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Sources consulted for the biography of:Alexander Owen (ca. 1830–ca. 1898)
Biographical Information
- United States Census Schedules, Halifax Co., 1870 (age forty), 1880 (age forty-six), Records of the Bureau of the Census, Record Group 29, National Archives and Records Administration, Washington, D.C.
- First and second marriages in Halifax Co. Register of Marriages, 1866 (age thirty-seven on Dec. 26), 1873 (age forty-two).
- Third marriage in Mecklenburg Co. Marriage Register No. 1 (1854–1929), p. 352.
- Halifax Co. Deed Books, 62:718–719 and 82:421.
- Divorce in Alexander Owen v. Malinda Owen, Halifax Co. Chancery Cause, 1885-009.
- J. D. Fry for Etc. v. Alexander Owen, Halifax Co. Chancery Cause, 1895-052.
- Last known mention in 1898 Halifax County Personal Property Tax Return, Auditor of Public Accounts, Record Group 48, Library of Virginia.
- Luther Porter Jackson, Negro Office-Holders in Virginia, 1865–1895 (1945), 32 (with 1831 year of birth).
Political Career
- Election results in General Orders and Circulars, Headquarters First Military District, 1869 (1870), "Summary of the result of the election for members of the House of Delegates of Virginia, held on the 6th day of July, 1869," 16.
- Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia (1869–1870 sess.), 36–37, 54, 270, 588, 607.
- Journal of the House of Delegates of the State of Virginia (1870–1871 sess.), 387.
Newspapers
- Richmond Daily Whig, June 18, 1869.
- Richmond Daily Dispatch, July 12, 1869; Mar. 17, 1870; Feb. 18, 1871 (fourth quotation), Feb. 18, 1879.
- Fredericksburg Ledger, Aug. 12, 1870 (first and second quotations).
- Staunton Spectator, June 14, 1870 (third quotation).
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