Vernie Owings1

b. May 1875
FatherWilliam Owings1 b. 23 Oct 1821, d. 22 Aug 1907
MotherSarah Sophroma Davis1 b. 7 Feb 1833, d. aft 1900
BirthMay 1875 Vernie Owings was born in May 1875 in Iowa.1,2 
Marriage2 Mar 1892 She married William Turnbull on 2 Mar 1892 in Van Clerr, Marshall County, Iowa.3 
Widowed28 Dec 1895 Vernie was widowed at the age of twenty when William died of cancer. 
ChildDeathMar 1896  Three months later their youngest son died of pneumonia. 
Cens-190012 Jun 1900  Vernie and her surviving son Ray returned to her parent's home to live.2 

Family

William Turnbull b. abt 1862, d. 28 Dec 1895
Children
ChartsDescendants of Mathew Ryburn and Jane Beattie
Last Edited18 Dec 2005

Citations

  1. [S1041] William Owings household, 1880 U.S. cens., Marshall Co., IA, pop. sched., Logan township, ED 287, page 104b (stamped), dwelling 51, family 52, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 6 of 14. Enumeration includes: William Owings, 59, farmer, b. MO, parents b. KY; Sarah, 48, wife, b. VA, parents b. VA; following b. IL: Robert E. 17, son; Sarah E. 15, dau; Mathew 13, son; Florence 11, dau; following b. IA: Olive 9, dau; Clara 7, dau; Vernie, 6, dau but is marked male.
  2. [S1042] William Owings household, 1900 U.S. cens., Marshall Co., Iowa, pop. sched., Logan township, ED 114, sheet 8A (123 stamped), dwelling 131, family 134, viewed online at Ancestry.com, Nov. 2004, image 15 of 23. Enumeration includes: William Owings, 78, b. Oct. 1821 MO, parents b. KY, marr 50yrs; Sarah S., wife, 67, b. Feb. 1833, W VA, marr 50yrs, mother 14 children, 11 living, parents b. W VA; Clara B., dau, 26, b. Aug. 1873 IA, sgl; Vernie M. Turnball [?], dau, wid, b. May 1875 IA, mother 2 children, 1 living; Ray O., son, 7, b. Jan. 1893 IA.
  3. [S1083] Marshall Co., Iowa Marriage Register 2: 269. William Turnbull, 30, farmer, of Logan twp, b. IL son of Robt Trunbull and Elizabeth Jackson, 1st marr and Vernie M. Owings, 18, b. IA, of Logan twp, dau of William Owings and Sarah Davison, 1st marr; marr at Van Clerr, IA on 2 March 1892; witnesses: John Turnbull and Flor__ Owings.