Cephas Tower (1797 - 1827)

Born 2 Sep 1797 in Westfield, Chautauqua, New York, United States

Ancestors

Died 17 Jun 1827 at age 29 in Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana, United States

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Biography

Cephas Tower was born on 2 Sep 1797 in Westfield, Chautauqua, New York, United States, son of Nathaniel Tower (1748–1836) and Lucy Tingley (1758–1840).^[1]

His siblings were:

• Pamela Tower (1776–1794)
• Nancy Tower (1777– )
• Otis Tower (1779–1854)
• Lucy Tower (1783–1786)
• Thomas Tower (1784–1863)
• Lucy Tower (1786–1886)
• Cynthia Tower (1788–1805)
• Charlotte Tower (1791–1875)
• Welcome Tower (1793–1830)
• Pamela Tower (1795–1797)
• Rial Tower (1799–1878)

In 1820, Cephas in Manchester Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States. ^[1]

Cephas died on 17 Jun 1827 in Manchester, Dearborn, Indiana, United States, aged 29.

Research Notes

This person was in a record in 1746.^[2]

In the 1820 census Cephas was in Manchester Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States.^[3]

Sources

1. ↑ ^{1.0 1.1} 1820 Census: "United States Census, 1820"
   citing Page: 111; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M33; Digital film/folder number: 005157036; FHL microfilm: 0205607; Image number: 125
   FamilySearch Record: XHGN-HXG (accessed 18 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYR-9N7
   Cephas Tower in Manchester Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States.

   Name

   Cephas Tower

2. ↑ Joseph Tower in "The Tower Genealogy"
   Tower, Charlemagne. Tower Genealogy. An Account of the Descendants of John Tower, of Hingham, Mass. John Wilson & Son, Cambridge, 1891, pp.101-2, 135-6. Tower Family Website and some libraries have published copies
   (https://archive.org/details/towergenealogyac00towe/page/134/mode/2up : 18 June 2022)
   Book lists the descendents of John Tower, including information regarding their spouses and children thru to the date the book was published. In addition to the genealogy there is historical information about the lives, achievements and military service of family members.
3. ↑ 1820 Census: "United States Census, 1820"
   citing Page: 111; Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA); Affiliate Publication Number: M33; Digital film/folder number: 005157036; FHL microfilm: 0205607; Image number: 125
   FamilySearch Record: XHGN-HXG (accessed 18 August 2023)
   FamilySearch Image: 33S7-9YYR-9N7
   Cephas Tower in Manchester Township, Dearborn, Indiana, United States.

See also:

• Joseph Tower in "The Tower Genealogy"
  

Tower, Charlemagne. Tower Genealogy. An Account of the Descendants of John Tower, of Hingham, Mass. John Wilson & Son, Cambridge, 1891, pp.101-2, 135-6. Tower Family Website and some libraries have published copies
(https://archive.org/details/towergenealogyac00towe/page/134/mode/2up : 18 June 2022)
Book lists the descendents of John Tower, including information regarding their spouses and children thru to the date the book was published. In addition to the genealogy there is historical information about the lives, achievements and military service of family members.

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 24 September 2021, 20:26), entry for Cephas Tower (PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:LB4M-2T1 ); contributed by various users.