John Ashley Ownby^{[1, 2, 3]}

1895 - 1966  (71 years)

• Name	John Ashley Ownby
  Born	8 May 1895	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Died	28 Aug 1966  [5]
  Buried	Glades Lebanon Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [6]
  Person ID	I56399	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	26 Jul 2013

  
  

  Father	James Monroe Ownby,   b. 25 Mar 1866, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Mar 1943  (Age 76 years)
  Mother	Marinda Mary Scruggs,   b. 10 Feb 1868, Tennessee ,   d. 11 Feb 1927, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 59 years)
  Marriage License	24 Dec 1884	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F12071	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 1	Sarona Rosan Ogle,   b. 23 Apr 1896, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 22 Nov 1935  (Age 39 years)
  Children	1. Mary Maranda Ownby,   b. 23 May 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Jul 1915, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years)   2. Ina Mae Ownby,   b. 20 Sep 1916, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Sep 1997  (Age 81 years) + 3. Martha Elva Ownby,   b. 3 Aug 1918, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Jun 2000, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 81 years)   4. Blanche Ownby,   b. 7 Apr 1921, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Nov 1974  (Age 53 years) + 5. Grace Ownby,   b. 20 Feb 1922, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 May 1988, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 66 years) + 6. Arbutus M. Ownby,   b. 18 Jun 1924, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jan 2001  (Age 76 years) + 7. Austin Ownby,   b. Abt 1927, Tennessee ,   d. Bef 25 Jul 2013  (Age ~ 86 years) + 8. Ray Hugh Ownby,   b. 18 Jul 1929, Tennessee ,   d. 28 Feb 2002, Methodist Medical Center of Oak Ridge, Oak Ridge, Anderson County, Tennessee  (Age 72 years) + 9. Buena Ownby,   b. 26 Apr 1931, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jul 2013  (Age 82 years)
  Family ID	F40063	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family 2	Arminda Huskey,   b. 16 Aug 1897, Tennessee ,   d. 19 Feb 1985  (Age 87 years)
  Children	1. Harold J. Ownby,   b. Abt 1939, Tennessee  (Age ~ 85 years)   2. Mablene Ownby,   b. 24 Dec 1937, Gatlinburg, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 13 Jan 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 0 years)
  Family ID	F20896	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 8 May 1895 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 11, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Glades Lebanon Baptist Church 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: "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 237.

  
  

• Sources

  [S78] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume I, 1930-1954, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 14 Sep 1935. Mrs. William Ownby obituary [S112] Census, 1920. Name: John A Ownby Residence: , Sevier, Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1896 Age: 24 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Self Gender: Male Race: White Marital Status: Married Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Film Number: 1821762 Digital Folder Number: 4390948 Image Number: 00416 Sheet Number: 5 Household Gender Age John A Ownby M 24y Spouse Rosan Ownby F 23y Child Ines M Ownby F 3y3m Child Martha E Ownby F 1y4m [S112] Census, 1930. Name: John Ownbey Event: CENSUS Event Date: 1930 Event Place: District 2, Sevier, Tennessee Gender: Male Age: 34 Marital Status: Married Race: White Birthplace: Tennessee Estimated Birth Year: 1896 Immigration Year: Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Enumeration District Number: 2 Family Number: 22 Sheet Number and Letter: 2A Line Number: 6 NARA Publication: T626, roll 2271 Film Number: 2342005 Digital Folder Number: 4547919 Image Number: 00596 Household Gender Age John Ownbey M 34 Spouse Rosa Ownbey F 33 Child May Ownbey F 13 Child Elva Ownbey F 11 Child Blanch Ownbey F 10 Child Grace Ownbey F 8 Child Arbutis Ownbey F 5 Child Austin Ownbey M 3 Child Ray Ownbey M 0 [S112] Census, 1940. Name: John A Ownby Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Civil District 11, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 45 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): 1895 Last Place of Residence: Same Place District: 78-16 Family Number: 315 Sheet Number and Letter: 17A Line Number: 9 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00491 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head John A Ownby M 45 Tennessee Wife Amendia Ownby F 44 Tennessee Stepson Orvil Bohonon M 24 Tennessee Stepdaughter Pauline Bohonon F 15 Tennessee Stepdaughter Ruth Bohonon F 9 Tennessee Stepson Harold Ownby M 1 Tennessee Stepdaughter Blanche Ownby F 20 Tennessee Daughter Arbutis Ownby F 15 Tennessee Son Austin Ownby M 10 Tennessee Son Ray Ownby M 9 Tennessee Daughter Buanash Ownby F 8 Tennessee [S75] Atchley Funeral Home Records, Volume II, 1955-1973, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 28 Aug 1966. Ownby, John Ashley 71 b. 5-8-95 TN d. 8-28-66 SCH farmer f. Monroe Ownby m. Mary Scruggs Glades Lebanon Bapt Cem Survivors: widow Arminda Huskey R4 Sev 6 dau Mrs Rex Large Sev Mrs Grady Myers Sev Mrs Charlie Ramsey 2366 Fisher St Melindale MI Mrs Elmer Hackworth MI Mrs James Harper IL Mrs Albert Moore Knox 3 sons Harold Ownby Sev Austin Ownby 6815 E 11 Mile Rd Box 52 Warren MI Ray Ownby IL 16 gc 9 ggc 3 bro Charlie Sev Jess Sev McKinley Sev 2 sis Mrs Earl Newman Gatlinburg Mrs Harrison Watson Gatlinburg. [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 540.