Owen, Warren A. 1841- 1926 Civil War Vet

OWEN, MAQUIRE, KUSTER, WAGNER, KNUTSON, FRANKLIN, KELSEY

Posted By: Dorothy (email)
Date: 5/25/2010 at 14:12:04

Warren A. Owen was born May 3.
1841, in West Monroe, N. Y., and
when but a year old moved with his
parents to Dodge county, Wisconsin.
On April 19, 1862, he enlisted with
the Twelfth regulars and served for
three years. He was wounded in the
early days of the battle of Gettysburg
and was honorably discharged from
the service April 19, 1865.
He was m a r r i e d to Sabina E.
Maguire on October 1, 1865, to which
union eleven children were born, seven
of whom survive, Clarence H. and
Eugene E. of Postville ; Mrs. Emma
A. Kuster of Madison, Wisconsin;
Mrs. Alice Wagner and Mrs. Mattie
W. Knutson of Wisconsin Rapids.
Wisconsin; May O. Franklin of Los
Angeles, California: R. Fred Owen of
Jerome, Idaho.
Three years a f t e r the death of Mrs.
Owen on February 23, 1909, he married
Miss Amelia Kelsey of Juneau,
Wisconsin, who survives him.
Monday, April 12, 1926. following a
protracted period of failing health,
Mr. Owen entered into eternal rest
aged nearly 85 years , at his home
in Wisconsin Rapids, where funeral
services were held from the Methodist
church last Wednesday. Following
this the remains were shipped to his
old home in Postville where on Thursday,
after a brief service at the Harris
& Schutte undertaking rooms, conducted
by Rev. Harris of the United
Brethren church, the body of this valiant
veteran, kind husband and father,
good neighbor, citizen and friend was
laid to rest in the Hardin cemetery.

Postville Herald - 22 April 1926

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Added by Connie Ellis (Owen descendant and researcher) on 3/1/2014:

This paragraph in the obit needs clarification:

"Three years after the death of Mrs. Owen on February 23, 1909, he married Miss Amelia A. Kelsey"

Clarification: February 23,1909 is the day that Mrs. Owen died. Warren and Amelia Kelsey married three years later, on June 5, 1912 in Juneau, Wisconsin.

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Added by S. Ferrall 4/16/2014. This death notice was published the week prior to the obituary:

A message to C.H. Owen of this city on Monday conveyed to him the sorry news that his father, W.A. Owen, had passed away at his home in Grand Rapids, Wisconsin, during the early hours of that morning.

Mr. Owen was for many years a resident of the Cherry Valley region and was widely known and highly respected.

E.E. Owen of Frankville left on the noon train Monday for Grand Rapids and will arrive here today with the body. A short funeral service wil be held at the undertaking rooms of Harris & Schutte at two o'clock this afternoon, following which the remains will be laid to rest in the family plot in the Hardin cemetery.

~Postville Herald, April 15, 1926