1874 - 1937 
 
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| Birth  | 
25 Dec 1874  | 
Monroe,Michigan    | 
 
| Gender  | 
Male  |  
| Died  | 
20 Jul 1937  | 
Toledo,Lucas Co.,Ohio    | 
 
| Cause: Asthma  |  
| Buried  | 
23 Jul 1937  | 
Toledo Memorial Park,Sylvania    [1]  | 
 
| Person ID  | 
I110274  | 
Brainard (Brainerd) / Foster / Fish | 
 
| Last Modified  | 
09 Sep 2005 00:00:00  |  
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| Father  | 
Lafayette TOWNER, b. 8 Mar 1845, NY    |  
| Mother  | 
Lillis L YOUNG, b. 12 Oct 1856  |  
| Family ID  | 
F46216  | 
Group Sheet | 
 
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| Family 1  | 
Ruby Ann WILDER, b. 22 Oct 1880, Montague,Muskegon Co.,Michigan    |  
| Married  | 
Abt 1899  | 
Petersburg,Lenawee,Michigan    | 
 
| Divorced  | 
Abt 1911  | 
 
| Children  | 
| > | 1. Laura (Mamie) May TOWNER, b. 24 Mar 1907, Deerfield,Michigan   |  
| > | 2. James Guy TOWNER, b. 9 Aug 1901, Deerfield,Lenawee Co.,Michigan   |  
|   | 3. Glenn Franklin TOWNER, b. 13 Oct 1904, Deerfield,Lenawee Co.,Michigan   |  
 
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| Family ID  | 
F46233  | 
Group Sheet | 
 
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| Family 2  | 
Estelle WEBER, b. 4 Aug 1899, Ohio    |  
| Married  | 
Abt 1924  | 
 
| Children  | 
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| Family ID  | 
F46202  | 
Group Sheet | 
 
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| Notes  | 
- James was a Farmer.
 
 
Peggy (Towner) Allen said they were divorced. 
 
1880 Census: Living with Grandparents James Young and Susanna Young, Age5 in Deerfield, Lenawee, MI 
Father born in NY, Mother born in OH.  Listed as James W. 
 
1900 Census: Under the name of Willard Towner. Lived in Deerfield Twp.,Lenawee Co., MI with wife Ruby next to grandparents James Young andSusanna. 
Date of Birth: Dec. 25, 1874 
No children 
 
1910 Census: Under the name Willard Towner.  Lived in Deerfield Twp.,Lenawee Co., MI.  Lived next to grandparents James and Susanna Young.Married 13 years. 
Wife Ruby 
Children: Guy age 8, Glenn age 5, and Mamie age 3 
 
According to step-mothers obit, was still alive in 1923 living in Toledo. 
 
BURIAL: No Headstone 
buried in wood box. 
 
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