Brief Life History of Henry Clay
When Henry Clay Owen was born on 3 January 1867, in Bibb, Alabama, United States, his father, Reuben Owen Jr., was 26 and his mother, Theresa Frances Fancher, was 31. He married Emma Adams Fancher on 24 December 1895, in Bibb, Alabama, United States. They were the parents of at least 2 sons and 5 daughters. He lived in Sixmile, Bibb, Alabama, United States for about 40 years and Election Precinct 6 Six Mile, Bibb, Alabama, United States for about 10 years. He died on 20 February 1956, in Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States, at the age of 89, and was buried in Elmwood Cemetery, Birmingham, Jefferson, Alabama, United States.
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Sources (19)
- Clay Owen in entry for Unknown, "Alabama, County Birth Registers, 1881-1930"
- Clay Owens in household of Reuben Owens, "United States Census, 1870"
- H. C. Owen, "Alabama County Marriages, 1809-1950"
Spouse and Children
1867–1956 Male
1873–1962 Female
Children (7)
1897–1967 Female
1901– Female
1901– Male
1903–1986 Female
1903–1991 Female
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Parents and Siblings
1840–1892 Male
1836–1878 Female
Siblings (5)
1865–1936 Male
1867–1956 Male
1868–1920 Male
1871–1916 Male
1872– Male
World Events (8)
1868 · Impeach the President!
Age 1
1871
Age 4
1896 · Plessy vs. Ferguson
Age 29
Name Meaning
Welsh: from the personal name Owain, from Latin Eugenius (see Eugene ). This Welsh personal name is cognate with Old Irish Eogán, see 2 and 3.
Scottish and Irish: shortened Anglicized form of Gaelic Mac Eoghain ‘son of Eoghan’. See McEwen .
Irish: from Ó hEoghain, ‘descendant of Eoghan’. See Ewen .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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