My Genealogy Hound

WILLIAM PERRY OWENS, mine boss, post office Turtle Creek, is a native of Wales, born in Caernarvonshire in 1828, and when less than two years old came to America with his parents, William and Eleanor Owens. His father was a stone-mason, and, after dwelling for a time in New York and Ohio, settled in this county in 1839. He died in 1857, aged sixty-seven, and his wife in 1842, at the age of forty-eight. There were three children born to them. Catharine, the eldest, the widow of Robert Morris, resides at Homestead, and John, the youngest, died in 1857; aged twenty;-four years. William P. began work in a mine before he was ten years old, and is largely self-educated. He is now the possessor of a fine library, and is a progressive citizen. Since 1879 he has been employed by the N. Y. & C. G. C. Co., nearly all the time in his present capacity. In 1850 he married Jeannette Black, who died in 1870, leaving eight children: William, John, Isabella, Frank, Catharine, Eleanor, Sadie and Nettie, of whom are now living John, Sadie and Nettie. In 1871 Mr. Owens married Elizabeth Cramer, who bore him two children: Elizabeth, now living, and Nellie, deceased. The family is associated with the M. E. Church. Mr. Owens is a republican, with strong prohibition tendencies.