Little Owens Family Tree Blog

April 30, 2022 Today John’s maternal great-grandfather, Augustus Tolbert Bogan would have been 137 years old. He was born to Martha “Mattie” Jane Callaway Bogan , age 18 and Jacob Washington Bogan , age 26 in Mineola, Wood, TX. He was the oldest of six children.  30 APR 1885 - Mineola, Wood, TX. 16 MAY 1887 - Birth of brother, Mabry V [TX]. 26 OCT 1888 - Death of brother, Mabry V [Mineola, Wood, TX]. 2 OCT 1892 - Birth of sister, Charlie Fay [TX]. 19 JUN 1891 - Death of mother, Martha “Mattie” Jane Callaway Bogan , at the age of 24 [Mineola, Wood, TX]. 1893 - His father, Jacob , married Mary Lucinda Tatum in Wood, TX when he was 35 and she was 20. 5 JAN 1894 - Birth of half-brother, Patrick Henry [Mineola, Wood, TX]. 17 OCT 1895 - Birth of half-brother, Thomas Edward [Mineola, Wood, TX]. 1900 - Residence - Mineola, Wood, TX. 5 NOV 1900 - Birth of half-sister, Clara Horn [Mineola, Wood, TX]. 10 AUG 1906 - A letter from Gus to Emma. Thanks to Peggy Bray Mallory for sha...

April 9, 2022 Today my paternal great grandmother, Hettie Lou Goodwin Owens was born in Colbert, AL, to Sarah Caroline Denton , age 33, and Robert Smith Goodwin , age 40. She was the ninth of thirteen children. William Henry , Emerline Emma , George Walter , Nancy Ann , John Leander , Annie Jane , Ella Rose and James Riley were born before her. 9 APR 1888 - Colbert, AL. 31 MAR 1890 - Birth of brother, Anderson Robert [Tuscumbia, AL]. 2 OCT 1892 - Birth of sister, Sallie Lola [AL]. 26 FEB 1895 - Birth of brother, Charlie Lewis [Hunt County, TX]. 22 JUN 1897 - Birth of sister, Bertha Thelma [Hunt County, TX]. 1900 - Residence - Justice Precinct 6, Hunt, TX. 22 DEC 1907 - Married Andrew Crawford Owens in Scatterbranch Community, Hunt, TX, in a buggy, in the rain. She was 19 and he was 20. 22 SEP 1908 - Birth of son, Rayford Morris [Hunt, TX]. 4 MAY 1910 - Birth of son, Cecil Robert [Commerce, TX]. 18 MAY 1910 - Death of mother, Sarah Caroline Denton Goodwin passed aw...

April 4, 2022 My maternal great-grandfather, Rudolph “Rudy” Frank Chlastak was born to Frantisek Chlastak , age 32 and Marie Skilecky , age 25 in Shiner, Lavaca, TX. He was the second of five children. I think he had an older sister, Mary , born in 1887. Since both parents died when the children were young, I've had a hard time locating them until they were adults as I think others took them in to raise them. 4 APR 1891 - Born in Shiner, Lavaca, TX. 15 OCT 1894 - Birth of sister, Annie Minnie [Shiner, Lavaca, TX]. 3 APR 1898 - Birth of sister, Julia Florence [Shiner, Lavaca, TX]. 1900 - Residence [Can't locate census] 10 AUG 1904 - Birth of brother, Joseph Francis [Shiner, Lavaca, TX]. 21 DEC 1904 - Death of mother, Marie , at the age of 38 [Shiner, Lavaca, TX]. To read her story, refer back to this blog post. 25 OCT 1907 - Death of father, Frantisek , at the age of 49 [Shiner, Lavaca, TX]. 1910 - Residence - Justice Precinct 6, Lavaca, TX. 5 NOV 1912 - Marriage l...