Brief Life History of James Wiley
When James Wiley Owens was born on 5 April 1867, in North Carolina, United States, his father, James Willis Owens, was 21 and his mother, Sarah Louisa Blanton, was 19. He had at least 4 sons and 7 daughters with Fannie Hollifield. He lived in Shelby, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States in 1920 and Cleveland, North Carolina, United States in 1925. He died on 23 July 1925, in Shelby Township, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 58, and was buried in Zoar Baptist Church Cemetery, Casar, Cleveland, North Carolina, United States.
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- J. W. Owens in household of J. W. Owens, "United States Census, 1880"
- James Wiley Owens, "North Carolina Deaths, 1906-1930"
- J W Owens in entry for Fred Elam Owens, "North Carolina, Department of Archives and History, Index to Vital Records, 1800-2000"
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1868 · Impeach the President!
Caused by many crimes and breaking the Tenure of Office Act, Many Senators and House Representatives became angry with President Johnson and began discussions of his Impeachment. After a special session of Congress, the Articles of Impeachment were approved by the House and then the Senate. Making Andrew Johnson the first President to be Impeached.
1877 · Last Troops Leave
In 1877, the last of the troops that were occupying North Carolina left.
1886
Statue of Liberty is dedicated.
Name Meaning
Welsh: variant of Owen , with post-medieval excrescent English -s.
Irish: adopted as an Anglicized form by bearers of the Gaelic surname Mac Eoghain (see McEwen ).
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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