1870 - 1958 (87 years)
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Name |
Zeruah Agnes Towns |
Birth |
24 Mar 1870 |
Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States [4, 5, 6, 7, 9, 11, 12, 13] |
Gender |
Female |
Death |
5 Jan 1958 |
Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States [9] |
Burial |
Prairie Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States [9] |
Person ID |
I1242 |
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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 [14, 15] |
Family ID |
F280 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Family |
Marvin Hamilton Shively, b. 14 Dec 1863, Indiana, United States d. 9 Feb 1925, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States (Age 61 years) |
Children |
| 1. Mina Zeruah Shively, b. 24 Oct 1892, Nappanee, Elkhart, Indiana, United States d. 18 Oct 1965, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States (Age 72 years) |
| 2. Lura Ruth Shively, b. 30 Aug 1894, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States d. 12 Mar 1970, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States (Age 75 years) |
| 3. Mildred Martha Shively, b. 3 Feb 1900, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States d. 23 Oct 1987, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States (Age 87 years) |
| 4. Mary Emily Shively, b. 30 May 1903, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States d. 31 May 1993 (Age 90 years) |
| 5. Miriam Shively, b. 26 Feb 1908, Etna Township, Kosciusko, Indiana, United States d. 9 Mar 1984, Southfield, Oakland, Michigan, United States (Age 76 years) |
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Family ID |
F328 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
Last Modified |
6 Jul 2023 |
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Photos
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| 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
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| Ethel, Harley, Lucy, and Zeruah Towns
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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… |
Documents |
| 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 Tippecanoe Township, Marshall, Indiana, United States. William Town, 28, Cornelia Town, 20, Zeruah Town, 9/12. |
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Sources |
- [S9] Indiana, Birth Certificates, 1907-1940.
- [S18] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1925; Roll: 03.
- [S5] Indiana, Marriages, 1810-2001.
- [S12] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Etna, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: 382; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 0047; FHL microfilm: 1240382.
- [S15] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Etna, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: T624_358; Page: 15B; Enumeration District: 0067; FHL microfilm: 1374371.
- [S22] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Etna, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: T625_439; Page: 10B; Enumeration District: 82.
- [S1] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Tippecanoe, Marshall, Indiana; Roll: M593_342; Page: 190B; Family History Library Film: 545841.
- [S29] Indiana, Select Marriages Index, 1748-1993.
- [S4] U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current.
- [S18] Indiana, Death Certificates, 1899-2011, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1987; Roll: 39.
- [S3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Etna, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: T627_1062; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 43-4.
- [S2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Etna, Kosciusko, Indiana; Roll: 598; Page: 2A; Enumeration District: 0004; FHL microfilm: 2340333.
- [S42] U.S. and International Marriage Records, 1560-1900, Source number: 2813.000; Source type: Electronic Database; Number of Pages: 1; Submitter Code: EET.
- [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.
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