1850 - 1934 (83 years)
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Name |
Cornelia Emily Boyd |
Birth |
9 Nov 1850 |
Belmont, Ohio, United States [1, 2, 4, 6, 7, 8, 9, 11, 12] |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
29 Jun 1934 |
Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States [6, 13] |
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Cornelia Boyd Towns Obituary
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Cornelia Boyd Towns Obituary
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Burial |
Clunette, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States [6] |
Person ID |
I1251 |
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Last Modified |
15 Mar 2019 |
Father |
Andrew J. Boyd, b. 1816, Maryland, United States d. 25 Jul 1855 (Age 39 years) |
Mother |
Susanna Dodson, b. Mar 1826, Maryland, United States d. 1 Oct 1866, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States (Age ~ 40 years) |
Marriage |
Abt 1850 |
Maryland, United States |
Family ID |
F276 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
William Allen Towns, b. 12 Mar 1842, Stark, Ohio, United States d. 22 Jul 1921, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States (Age 79 years) |
Marriage |
16 Apr 1867 [11, 12] |
Children |
| 1. Cyrus Edwin Towns, b. 23 May 1868, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States d. 28 Sep 1868, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States (Age 0 years) |
| 2. Zeruah Agnes Towns, b. 24 Mar 1870, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States d. 5 Jan 1958, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States (Age 87 years) |
| 3. Mary Luella Towns, b. 9 Apr 1870, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States d. 9 Feb 1967, Fort Wayne, Allen, Indiana, United States (Age 96 years) |
| 4. Lucinda Belle Towns, b. 2 Mar 1874, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States d. 23 Aug 1959 (Age 85 years) |
| 5. Florence Emily Towns, b. 20 Jan 1877, Tippecanoe Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States d. 23 Jan 1918 (Age 41 years) |
| 6. Robert Newton Towns, b. 26 Jun 1878, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States d. 31 Aug 1927, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States (Age 49 years) |
| 7. William Harley Towns, b. 12 Jun 1880, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States d. Yes, date unknown |
| 8. Erma Ethel Towns, b. 23 Feb 1887, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States d. Yes, date unknown |
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Family ID |
F280 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
6 Jul 2023 |
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Photos
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| Cornelia Emily Boyd
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| Cornelia Emily Boyd
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| Cornelia Emily Boyd
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| 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,… |
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Sources |
- [S22] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Etna, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: T625_439; Page: 3A; Enumeration District: 82.
- [S12] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Tippecanoe, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: 392; Page: 13B; Enumeration District: 0081; FHL microfilm: 1240392.
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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. |
- [S5] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001.
- [S1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tippecanoe, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: M593_342; Page: 190B; Family History Library Film: 545841.
- [S18] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1921; Roll: 09.
- [S4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.
- [S2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Harrison, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: 598; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340333.
- [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.
- [S16] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Etna, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: M653_273; Page: 173; Family History Library Film: 803273.
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Robert Towns and Susannah Dodson Family Census 1860 Entry for Robert Town, Sarah Town, William Town, and Cornelia Town. Sarah Town is Susanna Dodson. Cornelia Town is Cornelia Boyd. Robert's first and third wives are Sarah, but not his second. Cornelia is Susannah's daughter from her marriage to Andrew Boyd. Brother Zacharias is on the next page. |
- [S5] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001.
- [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.
- [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 Boyd Towns.
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