Joseph Thomas Owens married Mary Louise Smith of "Beechland", Mathews, his first wife. Joseph served in the Confederate Army as a lieutenant of Company D, 26th Virginia Infantry Regiment and was promoted to Captain May 13, 1862. He was wounded in his arm June 17, 1864 and was paroled at Appomattox when General Lee's Army surrendered in April 1865. After the war, the family (four children) moved to Texas, Mary Louise dying there shortly after. Five years later Joseph returned to Virginia, married Mary Elizabeth Denson and had another son. Joseph was in the grocery business with his brother Albert at some point during his adult life. When Albert died unexpectedly, Joseph endowed and dedicated a church in Albert's name.
Joseph Thomas Owens married Mary Louise Smith of "Beechland", Mathews, his first wife. Joseph served in the Confederate Army as a lieutenant of Company D, 26th Virginia Infantry Regiment and was promoted to Captain May 13, 1862. He was wounded in his arm June 17, 1864 and was paroled at Appomattox when General Lee's Army surrendered in April 1865. After the war, the family (four children) moved to Texas, Mary Louise dying there shortly after. Five years later Joseph returned to Virginia, married Mary Elizabeth Denson and had another son. Joseph was in the grocery business with his brother Albert at some point during his adult life. When Albert died unexpectedly, Joseph endowed and dedicated a church in Albert's name.
Family Members
Parents
Spouse
Sponsored by Ancestry
Advertisement
Records on Ancestry
Advertisement
