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Laura Fitzgerald Owen

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28 Feb 1937 (aged 80)
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Spring Hill, Maury County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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OWENS – On Thursday morning, February 25, Mrs Laura Owens of Spring Hill passed away at her house.

She is survived by six daughters: Mrs Eliza Owens, Peggy Smith, Mrs Mary Owens of Spring Hill, Mrs Rena Alderson of Nashville, Mrs Annie Moran of Detroit, MI; Four sons: Messrs Sam, George and Albert Owens of Spring Hill and William B Owens of Nashville; and a host of grandchildren and other relatives.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, February 23, 1937 at the St Mark Baptist Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev T McCullum.

Mrs. A J Morton & Son in charge.

The Tennessean 27 Feb 1937

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1880 Census, taken 15 Jun 1880, has Albert Owen, 30, farmer, married to Laura, 28, living in 22nd Civil District, Maury County, TN. Children are: Eliza, f, 7; Fanny, f, 5; Maggie, f, 3; and Peggy, f, 2. Also in the household are boarders: Cassow [?] Scruggs, m, 25, gardener, and Adella Scruggs, f, 17.

1900 Census, taken 5 Jun 1900, has Albert Owen, 53, farm laborer, married for 26 years to Laura, 42, who’s had 15 children with 12 surviving, living in 22nd Civil District, Maury County, TN. Children are: Eliza, f, 24, born May 1876, cook; William Baily, m, 15, born Oct 1884, laborer; Albert, m, 17, laborer; Rena, f, 14, born Jul 1885; George, m, 12, born Feb 1888, garden work; Hattie Lou, f, 10, born Dec 1889; Pearl, f, 8, born May 1892; Mary Corrine, f, 6, born Sep 1893; and Samuel, m, 3, born May 1897.

1910 Census, taken 20 Apr 1910, has Albert Owen, 60, farm laborer, married to Laura, 54, who’s had 15 children with 12 surviving, living in Spring Hill, Maury County, TN. Children are: Albert, m, 26, farm laborer; Hattie, f, 19, house girl; Pearl, f, 17; Corrine, f, 16; and Samuel, m, 14.

1920 Census, taken 8 Jan 1920, has Albert Owen, 70, janitor at a private home, married to Laura, 65, living in Spring Hill, TN. Children are: Sam, m, 23, railroad laborer, and May F, f, 14. Also in the household are grandsons: Alfred, 16; Ostand Blair, 6; and Edward B Blair, 4.

1930 Census, taken 8 Apr 1930, has Laura Owen, 75, widow, living in Spring Hill, TN. Children are: Sam, m, 30, railroad laborer, and Mary C Blair, f, 29, widow. Also in the household are grandsons: Ostand Blair, 16, and Edward B Blair, 14.

Tennessee Death Certificate has Laura Owens, of Spring Hill, TN, born in Sep 1856 in TN (parental info not known); she was the widow of Albert Owens; died 28 Feb 1937 in Spring Hill, TN at age 81 due to bronchial pneumonia. Buried 28 Feb 1937 at Spring Hill in Spring Hill, TN Informant was Mrs Mary Owens of Spring Hill.
OWENS – On Thursday morning, February 25, Mrs Laura Owens of Spring Hill passed away at her house.

She is survived by six daughters: Mrs Eliza Owens, Peggy Smith, Mrs Mary Owens of Spring Hill, Mrs Rena Alderson of Nashville, Mrs Annie Moran of Detroit, MI; Four sons: Messrs Sam, George and Albert Owens of Spring Hill and William B Owens of Nashville; and a host of grandchildren and other relatives.

Funeral services will be held on Sunday, February 23, 1937 at the St Mark Baptist Church, conducted by the pastor, Rev T McCullum.

Mrs. A J Morton & Son in charge.

The Tennessean 27 Feb 1937

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1880 Census, taken 15 Jun 1880, has Albert Owen, 30, farmer, married to Laura, 28, living in 22nd Civil District, Maury County, TN. Children are: Eliza, f, 7; Fanny, f, 5; Maggie, f, 3; and Peggy, f, 2. Also in the household are boarders: Cassow [?] Scruggs, m, 25, gardener, and Adella Scruggs, f, 17.

1900 Census, taken 5 Jun 1900, has Albert Owen, 53, farm laborer, married for 26 years to Laura, 42, who’s had 15 children with 12 surviving, living in 22nd Civil District, Maury County, TN. Children are: Eliza, f, 24, born May 1876, cook; William Baily, m, 15, born Oct 1884, laborer; Albert, m, 17, laborer; Rena, f, 14, born Jul 1885; George, m, 12, born Feb 1888, garden work; Hattie Lou, f, 10, born Dec 1889; Pearl, f, 8, born May 1892; Mary Corrine, f, 6, born Sep 1893; and Samuel, m, 3, born May 1897.

1910 Census, taken 20 Apr 1910, has Albert Owen, 60, farm laborer, married to Laura, 54, who’s had 15 children with 12 surviving, living in Spring Hill, Maury County, TN. Children are: Albert, m, 26, farm laborer; Hattie, f, 19, house girl; Pearl, f, 17; Corrine, f, 16; and Samuel, m, 14.

1920 Census, taken 8 Jan 1920, has Albert Owen, 70, janitor at a private home, married to Laura, 65, living in Spring Hill, TN. Children are: Sam, m, 23, railroad laborer, and May F, f, 14. Also in the household are grandsons: Alfred, 16; Ostand Blair, 6; and Edward B Blair, 4.

1930 Census, taken 8 Apr 1930, has Laura Owen, 75, widow, living in Spring Hill, TN. Children are: Sam, m, 30, railroad laborer, and Mary C Blair, f, 29, widow. Also in the household are grandsons: Ostand Blair, 16, and Edward B Blair, 14.

Tennessee Death Certificate has Laura Owens, of Spring Hill, TN, born in Sep 1856 in TN (parental info not known); she was the widow of Albert Owens; died 28 Feb 1937 in Spring Hill, TN at age 81 due to bronchial pneumonia. Buried 28 Feb 1937 at Spring Hill in Spring Hill, TN Informant was Mrs Mary Owens of Spring Hill.


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  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/222081534/laura-owen: accessed ), memorial page for Laura Fitzgerald Owen (Sep 1856–28 Feb 1937), Find a Grave Memorial ID 222081534, citing Spring Hill Cemetery, Spring Hill, Maury County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by Ron Johnson (contributor 48035319).