As mentioned below, Randy’s great grandfather was Joseph Owen, although the county marriage records list him as J.H. Owens. His whereabouts are still unknown after Joseph Earnest was born.
I have my Owens family in 1860 Cherokee County alabama, Blue Pond, with the following census information:
Newton R. Owens, 28
Louisa Owens (maiden name Mitchell), 30
W Owens, 5
John M Owens, 4
Joseph Owens, 2
Mary E Owens, 1Newton was killed in the Civil War.
From the 1870 census I have what’s left of the same family:
Owins L, 42
William M, 16
John M, 14
Joseph H, 12
Sousannn M, 8I believe this Joseph H is Randy’s great grandfather.
As I said, I don’t know where he is buried, but Louisa and William are buried at Black Creek Cemetery. Also at Black Creek are Callie Hester, 1895-1959, his wife Ethel B. Spears Hester, 1897-1977, and their son John Clifton Hester (infant-1920).
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