Owens Family History, Genealogy & Ancestry

The Owens Family

13,424 Owens records from public death, burial and census records and the old county histories, in all 12 Midwestern states we cover. Every name is a real person in the public record, and we follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

13,424Records in our database

1817Earliest birth

3Documented families

1Biographies

See the Owens family trees →538 Owens families pieced together from public birth and death records, county histories and old newspapers

At a glance

13,424 Owens records in our database

From public death, burial and census records across 12 Midwestern states. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how). Tap a state or a decade to narrow the list of ancestors below.

Where

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When they were born

Most records: Missouri (4,186 of 13,424)
Most common birth decade: the 1910s
Earliest birth in the database: Norma Owens, born 1846, Missouri
Earliest in the county histories: David F. Owens, born 1817

Most common first names

John354 William347 James319 Robert280 Mary278 Charles203 George137 Thomas131 Helen118 Margaret108 Richard105 Ruth102

Documented families

Owens families we have traced

Written from county histories and public records, every fact cited. We follow set rules to leave living people out (how).

Family records from county histories (3)

Thomas J. Owens d. 1909Clay County, MissouriStarts: Thomas J. OwensMost recent: Bessie L. Owens, Fred Owens, Helen Owens Alice M. Owens b. 1861Belmont County, OhioStarts: John G. OwensMost recent: Edward O. Massie, Olive I. Massie, Cleveland E. Massie Gwen Owens b. 1822Des Moines County, IowaStarts: Robert Owens & Grace Roberts, from Merionethshire, North WalesMost recent: Hannah S. Hughes

The earliest Owenss in the county histories

Ira S. OwensBorn 1779, Brunswick countyMontgomery County, Ohio C. H. OwensBorn 1819Child of John Owens and Grace (Humphries) OwensDelaware County, Ohio John OwensBorn 1823Child of Elijah Owens and Mary OwensNodaway County, Missouri Benjamin L. OwensBorn 1824St. Clair County, Missouri William OwensBorn 1828, Lafayette countySaline County, Missouri B. F. OwensBorn 1839Child of Matthew Owens and Katie (Sowders) OwensPerry County, Indiana

Family trees from the public record

538 Owens families: parents, brothers and sistersFrom state birth and death indexes, county histories and old newspapers, most recent deaths first

In old newspapers

49 Owens death notices, 1837 to 1925Obituaries and funeral notices from Midwest papers scanned by the Library of Congress, with the original pages

In the county history family index

22 Owens people in 18 countiesBirth years, birthplaces, parents and spouses, from the old county histories

Biographies from the county histories (1)

David F. OwensBorn 1817 · Putnam County, Ohio

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Common questions

Owens genealogy: FAQ

Where were Owens ancestors recorded?

Our database holds 13,424 Owens records from all 12 Midwestern states. The most are in Missouri (4,186), then Ohio (2,166) and Illinois (1,765).

How far back does the Owens family tree go?

The earliest Owens birth in our database is 1846: Norma Owens, Missouri. The old county histories name David F. Owens, born 1817. We have pieced together 538 Owens family trees from public birth and death records.

Are living Owens family members listed here?

Not knowingly. We follow set rules to leave living people out of our public pages. If you find a living relative listed here, email us and we will take the record down.

Is this my Owens family?

Maybe. Many people share a name, so treat any match as a possible match until the dates and places line up with what you know about your family. Every person here links to their own page with the details, and we can trace your line for you.