History of Bourbon, Scott, Harrison and Nicholas Counties, Kentucky, ed.
by William Henry Perrin,  O. L. Baskin & Co., Chicago, 1882.  p. 631.
[Scott County]   [Stamping Ground Precinct]

ASA H. OWEN, farmer, P. O. Skinnersburg, whose portrait appears in this
work, was born in Scott County, August 21, 1812, in the same house he now
lives in.  His father, Thos. Owen, was a farmer by occupation.  He was
born in Virginia, Aug. 6, 1768; he emigrated to Covington, Kentucky, in
the year 1800; in 1801 removed to Franklin County, and in 1805 removed to
Scott County, and settled on the same farm and in the same house occupied
by our subject, where he died June 7, 1849.  His wife, Jane (Nelson), and
mother of our subject, was born in Scott County, May 12, 1787, and died
Feb. 5, 1860.  Of the three children born to them, Asa H., our subject,
was the youngest child.  His education was limited to such as the common
schools of his native county afforded in his day.  He first began
merchandising at Skinnersburg, successor to his deceased brother, he
followed the same until 1837, when he, with his only brother, managed the
farm of their father, and with his brother accumulated over 600 acres of
land, but since his brother's death, has been selling at different times
parts of his large tract of land, until now he has left only 141 acres;
it being his desire to retire from active labor and enjoy the fruits of
his hard work.  Mr. Owen has always been a man of industrious habits, and
prospered in all his business undertakings; he has taken an active part
in whatever was calculated to advance the interests of the people at
large; has been a substantial member of the community, and liberal in his
contributions to charitable and educational purposes.  He has devoted his
life to agricultural pursuits; never sought office, but acted independent
of sect or denomination, yet has favored everything known to be right and
opposed to wrong; honestly and openly laboring to promote good morals and
advance the common interest of all good citizens.

Owen Nelson
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Covington-Kenton-KY Franklin-KY VA

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