Individual Details

Married (2) Malinda Cox (1839-1909), 20 Sep 1857, Osage Co, MO Buried Crawford Ousley Cemetery, Phelps Co, MO

His first marriage was to Malinda Lett - they had one son, Christian, and she died in early 1857.

1860 Census. Gasconade Co, MO, Hh 1578, next to his brother Pleasant
Crawford Ousley, 24
Malinda, 21
Christian, 4
Phebe, 9 months

20 Oct 1868 - married Catherine Cox, half-sister of Melinda.

Apparently the children of Melinda Cox and her half sister Catherine overlapped.

1870 Census. Big Piney, Pulaski Co, MO
Crawford Owsley, 33
Catharine, 21, Keeping House
Malinda, 28, House Keeper
Christian, 13
James, 8
Catherine, 6
Joseph, 4
William, 3
Biditha, 1 (male - NOT - this was a female!)
Robert, 1 month
Marion, 1 month (male)

1880 Census. Cullen, Pulaski, MO, Hh 211
Crawford Ously, 43
Catherine, 30
James, 18
Catharine, 16
Joseph, 14
William, 13 (James, Catherine, Joseph & William were all children of Malinda and are also counted with her in Phelps Co in 1880.)
Thomas, 5
Charles, 8 months, b. Sep 1879

1880 Census. Liberty, Phelps, MO, Hh 53
Malinda Owsley, 41
James, 18
Catherine, 16
Joseph, 15
William, 14
Tabitha, 11
Marian, 10
Walter, 5
Neiley, age 1

1900 Census. Spring Creek Twp, Phelps Co, MO, Hh 131
Crawford Ousley, b. Nov 1836, age 63, married 32 years
Catherine, wife, b. Sep 1849, 50, 8 children - 5 are living
Chas. B., son, b. Sep 1879, 20
Hattie E., dau, b. Apr 1882, 18
Ida E., dau, b. May 1884, 16
Henry F., son, b. Oct 1887, 12
Ben Wayman, servant, b. Nov 1872, 17

1900 Census. Cullen, Pulaski, KY, Hh 137
Malinda Ousley, b. Apr 1839, 61, Divorced. 10 children - 7 are living
Lenna, d.in-law, b. Dec 1881, 18, has had 1 child
Joseph, gson, b. Oct 1899, 8 months
John F., gson, b. Nov 1890, 9
C. E., gson, b. Mar 1893, 7
Ida E., gdau, b. May 1896, age 4

Found on FamilySearch
''This Information was received and posted with permission from Ronny O. Bodine via E-Mail: rbodine996@aol.com belonging and comprising an ongoing update to "A Genealogical History of the Owsley Family Being an Account of the Descendants of John Owsley (1757-1845), of Claiborne County, Tennessee
Notes for Crawford Ousley:
Crawford Ousley moved to Osage County, Missouri in 1855/6, was living in Gasconade County in 1860, Pulaski County in 1870 and 1880 and Phelps County in 1900. He had patented 1000 acres, "more or less" according to the legal description and part of that land later went to form a part of Fort Leonard Wood. The farm on Big Piney was located in both Pulaski and Phelps Counties with the big house being in Phelps County. In 1903 he sold his farm on Piney to his son Joseph Sherman Ousley and moved to Crocker, where he died. His death was the result of blood poisoning from a corn on his toe. His toe was removed and afterwards his leg was amputated between the ankle and the knee, but the poisoning had already spread too far. He was buried on the old homestead in what is now known as C. Ousley Cemetery. He left a will dated 4 Dec 1908 (Pulaski County Wills, C: 38).

From 24 Aug 1862 to 26 Oct 1862 he served as a Private in Company C, 28th Regiment, Enrolled Missouri Militia (USA). On 1 May 1863, he enlisted in Company B of that regiment. He was 1st married to Melinda Lett, daughter of William and Sarah (Dagney) Lett. He was married 2ndly, to Malinda Cox, daughter of William and Precious (Campbell) Cox. In 1880, Malinda Ousley and 8 children were living in Phelps County in another house in "Kaintuck Holla," i.e. Kentucky Hollow. In 1900, she was living in Pulaski County with a daughter-in-law and 4 grandchildren. Malinda died in Los Angeles, California and was buried in Inglewood Cemetery, Los Angeles County. He was married 3rdly, apparently while still married to his 2nd wife, to Catherine W. Cox, half-sister of his 2nd wife, being the daughter of William and Mary (Rogers) Cox. They lived together in the big house, which burned down, probably in an electrical fire, in the 2nd half of the 20th century. Catherine (Cox) Ousley was buried in East Lawn Cemetery, Springfield, Greene County. In 1910, she was living with her son Charlie in Pulaski County.

The majority of information on the children of Crawford Ousley and their mothers comes from the Collection of J. J. Watts, itinerant minister, whose meticulous records are now stored in the Western Historical Manuscripts Collection, University of Missouri. See also the family Bible record of Crawford Ousley and the obituaries of Crawford Ousley in the Rolla "Herald Democrat" (Phelps County) of 10 Dec 1908, Malinda (Cox) Ousley, also in the Rolla "Herald Democrat," and Catherine (Cox) Ousley in the Springfield (Missouri) "Leader and Press" of 9 Mar 1947. See also the Missouri death certificate of Catherine Ousley, no. 1947-8664.

Birth	2 Nov 1836	Missouri
Marriage	20 Sep 1857	Osage County, Missouri - Melinda Cox
Death	5 Dec 1908

Spouse	Melinda Cox (1834 - 1909)
Child	Catharine Belle Ousley (1863 - 1937)

Father	Joseph Ousley (1790 - 1879)
Mother	Phoebe Jane Longmire (1797 - 1880)
Sibling	John Housely (1814 - 1895)
Sibling	William Ousley (1815 - 1890)
Sibling	Jane Housley (1816 - 1887)
Sibling	Robert Housley (1818 - 1886)
Sibling	Elizabeth Housley (1822 - 1869)
Sibling	Pleasant Ousley (1827 - 1876)
Sibling	Martha Jane Ousley (1828 - 1908)
Sibling	Sarah Housley (1832 - 1910)
Sibling	Caroline Housley (1834 - 1884)
Sibling	James Ousley (1839 - 1919)