History of Lawrence, Orange and Washington Counties, Indiana From the
Earliest Time to the Present; Together with Interesting Biographical
Sketches, Reminiscences, Notes, Etc.  Chicago, Goodspeed Bros., & Co.,
Publishers, 1884. Weston A. Goodspeed, Leroy C. Goodspeed, Charles L.
Goodspeed. Wayne County.

OWEN W. OWENS was born in Wayne County, Ky., September 13, 1820, the
fourth of twelve children born to Andrew and Sarah (Brown) Owens.  He is a
native of Kentucky, and she was the daughter of a Revolutionary soldier,
who was at the battle of Yorktown and the surrender of Cornwallis; they
came to Indiana in 1820, settling in Lawrence County, where they died, he
June 16, 1840, and she November 3, 1881.  Our subject removed to Avoca in
1854, and started a blacksmith shop.  May 16, 1855, he married Cynthia A.
Burnett, and two children have been born to them, only one living, Nettie,
who married Ambrose Sears.  Farming is the general occupation of subject,
but he has done some carpentering; he is now Postmaster and has been since
1868.  He has served two terms as Township Trustee, and has been a Justice
of the Peace, filling that position to the satisfaction of all.  His
father, Andrew Owens, was adept at almost any trade, turning his skill in
that regard in many directions, to the benefit of himself and neighbors.

Owens Brown Cornwallis Burnett Sears
=
Avoca-Lawrence-IN

http://www.rootsweb.com/~kygenweb/kybiog/wayne/owens.ow.txt