Alabama Homing

Family lines converging
on Geneva County
in the late 19th century

William W and Sarah Cope Owens

(1836-1902 and 1842-1926)
Notes on William and Sarah (generations 1-2) - PDF file - 117 KB
Notes on William and Sarah (generations 3-4 and sources) - PDF file - 100 KB

Descendant List - William W OWENS - 15 Dec 2005
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1-William W OWENS
b: 22 Feb 1836 in Georgia
d: 14 Feb 1902
sp-Sarah Ann Amanda COPE
b: 10 May 1842 in prob. Pike County, Alabama
m: 1860 in prob. Pike County, Alabama
d: 29 Mar 1926 in Geneva County, Alabama

. . . . . . 2-John L (Red John) OWENS
            b: 04 Jan 1862 in  (prob. Pike County), Alabama
            d: 30 Apr 1928 in Samson, Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . sp-Theodosia W Foreman
            b: Oct 1868 in Alabama
            m: abt 1888
            d: Bet. May 1910 - Apr 1928
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Eula Mae OWENS
                        b: May 1890 in Alabama
                        d: 1980
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Irvin V LINDER
                        b: 1886 in Alabama
                        m: 24 Nov 1912 in Geneva County, Alabama
                        d: 1966
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Rosa Lee LINDER
                                    b: abt 1913 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-John Holland LINDER
                                    b: abt 1915 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-William Roland LINDER
                                    b: abt 1917 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-G W LINDER
                                    b: abt 1920 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Marvin LINDER
                                    b: abt 1922 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Lee E LINDER
                                    b: abt 1924 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Eugene R LINDER
                                    b: abt 1927 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Sarah E LINDER
                                    b: abt 1927 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Vera P OWENS
                        b: Feb 1892 in Alabama
                        d: bef 1920
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-William A ANDERSON
                        b: abt 1882
                        m: 28 Jan 1908 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Katie B ANDERSON
                                    b: abt 1908 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Fannie Kate OWENS
                        b: Aug 1893 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Jack MATTHEWS
                        b: abt 1894 in Alabama
                        m: 10 Sep 1911 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Leron MATTHEWS
                                    b: abt 1913 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ruby L MATTHEWS
                                    b: abt 1914 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Joe S MATTHEWS
                                    b: abt 1916 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ralph J MATTHEWS
                                    b: abt 1920 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Annie R MATTHEWS
                                    b: abt 1923 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Katie I MATTHEWS
                                    b: abt 1925 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-William J T OWENS
                        b: Feb 1895 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Trudie Ann OWENS
                        b: 7 May 1898 in Samson, Geneva County, Alabama
                        d: 3 May 1983 in Brunswick, Glynn County, Georgia
                        bur: Garden of Memories, Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-William J PREACHER
                        m: 7 Feb 1923 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-William PREACHER
                                    b: abt 1924 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-James Clifton Brown
                        b: abt 1893 in Georgia
                        m: bet 1924-1930
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Daniel W OWENS
                        b: Feb 1900 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Cheatham OWENS
                        b: abt 1902 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Rudolph OWENS
                        b: abt 1904 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Beulah OWENS
                        b: abt 1905 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Sam OWENS
                        b: abt 1908 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Unnamed dau OWENS
                        b: abt 1910 in Alabama
 
. . . . . . 2-Sarah M OWENS
            b: abt 1866 in Alabama

. . . . . . 2-Frances Ellafair OWENS
            b: 22 Feb 1868 in Alabama
            d: 16 Mar 1938 in Holmes County, Florida
. . . . . . sp-Christopher Columbus POWELL
            b: 26 Jun 1868 in Geneva County, Alabama
            m: abt 1893 in Alabama
            d: 30 Aug 1925 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Sarah Caroline (Callie) POWELL
                        b: 10 Sep 1894
                        d: 27 Jul 1959
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Columbus T THAMES
                        b: 28 Aug 1894
                        m: abt 1912 in Walton County, Florida
                        d: Mar 1981
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Dana E THAMES
                                    b: abt 1912 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Leamon Randolph THAMES
                                    b: abt 1914 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Alma R THAMES
                                    b: abt 1916 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Annie R THAMES
                                    b: abt 1924 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Dorothy M THAMES
                                    b: abt 1929 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Cora Lee POWELL
                        b: 9 Jan 1896
                        d: 18 Mar 1986
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Howard H GREGGS
                        b: 1905
                        m: 13 Nov 1926 in Geneva County, Alabama
                        d: 1974
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Amy Gertrude POWELL
                        b: 19 Jul 1897 in Geneva County, Alabama
                        d: 24 Sep 1961 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Eddie Lee OWENS
                        b: 19 Dec 1893 in Geneva County, Alabama
                        m: 14 Jan 1923 in Geneva County, Alabama
                        d: 23 Nov 1983 in Pensacola, Escambia, Florida
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Charles C OWENS
                                    b: abt 1924 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Thelma M OWENS
                                    b: abt 1925 in Florida
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-William T OWENS
                                    b: abt 1926 in Florida
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Edward Ray OWENS
                                    b: 2 Nov 1929 in Geneva County, Alabama
                                    d: 14 Aug 1949

. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Gypsy E POWELL
                        b: 23 Jul 1899
                        d: 16 Aug 1980 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-John Sherman THAMES
                        b: 10 Mar 1899
                        m: 7 May 1916 in Geneva County, Alabama
                        d: 25 Jun 1956
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Lewis J THAMES
                                    b: abt 1919 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Bethel A THAMES
                                    b: abt 1922 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-William C THAMES
                                    b: abt 1924 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Ethel M THAMES
                                    b: abt 1925 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Mamie M THAMES
                                    b: abt 1928 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-William F Cabot POWELL
                        b: 18 Oct 1900
                        d: 6 Aug 1987
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Willa Pat THAMES
                        b: 19 Aug 1896
                        m: 6 Jan 1917
                        d: 29 May 1958
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Irene? M POWELL
                                    b: abt 1921 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Alton O POWELL
                                    b: abt 1924 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Dalton F POWELL
                                    b: abt 1927 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Elizabeth M POWELL
                        b: 20 Jan 1902
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-James Columbus POWELL
                        b: 16 Mar 1903
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Essie THAMES
                        m: 3 Jun 1922 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-John Thomas POWELL
                        b: 4 Jun 1904
                        d: 23 Oct 1975
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Minnie Mae POWELL
                        b: 2 May 1909 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Moses P JONES
                        m: 22 Aug 1926 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Edgar THROWER
                        m: 1931
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Lunie POWELL
                        b: abt 1911 in Alabama
                        m: 26 Jan 1949 in Dale County, Alabama

. . . . . . 2-George T OWENS
            b: abt 1869 in Alabama

. . . . . . 2-Reuben Albert OWENS
            b: 9 Sep 1871 in Union Springs, Bullock County, Alabama
            d: 16 Jan 1938 in Samson, Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . sp-Lillie GILMORE
            b: 3 Nov 1887
            m: 4 Aug 1904 in Geneva County, Alabama
            d: 14 Jul 1907
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-William J T OWENS
                        b: abt 1906 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . sp-Minnie Lee GILMORE
            b: 23 Nov 1889
            m: 23 Dec 1908 in Geneva County, Alabama
            d: 16 May 1973
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Gordon H OWENS
                        b: abt 1909 in Geneva County, Alabama
                        d: 28 Dec 1958 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Bessie OWENS
                        b: abt 1911 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Catherine OWENS
                        b: abt 1913 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Susie OWENS
                        b: abt 1916 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Louise OWENS
                        b: abt Sep 1919 in Geneva County, Alabama

. . . . . . 2-Elizabeth M OWENS
            b: Feb 1875 in Alabama

. . . . . . 2-Mary Emma OWENS
            b: Jun 1876 in Alabama
. . . . . . sp-Richard McDaniel ALFORD
            b: Nov 1876 in Alabama
            m: 29 Sep 1898 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Mary Roxie ALFORD
                        b: 6 Mar 1905 in Alabama
                        d: 6 Dec 1966 in Tampa, Hillsborough County, Florida
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Walter Lee OWENS
                        b: 3 Nov 1902 in Alabama
                        m: 24 Dec 1924 in Geneva County, Alabama
                        d: 28 Jun 1964 in Winter Haven, Polk County, Florida
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Mary Roxie OWENS
                                    b: 1925
                                    d: 1927
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Lucile OWENS
                                    b: 26 Feb 1928
                                    d: Dec 1929

. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Walter Lee OWENS , Jr
                                    b: 17 Oct 1933
                                    d: 17 Jan 1968

. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Sarah Melissa ALFORD
                        b: Feb 1899 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Laborn ALFORD
                        b: abt 1903 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Reuben ALFORD
                        b: abt 1908 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Ella ALFORD
                        b: abt 1910 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Johnnie ALFORD
                        b: abt 1912 in Alabama

