1. 1860 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Lower Division; Trap Hill PO; taken 12 Jul 1860; Page 28A; Image 55
of 199; Family #388/388.
Listed as Eli Owens; age 21; born in NC; farmer; head of household.
2. 1870 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; Mulberry PO; taken on 14 Sep 1870; Page 348A;
Image 26 of 35; Family #96/96.
Listed as Eli Owens; age 34; born in NC; farmer; head of household.
3. 1880 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken on 4 Jun 1880; Page 66A; Image 9 of 30;
Family #88/91.
Listed as Eli Owens; age 44; born in NC; married; farmer; head of household.
4. 1900 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 9 Jun 1900; Page 128A; Image 16 of 37;
Family #150/152.
Listed as Eli Owens; age 63; born in Jun 1836 in NC; married 46 yrs; farmer; head of household.
5. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 83B; Image 20 of 40;
Family #194/197.
Listed as Eli Owens; age 73; born in NC; married once for 55 yrs; head of household.
6. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Barbara Spears Pipek; 7 May 2013.
"Eli Owens
Birth 14 Jun 1836
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Death 16 Mar 1912 (aged 75)
Mulberry, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Vickory Wyatt Family Cemetery
Mulberry, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 110152475"Additional Information Posted: "Husband of Emily Hall Owens.
"Son of Solomon Owens and Susan Adams Owens. "
(Personal photo of Eli Owens and grave marker piscture shown)
1. 1850 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; taken on 27 Oct 1850; Page 361B; Family #1750/1750.
Listed as Emily Hayes; age 16; born in Wilkes Co, NC; in household of father, Reuben Hayes, Jr.
2. 1860 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Lower Division; Trap Hill PO; taken 12 Jul 1860; Page 28A; Image 55
of 199; Family #388/388.
Listed as Emily Owens; age 26; born in NC; in household of husband, Eli Owens.
3. 1870 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; Mulberry PO; taken on 14 Sep 1870;
Page 348A; Image 26 of 35; Family #96/96.
Listed as Emily Owens; age 37; born in NC; in household of husband, Eli Owens.
4. 1880 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken on 4 Jun 1880; Page 66A; Image 9 of 30;
Family #88/91.
Listed as Emley Owens; age 46; born in NC; married; in household of husband, Eli Owens.
5. 1900 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 9 Jun 1900; Page 128A; Image 16 of 37;
Family #150/152.
Listed as Martha Owens; age 66; born in Sep 1833 in NC; married; 5 children, all living; in
household of husband, Eli Owens.
6. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 83B; Image 20 of 40;
Family #194/197.
Listed as Martha Owens; age 76; born in NC; married once for 55 yrs; 5 children, all living; in
household of husband, Eli Owens.
7. Wilkes Co, NC; Death Certificate #50; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Emily Owens; age 81 yrs, 6 mons, 23 days; born 14 Sep 1933 in Wilkes Co, NC; widow;
housewife; illeterate; daughter of Reuben Hays and Rachel Hall; died 6 Apr 1915 at Mulberry,
Wilkes Co, NC; from unknown cause; buried 7 Apr 1915 in home cemetery; informant, Reuben
Owens, North Wilkesboro.
8. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Barbara Spears Pipek; 7 May 2013.
"Emily Hall Owens
Birth 14 Sep 1833
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Death 6 Apr 1915 (aged 81)
Mulberry, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Vickory Wyatt Family Cemetery
Mulberry, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 110152547"
1. 1860 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Lower Division; Trap Hill PO; taken 12 Jul 1860; Page 28A; Image 55
of 199; Family #388/388.
Listed as Virginia Owens; age 1; born in NC; in household of father, Eli Owens.
2. 1870 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; Mulberry PO; taken on 14 Sep 1870; Page 348A;
Image 26 of 35; Family #96/96.
Listed as Virginia Owens; age 12; born in NC; in household of father, Eli Owens.
1. 1870 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; Mulberry PO; taken on 14 Sep 1870; Page 348A;
Image 26 of 35; Family #96/96.
Listed as Cornlus Owens; age 8; born in NC; in household of father, Eli Owens.
2. 1880 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken on 4 Jun 1880; Page 66A; Image 9 of 30;
Family #88/91.
Listed as Cornilus Owens; age 18; born in NC; in household of father, Eli Owens.
1. 1870 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; Mulberry PO; taken on 14 Sep 1870; Page 348A;
Image 26 of 35; Family #96/96.
Listed as Reuben Owens; age 1; born in NC; in household of father, Eli Owens.
2. 1880 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken on 4 Jun 1880; Page 66A; Image 9 of 30;
Family #88/91.
Listed as Reuben Owens; age 13; born in NC; in household of father, Eli Owens.
3. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 83B; Image 20 of 40;
Family #194/198.
