James Colegrove Owen

1825 - 1914  (88 years)

• Name	James Colegrove Owen  [1, 2, 3, 4]
  Born	11 Oct 1825	Sunderlandville, Potter, Pennsylvania   [1, 3, 4]
  Gender	Male
  Died	26 Jan 1914	Ogden, Weber, Utah
  	James Owen died Monday morning at 6:30. He was a member of the Mormon Battalion and was the first Chief of Police of Ogden City. He died at his home, 516 Cross Street, after an illness of a month with paralysis. He was born in Potter County, Pa. October 11, 1825, being 88 years old at the time of his death. He is survived by an aged wife, 5 children, 56 grandchildren and 46 great-grandchildren. His wife who he married when quite a young man was Sariah Rawson of Ogden and the children are James Albert, William F., and Daniel Owen, all of Idaho Falls, Idaho, and Charles H. Owen of Harrisville, and Mrs. Emma Purdy of Ogden. The funeral will be held at 2:00 Wednesday from the eight Ward with Bishop W.W. Rawson presiding and the interment will be made in the Ogden City Cemetery. The remains may be viewed at the home this afternoon and Wednesday until 1:00, Larkins and Sons having prepared the body for interment. When a young man, James Owen joined the Mormon Church at Nauvoo, Illinois and went then to Winter Quarters where he joined the Mormon Battalion that was sent to Mexico, in 1846. He belonged to Company D under General Carney and walked across the desert county, his company being among the first that reached California. After serving one year he was honorable discharged from the service and went to work for Captain Sutter, building a canal in the Sacramento valley. It was here that the first fold was found in California. In 1846 he next went to Salt Lake Valley and was sent to St. Louis to help some emigrants cross the plains. He returned with President Woodruff's party in 1850. He was Chief of Police of Ogden, during the time of the building of the Union Pacific and later was constable for some time. He was among the early builders of the county and city and has done much toward the building of the State of Utah.
  Person ID	I216	Grow
  Last Modified	24 Apr 2012

  
  

  Family	Sariah Rawson,   b. 15 Mar 1834, Lafayette, Missouri ,   d. 05 Dec 1914, Ogden, Weber, Utah  (Age 80 years)
  Married	01 Jun 1851	Ogden, Weber, Utah   [4, 5, 6]
  Children	1. James Albert Owen,   b. 02 Nov 1852, Ogden, Utah Territory ,   d. 21 Feb 1936, Ammon, Bonneville, Idaho  (Age 83 years)   2. William Franklin Owen,   b. 05 Aug 1854, Ogden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 22 Feb 1927, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho  (Age 72 years)   3. Joseph Henry Owen,   b. 14 Oct 1857, Ogden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 18 Apr 1902, Ammon, Bonneville, Idaho  (Age 44 years)   4. Daniel Warren Owen,   b. 05 Oct 1859, Ogden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 27 Jun 1922, Idaho Falls, Bonneville, Idaho  (Age 62 years)   5. Horace Nathaniel Owen,   b. 08 Jan 1862, Ogden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 30 Nov 1912, Ogden, Weber, Utah  (Age 50 years)   6. Sariah Emily Owen,   b. 04 Feb 1864, Ogden, Weber, Utah ,   d. 02 May 1939, Ogden, Weber, Utah  (Age 75 years)   7. Mary Elizabeth Owen,   b. 01 Jan 1867, Ogden, Utah Territory ,   d. 02 Feb 1913, Brigham City, Box Elder, Utah  (Age 46 years)   8. Charles Hanford Owen,   b. 13 Aug 1869, Ogden, Utah Territory ,   d. 07 Mar 1959, Ogden, Weber, Utah  (Age 89 years)
  Last Modified	1 Oct 2012
  Family ID	F109	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Event Map		Married - 01 Jun 1851 - Ogden, Weber, Utah Died - 26 Jan 1914 - Ogden, Weber, Utah  = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  The middle name Colegrove is recognized by his family, but there are no records that show this is his middle name. He always signed his name James Owen.

  
  

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  [S81] 1910 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006. For details on the contents of the film numbers, visit the following NARA web page: NARA.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Thirteenth Census of the Unit;), Year: 1910; Census Place: Ogden Ward 3, Weber, Utah; Roll: T624_1611; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 228; Image: 487. Birth date: abt 1826 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1910 Residence place: Ogden Ward 3, Weber, Utah [S90] Public Member Trees, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2006.Original data - Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.Original data: Family trees submitted by Ancestry members.;), Ancestry Family Trees. [S93] 1880 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com and The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2005. 1880 U.S. Census Index provided by The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints � Copyright 1999 Intellectual Reserve, Inc. All rights reserved. All use is subject to the limite;), Year: 1880; Census Place: Ogden, Weber, Utah; Roll: T9_1339; Family History Film: 1255339; Page: 430.4000; Enumeration District: 97; Image: . Birth date: abt 1825 Birth place: Pennsylvania Residence date: 1880 Residence place: Ogden, Weber, Utah, United States [S97] 1900 United States Federal Census, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2004.Original data - United States of America, Bureau of the Census. Twelfth Census of the United States, 1900. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1900. T623,;), Year: 1900; Census Place: Farr West, Weber, Utah; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: . Birth date: Oct 1824 Birth place: Pennsylvania Marriage date: 1851 Marriage place: Residence date: 1900 Residence place: Farr West, Harrisville, Pleasant View, Slaterville Precincts, Weber, Utah [S46] Pioneer Immigrants to Utah Territory, Ancestry.com, (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2001.Original data - Questionnaires compiled by Sons of the Utah Pioneers in Salt Lake City.Original data: Questionnaires compiled by Sons of the Utah Pioneers in Salt Lake City.;). Birth date: 15 Mar 1834 Birth place: Lafayette CO, Missouri Death date: 13 Dec 1914 Death place: Ogden, Weher, Utah Marriage date: 01 Jun 1851 Marriage place: Residence date: Residence place: Ogden Departure date: 1850 Departure place: [S87] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Edmund West, comp., (Name: Online publication - Provo, UT, USA: The Generations Network, Inc., 2000.;), Birth year: 1834; Birth city: Fayette; Birth state: MO. Birth date: 15 March 1834 Birth place: Fayette, Lafayette CO, MO Death date: 5 December 1914 Death place: Ogden, Weber, UT Marriage date: 1 June 1851 Marriage place: Ogden, Weber, UT