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| courtesy of Chip Rowe - Find A Grave |
Phebe Rogers, the daughter of John Rogers & Mary Skidmore, married Merritt Owen and had 2 children - Ranson & Mary.
Mary married William Van Amburgh & they had one son who died in infancy.
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| courtesy of Lady Goshen - Find A Grave |
Ranson, a fruit farmer, married Mary Wurts, the daughter of Cornelius Wurts & Margaret Lefevre, and they had 3 children who never married - Nellie, Ida & Allan.
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| courtesy of Lady Goshen - Find A Grave |
Middletown Times Press,
4 Jan 1919
Aged Resident of the Town of Goshen Passes Away on Jan 3
Goshen, Jan 4 - Mary Wurts Owen, aged 75 years, six months and 16 days, died of paralysis, on Jan 3, at her late residence in the town of Goshen, after an illness of about [16] days. The deceased was born in New Paltz, the daughter of Cornelius Wurts and Margaret LeFever, both of New Paltz. On March 13, 1868 she was united in marriage to Ranson Own of Glenham, NY and [had] been a resident of Goshe for the past 20 years. She was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church of New Platz. Surviving are two daughters, Miss Nellie LeFever Owen and Miss Ida May Owen; one son, Allen R Owen; three sisters, Misses Elizabeth, Sarah and Margaret Owen, all of New Paltz. Funeral services will be held at the late residence, Monday afternoon at [x] o'clock, conducted by Rev F [x] Haines.
Middletown Daily Herald, 18 Jun 1924
Miss Ida Owen Of Goshen Taken
Goshen, Jun 18 - The funeral of Miss Ida M Owen, whose demise occurred this morning at 7 o'clock at her home in the Town of Goshen, will take place Saturday at 2 pm, standard time. Miss Owen had been ill several months. She was born in New Paltz, the daughter of Ramson and Mary Wurtz Owen, and she had lived in Goshen for 30 years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and is survived by a sister, Miss Nellie L Owen and a brother, Allen R Owen. The Rev George H Scofield will officiate at the funeral and interment will be in the Family plot at Slate Hill Cemetery.
Middletown Times Herald, 7 Aug 1939
Allan Owen, Noted Orchardist, Is Dead - Also Known for Ponies Named for Famous Men
Goshen - Allan R Owen, well-known fruit-grower and owner of Maplewood Farm stables, died yesterday of a heart attack in Horton Hospital, Middletown. Widely known for the Shetland ponies raised on his farm three miles north of Goshen, which had taken many prizes at county fair shows, Mr Own generally harvested one of the largest crops of apples in the vicinity. His farm also has a reputation for fine grapes and other fruits. Naming ponies after famous persons had been the custom at Maplewood Farm. Amount the most famous was Franklin D, named for the President with whom Mr Owen often corresponded. The President sent his namesake a harness after he had seen the pony take the grand prize at the Dutchess County Fair in 1937. Born at Stony Ford June fourteenth, 1884, a son of Ramson and Mary Wurtz Owen, Mr Owen had lived in the Town of Hamptonburg forty-five years. He lived with his sister, Miss Nellie L Owen in the spacious homestead on Maplewood Farm. Funeral services will be held at the farm tomorrow at three pm with the Rev Robert C Longaker of Campbell Hall officiating. Interment will be in Slate Hill Cemetery.
Aged Resident of the Town of Goshen Passes Away on Jan 3
Goshen, Jan 4 - Mary Wurts Owen, aged 75 years, six months and 16 days, died of paralysis, on Jan 3, at her late residence in the town of Goshen, after an illness of about [16] days. The deceased was born in New Paltz, the daughter of Cornelius Wurts and Margaret LeFever, both of New Paltz. On March 13, 1868 she was united in marriage to Ranson Own of Glenham, NY and [had] been a resident of Goshe for the past 20 years. She was a member of the Dutch Reformed Church of New Platz. Surviving are two daughters, Miss Nellie LeFever Owen and Miss Ida May Owen; one son, Allen R Owen; three sisters, Misses Elizabeth, Sarah and Margaret Owen, all of New Paltz. Funeral services will be held at the late residence, Monday afternoon at [x] o'clock, conducted by Rev F [x] Haines.
Middletown Daily Herald, 18 Jun 1924
Miss Ida Owen Of Goshen Taken
Goshen, Jun 18 - The funeral of Miss Ida M Owen, whose demise occurred this morning at 7 o'clock at her home in the Town of Goshen, will take place Saturday at 2 pm, standard time. Miss Owen had been ill several months. She was born in New Paltz, the daughter of Ramson and Mary Wurtz Owen, and she had lived in Goshen for 30 years. She was a member of the Presbyterian Church and is survived by a sister, Miss Nellie L Owen and a brother, Allen R Owen. The Rev George H Scofield will officiate at the funeral and interment will be in the Family plot at Slate Hill Cemetery.
Middletown Times Herald, 7 Aug 1939
Allan Owen, Noted Orchardist, Is Dead - Also Known for Ponies Named for Famous Men
Goshen - Allan R Owen, well-known fruit-grower and owner of Maplewood Farm stables, died yesterday of a heart attack in Horton Hospital, Middletown. Widely known for the Shetland ponies raised on his farm three miles north of Goshen, which had taken many prizes at county fair shows, Mr Own generally harvested one of the largest crops of apples in the vicinity. His farm also has a reputation for fine grapes and other fruits. Naming ponies after famous persons had been the custom at Maplewood Farm. Amount the most famous was Franklin D, named for the President with whom Mr Owen often corresponded. The President sent his namesake a harness after he had seen the pony take the grand prize at the Dutchess County Fair in 1937. Born at Stony Ford June fourteenth, 1884, a son of Ramson and Mary Wurtz Owen, Mr Owen had lived in the Town of Hamptonburg forty-five years. He lived with his sister, Miss Nellie L Owen in the spacious homestead on Maplewood Farm. Funeral services will be held at the farm tomorrow at three pm with the Rev Robert C Longaker of Campbell Hall officiating. Interment will be in Slate Hill Cemetery.
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