City: Rogersville
OWEN, Robert Alexander, minister of the gospel; born Franklin, N.C., Aug. 25, 1852; son of Thomas W. and Jane (Reid) OWEN; father was farmer and trader and soldier in Confederate army; received his education in the common schools of North Carolina; was farmer and school teacher in early life; entered the ministry of the M.E. Church, South, in 1877, and served charges in North Carolina, nine years, Princeton, W.Va., 1900-1904, three years in Wythe Co., Va., three years in Giles Co., Va., fifteen years in Tenn. member of Holston conference; married Lizzie J. SHERRILL, Nov. 17, 1881; member A.F. & A.M. and I.O.O.F.; Democrat.
Source: Who’s Who in Tennessee: A Biographical Reference Book of Notable Tennesseans of To-Day. Memphis: Paul & Douglas Co, 1911.