Listed as Reuben Owens; age 42; born in NC; married once for 19 yrs; farmer; head of household.
4. Wilkes Co, NC; Death Certificate #31127; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ruben Owens; age 80; born in Wilkes Co, NC; married; farmer; living at N. Wilkesboro, NC; son of
Eli Owens and unknown mother; died 17 Dec 1951 at Mulberry, NC form a heart attack; buried
19 Dec 1951 in Mt Valley, Wilkes Co, NC; informant, Dewey Owens, Rt 1, N. Wilkesboro, NC.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 83B; Image 20 of 40;
Family #194/198.
Listed as Mary Owens; age 37; born in NC; married once for 19 yrs; 4 children, all living; in
household of husband, Reuben Owens.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 83B; Image 20 of 40;
Family #194/198.
Listed as Challie Owens; age 17; born in NC; farm laborer; in household of father, Reuben Owens.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 83B; Image 20 of 40;
Family #194/198.
Listed as Florence Owens; age 15; born in NC; in household of father, Reuben Owens.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 83B; Image 20 of 40;
Family #194/198.
Listed as Dewey Owens; age 5; born in NC; in household of father, Reuben Owens.
1. 1910 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken 27 Apr 1910; Page 83B; Image 20 of 40;
Family #194/198.
Listed as Dillar Owens; age 2; born in NC; in household of father, Reuben Owens.
1. 1870 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; Mulberry PO; taken on 14 Sep 1870; Page 348A;
Image 26 of 35; Family #96/96.
Listed as Ambrose Owens; age 6; born in NC; in household of father, Eli Owens.
2. 1880 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; taken on 4 Jun 1880; Page 66A; Image 9 of 30;
Family #88/91.
Listed as Ambrose Owens; age 16; born in NC; in household of father, Eli Owens.
3. Wilkes Co, NC; Death Certificate #371; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Ambrose Owens; age 72 yrs, 8 mons, 23 days; born 12 Aug 1869 (sic?, believe it to be 1864) in
Wilkes Co, NC; married; husband of Mollie Owens, lumber worker; living at N. Wilkesboro, NC; son
of Eli and Emily (Hayes) Owens; died 5 May 1942 at N. Wilkesboro, NC from a cerebral hemorrhage;
buried 7 May 1942 at Mt Zion, Wilkes Co, NC; informant, Mollie Owens, N. Wilkesboro, NC.
4. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Rich K.; 11 Aug 2011.
"Ambrose Owens
Birth 12 Aug 1869
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Death 5 May 1942 (aged 72)
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
Mulberry, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 74753036"Additional Information Posted:
"Husband of Mollie Owens; son of Eli and Emily (Hayes) Owens"
(Personal photo of Ambrose Owens shown).
1. FindAGrave.com Website; submitted by Mrs. Wood; 29 Jan 2017.
"Mollie Ellis Bell Owens
Birth 12 Aug 1886
Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Death 18 Jul 1951 (aged 64)
North Wilkesboro, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Burial Mount Zion Baptist Church Cemetery
Mulberry, Wilkes County, North Carolina, USA
Memorial ID 175828681"
1. 1860 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Lower Division; Trap Hill PO; taken 12 Jul 1860; Page 28A; Image 55
of 199; Family #388/388.
Listed as Tennessee Owens; age 5; born in NC; in household of father, Eli Owens.
2. 1870 Census, Wilkes Co, NC; Mulberry Township; Mulberry PO; taken on 14 Sep 1870; Page 348A;
Image 26 of 35; Family #96/96.
Listed as Tennessee Owens; age 15; born in NC; in household of father, Eli Owens.
3. Wilkes Co, NC; Death Certificate #129; Ancestry.com Web Site.
Tennessee Jennings; age 67 yrs, 8 mons, 7 days; born in Wilkes Co, NC; married; wife of James K.
Jennings; housekeeper; living at Oakwoods, NC; daughter of Eli and ____(Hall) Owens; died 16
Aug 1,1923 at Oakwoods, NC; from metral regulation of heart; buied 17 Aug 1923 at Brushy Mt;
informant, P.A. Jennings, Oakwoods, NC.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__1929); Page 165; WV Archives Web Site.
John Dominick; age 22; born in Italy; single; motorman; living at Maitland, WV; son of Felix and
Lillian; married on 24 Dec 1929 at Welch, WV; Anna May Craig; age 17; born in Bedford Co, VA;
single; daughter of V.O. and Mininie.
2.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 17; Dwelling #119.
Listed as John Dominick; age 38 born in Italy; married; fire boss in coal mine; head of household.
1. 1920 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken on 3 Feb 1920; Page 199A;
Image 9 of 16; Family #87/87.
Listed as Annie Craig; age 6; born in VA; in household of father, Arthur Craig.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__1929); Page 165; WV Archives Web Site.
