Cham Young Owen

Brief Life History of Cham Young

When Cham Young Owen was born on 3 October 1886, in Rowan, North Carolina, United States, his father, Rowan Alexander Owen, was 29 and his mother, Alice Lougenia Eller, was 25. He married Mazie Leona Myers on 21 December 1913, in Davidson, North Carolina, United States. They were the parents of at least 4 sons and 4 daughters. He lived in Franklin, Rowan, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years and Franklin Township, Rowan, North Carolina, United States for about 10 years. He died on 9 September 1978, in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 91, and was buried in Salisbury, Rowan, North Carolina, United States.

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Family Time Line

Cham Young Owen
1886–1978
Mazie Leona Myers
1896–1993
Marriage: 21 December 1913
Norman Young Owen
1914–1974
Harold Alexander Owen
1916–2005
James Myres Owen
1917–1972
Alice Cornelia Owen
1919–2014
Melvin John Owen
1920–1991
Hazel Leona Owen
1922–
Mary Elizabeth Owen
1925–1986
Ruby M Owens
1932–

Sources (43)

  • Cham Y Owens, "United States Census, 1950"
  • C Y Owen, "North Carolina, Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records Unit, County Birth Records, 1913-1922"
  • Cham Young Orven, "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 "

World Events (8)

1890 · The Sherman Antitrust Act

This Act tried to prevent the raising of prices by restricting trade. The purpose of the Act was to preserve a competitive marketplace to protect consumers from abuse.

1897 · First Bill for Women Suffrage

In 1897, Senator J.L. Hyatt introduced the woman suffrage bill in North Carolina. The bill did not make it past the committee.

1910 · The BSA is Made

Being modeled after the Boy Scout Association in England, The Boy Scouts of America is a program for young teens to learn traits, life and social skills, and many other things to remind the public about the general act of service and kindness to others.

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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