Towne / Bowditch Genealogy

     John Allen was born on 17 September 1839 in Lottsville, Warren Co., Pennsylvania.^3,1,4 He was the son of George F. Allen and Susan M. Burlingham.^1,2 He was married by George Cady, J. P., to Rebecca Elizabeth Goodwin, daughter of Isaac Goodwin and Sallie Cook, on 26 January 1864 at the home of W. D. Edgerton in Columbus, Warren Co., Pennsylvania, while he was home from the army on furlough.^5,3 He died from bronchial pneumonia on 8 January 1917 at the home of his daughter Cora Sheldon in Ottawa, Franklin Co., Kansas, at age 77.^1,4,3 He was buried on 9 January 1917 (his death certificate actually says 1916, an obvious error, and his obituary says the funeral was a Wednesday, which would have been 10 January in 1917) at Hope Cemetery in Franklin Co., Kansas.^1,4

     Sarah Allen was born about 1841 in Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of George F. Allen and Susan M. Burlingham.¹

     Lawrence Allen was born about 1846 in Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of George F. Allen and Susan M. Burlingham.¹

     Justina Allen was born in May 1850 in Pennsylvania.^2,1 She was the daughter of George F. Allen and Susan M. Burlingham.¹ She married William E. Cook about 1873 (based on the birth year of their oldest child).^2,3

     Carrie Allen was born about 1854 in Pennsylvania.¹ She was the daughter of George F. Allen and Susan M. Burlingham.¹

     Frank Allen was born about 1857 in Pennsylvania.¹ He was the son of George F. Allen and Susan M. Burlingham.¹ He was married by A. S. Ferguson to Mary C. Hart on 31 October 1886 in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.² He died between 1920 and 1930, when his wife Mary was listed as a widow in the census.^3,4

     Dora Allen was born about May 1860 in Pennsylvania. (In the 1900 census her birth date is listed as May 1864, but this is clearly wrong, as she is listed in the 1860 census, enumerated on 27 July, as age 3/12.)^1,2 She was the daughter of George F. Allen and Susan M. Burlingham.¹ She married Bernard Sherman about 1897.²

     Paul Thorndike was born on 2 March 1863 in Beverly, Essex Co., Massachusetts.^3,2,1 He was the son of William H. Thorndike and Martha Eliza Abbot.¹ He married Rachel Ewing Sherman, daughter of William Tecumseh Sherman, on 30 December 1891 (the Who's Who article on Paul Thorndike says 30 December 1892) at the home of the bride's uncle, Senator Sherman, 1319 K Street, in Washington, D. C. Because the bride was still in mourning over her father's death earlier in the year, only close family and friends attended the wedding. However, this included President and Mrs. Benjamin Harrison, Vice-President and Mrs. Levi Morton, and the President's Cabinet.^2,4 He died on 27 May 1939 at age 76.²

     Abbot Thorndike was born in March 1866 in Wisconsin.^2,1 He was the son of William H. Thorndike and Martha Eliza Abbot.¹ He married Maud A. Kilbourn, daughter of Byron H. Kilbourn and Lizzie A. (?), on 10 May 1888 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin. (The date of 1888 is most likely correct, but not certain. The online database Wisconsin Marriages, pre-1907, lists the date as 10 May 1888. And, Mr. and Mrs. Abbott Thorndike are listed in the Directory of Milwaukee's Elite in 1891 (along with "Miss Kilbourn," who may have been a sister of Maud Kilbourn). However, their entry in the 1900 census says they have been married for two years.)^3,4,5

     William Thorndike was born on 5 August 1870 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.³ He was the son of William H. Thorndike and Martha Eliza Abbot.¹ He was married by Rev. J. W. Clark to Mary B. Kilbourn, daughter of Byron H. Kilbourn and Lizzie A. (?), on 7 May 1914 at St. James Protestant Episcopal Church in Washington, D. C. The groom's brother Paul gave the bride away, and his brother Abbot was best man. Mrs. Arthur Kennedy of Denver, Colorado, was matron of honor. After the ceremony a breakfast was held for family and out-of-town guests at the home of Thomas V. Dawson. The couple left the next day on their honeymoon, a trip to the West Indies.²

     Abbot McClure was born on 8 January 1879 in Milwaukee, Milwaukee Co., Wisconsin.^3,4,2 He was the son of Johnson McClure and Ellen Louisa Abbot.^2,1 He may have died on 23 February 1949 in Los Angeles, Los Angeles Co., California. (The California Death Index includes a death there for Abbott McClure, born 1 January 1882 in Wisconsin.)⁵

