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Zeruah Agnes Towns

Zeruah Agnes Towns[1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9, 10, 11, 12]

Female 1870 - 1958  (87 years)

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  • Name Zeruah Agnes Towns 
    Birth 24 Mar 1870  Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13
    Gender Female 
    Death 5 Jan 1958  Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Burial Prairie Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location  [9
    Person ID I1242  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  [14, 15
    Family ID F280  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

    Family Marvin Hamilton Shively,   b. 14 Dec 1863, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Feb 1925, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 61 years) 
    Children 
     1. Mina Zeruah Shively,   b. 24 Oct 1892, Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 18 Oct 1965, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 72 years)
     2. Lura Ruth Shively,   b. 30 Aug 1894, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 12 Mar 1970, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 75 years)
     3. Mildred Martha Shively,   b. 3 Feb 1900, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 23 Oct 1987, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 87 years)
     4. Mary Emily Shively,   b. 30 May 1903, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 31 May 1993 (Age 90 years)
     5. Miriam Shively,   b. 26 Feb 1908, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Find all individuals with events at this locationd. 9 Mar 1984, Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, United States Find all individuals with events at this location (Age 76 years)
    Family ID F328  Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
    Last Modified 6 Jul 2023 

  • Event Map
    Link to Google MapsBirth - 24 Mar 1870 - Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsDeath - 5 Jan 1958 - Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
    Link to Google MapsBurial - - Prairie Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States Link to Google Earth
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  • Photos
    Marvin Shively and Zeruah Towns Family
    Marvin Shively and Zeruah Towns Family
    Front: Zeruah Towns, Miriam, Marvin Hamilton Shively. Back: Ruth, Mina, Mildred, Mary Shively
    Zeruah Agnes and Mary Luella Towns, 1875
    Zeruah Agnes and Mary Luella Towns, 1875
    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…

    Documents
    William Allen Towns and Cornelia Emily Boyd Census 1870
    William Allen Towns and Cornelia Emily Boyd Census 1870
    Tippecanoe Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States. William Town, 28, Cornelia Town, 20, Zeruah Town, 9/12.
    William Allen Towns and Cornelia Emily Boyd Census 1870
    William Allen Towns and Cornelia Emily Boyd Census 1870
    Tippecanoe Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States. William Town, 28, Cornelia Town, 20, Zeruah Town, 9/12.

  • Sources 
    1. [S9] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940.
      Miriam Shively Birth 1908
      Miriam Shively Birth 1908


    2. [S18] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1925; Roll: 03.
      Shively Marvin Hamilton_19250209_United States, Indiana, Kosciusko, Etna Township_Death_MID1019.jpg
      Shively Marvin Hamilton_19250209_United States, Indiana, Kosciusko, Etna Township_Death_MID1019.jpg


    3. [S5] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001.
      ShivelyM&TownsZ_18911012_United States, Indiana_MarriageLicense.jpg
      ShivelyM&TownsZ_18911012_United States, Indiana_MarriageLicense.jpg


    4. [S12] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Etna, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: 382; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1240382.
      Shively Marvin Hamilton_19000000_United States, Indiana, Kosciusko, Etna Township_Residence_MID1235.jpg
      Shively Marvin Hamilton_19000000_United States, Indiana, Kosciusko, Etna Township_Residence_MID1235.jpg


    5. [S15] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Etna, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: T624_358; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1374371.
      Marvin Shively and Zeruah Towns Family Census 1910
      Marvin Shively and Zeruah Towns Family Census 1910


    6. [S22] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Etna, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: T625_439; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 82.
      Marvin Shively and Zeruah Towns Family Cenus 1920
      Marvin Shively and Zeruah Towns Family Cenus 1920


    7. [S1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tippecanoe, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: M593_342; Page: 190B; Family History Library Film: 545841.
      William Allen Towns and Cornelia Emily Boyd Census 1870
      William Allen Towns and Cornelia Emily Boyd Census 1870
      Tippecanoe Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States. William Town, 28, Cornelia Town, 20, Zeruah Town, 9/12.


    8. [S29] Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.

    9. [S4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.

    10. [S18] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1987; Roll: 39.
      Shively Mildred Martha_19871023_United States, Indiana, Kosciusko, Etna Township_Death_MID1236.jpg
      Shively Mildred Martha_19871023_United States, Indiana, Kosciusko, Etna Township_Death_MID1236.jpg


    11. [S3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Etna, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: T627_1062; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 43-4.
      Towns Zeruah Agnes_19350000_United States, Indiana, Kosciusko, Etna Township_Residence_MID1238.jpg
      Towns Zeruah Agnes_19350000_United States, Indiana, Kosciusko, Etna Township_Residence_MID1238.jpg


    12. [S2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Etna, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: 598; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340333.
      Charlie Heisler and Mina Shively Family Census 1930
      Charlie Heisler and Mina Shively Family Census 1930


    13. [S42] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2813.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EET.

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

    15. [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.