Owens Genealogy Notes

The information on this page is a compilation of random notes found during research and may contain information on other Owens family lines.

Somewhere along the way, Owens was changed to Owen.  

Monroe Co Iowa marriages

Page Co Iowa marriages

KING VICTORIA ANN 22-Oct-1861 OWEN, ARTHUR G. V-3-13 WALLACE, THOMAS Rev. Source: CLARINDA HERALD

Shasta Co, CA census 1900

Owen, Arthur [RMT] 211

Shasta Co. CA 1920 census

Name                               Page  Town

Alta Owen, born 1882, daughter of Arthur G Owens, married a William Fowler

Shasta County, California Marriages, 1852-1904

Tehama Co., CA - Index to Federal Land Records

California Land Patents Database

MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP RANGE SECTION DOCID DATE NAME

MD 0260N 0080W 009 798382 1921/03/03 OWEN RICHARD

MD 0260N 0080W 010 798382 1921/03/03 OWEN RICHARD

MD 0290N 0020E 004 38565 1909/01/11 OWEN ROBERT D

MD 0280N 0050E 030 667 1878/01/25 OWEN SARAH

MD 0290N 0030W 020 985 1887/04/30 OWENS LEWIS

MD 0290N 0030W 030 985 1887/04/30 OWENS LEWIS

MD 0290N 0030W 032 985 1887/04/30 OWENS LEWIS

MD 0230N 0060W 010 3126 1869/08/05 OWENS LEWIS

MD 0230N 0060W 006 7582 1897/04/14 OWENS LEWIS

MD 0230N 0060W 005 198 1872/06/05 OWENS OWEN

MD 0230N 0060W 006 6716 1878/06/24 OWENS OWEN W

MD 0290N 0030W 018 319 1882/10/20 OWENS RICHARD

MD 0290N 0040W 024 834 1884/05/10 OWENS RICHARD; LAINE WILLIAM R

MD 0290N 0030W 030 836 1887/04/30 OWENS WILLIAM

MD 0230N 0060W 022 3761 1870/05/02 OWENS WILLIAM

MD 0290N 0030W 020 1170 1892/01/30 OWENS WILLIAM R

Shasta Co., CA - Index to Federal Land Records

California Land Patents Database

MERIDIAN TOWNSHIP RANGE SECTION DOCID DATE NAME

MD 0360N 0030E 015 842727 1922/01/13 OWENS SAMUEL EDWARD

Fender Mt Cemetery, Oak Run, CA

 Klamath Co, Oregon Delayed Registration Births:

OWEN, Charles E., 11 August 1901, Ore., v. 2, p102.

OWEN, Ethel G. (Sly), 12 February 1903, Ore., v. 2, p102.

Linkville Cemetery, Klamath Falls, Oregon:

OWEN Baby - infant son of J.L. & LA. OWEN, March 9, 1926, (6-16-17) Charles, (bur Feb 17, 1944) (7-14-17/19) CR Mary Eliza, Beloved Mother, died Aug 13, 1940, aged 82 yrs. 5 mos. 29 ds. WARDS (19-8-6) NS Victor Irving, Sept 29, 1940; Nov 26, 1940, loving son of Frank and Catherine OWEN (24-3-58)

Page: 134
Name: John Owens
Birth Date: 1844
Death Date: 12 Aug 1864
Age: 20
Cemetery: St. Francis
Town: Ossian Iowa

Silas R Owens

Residence: Omaha, Nebraska Occupation: 
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on 24 June 1861 at the age of 18
Enlisted in Company F, 1st Infantry Regiment Nebraska on 24 June 1861.
Received a disability discharge Company F, 1st Infantry Regiment Nebraska on 27 June 1862

John W Owens

Residence: Omaha, Nebraska Occupation: 
Service Record:
Enlisted as a Private on 24 June 1861 at the age of 16
Enlisted in Company F, 1st Infantry Regiment Nebraska on 24 June 1861.
Received a disability discharge Company F, 1st Infantry Regiment Nebraska on 21 April 1862

