Kentucky: A History of the State. Perrin, Battle & Kniffin, 2nd ed.,1885,
Webster Co.

FRANK A. OWEN was born May 16, 1845, in Madisonville, Ky.; in 1853 he
removed with his parents to Uniontown; in 1856 to Hopkins County; in 1859,
to Dallas, Tex., and in 1861 returned to Kentucky, where he enlisted in the
Eighth Kentucky Infantry, Confederate States army.  In 1862 he entered the
Tenth Kentucky Cavalry, Confederate States army, in which he remained until
the close of the late war.  In 1865 he commenced business as a commercial
traveler from Evansville, Ind., in which he was successful, and in 1882
located at Slaughterville, engaging in the grocery business, in connection
with which he has established a successful trade in the field, seed and
grain business.  His father, Dr. Abraham B. Owen, a native of Union County,
was born in 1811, and died in 1872.  He was the son of Joseph, who was born
in 1773, and who died in 1829.  Josephs's father was Brackett Owen, of
Prince Edward County, Va., a Revolutionary soldier, who removed to
Kentucky, and located near the present town of Shelbyville in 1783.  He was
the son of David D. Owen, a native of Wales.  Brackett Owen's children were
Capt. Jacob, born in 1763, died in 1804; Nancy O. Given, 1765, died 1805;
Capt. John, 1767, died in 1822; Col. Abraham, 1769, died in 1811; Maj.
David, 1771, died 1832; Joseph (as above); Robert 1774, died 1856; William
1776, died 1837; and Samuel 1782.  Dr. Abraham B. Owen espoused in marriage
Rachel F., daughter of John and Nandy (Allin) Browder, of Hopkins County
(born in 1821, now living), and their offspring are Frank A., Dr. Abraham
M., Dr. John E. and Dollie E. (Owen).  In youth Frank A. received a good
English education, and by a liberal course of reading and application is
possessed of a varied fund of general information.  He first married
November 5, 1873, Josie, daughter of John and Elizabeth (Babcock) Haff, of
Evansville, Ind. (born 1846, died July 22, 1874).  April 14, 1880, he
married Ida A., daughter of Richard M. and Keturah (Dixon) Allin, of
Henderson, Ky. (born December 19, 1857), and to them have been born Allin
Browder, Ruth Fayon and Frank A.,  The children of Joseph, the son of
Brackett Owen, were Nancy (Blue), Lewis, Austin, Permelia, Valentine,
William W., Elizabeth O. (Sweatman), Henry H., Abraham B., Jane O. (Smith),
Paulina O. (Kinkead), Joseph and Robert.  The Owen family have participated
largely in the wars of the country and have figured extensive in the
battles of the Republic.

Owen Given Allin Browder Babcock Haff Dixon Blue Sweatman Smith Kinkead
=
Hopkins Dallas-TX Evansville-Vanderburgh-IN Union Prince_Edward-VA Wales
Henderson

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