In memory
Christopher Owen

3 July 1809-2 May 1885
His name may have been Christopher Columbus Owen

found on a family tree in Family Search
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Name: Christopher Owen
Gender: Male
Marriage Date: 21 Feb 1829
Marriage Place: Wilson, Tennessee, USA
Spouse: Permelia Brison (Bryson)
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1850 Cannon County Census, Sanders Fork
Name: Christopher Owen
Age: 41
Birth Year: abt 1809
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1850: Sanders Fork, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Gender: Male
Family Number: 731
Household Members:
Name Age
Christopher Owen 41
Permely Owen 41
William Owen 18
Matha Owen 16
Locky L Owen 14
James H Owen 12
Saml H Owen 10
Sarah P Owen 7
Mary Owen 5
Armetty E Owen 2
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1860 Wilson County, Tn. Census.
Name: Christopher Owen
Age: 50
Birth Year: abt 1810
Gender: Male
Birth Place: Virginia
Home in 1860: District 14, Wilson, Tennessee
Post Office: Statesville
Family Number: 1678
Value of real estate:
Household Members:
Name Age
Christopher Owen 50
James Owen 22
Samuel Owen 20
Sarah Owen 18
Mary Owen 13
Elizabeth Owen 11
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Christopher Owens
in the 1870 United States Federal Census

Name: Christopher Owens
Age in 1870: 63
Birth Year: abt 1807
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1870: District 10, Cannon, Tennessee
Race: White
Gender: Male
Post Office: Woodbury
Value of real estate: View image
Household Members:
Name Age
Christopher Owens 63
Mary Owens 49
Mary Owens 23
Thomas J Owens 4
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1880 Cannon County Census,
Name: Cristofer Owen (CHRISTOPHER)
Age: 70
Birth Date: Abt 1810
Birthplace: Virginia
Home in 1880: District 10, Cannon, Tennessee, USA
Dwelling Number: 7
Race: White
Gender: Male
Relation to Head of House: Self (Head)
Marital Status: Married
Spouse's Name: Mary Owen
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Occupation: Farmer
Neighbors: View others on page
Household Members:
Name Age
Cristofer Owen 70
Mary Owen 59
Thomas J. Owen 14
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Children of Josiah Owen & Rita (Ritter Bryan)
Christopher Owen 1806-1885
Mary Elizabeth Owen 1809-1899
James Owen 1811-1866
Lockey Owen 1818-1854
Sarah Windbush "Sallie" Owen 1820-1901
TAKEN FROM THE BIO OF JOSIAH AND RITTER.
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Permelia Bryson Owen was deceased by 1860 and Christopher remarried by 1866 to Mary. Mary's last name is unknown, as no marriage certificate has been found.

8/9/2017
(NOTE- headstone is located directly in front of Church with electric pole at the rear. Hancock tombrock is about 2 rows behind his to the left, if facing rock.)