Nathaniel Owens 1764 – 1844
Nancy Graham 1776 – 1814
SPOUSE:
Lucinda Young Cowherd 1796 – 1860
Married December 10, 1817 in Green County, Kentucky
CHILDREN:
Mary Ann Owens 1818 – 1892
Eliza Jane Owens 1820 – 1853
Sarah Scott Owens 1822 – 1852
Harriet Emily Owens 1824 – 1910
Amanda Owens 1828 –
James William Owens 1830 – 1871
In 1818 William G. Owens and his wife Lucinda settled in the area that was originally called St. John Meyer's Settlement and was the site of the Spanish log fort, San Juan del Misuri (1796–1803).
They eventually purchased most of the land that would become known as "downtown" Washington, which included about fifty acres. Town lots were sold at auction in 1829. However, in 1834, Owens was murdered, and legal entanglements in his estate blocked
the establishment of the new town.
His widow Lucinda would eventually receive clear title to the town's core, and on May 29, 1839, she filed a plat at the county courthouse, thus establishing the city of Washington in Franklin County, Missouri.
Nathaniel Owens 1764 – 1844
Nancy Graham 1776 – 1814
SPOUSE:
Lucinda Young Cowherd 1796 – 1860
Married December 10, 1817 in Green County, Kentucky
CHILDREN:
Mary Ann Owens 1818 – 1892
Eliza Jane Owens 1820 – 1853
Sarah Scott Owens 1822 – 1852
Harriet Emily Owens 1824 – 1910
Amanda Owens 1828 –
James William Owens 1830 – 1871
In 1818 William G. Owens and his wife Lucinda settled in the area that was originally called St. John Meyer's Settlement and was the site of the Spanish log fort, San Juan del Misuri (1796–1803).
They eventually purchased most of the land that would become known as "downtown" Washington, which included about fifty acres. Town lots were sold at auction in 1829. However, in 1834, Owens was murdered, and legal entanglements in his estate blocked
the establishment of the new town.
His widow Lucinda would eventually receive clear title to the town's core, and on May 29, 1839, she filed a plat at the county courthouse, thus establishing the city of Washington in Franklin County, Missouri.
Family Members
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Benjamin L. Owens
1798–1858
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COL Samuel Combs Owens
1800–1847
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Elizabeth "Betsey" Owens Abell
1804–1869
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Mary Smith Owens Vineyard
1808–1877
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Nancy Graham Owens Vineyard
1816–1888
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Ellen Mitchell Owens Williams
1818–1897
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John Yates Owens
1821–1898
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Margaret J. Owens Newman
1823–1867
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Sarah T. Owens Cunningham
1826–1891
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