This page is made to honor Augusta Owen Harper, the last child of
Thomas and Nancy Owen.
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AUGUSTA "GUSTIE" OWEN (1866 Ala to ) married Daniel Harper.
She came to Three Creeks at about age 8. It appears that she was
born in about 1866 +-. The Cemetery and Bible Records of Union
County, Ark, Vol I, 1795-1975 compiled by Juanita Butler Hancock,
shows that Daniel L Harper, 20, Three Creeks, married Augusta Owen,
of Three Creeks on 9 July 1885 recorded on page G-181. The minutes
of Hopewell Bapt Church shows that Augusta Owen was a member in
October 1885. Nancy's probate in 1894 accounted for her as being
Augusta "Hopper" of Hartley Polk County, Ark. No further information.
There is a death record of an Augusta Harper in Columbia County on
August 23, 1935 but that person was a black born in 1915.
The family of Thomas and Nancy Owen, including Augusta, is as follows:
THOMAS OWEN (my gg g-f) NANCY WELDON (my gg g-m)
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b 11-19-1809 SC b 10-18-1822 GA
m 11-29-1840 Pike Cty, Ga
d 9-24-1876 Three Creeks,Ark d 6-27-1895 Three Creeks Ark
CHILDREN (see details below)
Bithania Owen b 1841 Ga 1895 Ala
J W Owen b 1842 Ga ??
Mary F Owen b 1844 Ga ?? Cleburne, Tx
Sallie Frances Owen b 1846 Ga 1913 Dubach
Thomas Florence (Jack) Owen b 1848 Ga d 1922 Dubach
Mandy F Owen (Amanda) b 1849 Ga d 1935 El Dorado
Warren Pink Owen b 1860 Ga ?
FLC Owen (Frank Lafayette) b 1861 Ala ?
Augusta Owen b 1866 Ala ?
I found an 1870 census listing for Thomas and Nancy in Clay County
Alabama in 1870. Thomas was age 61 at the time and it was just a
couple of years before they began their trip westward. Clay County
was created in 1870 from the surrounding counties. Their community
of Lineville was previously in Randolph County which borders on the
State of Georgia. The entry in the census for Clay county, 1870,
P 237 (B), post office Lineville, Township 19, range 8 was as
follows:
---Values of ---
real personal
name age estate estate born
Owens, Thomas 61 600 663 SC
Nancy 48 GA
Amanda 20 GA
Warrin 10 GA
Lafayett 9 Ala
Augusta 4 Ala
Thomas Owen died in 1876, just a couple of years after reaching the
Arkansas area. He was age 66 and just shy of making age 67. His
death left Nancy with 3 children at home.
The 1880 census for Union County Arkansas (Cornie Township, p 5, Dist 1,
ED #275) shows the following:
--birthplace--
name relation age comments born F M
Nancy Owens 57 widowed-rhuematism Ga Unk SC
Warren P s 20 works on farm Ga SC GA
Frank L.C. s 19 works on farm Ala SC Ga
Augusta D 14 not employed-in school Ga SC Ga
WILLS AND PROBATE RECORDS OF THOMAS AND NANCY OWEN
The last will of Thomas Owen was written into an official book
in Union County by a scribe. Thus, we have to assume that the
names and data listed were correctly entered. Mysteriously, the
name of Augusta is not included in this will even though Augusta
would have been about 10 years old when Tom died. There is a Jay
G A F Owen included that may have referred to her since I have not
been able to find another child by that name.
The will is as follows:
Last Will and
Testament of
Thomas Owen
I, Thomas Owen, being of sound mind and memory in view of
the uncertainty of life do make this my last will and
testament in the following manner, viz:
1st I will that all my just and lawful debts be paid.
2nd I will that my beloved wife Nancy Owen have all my
personal property, notes, accounts and real estate during
her natural life to dispose of as she may think best with
power to give titles for lands and other property and
after her death what she has not used to be equally
divided among my other heirs viz Bithania E. Martin,
Sarah F Creed, Mary F Reeves, Amanda F Harris, T F Owen,
Warren P. Owen, Floyd L C Owen, Jay G F Owen.
Nevertheless, provided if my wife Nancy Owen should die
before the three younger Warren P Owen, Floyd L C Owen
and Jay G A T Owen should reach the years of maturity, I
will that a sufficiency be left out, before the division
takes place, for their education and support.
3rd I further will that my beloved wife Nancy Owen be my
sole executrix to this my last will and testament with
the power above invested.
Witness His
A E McAlpine Thomas X Owen
F A Locke Mark
December 12, 1873
Thomas died on September 24, 1876--just 2 years, 9 months after
making the will. It is difficult to tell from the handwritten will
as to whether there is a "Jay GAF" or "Jay GAT" as a son.
The application for letters of administration after Nancy Owen's
death in 1895 provide some additional clues as to names and locations
as follows. Note that Augusta is listed as Augusta Hopper of Hartley
Polk County, Ark.
State of Arkansas
County of Union
In the Court of Probate of Union County, Aug 8th, 1895
I, F. L. C. Owen, now making application for letters of
administration on the estate of Nancy Owen do solemnly
swear that to the best of my knowledge and belief the
value of the estate of said Nancy Owen late of Three
Creeks iin the County aforesaid, is about one thousand
dollars, that the names and residences of the heirs of
the deceased as far as known is as follows:
Amie Martin of Lineville, Clay Co State of Alabama
Mary Reeves, Georges Creek, Johnson co, State of Texas
T F Owen and Sallie Barnett both of Hico, Lincoln Parish
State of Louisiana
Also, Augusta Hopper of Hartley Polk Co, State of
Arkansas
Also, Amanda Harris of Shuler, Union Co Ark
Also, F L C Owen, Three Creeks, Union Co Ark
That the said Nancy Owen died leaving no last will and
testament as far as known by the said F L C Owen, and
further that I will make a perfect inventory of and
faithfully administer all and singular the goods and
chattels, rights and credits
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