Elizabethtown in Bladen County, North Carolina — The American South (South Atlantic)
John Owen
1787-1841
Photographed By Michael Buckner, June 25, 2022
1. John Owen Marker
Erected 1934 by Division of Archives and History. (Marker Number I-7.)
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Government & Politics.
Location. 34° 38.703′ N, 78° 40.363′ W. Marker is in Elizabethtown, North Carolina, in Bladen County. Marker is at the intersection of Owen Hill Road and North Carolina Route 41/87, on the left when traveling north on Owen Hill Road. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 2-1024 Owen Hill Rd, Elizabethtown NC 28337, United States of America. Touch for directions.
Other nearby markers. At least 7 other markers are within 11 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies. Battle of Elizabethtown (approx. 3.9 miles away); Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church (approx. 8.4 miles away); Thomas Robeson (approx. 8.6 miles away); Future Farmers of America (approx. 9.3 miles away); a different marker also named Old Brown Marsh Presbyterian Church (approx. 10.3 miles away); White Lake CCC Camp (approx. 10.4 miles away); Whistler’s Mother (approx. 10.4 miles away).
Also see . . . John Owen.
John Owen, farmer, politician, and governor, was born in Bladen(Submitted on December 2, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina.)County of Welsh ancestry, the son of Eleanor Porterfield and Colonel Thomas Owen, one of the leaders of the Battle of Elizabethtown in August 1781. General James Owen was his brother. His father was born in Chester County, Pa., but moved to Bladen with his family when he was a child. In addition to his service in the American Revolution, for which he received military honors, Thomas Owen was a member of the Provincial Congress at Hillsborough, was elected justice of the Bladen County Court of Pleas and Quarter Sessions, and served many terms as state senator both before and after the war. He died in 1803.
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2. John Owen Marker
Portrait of John Owen by an unknown artist. Image from the North Carolina Museum of History.
Credits. This page was last revised on December 2, 2022. It was originally submitted on December 2, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. This page has been viewed 153 times since then and 30 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 2, 2022, by Michael Buckner of Durham, North Carolina. • Bernard Fisher was the editor who published this page.
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