Walter Owen was born about 1765 in Halifax County, Virginia.
He married Elizabeth Martin on November 22, 1790 in Halifax County, Virginia.
Nathan Owen (1793),
Joseph Owen (1795)
James Owen (1801, married Candace King)
Daniel Owen (1807)
Elizabeth Owen (1809)
Celia Ann Owen (1812, married Enoch King)
They moved to Kentucky for three years.
In 1819 they settled in Wayne County, Illinois.
Halifax County, Virginia was established in May, 1752 from Lunenburg County. The counties of Henry, Patrick and Pittsylvania and part of Franklin were formed out of Halifax.
Owen, James was born on January 1, 1801 in Halifax County, Virginia.
He married Candace King on December 23, 1824. Canace was born on May 14, 1809
Nancy Jane (an adopted daughter, 1819)
Samuel W. Owen (1820)
Thomas E. Owen (1827)
John W. Owen (1829)
Nathan N. Owen (1832)
Susan E. Owen (1835)
Daniel L. Owen (1837)
Julia Mahala Owen (1839, married Garret Larew Ricketts),
Henry N. Owen (1842, died as an infant),
David M. Owen (1843)
Mary Jane Owen (1845)
James M. Owen (1846)
Luella Ricketts (an adopted granddaughter), was born July 15. 1859; she married Robert Davis in Aug. 30,1877.
