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Dennis S Owens

11 Dec 1844 – 10 Mar 1920

Birth	11 Dec 1844
Death	10 Mar 1920
Cemetery	Old Gibson Primitive Baptist Church Cemetery Fruitland , Gibson County , Tennessee , USA
Added by	Mark O on 11 Apr 2023
FaG	https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/56933725

Bio

Dennis was only 16 years and 4 months old when war broke out at Fort Sumter, South Carolina. He enlisted but does not show up on the muster rolls until 12 Jan 1863, after he turned eighteen. He was in Company G, 20th Infantry Regiment Tennessee. It was organized on June 12, 1861, and was initially mustered into service in August of the same year. The Tennessee 20th Infantry saw action at Battle of Mill Springs, 19 Jan 1862 Battle of Shiloh, 6-7 Apr 1862 Battle of Murfreesboro, 31 Dec 1862 Battle of Chickamauga, 19-20 Sep 1863 Battle of Chattanooga, 23-25 Nov 1863 Battle of Kennesaw Mountain, 27 Jun 1864 Battle of Atlanta, 22 Jul 1864 Battle of Franklin, 30 Nov 1864 Battle of Nashville, 15-16 Dec 1864 He was captured near Nashville, Tennessee 16 Dec 1864 and 17 Feb 1865 was transferred to Point Lookout, Maryland, for exchange. Reportedly, family lore is that he met his wife on his way home from the war. He married Sarah E Lancaster, 18 May 1866, Perry County, Tennessee.

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Family

Parents

• Jesse Owens 1812–1900
• Ethelinda Parham Owens 1818–1895

Spouse

• Sarah Elizabeth Lancaster Owens 1847–1938 FaG

Siblings

• Stephen Cary Owens 1836–1904
• Elder James S Owens 1838–1877
• Matilda Jane Owens Wheat 1840–1923
• Labon E Owens 1847–1926
• Silas Hadley Owens 1850–1940
• Mrs Susan M. Owens Grist Couch 1855–1933

Children

• Jesse Gable Owens 1868–1951 FaG
• William Silas Owens 1871–1930 FaG
• John Stephen Owens 1873–1952 FaG
• Farley Crowells Owens 1875–1942 FaG
• Temma A. Owens Shook 1880–1935 FaG
• Sidney Johnson Owens 1888–1966 FaG

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