Family: William Allen Towns / Cornelia Emily Boyd (F280)

• Male William Allen Towns

  
  

  Birth	12 Mar 1842	Stark, Ohio, United States
  Death	22 Jul 1921	Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Burial		Clunette, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Marriage	16 Apr 1867  [1, 2]
  Father	Robert Towns | F277 Group Sheet
  Mother	Sarah Hoopengardner | F277 Group Sheet

  
  

  Female Cornelia Emily Boyd

  
  

  Birth	9 Nov 1850	Belmont, Ohio, United States
  Death	29 Jun 1934	Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Burial		Clunette, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Father	Andrew J. Boyd | F276 Group Sheet
  Mother	Susanna Dodson | F276 Group Sheet

  
  

  Male Cyrus Edwin Towns

  
  

  Birth	23 May 1868	Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Death	28 Sep 1868	Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Burial		Prairie Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States

  
  

  Female Zeruah Agnes Towns

  
  

  Birth	24 Mar 1870	Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Death	5 Jan 1958	Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Burial		Prairie Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Spouse	Marvin Hamilton Shively | F328
  Marriage

  
  

  Female Mary Luella Towns

  
  

  Birth	9 Apr 1870	Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Death	9 Feb 1967	Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States
  Burial		Clunette, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Spouse	Francis Marion Carles | F152
  Marriage	1895

  
  

  Female Lucinda Belle Towns

  
  

  Birth	2 Mar 1874	Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Death	23 Aug 1959
  Burial
  Spouse	Jacob Forrest Knepper | F45
  Marriage

  
  

  Female Florence Emily Towns

  
  

  Birth	20 Jan 1877	Tippecanoe Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States
  Death	23 Jan 1918
  Burial		Bourbon, Marshall, Indiana, United States
  Spouse	Franklin A. Tea | F533
  Marriage

  
  

  Male Robert Newton Towns

  
  

  Birth	26 Jun 1878	Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Death	31 Aug 1927	Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Burial		Clunette, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Spouse	Zuel McConnell | F538
  Marriage
  Spouse	Carrie H Jordan | F150
  Marriage

  
  

  Male William Harley Towns

  
  

  Birth	12 Jun 1880	Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial
  Spouse	Nellie Golden "Goldie" Brindley | F509
  Marriage

  
  

  Female Erma Ethel Towns

  
  

  Birth	23 Feb 1887	Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Burial
  Spouse	Eathol Clarence Kannard | F281
  Marriage

  
  

• Sources

  [S42] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2812.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EET. [S145] Obituary of Cornelia Towns, Birth, marriage, and death information for Cornelia Boid Towns. Cornelius Emily Boid was born in Belmont County, Ohio, November 9, 1850. She came to Indiana with her parents when three years old and spent her girlhood days in the vicinity of' Stony Point. On April 16, 1868, she was united in marriage to William A. Towns, who preceded her in death 13 years ago. They moved to the farm near Etna Green, where' they lived 53 years and reared a family of seven children. The oldest, Cyrus, died in infancy. Mrs. Franklin Tea, a daughter, and Robert N. Towns, a son, have gone on before. Four daughters, Mrs. Zeruah Shively, Mrs. F. M. Carles, Mrs. F. J. Knepper and Mrs. C. E. Kannard, all living within a radius of ten miles of Etna Green; a son, Harley Towns, of Warsaw, 20 grandchildren, and 26 great-grandchildren remain to mourn her departure. She was a member of the Christian Church of Etna Green for more than 60 years and a firm believer of its teachings. She passed from this life, June 29, 1934, aged 83 years, 7 months, and 20 days.