Little Owens Family Tree Blog

March 30, 2022 John’s maternal great, great-grandfather, John Thomas Hicks , was born to William Jackson Hicks and Sarah Ann Rivers . He was the second of six children. His older brother's name was William Lewis . John’s maternal grandfather was also named John Thomas Hicks aka J.T. Hicks . John is named after him. 30 MAR 1852 - Born in Cotton Hill, Clay, GA. Homes: 1912 - 414 Homer, Lufkin, Angelina, TX. Jobs:  Farmer 1853 - Birth of brother, Richard Joel [GA]. 25 MAR 1856 - Birth of brother, James Jackson [Cotton Hill, Clay County, GA]. 6 JAN 1859 - Birth of sister, Laura Victoria [Cotton Hill, Clay County, GA]. 1860 -  Residence -  District 749, Clay, GA [Post Office: Cotton Hill]. 3 JUN 1861 - Birth of brother, Charles Columbus [Cotton Hill, Clay County, GA]. 26 MAR 1864 - Death of father, William Jackson Hicks in the Civil War, at the age of 37. According to Laura Victoria Hicks Collier descendant Anne Chappel (as well as by other family history document...

March 15, 2022 Today my paternal 2nd great-grandfather, Andrew Thomas Owens , would have been 165 years old. 15 MAR 1857 - Born in Cedar Bluff, AL, to Andrew Campbell Owens and Susan Taylor DeFriese Watt Owens . He was the eighth of ten children. The siblings born before him were a half-brother William D Watt , Hinda , Laura S Dean, Lidia , Florida , Florence and Alfarata . There are a lot of questions about his family growing up.  On our Facebook Group for the Owens family the following information has been discussed. Cindi Owens Argumaniz :  “When Daddy [ Carl Owens ] started trying to get information back in the '60s he found that Martha Louisiana Raines had been married and widowed before she married Andrew Camel/Campbell . Stuff like that also provides "challenges." I believe S usan T. DeFriese 's ancestors were Huguenot and had to flee France or be killed.” Cindi also stated “ Andrew Thomas was born a Watt but was adopted by an Owens and Hiram DeFriese ...