Owen H. Courtney
(1871-1944)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Ada R. McCleary

Owen H. Courtney 1 3 4 5 6

  • Born: 6 March 1871, Martelle, IA 2 3 4 5 6
  • Marriage (1): Ada R. McCleary on 27 October 1897 in Olin, IA 1 2 3 4 5
  • Died: 15 February 1944 at age 72 2 6
  • Buried: 17 February 1944, Fairview, IA 2 6
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bullet  Noted events in his life were:

• He appeared on the 1910 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on April 1910. 3

Sheet 8A, District 58, Household 99
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
Head..Owen H. Courtney..39..IA
(Living with wife and 3 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on January 1920. 4

Sheet 8A, District 65, Household 154
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
Owen H. Courtney...Self..48..IA
(Living with wife and 2 children.)
.

• He appeared on the 1925 Iowa State Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA in January 1925. 5

Book 38
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
Owen H. Courtney..53..IA
(Living with wife and son.)
.



• He was buried on 17 February 1944 in the Forest Hill Cemetery in Fairview, IA.

Plot: alley 12
Find A Grave Memorial #57699576
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Owen married Ada R. McCleary, daughter of William Watson McCleary and Mary M. Ernsbarger, on 27 October 1897 in Olin, IA.1 2 3 4 5 (Ada R. McCleary was born in 1871 in , Jones County, IA,2 3 4 5 7 8 9 died on 23 October 1951 in , Jones County, IA 2 9 and was buried after 23 October 1951 in , Jones County, IA 2 9.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:

• They appeared on the 1910 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on April 1910. 3

Sheet 8A, District 58, Household 99
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
Head..Owen H. Courtney..39..IA
Wife..Ada M. Courtney..38..IA
Daughter..Helly G. Courtney..11..IA
Daughter..Eunice M. Courtney..8..IA
Son..Cecil O. Courtney..0..IA
.

• They appeared on the 1920 US Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA on January 1920. 4

Sheet 8A, District 65, Household 154
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
Owen H. Courtney...Self..48..IA
Ada Courtney...Wife..48..IA
Hatty Courtney...Daughter..20..IA
Cecil Courtney...Son..10..IA
.

• They appeared on the 1925 Iowa State Census in Fairview Township, Jones, IA in January 1925. 5

Book 38
Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa
Owen H. Courtney..53..IA
(Father..William Courtney..PA)
(Mother..Hester McCellan..PA)
Ada Courtney..53..IA
(Father..William McCleary..PA)
(Mother..Mary Ernsbarger..OH)
Cecil Courtney..15..IA
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Sources


1 "Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1805551 : accessed 10 Apr 2014), Name: Owen H Courtney; Event Date: 27 Oct 1897; Event Place: Olin, Jones, Iowa.

2 Margaret Saville, "Ancestors & Descendants," database, RootsWeb (http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=ancientage : accessed 10 Apr 2014).

3 1910 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 58, sheet 8A, family 99, Owen H. Courtney and Ada R. McCleary; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T624.

4 1920 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, enumeration district (ED) 65, sheet 8A, family 154, Owen H. Courtney and Ada R. McCleary; index and images (accessed 10 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T625.

5 1925 State Census, Iowa, population schedules, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. Book 38, Owen H. Courtney and Ada R. McCleary; database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/search/collection/2224537 : accessed 10 Apr 2014).

6 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 10 Apr 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57699576.

7 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 431A, William Watson McCleary and Elizabeth Lindley; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 10 Apr 2014); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0348.

8 1885 Iowa State Census, Fairview Township, Jones County, Iowa, p. 192, dwelling 150, family 154, line 11, William Watson McCleary and Elizabeth Lindley; database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/search/collection/1803643 : accessed 10 Apr 2014).

9 Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/ : accessed 10 Apr 2014), http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gr&GRid=57699531.


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