Person:Andrew Owen (4)

Occupation: Farmer and Methodist Minister. Died of Bright's disease.

Veteran of Civil War (U.S. Army). Civil War records establish that Andrew J. Owen enlisted in Company D, 6th Michigan Volunteer Infantry at Kalamazoo, Michigan, February 20, 1861. He was honorably discharged, August 23 1864 as a Private at Kalamazoo. He was 5 feet 4 inches tall, light complexion, blue eyes, and light hair. He was disabled by billious fever and chronic diarrhea. He was pensioned and the pension was dropped July 20, 1904 due to his death, which was caused by Bright's disease. (Bill Owen, Family Group Sheet, 1995.)

Regiment State/Origin: Michigan
Regiment Name: 6 Michigan H. Art'y.
Regiment Name Expanded: 6th Regiment, Michigan Heavy Artillery
Company: D
Rank In: Private
Rank In Expanded: Private
Rank Out: Private
Rank Out Expanded: Private
Alternate Name: Andrew I./Owen
Film Number: M545 roll 31 Source Information: National Park Service. U.S. Civil War Soldiers, 1861-1865 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2007. Original data: National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007.

Andrew Jeff OWEN was born on 7 MAY 1840 in Mason, Cass County, Michigan. He appeared in the census on 27 JUN 1860 in Mason, Cass County, Michigan. (living at home with father and mother.) In 1870 he was a farm laborer in Mason, Cass County, Michigan. He appeared in the census on 23 JUL 1870 in Mason, Cass County, Michigan. He appeared in the census on 17 JUN 1880 in Mason, Cass County, Michigan. In 1880 he was a farmer in Mason, Cass County, Michigan. He appeared in the census on 12 JUN 1900 in Arlington, Van Buren County, Michigan. He died on 6 JUL 1904 at Solgahachia, Conway County, Arkansas. He was buried in the Owen Cemetery at Solgohachia, Conway County, Arkansas Parents: John Seymour OWEN and Jerusha M. COLBY.

1870 Census:
Name: Andrew J Owen
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840, Age in 1870: 30, Birthplace: New York
Home in 1870: Mason, Cass, Michigan
Post Office: Cassopolis
Household Members:
Andrew J Owen 30
Mahitable Owen 25
Jefferson Owen 4
Oliver Owen 2
Eugene Owen 1

1880 Census:
Name: Andrew Owen
Home in 1880: Mason, Cass, Michigan
Age: 40
Estimated Birth Year: abt 1840
Birthplace: New York
Relation to Head of Household: Self (Head)
Spouse's Name: Mahetabel
Father's birthplace: New York
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Andrew Owen 40
Mahetabel Owen 37
Thomas Owen 14
Oliver W. Owen 12
Eugene Owen 10
Werdna Owen 8
Charles Owen 5
Cylva M. Owen 3
Alfred Owen 28 = brother

1900 Census:
Name: Andrew Owen
Home in 1900: Arlington, Van Buren, Michigan [Bangor, Van Buren, Michigan]
Age: 60
Birth Date: May 1840
Birthplace: New York
Relationship to head-of-house: Head
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Spouse's Name: Mehitable B Owen
Marriage year: 1867
Years married: 33
Occupation: Farmer
Household Members:
Andrew Owen 60
Mehitable B Owen 57
Alverna M Owen 16

OWEN CEMETERY in SOLGOHACHIA Several members of my family on my mother's side are buried in Owen Cemetery in Solgohachia, Conway, Arkansas. This cemetery was said to be on the family farm, which apparently was acquired by my 2nd great grandfather Andrew Jefferson Owen (born New York in 1840) sometime around 1900. The first person I know of to be buried there was his son, my great grandfather Eugene F. Owen in 1901. Andrew himself died and was buried there in 1904. His wife Mahetable was buried there in 1918, son Thomas in 1930, several infants and children who died young were buried there in the early 1900s. "Üncle" Ernest (as I knew him, he was my grandfather's brother)--Ernest Lionel Owen--with wife Agnes Youngblood and their 5 children moved back to the farm from Michigan in the 1930s. Ernest, Agnes and daughter Delores are all buried in that "Owen Cemetery". Would appreciate any information anyone might have on it. James: [email protected]

See Civil War Archive at http://www.civilwararchive.com/Unreghst/unmiinf1.htm#6th

1.   Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System: aka CWSS. (National Park Service).

   National Park Service, Civil War Soldiers and Sailors System, online <http://www.itd.nps.gov/cwss/>, acquired 2007.

2. ↑ Find A Grave.

   No tombstone shown: [1]

3.   United States Census, 1850.

   database with images, FamilySearch [2], Mason, Cass, Michigan, United States.

4.   United States Census, 1860.

   FamilySearch [3], Mason Township, Cass, Michigan.