John Owens Family

Name	*John OWENS
b	4 Aug 1766	Ireland
d	7 Nov 1841	Richland County Ohio
age	75 years 3 months 3 days
m
to	Nancy Agnes BARR
b	15 Mar/Nov 1770
d	2 Aug 1841	Richland County Ohio
age	70 years 8 months 18 days
bur 	1841	Houston/Mount Olive Cemetery

Children: Mary (Polly); Jane (Janet); Margaret; Archibald; Sarah; James;
 John; Samuel and Andrew

NOTE: Nancy is belived to be a sister to Richard BARR who is married to 
Esther/Hester 
DUNLAP our family line. 


Name	Mary (Polly) OWENS
d/o	John OWENS / Nancy Agnes BARR
b	1 Apr 1800	Virginia
d	12 Jan 1896	Ashland County Ohio
m	1828	Richland County Ohio
to	Robert BARR
s/o	Richard BARR / Esther/Hester DUNLAP
b	11 Mar 1804	Virginia
d	25 Mar 1842	Ashland County Ohio

Children: Cathern; Margaret; Mary A.; William A.; John and Richard 
--BARR--


Name	*Jane (Janet) OWENS
d/o	John OWENS / Nancy Agnes BARR
b	31 Mar 1796	West Virginia
d	26 Nov 1878	Ashland County Ohio
age	82 years 7 months 16 days
bur	1878	Imhoff Cemetery
m	30 Sep 1816	Mansfield  Richland County Ohio
to	*Henry NEAL/NEEL
s/o	John NEAL / Priscilla
b	17 Feb 1791
d	18 Mar 1868

Children: Mary Bright; Nancy; Sarah; Margaret; Catherine; Elizabeth; 
Elenor; John and William--NEAL--

NOTE: On the marriage license Janet name is listed as Jane on on the 
tombstone it is Janet.  Neal is spelt Neel on the marriage license.  
Mary Bright is married to Stephen BARR brother of Robert BARR.

Name Margaret OWENS d/o John OWENS / Nancy Agnes BARR b 17 Mar 1798 d 17 Apr 1882 age 89 years 1 month bur 1882 Houston/Mount Olive Cemetery Name Archibald OWENS s/o John OWENS / Nancy Agnes BARR b 5 Apr 1800/02 d 15 Aug 1882 Richland County Ohio age 80 years 4 months 10 days bur 1882 Houston/Mount Olive Cemetery m Richland County Ohio to Christina BEAR b 23 Dec 1807 Pennsylvania d 17 Jan 1887 Richland County Ohio age 79 years 25 days bur 1887 Houston/Mount Olive Cemetery Children: Jane; Nancy; James; Archibald and Andrew Name Jane OWENS d/o Archibald OWENS / Christina BEAR m to HENRY SHELLER Name James OWENS s/o Archibald OWENS / Christina BEAR m to Josephine BUSSARD Name ARCHIBALD OWENS s/o Archibald OWENS / Christina BEAR m to Nettie FRANCE Children: Frank; Cornelius; Meamie and Birdseye Name Frank OWENS s/o Archibald OWENS / Nettie FRANCE b 1869 ca Name Cornelius OWENS s/o Archibald OWENS / Nettie FRANCE b 1871 ca Name Meamie OWENS d/o Archibald OWENS / Nettie FRANCE b 1875 ca Name Birdseye OWENS s/o Archibald OWENS / Nettie FRANCE b 1880 ca Name Andrew OWENS s/o Archibald OWENS / Christina BEAR b 30 Jun 1806 Fairfield Richland County Ohio d 2 May 1829 Richland County Ohio age 22 years 11 months 2 days bur 1829 Houston/Mount Olive Cemetery m 15 Dec 1853 to Mary SNAVELY Children: Andrew; Willis; Walter; George; Charles; Jennie; Nancy; Clara; Lula and Evelyn Name Nancy OWENS d/o Andrew OWENS / Mary SNAVELY m to Mr. STONER Name Clara OWENS d/o Andrew OWENS / Mary SNAVELY m to Mr. FERGUSON Name Lula OWENS d/o Andrew OWENS / Mary SNAVELY m to Mr. BOALS Name Evelyn OWENS d/o Andrew OWENS / Mary SNAVELY m to Mr. STONER Name Sarah OWENS d/o John OWENS / Nancy Agnes BARR b 3 Apr 1804 Fairfield County Ohio d 16 Mar/May 1880 Richland County Ohio age 76 years 1 month 13 days bur 1880 Houston/Mount Olive Cemetery m 2/5 Feb 1823 Richland County Ohio to Robert HOUSTON s/o Joseph HOUSTON Sr. / Mary NOTTINGHAM b 13 Aug 1798 d 4 JUl 1863 Richland County Ohio age 64 years 11 months 21 days Children: Nottingham; Robert and John --HOUSTON-- NOTE: Robert is the brother of Nottingham HOUSTON who married into the BARR family. Robert entered 160 acres of land on the Whitstone in 1818. Robert and Sarah were the first to marry in Butler Township.

