Bridgeport (CA) Chronicle-Union, 11/25/1905:

Bodie. Mrs. Johnson, the mother of Wm. Owens is seriously ill, and very little hopes are entertained for her recovery. (Note: Not on California Death Index (1905-1929).)

Daughters of the American Revolution, Vital Records from Cemeteries in California, Volume 13 (Book 18), pp. 119-121 (Bodie, CA, 9/28/1952), CSL Book Collection, qc 929.2 D2c: listed as Mrs. A. J. Johnson, B. Feb. 24, 1828, D. Nov. 25, 1905

Daughters of the American Revolution, Vital Records from Cemeteries in California, Volume 16 (Book 21), pp. 168-171 (Bodie, CA, 1957), CSL Book Collection, qc 929.2 D2c: listed as Mrs. A. J. Johnson, Feb. 24, 1828 – Nov. 25, 1905, Mother

Daughters of the American Revolution, Vital Records from Cemeteries in California, Volume 18 (Book 23), pp.82-83 (Bodie Cemetery, 9/3/1966), CSL Book Collection, qc 929.2 D2c: listed as Mrs. A. J. Johnson, Feb. 24, 1828 – Nov. 25, 1905

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1850 Census, District No. 19, Clark County, Missouri: Elias Owens, 24 yrs, Farmer, RE $500, b. Kentucky; Arminta Owens, 22 yrs, b. Missouri; Mary J. Owens, 2 yrs, b. Missouri (Mary J. Owens becomes Mary J. Larson)

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IRS Tax Assessment Roll, May 1865: Elias Owens, Franktown, Total tax: $15.00

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Sacramento Daily Union, 6/4/1867: MARRIED. In Washoe City, May 25th, Charles Johnson to Mrs. Araminta Owens.

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1870 Census, Reno, Washoe County, Nevada: A. J. Johnson, female, 41 yrs, Keeping House, b. Missouri; Frank O. Johnson, 16 yrs, at home, b. Missouri

1870 Census, Franktown P.O., Washoe County, Nevada: Elias Owens, 45 yrs, Farmer, RE $500/PE $500, b. Kentucky; Jno. F. Owens, 17 yrs, at home Son, b. Missouri; Wm. T. Owens, 14 yrs, at home Son, b. Missouri

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1880 Census, Bodie, Mono County, California: Aramenta Johnson, 53 yrs, Widowed, Lodgings, b. Missouri, Father b. Kentucky, Mother b. Kentucky; Anna Swift, 47 yrs, Widowed, Lodgings, b. Kentucky, Father b. Kentucky, Mother b. Kentucky; (as dwellings and houses are not numbered on these censuses pages it is not known how many of the single men listed after Mrs. Johnson and Mrs. Swift were boarders at their lodging house/ss)

1880 Census, Franktown Village, Washoe County, Nevada: Elias Owens, 54 yrs, Divorced, Farmer, b. Kentucky, Father b. Kentucky, Mother b. Virginia; William T. Owens, son, 25 yrs, Laborer, b. Missouri, Father b. Kentucky, Mother b. Missouri

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1900 Census, Bodie, Mono County, California: Arminta J. Johnson, b. Feb 1828, 72 yrs, Widowed, 9 children born/3 children then living, b. Missouri, Father b. Kentucky, Mother b. Virginia, Proprietor/Lodging House, Owns home free of mortgage; William T. Owens, son, b. Apr 1855, 45 yrs, Single, b. Missouri, Father b. Kentucky, Mother b. Missouri, Mill man/Quartz mill

1900 Census, Carson City, Ormsby County, Nevada: John F. Owens, b. Jan 1852, 48 yrs, married 10 yrs, b. Missouri, Father b. Kentucky, Mother b. Missouri, Farmer, Rents Farm; Adeline Owens, wife, b. Jan 1860, 40 yrs, 3 children born/3 children then living, b. Iowa, Father b. Ohio, Mother b. Iowa; George Owens, son, b. Jul 1891, 8 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Missouri, Mother b. Iowa; Ira A. Owens, son, b. Dec 1896, 3 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Missouri, Mother b. Iowa; Ethel Owens, daughter, b. Mar 1899, 1 yr, Single, b. California, Father b. Missouri, Mother b. Iowa; Mabel Owens, daughter, b. May 1881, 19 yrs, Single, b. California, Father b. Missouri, Mother b. Missouri; Elias Owens, father, b. Nov 1825, 74 yrs, Widowed, b. Kentucky, Father b. Kentucky, Mother b. Kentucky

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Find A Grave, Alturas Cemetery, Alturas, Modoc County, California: Elias Owens, d. August 2, 1902, aged 77 years. No marker photo posted to Find A Grave.

1910 Census, Bodie, Mono County, California: William T. Owens, 55 yrs, Single, b. Missouri, Father b. Kentucky, Mother b. Kentucky, Mill man/Quartz mill

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1920 Census, Bodie, Mono County, California: William T. Owens, 64 yrs, Single, b. Missouri, Father b. Kentucky, Mother b. Missouri, no occupation, Owns home free of mortgage

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1930 Census, Bodie, Mono County, California: William T. Owens, 75 yrs, Single, b. Missouri, Father b. Kentucky, Mother b. Missouri, Laborer/Odd jobs, Owns home

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Find A Grave (Death Certificate posted by Diana Greb): John Franklin Owens, b.2/17/1852, d. 10/12/1931, Lakeview, Lake County, Oregon, age 79 yrs, 7 mos, 25 days, Wife-Ida L. Owens, Burial-Alturas, Cal.

http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GSln=Owens&GSbyrel=all&GSdyrel=all&GSst=6&GScnty=207&GScntry=4&GSob=n&GRid=23020610&df=all&

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Nevada State Journal, 11/26/1950:

Bowers Mansion is Given Precious Drapes and Books from Early Days. … Books Received. The first edition books, entitled “American Eloquence,” were received recently by the Bowers Mansion from Mr. A. E. Larsen, of Merced, California…Inscribed in both volumes in the handwriting of Eilley Bowers is the following: “Elias Owens book, presented by Mr. Alison Bowers, December 24, 1873, by hanging it on a Christmas tree in Washoe County, Nevada.” The Artie Larsen by whom the books were given to the Bowers Mansion is the grandson of Elias Owens. Elias Owens and his family located in Franktown in 1860, coming directly across the plains in an ox drawn covered wagon from Missouri. In a letter accompanying the gift of the books to the mansion, A. E. Larsen says in part:

“In 1868 my mother, Mary J. Owens, married my father, Wood Larsen, and they established their home in Antelope Valley on the Walker River in Mono county, and there they raised their family of six children, of which I was the youngest. I was born in 1882.

In 1888 my grandfather sold his farm in Washoe Valley and moved to Santa Cruz county, California. When he did so he gave each child in the family a memento of our Washoe county home, and to me “Artie,” he gave these two books.”

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Rootsweb.com World Connect Project ([email protected], 2010): re Elias Owens and Arminta Jane Lewellen
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=scraigh&id=I35286

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The below was posted by Lonnie DeCloedt:

Mother of William T. Owens.