William Sherman TOWNE

(b. 9 June 1868 , Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA d. 15 January 1943 , Memphis, Tennessee, USA )

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William Sherman TOWNE was born 9 June 1868 in Belchertown, Massachusetts, USA

William Sherman TOWNE was the child of Amasa TOWNE and Elizabeth B SMITH and the grandchild of: (paternal) Israel TOWNE and Hannah STACY (maternal) Sherman SMITH and Charlotte Maria BURNHAM

Spouse(s)/Partner(s) and Child(ren):

William Sherman married Bertha E SONES 28 June 1892 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 1 child.
Bertha E SONES was born 22 March 1869 in Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA. Bertha E died 5 April 1946 in Glendale, California, USA.

William Sherman married (2) Rebecca Louise STEWART 10 May 1898 in Mason, Ingham, Michigan, USA . The couple had (at least) 3 children.
Rebecca Louise STEWART was born abt. 1876 in Michigan, USA. Rebecca Louise died abt. 1965 in Tennessee, USA.

William Sherman TOWNE died 15 January 1943 in Memphis, Tennessee, USA.
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William Sherman TOWNE married

Bertha E SONES-- Date: 28 June 1892 Place: Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA
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groom's name: William S. Towne
groom's race:
groom's age: 24 years
groom's birth date: 1868
groom's birthplace: Belchertown, Mass.
bride's name: Bertha E. Sones
bride's race:
bride's age: 23 years
bride's birth date: 1869
bride's birthplace: Grand Rapids, M.
marriage type:
marriage date: 28 Jun 1892
marriage place: Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
groom's father: Amasa Towne
groom's mother: Elizabeth B. Smith
bride's father: George W. Sones
bride's mother: Loraine Seigler
groom's marital status:
groom's previous wife:
bride's marital status:
bride's previous husband:
film number: 2342493
frame number:
digital folder number: 4208247
image number: 199
reference number: v 2 p 483 rn 5496

"Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch.org : accessed 11 Feb 2013), William S. Towne and Bertha E. Sones, 28 Jun 1892.

Children of William Sherman TOWNE and Bertha E SONES:

William Stuart TOWNE (b.abt. 1893, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA d. , )

William Sherman TOWNE married

Rebecca Louise STEWART-- Date: 10 May 1898 Place: Mason, Ingham, Michigan, USA

See marriage record for William Sherman TOWNE and Rebecca Louise STEWART
Name: Wm S. Towne
Race (Original):
Age (Expanded): 29 years
Birth Year: 1869
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Spouse's Name: Rebe C. Stewart
Spouse's Race (Original):
Spouse's Age (Expanded): 22 years
Spouse's Birth Year: 1876
Spouse's Birthplace: Mason, Michigan
Event Date: 10 May 1898
Event Place: Mason, Ingham, Michigan
Father's Name: Amasa Towne
Mother's Name: Elizabeth B. Smith
Spouse's Father's Name: Horace P. Stewart
Spouse's Mother's Name: Elizabeth
Marital Status:
Previous Wife's Name:
Spouse's Marital Status:
Spouse's Previous Husband's Name:
GS Film number: 2342509
Frame Number:
Digital Folder Number: 4208258
Image Number: 227
Reference ID: v 2 p 456 rn 12205

"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch.org : 10 March 2018), Wm S. Towne and Rebe C. Stewart, 10 May 1898; citing Mason, Ingham, Michigan, v 2 p 456 rn 12205, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,509.

Children of William Sherman TOWNE and Rebecca Louise STEWART:

Willard H TOWNE (b.abt. 1901, , Michigan, USA d. , )

Marian E TOWNE (b.abt. 1905, , Michigan, USA d. , )

Esther E TOWNE (b.abt. 1906, , Michigan, USA d. abt. 1999, )

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1868 Birth
9 June 1868
male Town
b. Belchertown
son of Amasa and Elizabeth Town of Belchertown
father's occupation - farmer
father b. Belchertown
mother b. Aurora, N.Y.

