- Eola
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.