Family Group Sheet
NameJames Owens
Birthabt 1858, Indiana
Marriage12 Feb 1878, Parke Co., Indiana
SpouseViolet McCorkle
BirthDec 1857, Parke Co., Indiana
Death1929, Putnam Co., Indiana
Other spousesJames Madison Delong
Notes for Violet McCorkle
Daughter of Robert McCorkle and Elizabeth McGilvery.
Notes for James & Violet (Family)
Parke Co., Indiana marriage records list the marriage of James Owens and Violet McCorkle on 12 Feb 1878, by Scott Noel, J.P.
(It is possible that the date has been misindexed and that it should be 1873, given the daughter Nora age 6 in the 1800 census.)
(It is possible that the date has been misindexed and that it should be 1873, given the daughter Nora age 6 in the 1800 census.)
Census
1880 census of Parke Co., Indiana, Union township, enumerated 26 June, lists on p. 29 as family #259/263:
Owens, James, 22, farm laborer, b. Indiana Arkansas --; Violet, 22 wife, b. Ind Ind Ind; Nora, 6, dau, b. Ind Ind Ind.
If the 1878 marriage date for James and Violet is correct, then Nora may be the child of an earlier marriage. (Either his or her age may also be wrong; 16 seems young for a father.)
Owens, James, 22, farm laborer, b. Indiana Arkansas --; Violet, 22 wife, b. Ind Ind Ind; Nora, 6, dau, b. Ind Ind Ind.
If the 1878 marriage date for James and Violet is correct, then Nora may be the child of an earlier marriage. (Either his or her age may also be wrong; 16 seems young for a father.)