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1869 - Ulysses S. Grant becomes President of the United States

1870 Belchertown, Hampshire, Massachusetts
name: William S Towne
estimated birth year: 1869
gender: Male
age in 1870: 1y
color (white, black, mulatto, chinese, indian): White
birthplace: Massachusetts
home in 1870: Massachusetts, United States
Household Gender Age Birthplace
Amasa Towne M 48y Massachusetts
Elizabeth B Towne F 39y New York
William S Towne M 1y Massachusetts
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1870 - June 26 - Christmas becomes a Federal holiday in the United States. It was still illegal in some states.

1876 - March 7 – Alexander Graham Bell is granted a United States patent for an invention he calls the telephone.

1877 - Rutherford B. Hayes becomes President of the United States

1877 - November 21 - Thomas Edison announces his invention of the phonograph, a machine that can record sound.

1879 - Incandescent light bulb is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, United States)

1880 Aurora, Cayuga, New York
E. B. TOWNE Self W Female W 49 NY Keeping House CT VT
William S. TOWNE Son S Male W 11 NY At School MA NY
Walter I. TOWNE Son S Male W 9 NY MA NY
Charlotte M. SMITH Mother W Female W 77 VT CT CT
1880 Census Ancestry (U.S.)
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1881 - The American Red Cross is established by Clara Barton.

1881 - March 4 - James A. Garfield becomes President of the United States

1881 - July 2 - James A. Garfield was shot at the Baltimore and Potomac Railroad Station in Washington, D.C., at 9:30 am on Saturday, July 2, 1881. He died in Elberon, New Jersey, two months later on September 19, 1881. The shooting occurred less than four months into his term as president. Charles J. Guiteau was convicted of Garfield's murder and executed by hanging one year after the shooting. Chester Arthur becomes President of the United States.

1884 - Photographic film is invented (George Eastman, United States)

The first gravity roller coaster amusement ride (LeMarcus A. Thompson, United States)

1885 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1886 - October 28 - Statue of Liberty is Unveiled

1889 - The automobile is invented (Gottlieb Daimler, Germany)

1889 - Benjamin Harrison becomes President of the United States

1891 - The zipper is invented (Whitcomb L. Judson, United States)

The motion picture camera is invented (Thomas Alva Edison, William K.L. Dickson, United States)

First Perforated Toilet Paper Roll is Patented

1892 Marriage / Partner
William Sherman TOWNE and Bertha E SONES 28 June 1892, Grand Rapids, Michigan, USA

He was 24 years old.

1893 - Grover Cleveland becomes President of the United States

1897 - Aspirin is invented (Felix Hoffmann (Bayer), Germany)

1897 - William McKinley becomes President of the United States

1898 Marriage / Partner
William Sherman TOWNE and Rebecca Louise STEWART 10 May 1898, Mason, Ingham, Michigan, USA

He was 29 years old.

1898 - April 25 – Spanish-American War: The United States declares war on Spain

1898 - December 10 – The Treaty of Paris is signed, ending the Spanish-American War.

1901 - King Camp Gillette and William Emery Nickerson invented the world's first disposable razor blade in 1901. (Boston, Massachusetts, USA)

1901 - William McKinley, the 25th president of the United States, was shot on the grounds of the Pan-American Exposition in the Temple of Music in Buffalo, New York, on September 6, 1901, six months into his second term. He was shaking hands with the public when an anarchist, Leon Czolgosz, shot him twice in the abdomen. Theodore Roosevelt becomes President of the United States.

1902 - July 17 - Willis Haviland Carrier designed the first modern air-conditioning system. (Buffalo, New York, USA)

1903 - The first engine-powered airplane is invented (Wilbur & Orville Wright, United States)

1904 - June 28 - U.S. begins construction of Panama Canal.

1906 - August 22 – The first Victor Victrola, a phonographic record player, was manufactured, revolutionizing the way people listened to music at home.