John Dominick; age 22; born in Italy; single; motorman; living at Maitland, WV; son of Felix and
Lillian; married on 24 Dec 1929 at Welch, WV; Anna May Craig; age 17; born in Bedford Co, VA;
single; daughter of V.O. and Mininie.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 784A;
E D # 24-40; Image 7 of 36; Household #40.
Listed as Anna Mae Dominick; age 27; born in VA; married; 8th grade education; lived in McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, V. Otha Craig, with husband and children.
4.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 17; Dwelling #119.
Listed as Anna Dominick; age 37 born in VA; married; in household of husband, John Dominick.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 784A;
E D # 24-40; Image 7 of 36; Household #40.
Listed as John Dominick, Jr; age 3; born in WV; no education; in household of grandfather, V.
Otha Craig, with parents.
2.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 17; Dwelling #119.
Listed as John Dominick, Jr; age 12; born in WV in household of father, John Dominick.
1.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 17; Dwelling #119.
Listed as Jimmie Dominick; age 8; born in WV in household of father, John Dominick.
1. 1930 census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; taken on 15 Apr 1930; Page 61A; Image 51
of 57; Family #433/451.
Listed as Clarence C. Murphy; age 1 yr, 4 mons; born in WV; in household of father, Clarence E.
Murphy.
2. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Sandy River District; E.D. 24-57; taken on 29 Apr 1940; Page 1111A;
Image 57 of 74; Household #485.
Listed as Cecil Murphy; age 11; born in WV; 3rd grade education; attending school; lived in Mingo Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of father, Clarence E. Murphy.
3.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 17; Dwelling #125.
Listed as Clarence Murphy; age 21; born n WV; married; breakman in coal mine; head of household.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 49; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Cecil Murphy; age 20; born at Hampton Roads, Roderfield, WV; single; living at Premier,
WV; married on 27 Oct 1949 at Premier, WV; Irene Virginia Dominick; age 17; born at Maitland,
WV; single; living at Premier, WV; with consent of Ruth Murphy, mother of Clarence Cecil Murphy
and John Dominic, father of Irene Virginia Dominic.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 784A;
E D # 24-40; Image 7 of 36; Household #40.
Listed as Irene Dominick; age 7; born in WV; 2nd grade education; lived in McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of grandfather, V. Otha Craig, with parents.
2. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1949); Page 49; WV Archives Web Site.
Clarence Cecil Murphy; age 20; born at Hampton Roads, Roderfield, WV; single; living at Premier,
WV; married on 27 Oct 1949 at Premier, WV; Irene Virginia Dominick; age 17; born at Maitland,
WV; single; living at Premier, WV; with consent of Ruth Murphy, mother of Clarence Cecil Murphy
and John Dominic, father of Irene Virginia Dominic.
3.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 17; Dwelling #125.
Listed as Irene Murphy; age 17; born n WV; married; in household of husband. Clarence Murphy.
1. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 784A;
E D # 24-40; Image 7 of 36; Household #40.
Listed as Felix Dominick, II; age 5; born in WV; no education; lived in McDowell
Co, WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of grandfather, V. Otha Craig, with parents.
3.1950 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Premier; taken 10 Apr 1950; Sheet Number 17; Dwelling #119.
Listed as Felix Dominick, II; age 15; born in WV in household of father, John Dominick.
4. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 441; WV Archives Web Site.
Felix Dominic; age 23; born at Maitland, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 4 Oct 1958
at Iaeger, WV; Crete Claudean Gibson; age 19; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; with consent
of Norman and Hazel Gibson; parents of Crete Claudean Gibson.
1. McDowell Co, WV; Marriage Records; Vol #__(1958); Page 441; WV Archives Web Site.
Felix Dominic; age 23; born at Maitland, WV; single; living at Iaeger, WV; married on 4 Oct 1958
at Iaeger, WV; Crete Claudean Gibson; age 19; born and living at Iaeger, WV; single; with consent
of Norman and Hazel Gibson; parents of Crete Claudean Gibson.
1. 1910 Census, Russell Co, VA; New Garden District; Honaker; taken on 15 Apr 1910; Page 227A;
Image 1 of 57; Family #4/5.
Listed as Hazel Hughes; age 5; born in VA; in household of father, William C. Hughes.
2. 1920 Census, Russell Co, VA; New Garden District; taken on 16 Jan 1920; Page 250B; Family #155.
Listed as Hazel Hughs; age 15; born in VA; in household of father, Cowen Hughes.
3. 1940 Census, McDowell Co, WV; Browns Creek District; Premier; taken 6 Apr 1940; Page 784A;
E D # 24-40; Image 7 of 36; Household #40.
Listed as Hazel Devrient; age 36; born in VA; widow; 3rd grade education; lived in McDowell Co,
WV on 1 Apr 1935; in household of brother-in-law, V. Otha Craig.