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(06-11-2019 05:45 PM)Steve Wrote:  I got this information (which I've retyped below) directly from the Arlington burial record made at the time. It specifically says that Owens was not in the military and was a citizen of Newport, Maryland who died at Old Capitol Prison:


James H. T. Owens - age 35 and citizen of Newport, Maryland died of "inflammation of the brain" while at Old Capitol Prison on June 23, 1865. He was buried in Arlington Cemetery Grave 16, Range 15, Block 2.B.



I've already sent both images of the record to Roger who can post them to the forum, if any of you still have doubts that this is the correct person.

The entry is the second last from the bottom continued across both pages.

Find A Grave page:

https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/6055...-h_t-owens

I have very few doubts that you have found the missing James Owens, and I bet that he still lies in the Lower Cemetery where the slaves and freedmen went, but it likely is no longer known as the Lower Cemetery. Thank you, Steve, for putting another piece in the puzzle.