     Sophia Ann Weygandt was born on 2 March 1840 in Franklin Twp., Summit Co., Ohio.^2,1 She was the daughter of William Weygandt and Margaret Swikert.¹ She was married by P. J. Spangler, Minister, to Joseph Earnsberger on 7 July 1859 in Summit Co., Ohio.^2,3 She died on 6 January 1924 in Franklin Twp., Summit Co., Ohio, at age 83.² She was buried at Clinton Cemetery in Summit Co., Ohio.²

     Alonzo Weygandt was born in August 1842 in Ohio.^2,1 He was the son of William Weygandt and Margaret Swikert.¹ He was married by C. A. Salter to Susan E. Baughman on 20 July 1865 in Summit Co., Ohio.³

     Simon P. Weygandt was born in December 1848 in Ohio.² He was the son of William Weygandt and Margaret Swikert.¹ He married Mary J. Spidel on 17 December 1871 in Summit Co., Ohio.³ He died in 1906.⁴ He was buried at Clinton Cemetery in Summit Co., Ohio.⁴

     George Washington Weygandt was born on 3 June 1850 in Clinton, Summit Co., Ohio.¹ He was the son of William Weygandt and Margaret Swikert.² He died on 30 March 1924 in Akron, Summit Co., Ohio, at age 73.¹ He was buried on 1 April 1924 at Glendale Cemetery in Summit Co., Ohio.¹

     Clarissa Weygandt was born on 3 December 1853 in Clinton, Summit Co., Ohio.² She was the daughter of William Weygandt and Margaret Swikert.¹ She married Benjamin F. Shank, son of Jacob Shank and Margaret Wholf, on 17 June 1869 in Summit Co., Ohio. In their marriage license application, in the pre-printed declaration that Clarissa "is of the age of 18," the age "18" is overwritten with "16." A note is attached from Clarissa's mother Margaret Weygandt saying Clarissa was 16, and giving her consent to the marriage. In reality, Clarissa was age 15.^3,2 She died on 13 December 1925 in Kenmore, Summit Co., Ohio, at age 72 from a cerebral hemorrhage.² She was buried on 16 December 1925 at Clinton Cemetery in Summit Co., Ohio.²

     Fannie (?) was born in 1853 in Ohio.^2,1 She married James Wason, son of Johnson Wason and Amoretta (?), before 1876.¹ She died in 1948.² She was buried at Mountain Home Cemetery in Otsego, Allegan Co., Michigan.²

     Charles Howard Ketchum was born on 15 December 1875 in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan.^2,1 He was the son of Lewis C. Ketchum and Laura I. Woodin.² He was married by Arthur M. Griffith, Minister, to Rosanna Lamb, daughter of James Samuel Lamb and Mary Jane Wilkinson, on 2 July 1898 in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan. One of the witnesses was the groom's sister Cynthia.³ He died on 4 May 1945 at age 69.⁴ He was buried on 7 May 1945 at Taylor Cemetery in Allegan Co., Michigan.^4,5

     Edith R. Ketchum was born about 1878 in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan. There are two birth records for her, one giving a birth date of 1 October 1877 and the other 30 April 1878, both in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan.^4,5,3 She was the daughter of Lewis C. Ketchum and Laura I. Woodin.^1,2,3 She died sometime between 1880 and 1900. (In the 1900 and 1910 censuses her mother Laura is listed as having had three children, with two still living. All three are listed with their parents in the 1880 census. Since her siblings Charles and Cynthia were living in 1900, Edith must the one who had died by 1900.)^6,7,3

     Cynthia Ketchum was born on 3 February 1880 in Ganges, Allegan Co., Michigan.¹ She was the daughter of Lewis C. Ketchum and Laura I. Woodin.¹ She was married by Adam Clark, M. E. Minister, to Chauncey Ellsworth Dailey, son of George Dailey and Thankful Kouft, on 10 March 1900 in Holland, Ottawa Co., Michigan.^2,3 She died on 2 March 1955 in Vicksburg, Kalamazoo Co., Michigan, at age 75.⁴ She was buried on 5 March 1955 at Taylor Cemetery in Allegan Co., Michigan.^5,4

     John E. Sowle was born about 1852 in Michigan.¹ He was the son of Eli L. Sowle and Mary Jane (?).¹ He may have died before September 1887, as he is not listed in his father's probate records.²

     Roxie L. Dornan was born in 1900 in Michigan.^1,2 She was the daughter of Robert H. Dornan and Mary Evaline Sickafoose.² She died on 20 October 1952 at her home in Coldwater, Branch Co., Michigan.³ Her funeral services were at the Ganges Methodist Church on 23 October 1952, with Rev. Floyd Barden officiating. She was buried at Plummerville Cemetery in Allegan Co., Michigan.^3,1