Clara Baker

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1930 Census
Name: Clara Owens
Birth Year: abt 1908
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Homemaker?: Yes
Home in 1930: District 1, Harlan, Kentucky
Street address: Brook Side Comp
House Number in Cities or Towns: 5
Dwelling Number: 173
Family Number: 181
Age at First Marriage: 20
Attended School: No
Able to Read and Write: Yes
Father's Birthplace: Virginia
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
Able to Speak English: Yes
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry R Owens 26
Clara Owens 22
Robert E Owens 6 months
Cecil Owens 19 [brother-in-law]

1940 Census
Name: Clara Owens
Age: 33
Estimated birth year: abt 1907
Gender: Female
Race: White
Birthplace: Virginia
Marital Status: Married
Relation to Head of House: Wife
Home in 1940: Ages-Brookside, Harlan, Kentucky
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Harlan, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Rural, Harlan, Kentucky
Highest Grade Completed: High School, 4th year
Weeks Worked in 1939: 0
Income: 0
Income Other Sources: No
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Owens 36
Clara Owens 33
Robert Owens 10
Henryette Owens 7

Birth:
North Carolina State Board of Health, Bureau of Vital Statistics. North Carolina Death Certificates. Microfilm S.123. Rolls 19-242, 280, 313-682, 1040-1297. North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh, North Carolina.
Name: Clara Baker Owens
Gender: Female
Race: White
Age: 59
Birth Date: 14 Dec 1907
Birth Place: Wise, Virginia, United States
Residence: Garmer, Wake, North Carolina
Death Date: 19 Jan 1967
Death Place: Raleigh, Wake, North Carolina
Spouse: Henry Rufus Owens
Father: Robert Lee Baker
Mother: Mollie Hopkins

Buried:
Grave location and tombstone photo:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=133502749&ref=acom

Clara married Henry Rufus OWENS. Henry (son of Edward J. OWENS and Alice Norah Arington) was born 21 Dec 1903, Russell Co. VA. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Robert Owens
Age: 10
Estimated birth year: abt 1930
Gender: Male
Race: White
Birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son
Home in 1940: Ages-Brookside, Harlan, Kentucky
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Harlan, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Rural, Harlan, Kentucky
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 4th grade
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Owens 36
Clara Owens 33
Robert Owens 10
Henryette Owens 7

OBITUARY

Robert Edward "Bob" Owens, 81, of Corbin, KY, went home to be with the Lord on January 27, 2011. He was surrounded by family members at the time of his departure. He was born September 3, 1929, at Verda, KY, in Harlan County.

He attended Evarts High School where he played football and was inducted into their sports Hall of Fame in 1994. He was a member of the Hugh Harris Masonic Lodge and received his 50-year membership pen in 2001. He was a member of the Oleika Shrine Temple in Lexington, KY, and had the distinction of being named a Kentucky Colonel by the Honorable Wallace Wilkinson, former governor of Kentucky. Robert was an avid Kentucky Wildcat fan and followed both the football and basketball games for years. He was a former employee of Mack's Supermarkets, Inc., of Harlan County, where he worked for 41 years as a manager first, and then as a supervisor for the corporation. Robert loved a good joke and would tell them to anyone who would listen.

He was a member of Central Baptist Church where he served as secretary/treasurer from 2001 ? 2005 for the Lowell Cornelius Sunday School class. He was also active in the Golden Fifties group and served first as assistant director for three years, and then as director for three years. He was also a member of the Golden Fifties Drama Club and had been in several of their productions.

Robert was preceded in death by his parents, Henry R. Owens and Clara Baker Owens, and his brother, James C. Owens. He is survived by his wife, Peggy Robbins Owens of Corbin, KY; two daughters: Darlene (Dean) Cole of Kendall, NY, and Robin (Michael) Osborne, of Corbin, KY: three grandsons: David D'Amico, Rochester, NY, Devin Osborne, London, KY, and Matthew Osborne, Corbin, KY; one granddaughter: Cindy Schott, Brockport, NY; three great-granddaughters and two great-grandsons; two sisters: Henrietta Allen of Clayton, NC, and Ginger Smith of Tavares, FL, plus several nieces and nephews and a host of friends.

Funeral services will be held at 2 p.m. Monday, January 31, 2011, at Central Baptist Church in Corbin, KY, with Rev. Ron Green officiating. Visitation will also be at the church from noon until 2 p.m. Monday. Interment will follow in Resthaven Cemetery in Corbin, KY. Pallbearers will be family members and friends. Honorary pallbearers will be members of the Lowell Cornelius Sunday School class and the Band of Brothers Prayer Circle.

In lieu of flowers, the family requests donations be made to Central Baptist Church or to Hospice of the Bluegrass Mountain Heritage 1020 Cumberland Falls Highway Corbin, KY 40701.

Birth:
Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives. Kentucky Birth, Marriage, and Death Databases: Births 1911-1999. Frankfort, Kentucky: Kentucky Department for Libraries and Archives.
Name: Robert E Owens
Date of Birth: 3 Sep 1929
Birth Place: Harlan, Kentucky
Mother's name: Clara Baker
Volume Number: 089
Certificate Number: 44341
Volume Year: 1929

Buried:
Grave location and obituary:
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=64972386&ref=acom

Died:
Social Security Death Index
Name: Robert Edward Owens
Last Residence: 40701 Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky
BORN: 3 Sep 1929
Last Benefit: 40701, Corbin, Whitley, Kentucky
Died: 27 Jan 2011
State (Year) SSN issued: Kentucky (Before 1951)

Robert married Peggy Robbins. [Group Sheet]

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CENSUS RECORDS

1940 Census
Name: Henryette Owens
Age: 7
Estimated birth year: abt 1870
Race: White
Birthplace: Kentucky
Marital Status: Single
Relation to Head of House: Son [daughter]
Home in 1940: Ages-Brookside, Harlan, Kentucky
Inferred Residence in 1935: Rural, Harlan, Kentucky
Residence in 1935: Rural, Harlan, Kentucky
Attended School or College: Yes
Highest Grade Completed: Elementary school, 2nd grade
Household Members:
Name Age
Henry Owens 36
Clara Owens 33
Robert Owens 10
Henryette Owens 7

Mentioned in her brother Robert's obituary:

"Robert is survived by ...two sisters: Henrietta Allen of Clayton, NC, and Ginger Smith of Tavares, FL"

Notes:

Mentioned in her brother Robert's obituary:

"Robert is survived by ...two sisters: Henrietta Allen of Clayton, NC, and Ginger Smith of Tavares, FL"

Notes:

Mentioned in his brother Robert's obituary:

"Robert was preceded in death by ...his brother, James C. Owens."