In 1892 George F. Young founded The Roseville Pottery Company in Zanesville, Ohio. Young and other pottery manufacturers saw Zanesville as ideal because of the rich clay deposits in the area. -----Original Message----- From: Kathy Caswell Rinke <rinke16@greatlakes.net> To: OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com <OHPERRY-L@rootsweb.com> Date: Tuesday, March 19, 2002 3:30 PM Subject: [OHPERRY] Stephen William Owens born abt 1760 >Is anyone researching the OWENS family of Perry, County, OH. > >Stephen William Owens >b. abt 1760 >d. June 8, 1837 >married on Nov 21, 1804 >Nancy Cox Gaunce >b. abt 1784 >d. July 14, 1866 > >Children: >Sarah Ann >Margaret >George Washington >Susannah >Nancy >Stephen William >Permelier >Rebecca > >Child of George Washington Owens, John Bartley Owens, was supposedly the founder of Roseville Pottery. (from what I'm told) > >I would very much like to make contact with any Owens researchers. >My direct ancestor is Susannah Owens, daughter of Stephen and Nancy. > >Kathy Caswell Rinke > > >==== OHPERRY Mailing List ==== >Browse the OHPerry list archives at >http://archiver.rootsweb.com/th/index/ohperry > >