Family of James W. Towson and Sarah Root

 James W. Towson and Sarah Root

James W. Towson, solider in the war of 1812, was the son of Obadiah and Frances Towson. Born January 17th, 1788 in St. John's Parish, he married Sarah Root of Berks County, PA on October 30th, 1817 at the age of 29. The union would last 15 years, until James's death in 1832. Sarah would outlive her husband by several decades, dying sometime after the census was taken in 1860. The children of James W. Towson and Sarah Root were Margaret A. (1819-1891), wife of  William O. Deaver; Frances A. (1823-1874), wife of John F. Helm; Obadiah George (1825-1900); Mary Ann (1826-1889), wife of James R. Ward; John (1829-1842) and John W. Towson (dates unknown).

Family of Obadiah G. Towson and Lydia T. Richards

Obadiah George Towson

Obadiah George Towson was born August 23, 1825 to James W. Towson and Sarah Root, and was likely named for his grandfather Obadiah Towson. He married married Lydia Tyler Richards (born Nov 17 1829), the daughter of Mundator Tracy Richards and Mary Tyler, of Preston, Connecticut.

Estelle Towson, Woman of Renown

In my last post, I was investigating the family of Charles Towson, a prominent hatter and Methodist in Baltimore. I couldn't find this Towson family in the census for 1850 or 1870, but while doing research for an entirely different matter when I stumbled upon a scandal that occurred in the mid and late 1880s. The figures were Charles's daughter Estelle, her husband Edward Kirkland, and the son of a former judge from Cumberland, George A. Pearre.

Unrelated Towsons

In genealogy research, sometimes you have to research a person to confirm that they aren't the relative that you're looking for. Instead of putting that information to waste, I've decided to share information I've collected on "unrelated" Towsons here. You can find more under the tag "unrelated Towsons."

Charles Towson, Hatter

Doing research for a family named Towson that lived in Baltimore city can be a nightmare, especially when there are more than one Charles Towsons roaming around. I wanted to identify each of the individuals so that I could know when I was looking at a relative and when I wasn't. One of the most interesting individuals I came across is Mr. Charles Towson, Hatter.