Father: William Jesse OWENS
Mother: Ruth Jane BECK
Spouse: Edna May LONG
Child: Myrtle E OWENS
Child: Alma Pearl OWENS
Child: Ima Beatrice OWENS
Child: Willie Roe OWENS
Child: Estel Long OWENS
Child: Weldon Bryan OWENS
Child: Nina Everie OWENS
Child: Martin Ezra OWENS
Child: Alva Eugene OWENS

CHRONOLOGY --
1873-- b. Clinton Co., KY
1880-- (age 6) shown on the census of Albany, Clinton Co., KY, as a 6-yr-old son of Jesse Owens with sibling Theodocia
1888-- (age 14) joined the Baptist church at Cartwright, KY
1895-1898 -- Possibly worked as crewmember of a riverboat on the Cumberland River (Albany-Rowena area)
1898-- (age 24) joined the US Army during the Spanish-American War (training in AL, action in Cuba via FL); returned prior to marriage; NOTE: Spanish/American War dates were  May 1898-Aug 1898 (four months)
1899-- (age 26) m. Edna Mae Long in Jamestown, KY, and (VERSION A) immediately departed for resettlement in Murphy, Collin Co., TX; (VERSION B) or and may have lived in Wildgoose, (Russell Co.) KY, operating a general store and perhaps working on a riverboat part time.
1900-- (age 26) June; Census in Collin Co., TX (age 26) shown with wife and brother Preston in household; no children
1900-- (age 27) dau Myrtie b Wildgoose, (Russell Co.) KY
1901-- daughter Mertie died in Wildgoose
1902-- (age 29) dau Alma b Wildgoose, (Russell Co.) KY
1902-- (03 Mar) MLO commissioned as Postmaster of Wild Goose (Russell Co.) , KY, by Postmaster General of the US, Henry C. Payne (Wild Goose was on the fringe of Rowena; some internet sites write Rowena [Wild Goose])
1903-- dau Alma d Wildgoose, KY; burial: Lexington Cem
c1904 -- resettlement to Collin Co., TX
1905-- dau Ima b Collin Co, TX
1906-- son Willie b Collin Co., TX
1907-- resettlement to Owensby (Russell Co.), KY; MLO commissioned as Postmaster of Owensby Post Office and may have lived in Wildgoose, (Russell Co.) KY, operating a general store and perhaps working on a riverboat part time.
1909 -- son Estell b Owensby, KY
1910 -- (age 36) doc in Apr on census of Rowe's Crossroads, Russell Co., KY, as retail merchant and general store operator; head of house with Edna and children Ima, Willie, and Estell
1910 -- wrote letter announcing death of Sam Long to sister-in-law Saloma in TX
1911-- son Weldon Bryan Owens b, Russell Co., KY
1913 -- son Estel Long Owens d (22 Jun) Russell Co., KY; burial: Long Family Cemetery, four miles west of Jamestown
1913 -- dau Everie b (27 Oct) Owensby, KY
1914 -- PO at Owensby closed (new name: "Moore School")
1916 -- son Martin b (08 Feb) Owensby, KY
1916 -- wrote letter in June to sister-in-law Saloma in TX announcing death of Mary Jane K. Long
1916 -- resettlement to Foard Co., TX; established a farm south of Crowell and east of Foard City;  The MLO family settled near close relatives in Foard County . ELO's sister SALOMA LONG       OWENS (wf/Preston P. Owens) and MLO's two brothers (Preston & Joseph) lived on farms  near the Foard City community after 1916
1917 -- WWI draft Registration doc residence as "Washington, OK"
1918-- (age 44) son Eugene b Bartlesville, OK, during MLO's brief employment in OK,
1918-- doc on original WWI Draft Registration Card dated September 18, 1918, Bartlesville  (Washington Co.), OK.  Shows him to be a TimeKeeper for the Kansas Natural Gas Co.. Also indicates his eyes are grey and his hair is black (age 44), wife listed as Edna. 
1920-- (age 46) February -- doc on Fed Census of Foard Co., TX as head of house/farmer, living with wife Edna and children Ima, Bill, Weldon, Everie, Martin, and Eugene
c1921-- (age 47) unnamed twins b (stillborn) Foard City (Foard Co), TX; burial: Foard City Cem; unmarked grave
1927 -- (age 54) commissioned as postmaster at Foard City, TX; continued farming in Foard County
1937 -- (age 64) imderwemt surgery in Muskogee, OK, for "serious stomach problems."
1937 -- Lost son Martin Ezera Owens, who died in a Fort Worth hospital of brain cancer
c1948-- (age 75) resettled from farm to Crowell, TX
1949 -- MLO & EMO celebrated their 50th wedding anniv in Crowell (Foard Co), TX, on 18 Jun;  the event was well-attended by their children and grand-children.
c1951 -- (age 77) MLO treated for "stomach problems" in Vet hospital in Lancaster (Dallas) for  two months
1956 -- (age 82) d. Crowell (Foard Co), TX (stomach); burial: Crowell Mun. Cem.; doc TX Death Index 1956