James was born 9 Jul 1858 in Henry County, Tennessee to James Henry and Mary Henderson Wallace Owen
He was a farmer and a member of the Union Primitive Baptist Church in Como, Henry County, Tennessee
He married Sarah Ann Butler on 24 Nov 1880 in Tennessee
He died 15 Jul 1938 in McKenzie, Carroll County, Tennessee

Children:

Ernest Glen Owen
born 15 Dec 1881 in Tennessee
died 22 Aug 1883 in Tennessee

Mary Launa Owen
born 30 Jan 1884 in Henry County, Tennessee
married William Daniel Clement 22 Aug 1909 in Tennessee
died 25 Dec 1949 in Tennessee

Lawrence Andrew Owen
born 25 Mar 1886 in Henry County, Tennessee
married Ida Mae Taylor on Apr 1905
married Susan Alice Teer on 1 Jan 1919
died 4 Jun 1950 in Tennessee

Hattie Estelle Owen
born 21 May 1888 in Henry County, Tennessee
died 3 Aug 1889 in Henry County, Tennessee

Henry Washington Owen
born 8 Mar 1890 in Henry County, Tennessee
married Mattie Belle Vaughn on 20 Dec 1914 in Paris, Henry County, Tennessee
died 14 Nov 1974 in Paris, Henry County, Tennessee

Roxie Pearl Owen
30 Nov 1892 in Henry County, Tennessee
died 23 Feb 1894 in Henry County, Tennessee

Asenath Matilda Owen
born 22 Jan 1894 in Henry County, Tennessee
married Henry Clarence Ross on Sep 1913
died 28 Feb 1970 in Tennessee

Velma Ethel Owen
born 2 Jan 1896 in Henry County, Tennessee
married William Alfred Glisson on 22 Apr 1922 in Henry County, Tennessee
died 2 May 1985 in Lansing, Inghan County, Michigan

James Aubrey Owen
born 16 May 1900 in Henry County, Tennessee
died 28 Feb 1901 in Henry County, Tennessee

Annie Inez Owen
born 3 Jan 1903 in Henry County, Tennessee
married Henry Clay Atkins on 25 Dec 1927 in Henry County, Tennessee
died 14 Jan 1987 in Tennessee

Opal Lee Owen
born 26 Aug 1906 in Henry County, Tennessee
married Carl J Clark on 26 Dec 1927 in Tennessee
died 1 Jul 1974 in Mississippi