Lucille was interviewed at the time of her 90th birthday by a reporter (Margaret Dennis) for the Findlay, Ohio,
Republican Banner of October 3, 1967. A portion of this article follows:
Mrs. Lucy McOwen, who lives alone in a neat little house at the rear of 128 George St., will be 90 years old Wednesday.
Her husband, Charles, dies in 1955. She came to Findlay to be near a sister, Mrs. Minnie Shrider, who has since died. Her only relative in Findlay now is a niece, Mrs. Velma Benner, who visits her often.
"But I take care of myself," Mrs. McOwen says proudly, "I do all my own work and what little cooking I do. I don't eat very much."
But she admits she really enyoys it when someone brings her a delicacy, as is done frequently.
Born in a log cabin in Galens, north of Columbus, she had four sisters, four brothers, and four [actually two] half brothers, all of whom have passed away except a younger brother, John, who is 77 years old and lives in Toledo.
She recalls how, when she was a young girl, her parents took six of the children and went by train to Texas.
"We didn't stay there very long," she said. "We went to Paulding County in 1894 and my parents lived there the remainder of their lives."
As Mrs. McOwen fingers yellowed letters and looks thoughtfully at old photographs, one taken when she was "Sweet Sixteen," many experiences of her life on the farm come back to her.
"Five of us children went to school at the same time. We walked a mile to a red brick schoolhouse. We went barefoot all summer, saving our shoes for Sundays.
Mrs. McOwen said she worked around Paulding for several years.
"Finally we all scattered out, leaving my youngest sister, Minnie, and my oldest brother, Emery, at home with our parents.
My mother died in 1916 and father a few years later."
Mrs. McOwen went to Fort Wayne and worked for a time in a glass factory there.
She was married to Henry Clunk of Marion, Ind.,in 1911 and in 1913 they moved to Paulding where he operated a
blacksmith shop. From there they moved to Toledo and a few
years later to Marion, Ind., where her husband died in 1925.
Mrs. McOwen has lived in many communities during her long
lifetime. After her first husband's death she lived in McComb for a year and went to Van Wert. After a few years there she moved to Lima where she met Charles McOwen, who was from Delphos. They were married in 1936 and lived in Delphos.
"One of the highlights of my life was when I went by bus to
Oklahoma in 1938 to see my sister Lillie, who was two years, older than myself. I had not seen her for 47 years," Mrs McOwen still has the yellowed clipping.
"I used to crochet a lot," she said."but Ican'tanymore. My eyes are failing. Sometimes,"she added with a chuckle, I feel like I'm 90 years old!"
Republican Banner of October 3, 1967. A portion of this article follows:
Mrs. Lucy McOwen, who lives alone in a neat little house at the rear of 128 George St., will be 90 years old Wednesday.
Her husband, Charles, dies in 1955. She came to Findlay to be near a sister, Mrs. Minnie Shrider, who has since died. Her only relative in Findlay now is a niece, Mrs. Velma Benner, who visits her often.
"But I take care of myself," Mrs. McOwen says proudly, "I do all my own work and what little cooking I do. I don't eat very much."
But she admits she really enyoys it when someone brings her a delicacy, as is done frequently.
Born in a log cabin in Galens, north of Columbus, she had four sisters, four brothers, and four [actually two] half brothers, all of whom have passed away except a younger brother, John, who is 77 years old and lives in Toledo.
She recalls how, when she was a young girl, her parents took six of the children and went by train to Texas.
"We didn't stay there very long," she said. "We went to Paulding County in 1894 and my parents lived there the remainder of their lives."
As Mrs. McOwen fingers yellowed letters and looks thoughtfully at old photographs, one taken when she was "Sweet Sixteen," many experiences of her life on the farm come back to her.
"Five of us children went to school at the same time. We walked a mile to a red brick schoolhouse. We went barefoot all summer, saving our shoes for Sundays.
Mrs. McOwen said she worked around Paulding for several years.
"Finally we all scattered out, leaving my youngest sister, Minnie, and my oldest brother, Emery, at home with our parents.
My mother died in 1916 and father a few years later."
Mrs. McOwen went to Fort Wayne and worked for a time in a glass factory there.
She was married to Henry Clunk of Marion, Ind.,in 1911 and in 1913 they moved to Paulding where he operated a
blacksmith shop. From there they moved to Toledo and a few
years later to Marion, Ind., where her husband died in 1925.
Mrs. McOwen has lived in many communities during her long
lifetime. After her first husband's death she lived in McComb for a year and went to Van Wert. After a few years there she moved to Lima where she met Charles McOwen, who was from Delphos. They were married in 1936 and lived in Delphos.
"One of the highlights of my life was when I went by bus to
Oklahoma in 1938 to see my sister Lillie, who was two years, older than myself. I had not seen her for 47 years," Mrs McOwen still has the yellowed clipping.
"I used to crochet a lot," she said."but Ican'tanymore. My eyes are failing. Sometimes,"she added with a chuckle, I feel like I'm 90 years old!"
