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1860.238 He moved to Missouri before 1818. His son, Glen Owen, was born circa 1818.
49. ix. Davis Owen, born 17 September 1794, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, died 15 August 1866, Coweta County, Georgia, married first, 9 March 1814, Oglethorpe County, to Sarah “Sally” Arnold,239 born circa 1798, died 2 May 1849, Coweta County, Georgia, married second, to Ann D. ——, born circa 1807, died 2 February 1853, Coweta County. They are buried in Oak Hill Cemetery in Newnan, Coweta County.240
    Davis Owen lived in Oglethorpe County, Georgia, in 1820. He lived in Taliaferro County, Georgia, in 1830. He moved to Coweta County, Georgia, by 1835, when he was executor for the estate of William M. Stokes in Coweta County. Davis Owen paid taxes in Coweta County, Georgia, in 1845, in Town District. In 1850 in Coweta County, he owned 29 slaves. Davis Owen lived alone in Coweta County, Georgia, in 1860.241
    Davis Owen made his will, 3 July 1866, in Coweta County, Georgia. The will named: Emeline R. Perry, Dorothy A. Hillyer, John H. Owen, Mary Buchannon, Sarah J. Buchannon, and Davis Owen. Also, grandson, John G. McKoy, child of deceased daughter Ellen Hudson. And, Lorena, a free woman of color. Executor: Emeline R. Perry. Witnesses: J. W. Bradley, G. B. McDonald, John W. Powell.242

    238 1860 U.S. Census, Pettis County, Missouri, p. 916, Washington Twp., P.O. Windsor. #1037/1031. Thomas Owen, age 67, male, $2000/$1200, born Ga.; Nancy Owen, age 66, female, born Ga.; Francis Owen, age 26, male, born Mo.
    239 Smith, Oglethorpe County, Georgia, Marriages, p. 191. Davis Owen to Salley Arnold, 9 March 1814.
    240 Coweta County Genealogical Society, Coweta County, Georgia Cemeteries (Newnan, Georgia, 1986), p. 377. Oak Hill Cemetery, Newnan, Georgia. Owen, Davis, born 17 September 1794, died 15 August 1866. Owen, Sarah, consort of Davis Owen, died 2 May 1849, aged 51 years. Owen, Ann D., consort of Davis Owen, died 2 February 1853 in her 46th year.
    241 1860 U.S. Census, Coweta County, Georgia, p. 693, P.O. Newnan, #149/140. Davis Owens, age 65, male, planter, $1500/$16,464, born Georgia.
    242 Coweta County, Georgia, Will Book B, p. 251. Will of Davis Owen.