Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: Byron OWENS / Samantha WEEKLEY (F24742)

m. 7 Jan 1877


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  • Byron OWENSFather | Male
    Byron OWENS

    Born  Sep 1848  Doddridge Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  21 Jun 1917  West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  7 Jan 1877  [1]  Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Linsey OWENS | F24738 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Delila GATRELL | F24738 Group Sheet 

    Samantha WEEKLEYMother | Female
    Samantha WEEKLEY

    Born  Jan 1846  Tyler Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  22 Dec 1914  Doe Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Blockhouse Hill Cemetery, West Union, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father  Israel WEEKLEY | F10347 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Elizabeth WEEKLEY | F10347 Group Sheet 

    John Arnett OWENSChild 1 | Male
    John Arnett OWENS

    Born  Jul 1875   
    Died     
    Buried     
    Spouse  Rose A. MCGILL | F51118 
    Married     

    Delilah OWENSChild 2 | Female
    + Delilah OWENS

    Born  6 Aug 1877  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  11 Dec 1935  Alvy, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Main Cemetery, Dale, Tyler Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Hamilton Leonidas "Lonnie" BAKER | F6714 
    Married  23 Dec 1905  Rock Run (West Union), Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

  • Notes 
    • 1880 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 7 1880:
      Byron Owens, 30, farmer; wife Samantha, 29, unable to read or write; son John, 8; dau Delilah, 4.

      1900 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on Jun 16 1900:
      Myron (sic) Owens, 51, b. Sep 1848, farmer, married 23 yrs; wife Samantha, 54, b. Jan 1846, mother of 7 children (3 still living); dau Delila, 22, b. Aug 1877, single; son John A, 24, b. Jul 1875, married 5 yrs; dau-in-law Rosy A, 19, b. Dec 1880, mother of 2 children (both still living); grandson Fredrick H, 2, b. Sep 1897; granddau Mandy E, 1, b. Mar 1899.

      1910 Census, Doddridge Co, WV (West Union District), enumerated on May 10 1910:
      Byron Owens, 63, occupation "own income," married 40 yrs; wife Samantha, 65, mother of 7 children (2 still living); son John A, 34, snapper at glass factory, married 13 yrs; dau-in-law Rosa A, 30, mother of 3 children (all still living); grandson Frank H, 12; granddau Elodie, 11; granddau Ruth, 8.

  • Sources 
    1. [S1554] Doddridge County Marriage Records, West Union, WV, MR p. 216 : http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=11792157&Type=Marriage.
      Identified as Byron Owens, single, 28, b. & res. in Doddridge Co, son of Linza & Delila Owens; and Samantha Weekly, single, 29, b. Tyler Co, res. Doddridge Co, dau of Israel & Elizabeth Weekly. Married Jan 7 1877 in Doddridge County.