This is a Message Board Post that is gatewayed to this mailing list. Surnames: OWEN, RUST Classification: Biography Message Board URL: http://boards.ancestry.com/mbexec/msg/rw/hFC.2ACI/830 Message Board Post: John S. Owen, lumberman and farmer, Eau Claire, is a son of John G. Owen, a lumberman at East Saginaw, Mich. He was born in Clarkston, Oakland Co., Mich., May 1, 1849, and lived there until 1863, when he moved to Waterford. In 1867, he went to Saginaw, where he engaged in the wholesale grocery business. He came to Eau Claire in August, 1873, and engaged in lumbering, logging and farming. He was married in East Saginaw, Jan. 10, 1872, to Cora M. Rust, a native of that city. They have three children -- Almey Rust, John G. and Jessie W. --Transcribed from "The History of Northern Wisconsin," page 330.