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Erma Ethel Towns

Erma Ethel Towns[1, 2, 3, 4]

Female 1887 - Yes, date unknown

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  • Name Erma Ethel Towns 
    Birth 23 Feb 1887  Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6
    Gender Female 
    Death Yes, date unknown 
    Person ID I1066  rrss
    Last Modified 26 Aug 2017 

    Father William Allen Towns,   b. 12 Mar 1842, Stark, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 22 Jul 1921, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 79 years) 
    Mother Cornelia Emily Boyd,   b. 9 Nov 1850, Belmont, Ohio, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 29 Jun 1934, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 83 years) 
    Marriage 16 Apr 1867  [7, 8
    Family ID F280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Eathol Clarence Kannard,   b. 8 Nov 1889, North Manchester, Wabash, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. Yes, date unknown 
    Children 
     1. Florella E Kannard,   b. 3 Jun 1924, Tippecanoe Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1936, Tippecanoe Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 12 years)
    Family ID F281  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 23 Feb 1887 - Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Ethel, Harley, Lucy, and Zeruah Towns
    Ethel, Harley, Lucy, and Zeruah Towns
    William Towns, Emily Boyd Family 1901
    William Towns, Emily Boyd Family 1901
    Back Row: Lucinda Towns (Knepper), Cornelia Emily Boyd (Towns), Zeruah Towns (Shively), Mildred Shively, Harley Towns, Robert Towns. Second Row: William Towns, Frank Carles, Forrest Knepper, Robert Knepper, Frank Tea, Lila Tea, Marvin Shively, Ella Towns (Carles). On Floor: Mina Shively, Florence Towns (Tea), Lucy Tea, Ruth Shively, Lucille…
    William Towns Family
    William Towns Family
    First Row: Bea Tea, Miriam Shively, Harley Carles, Robert Knepper, Lindon Knepper, Wendell Towns, Bill Tea, and Margaret Towns Second Row: William Towms, Cornelia Emily Towns, Zeruah Shively, Ella Carles, Lucy Knepper, Florence Tea, Ethel Kannard, Golda Towns, Carrie Towns Third Row: Mary Shively, Lucy Tea, Mildred Shively, Leta Tea, Smith,…

  • Sources 
    1. [S12] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tippecanoe, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: 392; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1240392.
      William Allen Towns and Cornelia Emily Boyd Census 1900
      William Allen Towns and Cornelia Emily Boyd Census 1900
      Tippecanoe Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States. William Towns, 58, Cornelia Town, 49, Robert N Towns, 20, Harvey W Towns, 19, Ethel E Towns, 13.


    2. [S15] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Etna Green Ward 2, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: T624_358; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1374371.
      Towns William Allen_19100000_United States, Indiana, Kosciusko, Etna Township_Residence_MID1145.jpg
      Towns William Allen_19100000_United States, Indiana, Kosciusko, Etna Township_Residence_MID1145.jpg


    3. [S5] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001.
      KannardE&TownsE_19111130_United States, Indiana, Kosciusko, Etna Township_MarriageLicense.jpg
      KannardE&TownsE_19111130_United States, Indiana, Kosciusko, Etna Township_MarriageLicense.jpg


    4. [S22] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Tippecanoe, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: T625_456; Page: 3B; Enumeration District: 180.
      Towns Erma Ethel_19200000_United States, Indiana, Marshall, Tippecanoe Township_Residence_MID1156.jpg
      Towns Erma Ethel_19200000_United States, Indiana, Marshall, Tippecanoe Township_Residence_MID1156.jpg


    5. [S2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Tippecanoe, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: 617; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 0015; FHL microfilm: 2340352.
      Towns Erma Ethel_19300000_United States, Indiana, Marshall, Tippecanoe Township_Residence_MID1157.jpg
      Towns Erma Ethel_19300000_United States, Indiana, Marshall, Tippecanoe Township_Residence_MID1157.jpg


    6. [S3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Tippecanoe, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: T627_1077; Page: 12A; Enumeration District: 50-16.
      Towns Erma Ethel_19350000_United States, Indiana, Marshall, Tippecanoe Township_Residence_MID1158.jpg
      Towns Erma Ethel_19350000_United States, Indiana, Marshall, Tippecanoe Township_Residence_MID1158.jpg


    7. [S42] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2812.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EET.

    8. [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.