Brief Life History of Arkie Leona
When Arkie Leona Owens was born on 3 November 1889, in Yellville, Marion, Arkansas, United States, her father, James Spencer Owens, was 38 and her mother, Sarah Caroline Duren, was 29. She married Morean Andrew Gesell on 22 March 1922, in Marion, Arkansas, United States. She lived in Helena, Lewis and Clark, Montana, United States in 1954 and Helena, Phillips, Arkansas, United States in 1966. She died on 22 May 1964, at the age of 74.
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Family Time Line
Sources (11)
- Arkie Gesell in household of A Moreen Gesell, "United States Census, 1940"
- Arkie Owens, "Arkansas, County Marriages, 1837-1957"
- Arkie Owens in household of James S Owens, "United States Census, 1910"
Spouse and Children
1888– Male
1889–1964 Female
Parents and Siblings
1851–1914 Male
1860–1926 Female
Siblings (10)
1876–1951 Male
1886–1966 Female
1887–1954 Male
1889–1964 Female
1891–1967 Male
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World Events (8)
1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act
Age 1
1899
Age 10
1909 · The NAACP is formed
Age 20
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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