Thank you very much for posting this obit! Do you think that the W. Harry Owen mentioned as Ephraim's son, could possibly be my W. Henry Owen, born 4 June 1870, and died 25 Nov 1944, buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Beloit? My W. Henry had 7 known children and was married to Jennie Sherwin and is also buried in Beloit. Would like to discuss this further with you. Karla ----- Original Message ----- From: "Robert L. Jackson" <rjcksn@custom.net> To: <KSMITCHE-L@rootsweb.com> Sent: Saturday, April 28, 2001 8:42 PM Subject: [KSMITCHE] Obituary of Ephraim Samuel OWEN [1842IN1925KS] > Posted on: Mitchell Co. Ks Obituaries > Reply Here: http://genconnect.rootsweb.com/gc/USA/Ks/MitchellObits/10015 > > Surname: KEYS, OWEN > ------------------------- > > THE BLOOMFIELD NEWS, Bloomfield, Greene County, Indiana, Thursday, March > 12, 1925, Volume XLIX, Number 18, Page 1, Columns 4 & 5, DEATHS HARVEST. > OWENS. [Transcribed 28 Apr 2001 from Bloomfield-Eastern Greene County > Public Librarys IHS Microfilm Records.] > > Ephraim Samuel {OWEN}, died Monday, February 23, at 3:40 oclock at the > home of his son, Harry {OWEN}, north of Beloit. He was born in Indiana, > December 29, 1842. He was married October 23, 1863 at Worthington, Indiana > to Mary E. KEYS. They came to Kansas in 1893 and located in the West Asher > neighborhood in this county. A few years later they moved to the OWENS > farm in Plum Creek Township seven miles northwest of Beloit. > > Ephraim Samuel {OWEN} leaves to mourn his death, one son W. H. OWEN. His > wife died June 11, 1921. The deceased Mr. {OWEN} was a very fine old gentleman > and was held in great respect by a large circle of friends. Aside from > his one son, he leaves fifteen grandchildren and two great grandchildren. > Mr. {OWEN} was a member of the Christian church. > > The funeral services were held Tuesday at the Christian Church in Beloit. > Rev. R. R. KAISER had charge of the services. Burial was made in Elmwood > Cemetery. Beloit, (Kansas) Gazette, February 25. > > NOTE: INDEX TO MARRIAGE RECORDS IN GREENE COUNTY, INDIANA, 1939, WPA, Index > Page 169: KEYS, Mary E. to Ephraim S. OWEN, 23 Oct 1863, Book G. Page 312. > > > Link: [Link to a Death Notice of his wife's father, Benjamin KEYS] > URL: <http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/In/GreeneObits/1354> >