Erma Ethel Towns^{[1, 2, 3, 4]}

1887 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	Erma Ethel Towns
  Birth	23 Feb 1887	Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States   [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 d. 22 Jul 1921, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States (Age 79 years)
  Mother	Cornelia Emily Boyd,   b. 9 Nov 1850, Belmont, Ohio, United States d. 29 Jun 1934, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States (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 d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Florella E Kannard,   b. 3 Jun 1924, Tippecanoe Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States d. 23 Oct 1936, Tippecanoe Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States (Age 12 years)
  Family ID	F281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 23 Feb 1887 - Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos » Slide Show		Ethel, Harley, Lucy, and Zeruah Towns
  		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 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

  [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 Tippecanoe Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States. William Towns, 58, Cornelia Town, 49, Robert N Towns, 20, Harvey W Towns, 19, Ethel E Towns, 13. [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 [S5] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001. KannardE&TownsE_19111130_United States, Indiana, Kosciusko, Etna Township_MarriageLicense.jpg [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 [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 [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 [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.