Bassett Family Association Database
James Town
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Name James Town Birth 27 Dec 1846 Shelby County, Indiana
Gender Male Death 7 Apr 1895 Marion, Shelby County, Indiana
Notes - The Shelby Democrat, Thursday, April 11, 1895, Page 3 Column 3
James Towns
James Town died at his home one and half mile northeast of Marion at 3:30 a.m. Sunday, April 7, of lung fever, age 48 years and 4 months. Funeral services were held in the M.E. church in Marion at 2 p.m. Monday, Rev. M.A. Farr officiating. Interment in the Marion cemetery under the auspices of Dumont Post 18, G.A.R., of this city. Cummins & Edwards had charge.
The Shelby Democrat, Thursday, April 18, 1895, Page 1 column 8
James Towns
James Towns died at his home, two miles east of this place, on Sunday morning at 3:30 o?clock. He was born in Shelby county in 1847 and was a soldier in the late war. In his death we lose a worthy citizen and one who had many friends all over the country. His death was a great shock to his family and relatives as he was thought not to be seriously ill until a few hours before death. The funeral occurred from the M.E. church, at this place, Monday, at two p.m., Rev. M.A. Farr officiating. Services were conducted at the grave. Cummins & Edwards had charge of the remains.
Person ID I31951 1A William Bassett of Plymouth Last Modified 23 Mar 2017
Father Sylvester Towne, b. 5 Oct 1819, New York
d. 19 Sep 1889, Shelby County, Indiana
(Age 69 years) Mother Mary Ann Monroney Family ID F11674 Group Sheet | Family Chart
Family Cynthia Ellen Rhoades/Rhoads, b. 1850 d. 25 Sep 1904 (Age 54 years) Children 1. Nellie Town, b. 1870 2. Anna Town, b. 1872 3. Sylvester Towns, b. 5 Feb 1874, Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana
d. 6 Jun 1958 (Age 84 years)+ 4. Charles Town, b. 5 Jul 1877, Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana
d. 1950 (Age 72 years)5. Zula Town, b. 1879 + 6. Jesse Town, b. 22 Jun 1883, Marion Township, Shelby County, Indiana
d. 1970 (Age 86 years)7. Nora Town, b. 1886 8. Blanche Town, b. 1888 d. 1983 (Age 95 years) + 9. Bertha Town, b. 18 Jan 1891, Shelby County, Indiana
d. 1 Apr 1986, Indiana
(Age 95 years)10. James Town, b. 1894 d. 1988 (Age 94 years) Family ID F12162 Group Sheet | Family Chart Last Modified 19 Mar 2017
- The Shelby Democrat, Thursday, April 11, 1895, Page 3 Column 3