Name of RegimentDate of OrganizationMuster DateRegiment Type1st Infantry Regiment NE 06 November 1863InfantryOfficers Killed or Mortally WoundedOfficers Died of Disease or AccidentEnlisted Killed or Mortally WoundedEnlisted Died of Disease or Accident 
List of Soldiers

Regimental History
First Nebraska Cavalry
NEBRASKA
(3-YEARS)
(formerly 1st Infantry)


First Nebraska Cavalry. -- Cols., John M. Thayer, Robert R.
Livingston; Lieut.-Cols., Hiram P. Dowans, William D. McCord,
Robert R. Livingston, William Baumer, Majs., William D.
McCord, Robert R. Livingston, William Baumer, Allen Blacker,
George Armstrong, Thomas J. Majors.

This regiment, recruited from the territory at large,
rendezvoused at Omaha and was there mustered into the U. S.
service by companies, from June 11 to July 21, 1861, as the
1st Nebraska infantry, for a term of three years. By Special
Orders, No. 278, headquarters Department of Missouri, Oct. 11,
1863, it was changed to cavalry and designated the 1st
Nebraska cavalry.

The original members (except veterans) were mustered out at
Omaha Aug. 24-25, 1864, and the organization, composed of
veterans and recruits, continued in service. By authority of
the war department, the 1st battalion Nebraska veteran cavalry
(four companies) was consolidated with it July 18, 1865, and
the consolidated force was designated the 1st regiment
Nebraska veteran cavalry. It was mustered out at Omaha July
1, 1866, after a total period of service of nearly five years.

The 1st battalion, under command of Col. Thayer embarked at
Omaha for St. Joseph, Mo., July 30, 1861. From St. Joseph it
moved to St. Louis and thence to Pilot Knob where it was
joined Aug. 15 by the remainder of the regiment.

It served at various points in Missouri until Feb., 1862, its
winter quarters being established at Georgetown, Mo., from
which point it engaged in scouting after bushwhackers, in
expeditions to Warrensburg and Milford, Mo., and in the
skirmishing and hard marches which resulted in the capture of
about 1,300 Confederates who were on their way to join Gen.
Price's army.

On Feb. 2, 1862, it was ordered to Tennessee and arrived at
Fort Henry on the 11th, whence it moved to Fort Donelson on
the 13th. It was assigned to Gen. Wallace's (3rd) division,
Col. Thayer being in command of the 3rd brigade, to which it
was attached, and Lieut.-Col. McCord commanding the regiment.

Says Col. Thayer, in his report of the action on the 15th
speaking of the 1st Neb.: "I am pleased to be able to say that
every officer and soldier behaved very gallantly throughout. *
* * I cannot omit to speak in high terms of the soldierly
bearing and efficient conduct of Lieut.-Col. McCord and Maj.
Livingston during the engagement."

Gen. Wallace said: "Too much praise cannot be given Lieut.-
Col. McCord and his sturdy regiment."

During the last sally of the enemy, Lieut. Wood's artillery
company and the 1st Neb. sustained and repulsed the attack of
three regiments of infantry and a squadron of horse. They met
the storm without a man flinching, and drove the enemy back in
confusion. Though subjected to a hot fire for nearly an hour,
the enemy fired too high and the regiment lost only 3 killed
and 7 wounded.

After the surrender of Fort. Donelson the regiment returned to
Fort Henry, whence it moved March 13 to Crump's landing. On
April 7 it was again actively engaged at Shiloh in the second
day's fight, where it once more rendered glorious service and
received the highest praise from Gen. Wallace for its bravery
and gallantry.

Says Col. Thayer: "Nobly did the 1st Neb. sustain its
reputation, well earned on the field of Donelson. Its
progress was onward during the whole day, in face of a galling
fire of the enemy, moving on without flinching, at one time
being an hour and a half in front of their battery, receiving
and returning its fire, its conduct was most excellent." The
loss of the regiment in this battle was 4 men killed, 5
officers and 17 men wounded, 2 men missing.

