Fundichely
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Re: Owen in Santiago de Cuba, Ponce, P.R.
Hello Ines,
You can call me Ivis, by the way.
It's very interesting that you heard about an Owen in Havana.
That could possibly have been related to me. As that's where my family eventually migrated. However, since they were slaves and slave owners, goodness knows which Owen.
I can tell you that my great grandmother Concepsion Owen had 10 children, some of them were Martinez Owen and others, like my grandmother, were Govin Owen. They lived in Jacomino until they were of age to work (around 10), then they were pulled out of school to work as paid servants. Not quite slavery :).
My one of my grandmother's nieces, a Martinez Owen, married a Mederos Owen. Their mothers were born on the same plantation in Matanzas. Mederos Owen is the surname of the 100 year old, his sister who lives in Bethesda.
A peculiar tidbit, the reason my family is complete in this country was because of the Owen name, though they were not related by blood.
Turns out that there was a mix up with the names once it came time for my mom and grandmom to leave the country.
My dad and I went ahead. A couple of days later, the matter was resolved because Mederos Owen claimed my mom and grandmom.
Hope that explanation was clear. Therefore, the Owen name, though it will die with the lady in Maryland, is alive and well in a bunch of the Martinez Owen, Mederos Owen, Govin Owen decendants, my cousins and me.
I try to be informed of my family roots. It's very sad when you can't put the pieces of the puzzle together. Exile cuts you off in a way only we understand. For instance, I know there are many Fundichelys in Cuba, but have contact with very few. Evidently, it's not a Spanish name, and I'd like very much to build that family tree. That might never be possible.
Thank you for contacting me. I'd love to hear more about your Owen family.
Ivis
You can call me Ivis, by the way.
It's very interesting that you heard about an Owen in Havana.
That could possibly have been related to me. As that's where my family eventually migrated. However, since they were slaves and slave owners, goodness knows which Owen.
I can tell you that my great grandmother Concepsion Owen had 10 children, some of them were Martinez Owen and others, like my grandmother, were Govin Owen. They lived in Jacomino until they were of age to work (around 10), then they were pulled out of school to work as paid servants. Not quite slavery :).
My one of my grandmother's nieces, a Martinez Owen, married a Mederos Owen. Their mothers were born on the same plantation in Matanzas. Mederos Owen is the surname of the 100 year old, his sister who lives in Bethesda.
A peculiar tidbit, the reason my family is complete in this country was because of the Owen name, though they were not related by blood.
Turns out that there was a mix up with the names once it came time for my mom and grandmom to leave the country.
My dad and I went ahead. A couple of days later, the matter was resolved because Mederos Owen claimed my mom and grandmom.
Hope that explanation was clear. Therefore, the Owen name, though it will die with the lady in Maryland, is alive and well in a bunch of the Martinez Owen, Mederos Owen, Govin Owen decendants, my cousins and me.
I try to be informed of my family roots. It's very sad when you can't put the pieces of the puzzle together. Exile cuts you off in a way only we understand. For instance, I know there are many Fundichelys in Cuba, but have contact with very few. Evidently, it's not a Spanish name, and I'd like very much to build that family tree. That might never be possible.
Thank you for contacting me. I'd love to hear more about your Owen family.
Ivis