Lucy Arvilla Owen

1812 - 1884  (71 years)

• Name	Lucy Arvilla Owen
  Born	1 Oct 1812	Mansfield, Tolland, Connecticut   [1]
  Gender	Female
  _FSFTID	LHZB-JF7
  _UID	E7A966BCF7DA4B97B89876589E04B7270323
  Died	21 Jun 1884	Bolivar, Polk, Missouri   [1]
  Buried	Bolivar, Polk, Missouri   [1]
  	Hadlock Cemetery
  Person ID	I3366	McPherson History
  Last Modified	17 Apr 2018

  
  

  Family	Carver Gunn,   b. 12 Jul 1799, Montague, Franklin, Massachusetts ,   d. 20 Apr 1885, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri  (Age 85 years)
  Married	1 Jul 1838	Tazewell, Illinois
  Children	1. Osman D. Gunn,   b. 20 Apr 1839, Woodford, Illinois ,   d. 24 Apr 1935, Plainview, Hale, Texas  (Age 96 years)   2. Eliza Arilla Gunn,   b. 5 Sep 1840, Logan, Lawrence, Missouri ,   d. 8 Dec 1928, Allen Co., Kansas  (Age 88 years)   3. Henry Clay Gunn,   b. 20 Sep 1842, Lawrence Co., Missouri ,   d. 27 Oct 1919, Wausaukee, Marinette, Wisconsin  (Age 77 years)   4. Adaline "Addie" J. Gunn,   b. 1 Mar 1845, Lawrence Co., Missouri ,   d. 1912, Cherokee Co., Kansas  (Age 66 years)   5. Bettie Ann Gunn,   b. 12 Dec 1846, Lawrence Co., Missouri ,   d. 4 Jun 1927, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri  (Age 80 years)   6. Rufus B. Gunn,   b. 16 Jul 1848, Lawrence Co., Missouri ,   d. 12 Oct 1919, Bolivar, Polk, Missouri  (Age 71 years)
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2020
  Family ID	F881	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Notes

  BOLIVAR FREE PRESS July 3, 1884. Mrs Lucy A. Gunn, wife of Carver Gunn died at the residence of her son R.B. Gunn a few miles west of Bolivar on 21 Jun, 1884. Mrs. Gunn's maiden name was Owen. She was a native of Connecticut, having been born near Hartford in the year 1812. When she was about three years old, her parents emigrated to "the far west" as going to Ohio, settling near the Scioto River. Subsequently, the family moved to Illinois, where in 1838, the deceased married Carver Gunn. The next year they moved to Southwest Missouri and settled in Lawrence County. They lived there some twelve years. and then moved to Polk. Mrs. Gunn had been in poor health for some years and her death was not unexpected. She is survived by her husband, now lacking only a few days of being eighty-five years of age, and six children, for of whom are well-known residents of Polk County, viz; O.D., H.C. and R.B. Gunn and Mrs Betty Reed. Two daughters, Mrs. Eliza Pease and Mrs. Adeline Hadlock who live in Kansas.

  
  

• Sources

  [S10] Findagrave Memorial Entry, https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/54280641/lucy-arilla-gunn.