In 1906, Reginald Fessenden made the first AM radio broadcast on December 24th. This event marked a significant advancement in radio technology, paving the way for the modern broadcasting industry.

1907-1908 - The electric washing machine is invented (Alva J. Fisher, United States)

1907
Friday, June 28, 1907 The Auburn Citizen, Auburn, NY
'William S. Towne of Grand Rapids, Mich., who has been visiting friends in the city for the past few days, left last evening for Belchertown, Mass., and other eastern points.'

1907
Tuesday, June 25, 1907 The Auburn Citizen, Auburn, NY
William S. Towne of Grand Rapids, Mich., formerly of this city, is in town visiting for a few days with S. S. Salisbury of Mary Street, after which he will visit relatives in Massachusetts.

1908 - First Model-T car is produced by Henry Ford (United States)

1909 - William Howard Taft becomes President of the United States

1910 Grand Rapids, Kent, Michigan
name: William S Towne
birthplace: Massachusetts
relationship to head of household: Self
residence: Grand Rapids Ward 2, Kent, Michigan
marital status: Married
race : White
gender: Male
immigration year:
father's birthplace: Massachusetts
mother's birthplace: Massachusetts
family number: 192
page number: 12
Household Gender Age Birthplace
self William S Towne M 41y Massachusetts
wife Rebecca Towne F 34y Michigan
son Willard Towne M 9y Michigan
dau Marion Towne F 5y Michigan
dau Esther Towne F 4y Michigan
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1912 - April 15 - Titanic sinks in the North Atlantic

1913 - The assembly line is invented (Henry Ford, United States)

The bra is invented (Mary Phelps Jacob, United States)

1913 - Woodrow Wilson becomes President of the United States

1913 - October 31 – The Lincoln Highway, the first automobile road across the United States, is dedicated

1915 - January 25 - First United States coast-to-coast long-distance telephone call

1917 - March 2 – The enactment of the Jones Act grants Puerto Ricans United States citizenship.

1917 - April 6 – WWI: The United States declares war on Germany

1918 - March 19 – The United States Congress establishes time zones and approves daylight saving time

1919 - June 4 – Women's rights: The United States Congress approves the 19th Amendment to the United States Constitution, which would guarantee suffrage to women, and sends it to the U.S. states for ratification

1920 Memphis, Tennessee
Name: William S Towne
Titles and Terms:
Event Type: Census
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Memphis Ward 16, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
District: ED 157
Gender: Male
Age: 52
Marital Status: Married
Race: White
Race (Original): White
Can Read: Yes
Can Write: Yes
Relationship to Head of Household: Head
Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head
Own or Rent: Own
Birth Year (Estimated): 1868
Birthplace: Massachusetts
Immigration Year:
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: New York
Sheet Letter: B
Sheet Number: 10
Sheet Number and Letter: 10B
Household ID: 188
Line Number: 61
Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA)
Affiliate Publication Number: T625
Affiliate Film Number: 1764
GS Film Number: 1821764
Digital Folder Number: 004968816
Image Number: 00343

Household Role Sex Age Birthplace
William S Towne Head M 52 Massachusetts
Rebecca S Towne Wife F 44 Michigan
Willard H...Read MORE...

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1920 - January 17 - Prohibition goes into effect on January 17, 1920, under the provisions of the 18th Amendment to the United States Constitution

1921 - Warren G. Harding becomes President of the United States

1921 - Charles Strite of Minnesota patents the pop-up toaster.

