OWENS, Dr. C. D.  Eola , Avoyelles Parish, Louisiana
Submitted by Randy DeCuir





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Dr. C. D. Owens, Eola, La. The above mentioned gentleman is one of the most
successful and prominent physicians in this part of Louisiana, and is ever to
be found by the bedside of sick and suffering humanity. He was originally from
the Palmetto State, his birth occurring in Charleston on October 26, 1845, and
is a son of A. and Eliza M. (Hoffatt) Owens the former a native of Ireland,
and the mother of South Carolina, whither the father removed when a young man.
Dr. C. D. Owens, received his literary education at Georgetown College,
Columbia, and in 1862 he graduated from Charleston Medical College.
Immediately afterward he entered the Confederate service, was assigned to the
Army of Northern Virginia, as assistant surgeon, and soon after the second
battle of Manassas, he was promoted to surgeon, serving with distinction in
Stewart's division until cessation of hostilities. After this he located in
St. Louis, Mo., practiced his profession there until 1877, and then removed to
Avoyelles Parish, La., locating at Holmesville, where he has practiced
successfully ever since. Dr. Owens was elected president of the State Medical
Society in 1888, and is recognized as the most learned and skilled physician
in this part of the State. As a leading exponent of general surgery, Dr. 
Owens is worthy of mention in a review of our foremost professional men, 
and he has obtained a liberal share of public favor, the best proof of his 
skill and care. The Doctor was married in 1878, to Miss Alice B. Winn,
daughter of Dr. William A. Winn,9 a leading physician at the time of his 
death, which occurred in 1877. He was a native of Virginia. Mrs. Owens 
died in 1879 leaving one child - a son - Samuel Logan.