884 - Sevier County, Tennessee Marriage License - 30 Jul 1889 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 31 Jul 1889 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1920 - Waynesville, Haywood County, North Carolina Buried - - Green Hill Cemetery, Haywood County, North Carolina  = 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 102.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 342a, 21 Jul 1870. C:\My Documents\Genealogy\SevierCensus1870\0342a.gif [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 322D, 1880. [S112] Census, 1900. Name Ruth Massey Event Type Census Event Year 1900 Event Place Fines Creek Township, Haywood, North Carolina, United States Gender Female Age 33 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) W Relationship to Head of Household Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Number of Living Children 6 Years Married 12 Birth Date Mar 1867 Birthplace Tennessee Marriage Year (Estimated) 1888 Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Mother of how many children 7 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE James R Massey Head M 37 North Carolina Ruth Massey Wife F 33 Tennessee Minnie Massey F 15 Tennessee Zachary Massey Son M 10 Tennessee Ollie Massey Daughter F 7 Tennessee George Massey Son M 4 North Carolina Fillmore Massey Son M 2 North Carolina Walter Massey Son M 0 North Carolina [S112] Census, 1920. Name Ruth Massie Event Type Census Event Date 1920 Event Place Waynesville, Haywood, North Carolina, United States Gender Female Age 44 Marital Status Married Race White Race (Original) White Relationship to Head of Household Wife Relationship to Head of Household (Original) Wife Birth Year (Estimated) 1876 Birthplace Tennessee Father's Birthplace Tennessee Mother's Birthplace Tennessee Sheet Letter B Sheet Number 19 HOUSEHOLD ROLE GENDER AGE BIRTHPLACE James Massie Head M 67 North Carolina Ruth Massie Wife F 44 Tennessee Mattie Massie Daughter F 10 North Carolina Kate Massie Daughter F 7 North Carolina [S147] Find a Grave, (Memorial: 28788866). [S58] Marriage Certificate. Name C L Stinnett Event Type Marriage Event Date 05 Oct 1884 Event Place Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender Male Spouse's Name Rutha Onby Spouse's Gender Female "Tennessee, County Marriages, 1790-1950," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.3.1/TH-1942-30160-6175-53?cc=1619127 : 20 July 2016), Sevier > Marriage registers, 1883-1890, vol 4-5 > image 96 of 678; citing Tennessee State Library and Archives, Nashville and county clerk offices from various counties.