This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: House, Owen, Mitchell, Caldwell Classification: Query Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/SFk.2ACIB/1286 Message Board Post: "He (Thomas J. Owen) remained under the parental roof until his marriage in Lamar county in January, 1859, the lady of his choice being Miss Catherine House, who was born in Arkansas, in February, 1833. A daughter of Joseph House of Tennessee, one of the early settlers of Arkansas and a pioneer of Texas- He took up his abode in Lamar county, where he owned and operated a grist and saw mill, which was conducted by water power. He was also a large land-owner and had extensive stock interests and was recognized throughout the community as a capable financier. All of his business interests were well managed and showed his keen discernment and sagacity. He died in 1859 at the age of sixty-two years and his wife survived him until 1860. She was a member of the Methodist church. They were the parents of three daughters and two sons: Mrs. Catherine Owen; Eliza, the wife of T. Pass; Marzee, the wife of J. Green; James, who served in the war; and Joseph of Panhandle, Texas. (Joseph moved to Red River Co.TX in 1838/39, he is in the 1850 Lamar Co., TX census. His wife's name was Elizabeth. Upon he and his wife's death, the children remaining at home went to live with Thomas J. Owen & Catherine (House) Owen)