Edward McKendree Owens, (1832-1917), m. Emmaline D. Gayle (1850- 1927), sister to Elva Gayle, wife of William Henry Harrison White who served in the Civil War. Edward also served in the Civil War. He enlisted on April 20, 1862 as a first Corporal, Company G of the Portsmouth Rifles. In July 1862, he was delegated as a nurse at General Hospital of Gordonville. In 1860-61, Edward is listed in the Portsmouth City Directory as living in Portsmouth with his mother and brother, Joseph, -- working as a ship's carpenter. Edward and Emma had no children, lived in Norfolk for a while, then moved to Mathews where they ran a boarding house -- "many people seek health and comfort throughout the heated season of the year and they cannot begin to take all who apply for board". Edward and Emma Gayle White are both buried at Providence Cemetery in Mathews County.
Edward McKendree Owens, (1832-1917), m. Emmaline D. Gayle (1850- 1927), sister to Elva Gayle, wife of William Henry Harrison White who served in the Civil War. Edward also served in the Civil War. He enlisted on April 20, 1862 as a first Corporal, Company G of the Portsmouth Rifles. In July 1862, he was delegated as a nurse at General Hospital of Gordonville. In 1860-61, Edward is listed in the Portsmouth City Directory as living in Portsmouth with his mother and brother, Joseph, -- working as a ship's carpenter. Edward and Emma had no children, lived in Norfolk for a while, then moved to Mathews where they ran a boarding house -- "many people seek health and comfort throughout the heated season of the year and they cannot begin to take all who apply for board". Edward and Emma Gayle White are both buried at Providence Cemetery in Mathews County.
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