Name John OWNES JR s/o John OWENS Sr./ Nancy Agnes BARR b 4 Jan 1809 Amanda Township Fairfield County Ohio d Harrison Township Van Wert County Ohio m 14 Jul 1842 Richaland County Ohio to Sarah WHITMARSH d/o Benjamin WHITMARSH / Rhoda DRUM b 5 Jan 1824 Richland County Ohio d 1904/07 Harrison Township Van Wert County Ohio Children: Nancy A; William; Sarah J; Benjamine; Rhoda S.; John W. and Andrew Name Nancy A. OWENS d/o John OWENS Jr. / Sarah WHITMARSH m Van Wert Ohio to JOHN MC-GILL Children: Albert; Mattie; Maud; Emma and Rebecca (7 total) -- MC-GILL-- NOTE: John was a afarmer and they lived in Adams County, Indiana. Name William OWENS s/o John OWENS Jr. / Sarah WHITMARSH NOTE: Willisam was not married and lived on the old homestead in Harrison Township, Ohio. Name Sarah J. OWENS d/o John OWENS Jr. / Sarah WHITMARSH m to Benjamin F. BOWERS Children: Emma; Clark; Henry and Fred (7 total) --BOWERS-- NOTE: Benjamin was from Pleasant Township, Ohio. Name Benjamin OWENS s/o John OWENS Jr. / Sarah WHITMARSH b 24 Oct 1851 Richland County Ohio NOTE: Benjamin was not married and a resident of Harrison township since he was four months old.

Name Rhoda Samantha OWENS d/o John OWENS Jr. / Sarah WHITMARSH b Harrison Township Van Wert County Ohio m to Saul KRONE Name John W. OWENS s/o John OWENS Jr. / Sarah WHITMARSH b Harrison Township Van Wert County Ohio d 25 Mar 1894 Harrison Township Van Wert County Ohio m to Nancy STITES NOTE: It is believed tha John W. was in the following areas: 1880, Pataskala, Lima Township, in the home of Phege PALMER, as a boarder age 50 years and occupation was stone mason.

Name Andrew OWENS s/o John OWENS Jr. / Sarah WHITMARSH b Harrison Township Van Wert County Ohio m to Della KIRKLAND Children: Grover; Lyman and Mabel Name Grover OWENS s/o Andrew OWENS /Della KIRKLAND b 1898 ca Van Wert Ohio Name Lyman OWENS s/o Andrew OWENS /Della KIRKLAND b 1896 ca Van Wert Ohio Name Mabel OWENS d/o Andrew OWENS /Della KIRKLAND b Van Wert Ohio Name Samuel OWENS s/o John OWENS / Nancy Agnes BARR b 1814 Ashland County Ohio m to Nancy b 1815 Children: Sarah; John; Nancy; Archibald and Robert Name Sarah OWENS d/o Samuel OWENS / Nancy n 1833 Name John OWENS s/o Samuel OWENS / Nancy b 1835 Name Nancy OWENS d/o Samuel OWENS / Nancy b 1838 Name Archibald OWENS s/o Samuel OWENS / Nancy b 1839 Name Robert OWENS s/o Samuel OWENS / Nancy b 1848 Name Nancy OWENS d/o John OWENS / Nancy Agnes BARR b Richland County Ohio m 17 Dec 1839 Mansfield Ohio to Charles ANDERSON Children: Margaret; Sarah; Albert and James --ANDERSON-- NOTE: Nancy and Charles lived in Lafayette, Ohio in 1880 Name Andrew OWENS s/o John OWENS / Nancy Agnes BARR b 30 Jun 1806 Fairfield County Ohio d 2 May 1829 Richard County Ohio


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