. . . . . . 2-Rosa Vernon OWENS
            b: 10 Feb 1877 in Alabama
            d: 3 Feb 1961
. . . . . . sp-John B CREWS
            b: 17 Jan 1847
            m: 19 Oct 1899 in Geneva County, Alabama
            d: 19 Feb 1944
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Willie Catherine CREWS
                        b: abt 1900
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Samuel Cleveland WEEKS
                        m: 28 Aug 1921 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Juanita WEEKS
                                    b: abt 1922 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Albert M CREWS
                        b: abt 1901
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Mary Alga RONEY
                        b: abt 1911 in Alabama
                        m: 13 Jul 1929 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Maggie E CREWS
                        b: abt 1902
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Clarence E WARD
                        m: 29 Aug 1926 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-John B WARD
                                    b: abt 1926 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-William Thomas CREWS
                        b: abt 1905
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Rebecca GARRETT
                        b: abt 1911
                        m: 12 Jun 1926 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Joyce J CREWS
                                    b: abt 1930 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Nora Beatrice CREWS
                        b: 2 Sep 1906
                        d: 1 Jun 1984
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Unknown SMITH
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-James C CREWS
                        b: abt 1908
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Isam Travis CREWS
                        b: 1910
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Samuel CREWS
                        b: abt 1912
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Cora CREWS
                        b: abt 1914
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Ida C CREWS
                        b: abt 1915
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Louise CREWS
                        b: abt 1918

. . . . . . 2-Cora Willie E OWENS
            b: May 1880 in Alabama
            d: aft Mar 1930
. . . . . . sp-Louis A DANLEY
            b: Mar 1880 in Alabama
            m: 10 Jan 1901 in Geneva County, Alabama
            d: aft Mar 1930
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Claudie DANLEY
                        b: abt 1902 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Tressie DANLEY
                        b: abt 1906 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Fitzhugh DANLEY
                        b: abt 1908 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Bernice DANLEY
                        b: abt 1910 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Bertie M DANLEY
                        b: abt 1913 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Johnnie W DANLEY
                        b: 1925 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Audrey F DANLEY
                        b: 1927 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Shirley C DANLEY
                        b: 1929 in Alabama

. . . . . . 2-Eleanor OWENS
            b: Apr 1882 in Alabama

. . . . . . 2-William Cleveland OWENS
            b: 12 Jul 1884 in Alabama
            d: 13 Dec 1961
. . . . . . sp-Minnie Lee OWENS
            b: 13 Oct 1889 in Alabama
            m: 13 Mar 1907 in Geneva County, Alabama
            d: 28 Apr 1981
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-William H OWENS
                        b: 1909 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Cola Mae GAINEY
                        b: abt 1912 in Alabama
                        m: 23 Nov 1930 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Texie Lee OWENS
                        b: 10 May 1912 in Alabama
                        d: 27 Sep 1913
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Malcomb L OWENS
                        b: abt 1914 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-John D OWENS
                        b: abt 1920 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Juanita OWENS
                        b: abt 1923 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Buster OWENS
                        b: abt 1925 in Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Christine OWENS
                        b: abt 1928 in Alabama

. . . . . . 2-Martha Ann OWENS
            b: 25 Oct 1887 in Alabama
            d: 8 Nov 1948
. . . . . . sp-James Willis DABNEY
            b: 15 Apr 1863 in South Carolina
            m: 29 Jul 1909 in Geneva County, Alabama
            d: 25 Feb 1925
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Carl T DABNEY
                        b: 28 Apr 1910 in Geneva County, Alabama
                        d: 12 Dec 1942
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Gladys Rebecca DABNEY
                        b: 15 Sep 1911 in Geneva County, Alabama
                        d: 24 Jun 1993 in Dothan, Houston County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Terryl Eugene GRAY
                        b: 29 Dec 1907 in Geneva County, Alabama
                        m: 5 May 1929 in Geneva County, Alabama
                        d: 7 Jul 1989
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Willis Jackson GRAY
                                    b: 21 Apr 1930
                                    d: 10 Apr 2004 in Samson, Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 4-Terryl Lomax GRAY
                                    b: 08 Aug 1939
                                    d: 22 Mar 2008
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Eva DABNEY
                        b: abt 1913 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Unknown MCDUFFIE
. . . . . . . . . . . . 3-Kathleen DABNEY
                        b: abt 1915 in Geneva County, Alabama
. . . . . . . . . . . . sp-Unknown MCCALL