James Alfred Towns (1921)

Born 15 May 1921 in Norlina, Warren, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died [date unknown] in Richmond, Virginia, United States

Biography

James Alfred Towns is a part of US Black heritage.

James Alfred Towns was born in 1921. He was the son of Jack Towns and Mary Williams.^[1]

He died in 1958^[1] and is buried in Williams-Perry Family Cemetery in Norlina, North Carolina.^[2][3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} Death: "Virginia, U.S., Death Records, 1912-2014"
   Virginia Department of Health; Richmond, Virginia; Virginia Deaths, 1912-2014; Certificate Number: 1958001822
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 9278 #2206559
   James Alfred Towns death 30 Jan 1958 (born 15 Jun 1920), son of Jack Towns & Mary Williams, in Richmond, Chesterfield, Virginia, USA.
2. ↑ "U.S., Headstone Applications for Military Veterans, 1861-1985"
   National Archives at Washington DC; Washington DC, USA; Applications for Headstones For U.S. Military Veterans, 1925-1941; NAID: 596118; Record Group Number: 92; Record Group Title: Records of the Office of the Quartermaster General
   Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 2375 #821873
   Name: James A Towns; Birth Date: 15 Jun 1920; Service Number: 34 853 517; Service Branch: US Army; Unit: 634rd Port Co.; Enlistment Date: 26 Oct 1945; Discharge Date: 4 Jan 1947; Death Date: 30 Jan 1958; Cemetery: Pviate Cemetery-Williams Cemetery; Cemetery Location: Norlina, North Carolina, USA.
3. ↑ Memorial: Find a Grave (no image)
   Find A Grave: Memorial #176454365
   Memorial page for James Alfred Towns (15 May 1921-30 Jan 1958), citing Williams-Perry Family Cemetery, Norlina, Warren County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by Bob Nuchols (contributor 46830425).

• 1930 Census: "1930 United States Federal Census"
  Year: 1930; Census Place: Norlina, Warren, North Carolina; Page: 1A; Enumeration District: 0016; FHL microfilm: 2341461
  Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 6224 #75165936
  Alford Towns (8), single son, in household of Jacks Towns (29) on No STREETS OR AVE, Norlina, Warren, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.

* 1950 Census: "1950 United States Federal Census"
National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Warrenton, Warren, North Carolina; Roll: 3610; Page: 72; Enumeration District: 93-31
Ancestry Sharing Link - Ancestry Record 62308 #146704807
James A Towns (29), married, Laborer, head of household in Warrenton, Warren, North Carolina, USA. Born in North Carolina.