JAMES EZRA OWEN(S)
James Ezra Owen - who later added an "s" to his name and became James
Ezra Owens, b October 18, 1882 at Blue Ridge, Falls County, Texas, d February
24, 1945 and buried in Kosse Cemetery in Limestone County, Texas - was a son of
John Marshall and Mar- tha Jane (called "Mattie" Jennings) Owen. On December 2,
1906, James Ezra eloped in Marlin, Texas with Bertha Smiley, b March 22, 1890, d
January 23, 1966 and buried by her husband in Kosse Cemetery - a daughter of
Hugh Marion and Allie Scott (Bass) Smiley. Allie was a descendant of Collin
McKinney, for whom Collin County, Texas, was named.
James Ezra (called "Jim") and Martha Jane (called "Mattie") had eight
children:
Ruth Armenia Owens, b March 30, 1908 - married Paul N. Anderson, and
resides in Marlin, Texas.
Lula Lucille Owens, b February 26, 1910. She married in 1926 to Jesse
James Jones, and they had twelve children. She is now widowed, and resides in
Kilgore, Texas.
John Rupert Owens, b April 30, 1911, d November 24, 1977 and buried in
Kosse Cemetery - never married.
Allie Leone Owens (known as "Annie" or "Pottie"), b August 24, 1912 - married in 1930 to Goldie
Russell,
d 1968, and had one son, Lindell Russell. She now resides in Hearne, Texas.
Vinnie Bell Owens, b July 18, 1915 - married in 1934 to Johnnie Frank
Cox, and had four children: Geraldine Cox, John Earl Cox, Ruth Ann Cox, and Faye
Cox. Vinnie Bell (called "Tiny"), was widowed in 1981, and resides in Bella
Vista, Arkansas.
James Hugh Owens, b October 19, 1919, d February 22, 1967 - married in
1949 to Dallene Farley, and had James Hugh Owens, Jr.; Jamie Kay Owens, and John
Elliot Owens. Dallene married second to Calvin Henderson, and now resides in
Texas City, Texas.
Geneva Kathleen Owens, b October 18, 1922 - married in 1940 to Walter
Crabb, a Baptist minister, and had eight children: Judy Crabb, Booby Crabb who
died in 1971, Roger Crabb, Beverly Crabb, Elizabeth Crabb, Patricia Crabb,
Deborah Crabb, and Elaine Crabb. They now reside in Hearne, Texas.
Herman Dewey Owens - the youngest child - was b January 5, 1925 in Kosse,
Limestone County, Texas. He served two hitches in World War II - one in - Japan,
and the other in Germany. In 1957, he married 1 Mrs. Flossie (Morgan) Davis, who
had two children by - her previous marriage: Kathy Jeanette Davis, and Martin
Dean Davis. Dewey and Flossie also had a son, Howard Dewey Owens, and they now
reside in Free- port, Texas. Flossie was the source of information for the Owen
(Owen) family.
Copyright Permission granted to Theresa Carhart for printing the biographies of
these Falls County Families to this Web page.
"Families of Falls County", Compiled and Edited by the Falls County Historical
Commission, page 337 column 1 and 2.
Member of Falls County Historical Commission.