The regiment next participated in the advance upon and siege
of Corinth, after which it was ordered to Memphis and arrived
there June 17. A week later it embarked for Helena, Ark., and
on its arrival went into camp on Graveyard hill. Here it was
engaged in several scouts and expeditions until Oct. 5, when
it moved to Sulphur springs, Mo., and at the close of the
month marched to Pilot Knob and encamped.

On Nov. 2 it moved to Patterson, Mo., where it performed
fatigue duty on the fortifications and shared in several
expeditions. During the remainder of the winter the 1st
engaged in many severe marches with Gen. Davidson's forces to
various points in Missouri and Arkansas, and on March 11, 1863
was ordered to Cape Girardeau.

It was active here in April, during the attack of Gen.
Marmaduke, and later followed in the pursuit, being engaged at
Chalk bluff and St. Francis River. Returning to Cape
Girardeau, it remained there on guard, picket and fatigue duty
until Aug. 28 when it moved to St. Louis and was quartered at
Camp Gamble until Nov. 1.

While here the regiment was recruited to the full complement
of a cavalry regiment and was changed to that arm of the
service as already mentioned. Having been mounted and
equipped during Nov., 1863, it was assigned to a brigade
commanded by Col. Livingston, who was in charge of the
Batesville district of Arkansas.

The command arrived at Batesville on Dec. 25, and was engaged
in scouting and picket duty until Jan. 18, 1864, when it
assisted in the capture of a detachment of the enemy on Black
River. The next day it charged into the town of Jacksonport,
Ark. where a number of Confederates were killed and some
prisoners taken.

Soon after a detachment of the regiment was engaged in a three
days' running fight with a force of the enemy under Col.
Freeman in the Sycamore Mountains, severely punishing them.
On Feb. 11 it went on a scout to Pocahontas and on April 23
proceeded to Jacksonport, where on the next day it had a sharp
skirmish with the enemy including a running fight of 7 miles.

It continued scouting and skirmishing in this vicinity until
May 25, when it moved to Devall's Bluff, where it arrived May
30. In the summer of this year the veterans went home on 30
days' furlough and on the expiration of their furlough the
regiment was assigned to duty in Nebraska with headquarters at
Fort Kearny.

In Sept., 1864, a detachment of the regiment went on a scout
after hostile Indians on the Republican and Solomon forks of
the Kansas River, during which it marched 800 miles in 23
days.

The remainder of its term of service was by detachments at
different points in Nebraska in scouting and escort duty,
guarding the overland mail and stage route, and engaging in
frequent skirmishes with bands of hostile Indians.

The welcome order to proceed to Omaha for muster-out was
received June 10, 1866, and the final muster-out took place
there on July 1.

The regiment marched during its term of service over 9,000
miles and including transportation by water and rail traveled
about 15,000 miles. While the war of the rebellion was in
progress it rendered faithful service on many a hard fought
field.

When the war closed it hastened to the protection of Nebraska
which was threatened with disastrous raids by hostile Indians,
and engaged in this arduous service for more than a year.

Source: The Union Army, vol. 4, p. 454

O500 Owen, John, d 13 May 1862 StLouis hosp; was only 16 when he went to WAR. PH 30 May 1862

O520 Owens, Mary Elizabeth c Thomas Andrew Miller

S351 Stonebraker, H.M. wed Mary Owen; 08 Dec. PCD 17 Dec 1874

Owen, Silas to Mary Kriedelbaugh, 11 Feb 1864

Kealer, Judluttian to Sarah Loy, 25 Oct 1856

Keeler, Louisana to William Mason, 10 sep 1864

King, Martha to Andrew Walker, 05 Oct 1859

Census for Sarah T Owens & Alice, Daughter & Granddaughter of Thomas Owens and Delilah Waggoner:

1860 Census- Nodaway, Page County, Iowa

1870 Census - Stewardsville Post Office, Washington Twn, DeKalb County, Missouri

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