James Alexander Owen (1891 - 1955)

Born 6 Sep 1891 in Natchez, Adams, Mississippi, United States

Died 6 Jul 1955 at age 63 in Detroit, Wayne, Michigan, United States

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Biography

James Owen is Notable.

1st Lieutenant James Owen served in the United States Army in World War I
Service started: 10 Aug 1917
Unit(s): 370th Infantry, Medical Corps
Service ended: 25 Mar 1919

Dr. James Alexander Owen served as medical doctor during World War I in France in the 370th Infantry. After the war, he was active in politics in Cleveland, Ohio area where he continued to practice medicine. Dr. Owen served on the board of Trustees for the National Medical Association and was frequently credited for his efforts in the Journal of the National Medical Association.^[1]

African-American Doctors of World War I

James was born in 1891 in Natchez, Mississippi. He was the son of Samuel Henry Clay Owen and Sarah J Mazique.^[2][3]

James married Marie Thomas in Cuyahoga County, Ohio in 1921.^[3]

James passed away in 1955. He was buried in Elmwood Cemetery in Detroit, Michigan.^[4]

A fuller description of his life and accomplishments can be found in "African American Doctors of World War I: The Lives of 104 Volunteers", by W. Douglas Fisher and Joann H Buckley, McFarland, Nov 2015.^[5]

Sources

1. ↑ Wikipedia:James Alexander Owen
2. ↑ 1900 Census: "1900 United States Federal Census"
   Year: 1900; Census Place: Natchez Ward 2, Adams, Mississippi; Roll: 799; Page: 6; Enumeration District: 0006; FHL microfilm: 1240799
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 7602 #55076783 (accessed 24 February 2023)
   James A Owen (8), single son, in household of S H C Owen (44) in Natchez Ward 2, Adams, Mississippi. Born in Mississippi, USA.
3. ↑ ^{3.0 3.1} Marriage: "Cuyahoga County, Ohio, U.S., Marriage Records and Indexes, 1810-1973"
   Cuyahoga County Archive; Cleveland, Ohio; Cuyahoga County, Ohio, Marriage Records, 1810-1973; Volume: Vol 123-124; Page: 239; Year Range: 1921 Jun - 1921 Dec
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 1876 #1306142 (accessed 24 February 2023)
   James A Owen (29) marriage to Marie E Thomas on 30 Jul 1921.
4. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (has image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #234391898 (accessed 24 February 2023)
   Memorial page for James Alexander Owen (6 Sep 1891-9 Jul 1955), citing Elmwood Cemetery, Detroit, Wayne County, Michigan, USA; Maintained by SPMcD (contributor 48452228).
5. ↑ "African American Doctors of World War I: The Lives of 104 Volunteers", by W. Douglas Fisher and Joann H Buckley, McFarland, Nov 2015.

• Military: "Mississippi, World War I Service Cards, 1917-1919," database with images, Ancestry, Ancestry Sharing Link, (Ancestry Record 61960 #38598 : accessed 11 May 2023); James Alexander Owen, born 6 Sep 1891.

• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MPZP-VJ9 : accessed 13 May 2023), Sarah J Owen in household of Samuel H C Owen, Natchez Ward 2, Adams, Mississippi, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 6, sheet 3B, family 74, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 731; FHL microfilm 1,374,744.