1923 to 1927 - Television is invented (Vladimir Kosma Zworykin (Russia), Philo Taylor Farnsworth (United States))

1923 - Calvin Coolidge becomes President of the United States

1927 - The aerosol can is invented (Erik Rotheim, Norway)

1927 - April 7 – Bell Telephone Co. transmits an image of Herbert Hoover (then the Secretary of Commerce), which becomes the first successful long distance demonstration of television

1928 - Sliced bread (bread slicing machine) is invented by Otto Frederick Rohwedder (United States)

1929 - Herbert Hoover becomes President of the United States

1929 - October 29 - Black Tuesday - Stock market crash - The Great Depression Begins - It lasted until 1941 (WW2)

1930 - Scotch tape is invented (Richard Drew (3M), United States)

1930 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
name: William S Towne
event: Census
event date: 1930
event place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
gender: Male
age: 62
marital status: Married
race: White
birthplace: Massachussetts
estimated birth year: 1868
immigration year:
relationship to head of household: Head
father's birthplace: Massachussetts
mother's birthplace: Massachussetts
enumeration district number: 0055
family number: 56
sheet number and letter: 5A
line number: 40
nara publication: T626, roll 2274
film number: 2342008
digital folder number: 4547922
image number: 00923
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head William S Towne M 62 Massachussetts
wife Rebecca Towne F 53 Michigan
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In 1930, on February 18, Pluto was discovered by astronomer Clyde Tombaugh at the Lowell Observatory in Flagstaff, Arizona, marking a significant milestone in the study of our solar system.

1931 - The paper towel is invented (Arthur Scott, United States)

1931 - March 3 – The Star-Spangled Banner is adopted as the United States National anthem.

1933 - Franklin D. Roosevelt becomes President of the United States

1933 - December 5 – The 21st Amendment to the United States Constitution is passed, repealing Prohibition

1934 - The metal beverage can is invented (American Can Co., United States)

1935 - The snowmobile was invented by Joseph Bombardier (Quebec, Canada)

1935 - August 14 – United States President Franklin Roosevelt signs the Social Security Act into law

1938 - The ballpoint pen is invented (Lazlo Biro, Hungary)

1938-1944 - Sunscreen is invented (Franz Greiter, Switzerland and Benjamin Green, United States)

1938 - October 27 - Du Pont announces a name for its new synthetic yarn: nylon.

1940 Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
name: William S Towne
titles & terms:
event: Census
event year: 1940
event place: Ward 16, Memphis, Civil District 2, Shelby, Tennessee, United States
gender: Male
age: 71
marital status: Married
race (original):
race (standardized): White
relationship to head of household (original):
relationship to head of household (standardized): Head
birthplace: Massachusetts
estimated birth year: 1869
residence in 1935: Same House
enumeration district number: 98-89
family number: 230
sheet number and letter: 7B
line number: 55
nara publication number: T627
nara roll number: 3962
digital folder number: 005461334
image number: 00694
Household Gender Age Birthplace
head William S Towne M 71 Massachusetts
wife Rebe S Towne F 63 Michigan
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1940 - April - 1st electron microscope demonstrated (RCA), Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA

1941 - December 8 - (the day after the Japanese attacked Pearl Harbor) United States declares war on Japan (WW2)

Death
name: William Shuman Towne
event: Death
event date: 15 Jan 1943
event place: Memphis, Shelby, Tennessee
gender: Male
marital status: Married
race or color: White
age: 75
estimated birth year:
birth date: 09 Jun 1867
birthplace: Mass
spouse: Rebecca Louise Towne
father: A.C. Towne
father's birthplace: Mass
mother: Elizabeth Salesbury
mother's birthplace: Mass
occupation: Mgr,Memphis Band Mill Co
street address: 1615 Eastmoreland - Civil District 5
residence: Memphis, Shelby Co, Tennessee
cemetery: Forest Hill
burial place: Memphis, Tennessee
burial date: 16 Jan 1943
informant:
additional relatives: X
digital folder number: 4184874
image number: 1325
film number: 2137332
volume/ page/ certificate number: cn 3683

'Tennessee, Death Records, 1914-1955,' index and images, FamilySearch (familysearch.org/ pal:/ MM9.1.1/ NS6M-NGP : accessed 11 Feb 2013), William Shuman Towne, 1943.
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