George Edward Towns (1872 - 1950)

Born 5 Aug 1872 in Denmark Township, Tuscola, Michigan, United States

Ancestors

Husband of Emma Jane (Slater) Towns — married 25 May 1892 in Caro, Tuscola, Michigan, United States

Died 25 Mar 1950 at age 77 in Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States

Biography

Descendant of William Towne.

George was born in 1872 to Eugene Stephen Towns and Elizabeth C Hartman. He had at least 6 siblings: Anna May, Effie, Stephen Eugene, Mary F, Evelyn, and Unnamed Infant Girl.

• Fact: Residence (1880) Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan

He married in Caro, Tuscola, Michigan, on 25 May 1892, to Emma Jane Slater, daughter of Moses B Slater and Anna Walker. He was about 19 years old. They had at least 6 children together:

1. Hazel Beatrice Towns
2. Guita E Towns
3. Sylvia Belle Towns
4. Adrian Eugene Towns
5. Hilda Maude Towns
6. Leota Fern Maureen Towns

• Fact: Residence (1900) Denmark township, north side Reese village, Tuscola, Michigan
• Fact: Residence (1910) Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan
• Fact: Residence (1920) Flint Ward 1, Genesee, Michigan
• Fact: Residence (1930) Flint, Genesee, Michigan
• Fact: Residence (1935) Same House, Genesee, Michigan
• Fact: Residence (1940) Ward 6, Flint, Flint City, Genesee, Michigan

George passed away in 1950 at the age of 77.

• Fact: Burial (29 May 1950) Gracelawn Cemetery, Flint, Genesee, Michigan

Links

FamilySearch PID: KN6H-GWJ
Find A Grave: Memorial #48712049 Headstone Photo: Yes

Sources

• "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQVG-ZXP : 12 August 2019), George E Towns, ; citing , Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm .
• "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QGTP-9SLW : 20 October 2019), George ? Towns, 1872; citing Birth, various county courts, Michigan.
• "Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4LK-1J5 : 11 February 2018), George E. Town, 05 Aug 1872; citing , , TUSCOLA, MICHIGAN, reference 2:170T9MF; FHL microfilm 983,813.
• "Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4LK-1J5 : 11 February 2018), George E. Town, 05 Aug 1872; citing , , TUSCOLA, MICHIGAN, reference 2:170T9MF; FHL microfilm 983,813.
• "Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4RN-DLG : 11 February 2018), George E. Towns, 05 Aug 1873; citing Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan, reference ; FHL microfilm 2,320,442.
• "Michigan Births and Christenings, 1775-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F4LK-57J : 11 February 2018), George E. Towns, 05 Aug 1873; citing , , TUSCOLA, MICHIGAN, reference 2:170V3F9; FHL microfilm 983,813.
• "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQVP-MZ4 : 12 August 2019), George E. Towns, 05 Aug 1873; citing item 2 p 420 rn 441, Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,320,442.
• "United States Census, 1880," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MW3N-45X : 14 August 2017), George Towns in household of Eugine Towns, Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district ED 399, sheet 79C, NARA microfilm publication T9 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), FHL microfilm 1,254,607.
• "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N3X8-ZQH : 15 January 2019), Geo. Towns and Emma Slater, 1892.
• "Michigan, County Marriages, 1820-1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCH2-F7N : 11 May 2018), George Towns and Emma Slater, 25 May 1892; citing reference ID p 88 rn 105, various county clerks and libraries, Michigan; FHL microfilm 983,109.
• "Michigan, County Births, 1867-1917," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:QLBX-Z2ZZ : 20 October 2019), George Towns in entry for Sylvia Towns, 1895; citing Birth, various county courts, Michigan.
• "Michigan Births, 1867-1902," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ6M-S8T : 12 August 2019), George Towns in entry for Sylvia Towns, 17 Mar 1895; citing item 1 p 335 rn 217, Reese, Tuscola, Michigan, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,322,566.
• "United States Census, 1900," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:M9BL-7RJ : accessed 5 December 2019), George Louns, Denmark township, north side Reese village, Tuscola, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 108, sheet 3B, family 57, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1972.); FHL microfilm 1,240,744.
• "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MLT7-BK8 : accessed 5 December 2019), George E Tonns, Denmark, Tuscola, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 110, sheet 8B, family 180, NARA microfilm publication T624 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1982), roll 676; FHL microfilm 1,374,689.
• "Michigan Marriages, 1822-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FCNQ-C8T : 10 February 2018), George in entry for Henry Belanger and Guita Toions, 20 Dec 1910; citing reference Pg171; FHL microfilm 947,223.
• "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:N327-9KX : 15 January 2019), George in entry for Henry Belanger and Gusta Towns, 1910.
• "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZST-TW7 : accessed 5 December 2019), George E Towns, Flint Ward 1, Genesee, Michigan, United States; citing ED 14, sheet 3B, line 85, family 44, NARA microfilm publication T625 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 1992), roll 764; FHL microfilm 1,820,764.
• "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925", database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ77-925 : 15 January 2019), Geo Towns in entry for Adrian Towns and Ila Bower, 1925.
• "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFSX-1TN : 13 March 2018), George Towns in entry for Guita E Bellinger, 14 Mar 1928; citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,702.
• "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFSX-1TN : 13 March 2018), George Towns in entry for Guita E Bellinger, 14 Mar 1928; citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,702.
• "United States Census, 1930," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XQYV-51M : accessed 5 December 2019), George Towns, Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) ED 46, sheet 16B, line 60, family 396, NARA microfilm publication T626 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, 2002), roll 986; FHL microfilm 2,340,721.
• "United States Census, 1940," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KHSB-11V : 29 July 2019), George Towns, Ward 6, Flint, Flint City, Genesee, Michigan, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 85-103, sheet 4A, line 6, family 65, 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 1895.
• "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFSK-7YX : 13 March 2018), George E Towns, 25 May 1950; citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,711.
• "Michigan Deaths and Burials, 1800-1995," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FHYX-MHH : 10 February 2018), George Towns in entry for Hazel Beatrice Griffith, 10 Sep 1982; citing Alpena, Alpena, Michigan, reference 106597; FHL microfilm 2,020,877.
• Find A Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com : accessed 04 December 2019), memorial page for George E Towns (5 Aug 1872–25 May 1950), Find A Grave Memorial no. 48712049, citing Gracelawn Cemetery, Flint, Genesee County, Michigan, USA ; Maintained by Twist (contributor 46920390).

See Also

• "Family Tree," database, FamilySearch (http://familysearch.org : modified 05 December 2019, 04:31), entry for George Edward Towns(PID https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/4:1:KN6H-GWJ); contributed by various users.
• "Public Member Trees kih1962/ageorgiaangel", database, Ancestry.com (https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/89779966/person/182148946974/facts : accessed 4 Dec 2019), profile for George Edward Towns.

Acknowledgement

Towns-59 was created by Krissi Hall on 2 Nov 2011. See the Changes page for the details of edits by Krissi and others.