History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed. by William Henry Perrin, O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882. p. 547. [Bourbon County] [North Middletown Precinct] JOHN R. OWEN, dealer in wines and liquors; P. O. North Middletown, is a native of Tennessee, and was born near Rogersville on the 14th of Feb., 1849; his father, W. A. Owen, was also of Tennessee birth, and was married in 1830 to Ellen Moore, by whom he raised ten children, three sons and seven daughters. The second son, who is the subject of our sketch, at the age of thirteen years, like many other boys of his age, became very patriotic and enlisted in Co. D., Bradford's regiment, Vaughn's Brigade; his father was Captain of the above company; John R., after serving two years in the army, came to Kentucky and settled in Bourbon County, where he has since resided. He was married the 16th of June 1877, to Nannie Walters, of this county; by this marriage there are two children, Jasper and Fannie E. Mr. Owen is now a resident of North Middletown; he is a Democrat in politics. Owen Moore Walters = TN http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/bourbon/owen.jr.txt