Elisha Edward TOWNS lived in Telfair County all of his life and worked as a farmer. At age 10, in Jun 1860, he was living with his parents, Johnson & Catherine Towns, in the 337th District. At age 19, in Jul 1870, he lived in Jacksonville, Subdivision 120 with his father, Johnson Towns, and worked as a laborer on the farm. At age 28, in Jun 1880, he lived in the 337th District. He was married to Mary and his occupation was a farmer. At age 47, in Jun 1900, he lived in Towns. He was married (his wife is not listed in the census record) and worked as a farmer, owning his farm free of mortgage. At about age 58/59, in May 1910, he lived in Militia District #1885. He was a General Farmer, owning his farm free of mortgage. He had been married to Eliza J for 6 years. At age 69, in Jun 1920, he lived in Milan, Dist #1344 in the household of his son, Arthur, and daughter-in-law, Lucy. Census records state he was married at this time, but his wife was not listed as living with him.
He died on 23 Jun 1927 in Telfair, Georgia (Death Certificate: 2182-I), possibly buried in an unmarked grave in Bethlehem (Sandhill) Methodist Church Cemetery in Telfair County.
Elisha Edward TOWNS and Mary Jane WALKER had the following children:
Emma Elizabeth TOWNS was born in 1877 in Telfair County. She married Stevenson Josiah BURGESS in 1899 in Telfair County. She died in 1950 in Telfair County.
Joseph Cecil “Hilton” TOWNS Sr was born about 1882 in Georgia. He married Alice GRAVES on 22 Nov 1906 in Coffee county, Georgia.
Sarah M “Sallie” TOWNS was born on 26 Dec 1882 in Georgia. She died on 23 May 1942. She married Joseph T Garrison.
Mary Jane “Janie” TOWNS was born in May 1886 in Telfair, Georgia. She died on 11 Dec 1960. She married Jimmy DYKES about 1920.
Alice Jane TOWNS was born on 26 May 1888 in Telfair, Georgia. She died on 23 Dec 1964 in Telfair, Georgia. She married William Marion SPIRES on 05 Jun 1904.
Arthur Jackson TOWNS was born on 08 Oct 1890 in Towns, Telfair County, Georgia, USA. He died on 12 Oct 1950 in McRae, Telfair County, Georgia USA. He married Lucy Mae SPIRES on 17 Dec 1911 in Telfair County, Georgia, USA.
A death certificate from Telfair County for an Elisha Towns. There are several discrepancies in this document that do not match other known information.
Description
Known Information
Death Cert Information
Name
Elisha Towns
Elisha Towns
Residence
Milan, Georgia (1920 census)
Milan, Georgia
DOB
18 Dec 1852
1 Dec 1846
Birth Location
Telfair County, Georgia (1860 Census)
Georgia
Father
Johnson C Towns b. Houston County, Ga (census records)
Jimm Towns b. Georgia
Mother
Mary Jane Walker b. Georgia (census records)
Sallie Renfroe b. Georgia
DOD
23 Jun 1927
23 Jan 1927
Age
74
81 years, 1 month, 23 days
Death Location
Telfair County, Georgia
Milan, Telfair County, Georgia
Info Provided By
Son, Arthur Towns, Milan, Ga (1920 census)
Arthur Towns, R.F.D. 2, Milan, Ga
Burial Location
Children of Athur Towns relate their father told them Elisha was buried in an unmarked location at Sandhill
Middleton Cemetery on 24 Jan 1927 (a cemetery by this name has not been found)
"United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M8PM-N3C : 11 August 2017), Elisha E Towns, District 337, Telfair, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district ED 93, sheet 123D, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,166.
"United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M3VZ-SYX : accessed 14 October 2019), Elisha Towne, Militia Districts 337, 1360, 1285, Lumber City, Neily Lumber City town, Telfair, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 84, sheet 4B, family 81, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,223.
"United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLLX-8ZC : accessed 14 October 2019), Elisha E Towns, Militia District 1885, Telfair, Georgia, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 163, sheet 10A, family 117, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 212; FHL microfilm 1,374,225.
"United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MJX8-2TM : accessed 14 October 2019), A E Towns, Milan, Telfair, Georgia, United States; citing ED 109, sheet 10A, line 18, family 178, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 278; FHL microfilm 1,820,278.
State of Georgia. Indexes of Vital Records for Georgia: Deaths, 1919-1998. Georgia, USA: Georgia Health Department, Office of Vital Records, 1998. Ancestry.com. Georgia, Death Index, 1919-1998 database on-line. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2001.
Towns-127 and Towns-129 was created by Greg Cavalli through the import of Gregory Cavalli family tree.ged on 7 Feb 2014. Duplicate profile were merged on 8 Jun 2018. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Greg and others.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Elisha by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA.
However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line.
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