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JOHN WATERS OWENS AND WIFE CLARISSA TIFFANY OWENS
I am presuming the death of Clarissa Tiffany Owens (wife of John Waters Owens) to be May 1878 due to child birth- as their daughter Fannie Owens being born and surviving that same month and year. In the 1880 NY census, however, Fannie is living with Clarissa's younger sister Francis and her husband Roswell Smith next door to Clarissa's parents Bernard and Theodosia Tiffany who have living with them- Clarissa and John's only son, Austin William Owens age 5 who is my husband, Jack Owens' grandfather. I have located the burial location for John Waters Owens in Milwaukee Wisconsin thanks to the 4th document below from the 1914 death record indicating John is a widower and was living in close proximity to the couple's oldest child, Iona Lee Owens Rogers of Chicago Illinois. The distance between the two residents for father and daughter was 90 miles, and at the bottom of the record it states John's personal effects were shipped to his daughter, Iona. I am at a loss as to where to look for Clarissa's burial which indeed may be unmarked . . . so I am trying to narrow locations by the 1875 census for the town of Tompkins, Delaware Co. in which she is listed - election districts 2, 3. Does anyone have any idea if this is at all possible? --With heartfelt thanks! Lita North-Owens, 2 November 2017 | |||
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from: U.S. Civil War Soldier Records & Profiles 1861-1865 John W Owens Residence: Tompkins, NY Age at Enlistment: 27 Enlistment Date: 18 Aug 1862 Rank at enlistment: Private Enlistment Place: Tompkins, NY State Served: New York Survived the War?: Yes Service Record: Enlisted in Company A, NY 144th Infantry Regiment on 27 Sep 1862.Mustered out on 25 Jun 1865 at Hilton Head, SC. Birth Date: abt 1835 Death Date: 17 Apr 1914 Sources: New York: Report of the Adjutant-General GAR Dept of Illinois: Death Rolls |
New York State Census 1875 John W Owens Age: 38 Birth Year: abt 1837 Residence Date: 1 Jun 1875 Residence Place: Tompkins, Delaware, NY Election District: E.D. 02, 03 Household number: 550 Relation to Head: Head Spouse's Name: Clara Owens Line Number: 16 Sheet Number: 55 Household Members: Name Age John W Owens 38 Clara Owens 28 Iona Owens 4 William A Owens 0 |
US Federal Census 1880 Name: Fannie Owens Age: 2 Birth Date: Abt 1878 Birthplace: New York Home in 1880: Tompkins, Delaware, NY House Number: 1 Dwelling Number: 45 Race: White Gender: Female Relation to Head of House: Niece Father's Birthplace: NY Mother's Birthplace: NY Household Members: Name Age Roswell Smith 46 Frances Smith 27 Fannie Owens 2 |
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