Posted on: Wirt County, WV Queries & Automated Mail List Postings Board URL: http://cgi.rootsweb.com/~genbbs/genbbs.cgi/USA/WV/Wirt?read=676 Surname: Richards, Owens, Hawk ------------------------- I really appreciate your response to my query. I had not yet found the record of Harley L. Owens' marriage. I had learned from family records that Harley had a very short life. The records handed down to me state: "was gassed during World War I and died around 1929." I don't really know what the phrase "was gassed" means, but I interpret it as an indication that he was probably physically challenged for the remainder of his short life. I also appreciate you pointing out the 1910 Wirt Co. census listing to me, although I had already found that. Just in case someone in the future should be looking for information about Victor E. Owens, I thought I should point out that you made an innocent typographical error with Victor's age in that census. Victor was 38 in 1910 ... not 28. I'm still hoping to find some information about Joseph S. & Ellen Richards (parents of Victors wife, Elizabeth) in Wirt Co. ++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++++ 1910 Census of Wirt Co., WV #203-207 Elizabeth Magisterial District Victor E OWENS head...38 m...19yrs b WV... father b WV...mother b OH Elizabeth...wife...35 m...19yrs b WV...parents b WV...7-6 children Enwreth? E...dau...13 s...WV Piccolia M...dau...16 s...WV Franklin...son...18 s...WV Harley L...son...11 s... WV Ruby E...dau...6 s...WV Mabel M...dau...4 s...WV 1920 Census of Wood Co., WV #240-254 Tygart District Victor E OWENS.. head...47...m...b WV... parents b WV Elizabeth...wife...44...m...b WV...parents b WV Ruby...dau...16...s...WV Mable... dau...14...WV