Lucille was interviewed at the time of her 90th birthday by a reporter (Margaret Dennis) for the Findlay, Ohio,
Republican Banner of October 3, 1967. A portion of this article follows:
Mrs. Lucy McOwen, who lives alone in a neat little house at the rear of 128 George St., will be 90 years old Wednesday.
Her husband, Charles, dies in 1955. She came to Findlay to be near a sister, Mrs. Minnie Shrider, who has since died. Her only relative in Findlay now is a niece, Mrs. Velma Benner, who visits her often.
"But I take care of myself," Mrs. McOwen says proudly, "I do all my own work and what little cooking I do. I don't eat very much."
But she admits she really enyoys it when someone brings her a delicacy, as is done frequently.
Born in a log cabin in Galens, north of Columbus, she had four sisters, four brothers, and four [actually two] half brothers, all of whom have passed away except a younger brother, John, who is 77 years old and lives in Toledo.
She recalls how, when she was a young girl, her parents took six of the children and went by train to Texas.
"We didn't stay there very long," she said. "We went to Paulding County in 1894 and my parents lived there the remainder of their lives."
As Mrs. McOwen fingers yellowed letters and looks thoughtfully at old photographs, one taken when she was "Sweet Sixteen," many experiences of her life on the farm come back to her.
"Five of us children went to school at the same time. We walked a mile to a red brick schoolhouse. We went barefoot all summer, saving our shoes for Sundays.
Mrs. McOwen said she worked around Paulding for several years.
"Finally we all scattered out, leaving my youngest sister, Minnie, and my oldest brother, Emery, at home with our parents.
My mother died in 1916 and father a few years later."
Mrs. McOwen went to Fort Wayne and worked for a time in a glass factory there.
She was married to Henry Clunk of Marion, Ind.,in 1911 and in 1913 they moved to Paulding where he operated a
blacksmith shop. From there they moved to Toledo and a few
years later to Marion, Ind., where her husband died in 1925.
Mrs. McOwen has lived in many communities during her long
lifetime. After her first husband's death she lived in McComb for a year and went to Van Wert. After a few years there she moved to Lima where she met Charles McOwen, who was from Delphos. They were married in 1936 and lived in Delphos.
"One of the highlights of my life was when I went by bus to
Oklahoma in 1938 to see my sister Lillie, who was two years, older than myself. I had not seen her for 47 years," Mrs McOwen still has the yellowed clipping.
"I used to crochet a lot," she said."but Ican'tanymore. My eyes are failing. Sometimes,"she added with a chuckle, I feel like I'm 90 years old!"
Republican Banner of October 3, 1967. A portion of this article follows:
Mrs. Lucy McOwen, who lives alone in a neat little house at the rear of 128 George St., will be 90 years old Wednesday.
Her husband, Charles, dies in 1955. She came to Findlay to be near a sister, Mrs. Minnie Shrider, who has since died. Her only relative in Findlay now is a niece, Mrs. Velma Benner, who visits her often.
"But I take care of myself," Mrs. McOwen says proudly, "I do all my own work and what little cooking I do. I don't eat very much."
But she admits she really enyoys it when someone brings her a delicacy, as is done frequently.
Born in a log cabin in Galens, north of Columbus, she had four sisters, four brothers, and four [actually two] half brothers, all of whom have passed away except a younger brother, John, who is 77 years old and lives in Toledo.
She recalls how, when she was a young girl, her parents took six of the children and went by train to Texas.
"We didn't stay there very long," she said. "We went to Paulding County in 1894 and my parents lived there the remainder of their lives."
As Mrs. McOwen fingers yellowed letters and looks thoughtfully at old photographs, one taken when she was "Sweet Sixteen," many experiences of her life on the farm come back to her.
"Five of us children went to school at the same time. We walked a mile to a red brick schoolhouse. We went barefoot all summer, saving our shoes for Sundays.
Mrs. McOwen said she worked around Paulding for several years.
"Finally we all scattered out, leaving my youngest sister, Minnie, and my oldest brother, Emery, at home with our parents.
My mother died in 1916 and father a few years later."
Mrs. McOwen went to Fort Wayne and worked for a time in a glass factory there.
She was married to Henry Clunk of Marion, Ind.,in 1911 and in 1913 they moved to Paulding where he operated a
blacksmith shop. From there they moved to Toledo and a few
years later to Marion, Ind., where her husband died in 1925.
Mrs. McOwen has lived in many communities during her long
lifetime. After her first husband's death she lived in McComb for a year and went to Van Wert. After a few years there she moved to Lima where she met Charles McOwen, who was from Delphos. They were married in 1936 and lived in Delphos.
"One of the highlights of my life was when I went by bus to
Oklahoma in 1938 to see my sister Lillie, who was two years, older than myself. I had not seen her for 47 years," Mrs McOwen still has the yellowed clipping.
"I used to crochet a lot," she said."but Ican'tanymore. My eyes are failing. Sometimes,"she added with a chuckle, I feel like I'm 90 years old!"
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