Harry Clayton Towns (1909 - 2001)

Born 8 Dec 1909 in Reese, Tuscola, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Died 6 Mar 2001 at age 91 in Macomb Township, Macomb, Michigan, United States

Biography

The son of Ulysses Towns and Ruby (Norman) Towns, Harry was born in Denmark Township in 1909.^[1][2] In 1940, the family lived in Detroit, and Harry worked as a bench hand at a household parts manufacturing company.^[3]

He registered for the draft when he was 30 years old, on October 16, 1940. His draft card indicated that he was 5'6" tall and 135 pounds, with brown hair, brown eyes, and a dark complexion. He stated that he worked for Kingston Detroit Company in Detroit.^[4] He was drafted and enlisted on September 21, 1942. He served as a Private First Class in the United States Army until September 24, 1945.^[5]

His wife's name was "Lillian A."and, after the war, he returned to Michigan and worked as a sheet metal worker in Detroit.^[6] He passed away at the age of 91 and is buried at Cadillac Memorial Gardens East in Clinton Township, Michigan.^[7]

Sources

1. ↑ "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZSW-MBW : accessed 7 October 2020), Harry C Towns in household of Ulysses Towns, Bay Ward 2, Bay, Michigan, United States; citing ED 57, sheet 16A, line 37, family 360, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 755; FHL microfilm 1,820,755.
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X7MT-4R5 : accessed 7 October 2020), Harry Tooms in household of Ulysses Tooms, Detroit (Districts 0001-0250), Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 58, sheet 8A, line 44, family 9, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 1033; FHL microfilm 2,340,768.
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHM2-CZ6 : 15 December 2019), Harry Towns in household of Ulyses Towns, Ward 2, Detroit, Detroit City, Wayne, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84-92, sheet 5A, line 10, family 100, Sixteenth Census of the United States, 1940, NARA digital publication T627. Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790 - 2007, RG 29. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2012, roll 1842.
4. ↑ The National Archives in St. Louis, Missouri; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Michigan, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 1213. Ancestry.com. U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 [database on-line]. Lehi, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Ancestry Record 2238 #267868158 with attached Image
5. ↑ Harry Towns discovered in U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010[1] via @Ancestry. Ancestry.com. U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011. Original data: Beneficiary Identification Records Locator Subsystem (BIRLS) Death File. Washington, D.C.: U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs.
6. ↑ Harry D Towns discovered in U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995[ https://www.ancestry.com/sharing/21704663?h=15d302] via @Ancestry. East Detroit, Michigan City Directory, 1955. Ancestry.com. U.S. City Directories, 1822-1995 [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2011.
7. ↑ Find A Grave: Memorial #107900430