Emily Pearl (Rohrer) Towns (1890 - 1983)

Born 13 May 1890 in Houghton, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

Ancestors

Wife of John Melvin Graves Jr. — married 4 Oct 1905 (to 7 Mar 1917) in Springfield, Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada

Wife of Peter Blackstock Towns — married 4 Oct 1918 in Iroquois Falls, Cochrane, Ontario, Canada

Descendants

Died 15 Apr 1983 at age 92 in St. Williams, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada

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Biography

^[1]

Emily Pearl Rohrer was born on 13 May 1890, in Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada to William Wallace Rohrer and Mary Alice Sims ^[2]

Pearl first married John Melvin Graves on 4 October 1905, in Springfield, Malahide Township, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. ^[3]

Pearl and John were the parents of at least 3 sons and 1 daughter.

William Melvin Graves ^[4]

George Wallace Graves ^[5]

Hugh Clifford Graves ^[6]

Alice Myrtle Irene Graves; ^[7]

She lived in Norfolk, Ontario, Canada in 1901 ^[8]and Elgin, Ontario, Canada in 1911. ^[9]

Pearl's first husband John died in 1917. Pearl married Peter Blackstock Towns 4 October 1918 at Iroquois Falls, Timiskaming, Ontario, Canada.^[10]

Pearl and Peter were the parents of at least one daughter and one son.

Pearl Mary Towns ^[11]

Murray Maxwell Towns ^[12]

She died in 1983, in Walsingham, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, at the age of 93 and is buried in the Cultus Cemetery,Cultus, Norfolk County.^[13]

Sources

1. ↑ Personal recollection of events witnessed by Terry Helmer as remembered 26 Feb 2019.
2. ↑ Birth of Emily Pearl Rohrer; "Canada, Ontario Births and Baptisms, 1779-1899", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FM7Y-HX1 : 13 February 2020), Emily Pearl Rohrer, 1890.
3. ↑ Marriage to John Melvin Graves; "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ19-KCW : 8 March 2021), John M Graves and Pearl Rohrer, 04 Oct 1905; citing registration , Springfield, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 1,871,546.
4. ↑ Birth Record of William Melvin Graves; "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV94-BWNV : 2 March 2021), Pearl Rohrer in entry for William Melvin Graves, 05 Dec 1906; citing Birth, , Elgin, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,295,090.
5. ↑ Birth Record of George Wallace Graves; "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9H-KR9C : 2 March 2021), Emily Pearl Rohrer in entry for George Wallace Graves, 28 Dec 1908; citing Birth, Houghton, Norfolk, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,394,026.
6. ↑ Birth Record of Hugh Clifford Graves; "Canada, Ontario Births, 1869-1912," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FMHN-S2G : 2 March 2021), Pearl Rohrer in entry for Hugh Clifford Graves, 14 Jul 1911; citing Birth, Malahide, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, citing Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,424,698.
7. ↑ Birth Record of Alice Myrtle Irene Graves at Ancestry$; https://www.ancestry.ca/discoveryui-content/view/3249433:8838?tid=&pid=&queryId=f37966dc6a02a3e4f51e10c483d1e37f&_phsrc=pwx441&_phstart=successSource
8. ↑ 1901 Canada Census; "Canada Census, 1901," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHLG-DXY : 23 February 2021), Emily P Rohrer in household of Henry E Rohrer, Norfolk (south/sud), Ontario, Canada; citing p. 1, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa.
9. ↑ 1911 Canada Census; "Recensement du Canada de 1911," database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QV9T-SMBM : 17 March 2022), Pearl Graves in entry for John Graves, 1911; citing Census, Elgin, Ontario, Canada, Library and Archives of Canada, Ottawa, Ontario; FHL microfilm .
10. ↑ Marriage to Peter Blackstock Towns; "Canada, Ontario Marriages, 1869-1927," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:278Y-RRS : 8 March 2021), Peter Towns and Emily Pearl Graves, 04 Oct 1918; citing registration , Iroquois Falls, Timiskaming, Ontario, Canada, Archives of Ontario, Toronto; FHL microfilm 2,171,005.
11. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial 197347590; Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/197347590/pearl-mary-mussel: accessed 19 April 2023), memorial page for Pearl Mary Towns Mussel (1921–13 Feb 1993), Find a Grave Memorial ID 197347590, citing Mount Pleasant Cemetery, Walsingham, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by Terry Helmer (contributor 49893501).
12. ↑ Obituary for Murray Maxwell Towns; (https://www.familysearch.org/photos/artifacts/165475435?cid=mem_copy)
13. ↑ Find A Grave Memorial 192961890; Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/192961890/pearl-e-towns: accessed 19 April 2023), memorial page for Pearl E. Rohrer Towns (May 1890–Apr 1983), Find a Grave Memorial ID 192961890, citing Cultus Cemetery, Cultus, Norfolk County, Ontario, Canada; Maintained by A.W. Bauer (contributor 49122991).

Archives Canada. “Pearl Rohrer 1891 Census.” Library and Archives Canada, October 16, 2015. (http://www.bac-lac.gc.ca/eng/census/1891/Pages/item.aspx?itemid=2188938).