William Harley Towns

1880 - Yes, date unknown

• Name	William Harley Towns
  Birth	12 Jun 1880	Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Death	Yes, date unknown
  Person ID	I144	rrss
  Last Modified	15 Mar 2019

  
  

  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  [4, 5]
  Family ID	F280	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Nellie Golden "Goldie" Brindley,   b. Abt 1883, Indiana, United States d. Yes, date unknown
  Children	1. Eleanore Towns,   b. Abt 1916, Indiana, United States d. Yes, date unknown   2. Margaret Alice Towns,   b. 9 Mar 1908, Indiana, United States d. 26 Jul 1983, Claypool, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States (Age 75 years)   3. Living
  Family ID	F509	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	6 Jul 2023

  
  

• Event Map

  Birth - 12 Jun 1880 - Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States  = Link to Google Earth

  
  

• Photos		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…

  
  

• Sources

  [S3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: T627_1062; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 43-33. William Harley Towns Nellie Golden Brindley Census 1940 [S2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Warsaw, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: 598; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 0029; FHL microfilm: 2340333. William Harley Towns Nellie Golden Brindley Census 1930 [S15] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Fort Wayne Ward 6, Allen, Indiana; Roll: T624_339; Page: 19A; Enumeration District: 0049; FHL microfilm: 1374352. William Harley Towns Nellie Golden Brindley Census 1910 [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.