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History of the Cemetery
Owen Cemetery History This cemetery was established around the year 1874. The oldest marked grave is that of Silas Monk Owen who died 6 March 1873. This makes this cemetery as of April 2002, one hundred twenty nine years old. The Owen Cemetery has numerous Veterans buried here. 14 Veterans are buried at this cemetery among them was Silas Monk Owen who was a veteran of the Civil War. Families Surnames buried at the Owen Cemetery are: Anders, Birdwell, Bowden, Brown, Callaway, Clayton, Cochran, Crayton, Crutchfield, Davis, Day, Demoville, Dossey, Fullerton, Gartman, George, Gibbs, Gronewald, Hanks, Harris, Hendry, Hester, Holloway, Lewis, McElhaney, McIntire, Mills, Monk, Moon, Nobles, Owen, Pace, Richard, Rogers, Ratcliff, Regester, Roberson, Self, Shaver, Smith, Stewart, Teel, Thomas and Waller. Information submitted by Holli Boone Kees April 18, 2002 Henderson County Historical Commission
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Wade Owen May 18, 1869 - Feb 19, 1947 Cora Owen Jan 1, 1880 - Dec 6, 1967 D. A. Owen July 5, 1817 - July 3, 1885 D. R. Owen 1864 - 1927 Eliza Janes Owen 1852 - 1929 (it is "Janes" on the marker and not "Jane") Jack Owen Nov 25, 1898 - Aug 13, 1985 Walter McElhaney Sept 21, 1896 - Oct 2, 1927 George W. McElhaney Mar 1, 1855 - Dec 17, 1928 Jeff D. Owen May 4, 1861 - June 22, 1916 Joe Hanson Owen Oct 30, 1902 - Feb 15, 1985 J. N. Roberson Oct 17, 1859 - June 17, 1939 |
| Information provided by Robert Vaughn |
Historical Marker
Photos
| Photos by Kathryn Wilson | ||
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Veterans
| Crutchfield Elvin D. April 28 1933 March 31 1990 Korea |
Gartman Elmer Ardee September 15 1922 34 TX Inf 7 Div |
Gibbs W. Kenneth November 1 1923 December 15 1994 WWII/Korea |
| Hanks Bush April 27 1889 October 13 1944 US Army 36 TX Div |
McIntire Richard G. December 15 1916 July 13 1991 WWII/Korea |
Nobles George Westley December 31 1924 February 8 1945 WWII |
| Owen Hodge Millie" September 29 1910 November 5 1976 WWII |
Owen Louelia March 14 1906 November 19 1988 WWII/Korea DAR |
Owen Silas Monk February 12 1845 March 6 1873 CSA TX CAV |
| Owens George L. April 28 1931 January 17 1996 Korea |
Pace Leonard E. February 1 1894 January 10 1980 WW I |
Ratcliff William Chester March 17 1943 US Navy |
| Self Wilborn Hugh November 23 1894 November 17 1983 WW I & II |
Teel Leslie Don May 6 1939 February 5 1988 USAirForce |
Veteran Information Courtesy of Holli Boone Kees |
Contact Information
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e-mail Bunny Freeman