Mysterious Miss Maude

Mary “Maude” Towson Mary was born January or July 11th 1872, the fourth child of Charles Towson and Frances Tarr. At the time of her birth, her parent’s first children, twin boys, had already died. The household also contained older brother Charles, born December 1869. 1880-1889 First recorded in the US Federal Census as Mary. At the time, she was listed as 8 years old and attending school, alongside her 12 year old brother

A Tale of Two Brothers

My great-great-great-grandfather, Charles Towson, was the youngest of six children born to Charles and Mary "Polly" McClung. Charles Sr. died in 1848, and Polly died in 1850. The two eldest children, John Thomas (1828-????) and Margaret (1830-1830), are thought to have died in childhood. So what happened to the other four children?