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Alice B. Eakes Towns

Birth
Wilson County, Tennessee, USA
Death
10 Oct 1945 (aged 74–75)
Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Burial
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map
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TOWNS - Wedneday morning, Oct 10, 1945 at Elm Hill Road, Mrs. Alice Towns. Mother of Mrs. Jim Peach of Mt. Juliet, Mrs. Johnnie Castleman of Hermitage, Tenn., Mrs. H. E. Robertson, Mrs. Fred Brooklet, Miss Maxey Towns, Sam and Johnnie Smith, all of Nashville; half sister of Mrs. Byrd Peach and Mrs. Myrtle Davis(Davidson), both of Donelson, Tenn.; 19 grandchildren also survive. Remains ae at the Cosmopolitan Funeral home, 2408 West End Avenue, where funeral services, conducted by Elder Cawthon, will be held Thursday morning, Oct. 11th at 10:30 o'clock. Pallbearers will be A. L. Seat, H. E. Robertson, R. F. Robertson, F. F. Castleman, J. H. Griffin and Malcolm Peach. Interment, Mt. Olivet Cemetry

The Tennessean, Tuesday Morning Oct 11 1945 - Page 2
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Alice Eakes married John F. Smith July 26 1894 in Wilson CO TN

Son, Samuel Smith b.1897-1899

Alice Smith married William J. S. Towns Sept 19 1901 in Wilson CO TN

Children, Sarah, Asalee(Azilee), Vera, Maxie
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Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958

Name: Alice Towns
[Alice Eaks]
Martial Status: Widow
Birth Date: abt 1870
Birth Place: Wilson, Tennessee
Age: 75
Death Date: 10 Oct 1945
Death Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
Father's Name: Nute Eaks (Newton Eakes)
Mother's Name: Sarah Smith
Cemetery: Mt. Olivet
Informant: Mr. Sam Smith

Birth date on Newton Smith's memorial is incorrect, should be 1846 not 1816
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1880 Wilson CO TN. Alice B. Eakes age 9, her mother Sarah, age 31 live with Alice grandparents Jesse R. and Martha (Parton) Smith, and Sarah's brother Joseph Smith.
Sarah Smith married Abraham D. Williams 22 Sep 1888 in Wilson CO TN

1910 Davidson CO TN, William Towns, age 76 and his wife Allice, age 47, have childrn Sarah, age 7, Asalee, age 3, Vera, age 8 months. Samuel Smith age 11, Alice son by marriage to John F. Smith, is also in the home. William and Alice married 10 years, Alice mother of 4 children born, 4 children living. 2nd marriage for William, 1st marriage for Alice.
1920 Davidson CO, Alice is a Widow, her son Sam, age 20, daughters Vera and Maxie live with her.
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Believe that William Towns first wife was Elizabeth Castleman, daughter of Preston Burton Castleman and Eliza Castleman, they had no children.
TOWNS - Wedneday morning, Oct 10, 1945 at Elm Hill Road, Mrs. Alice Towns. Mother of Mrs. Jim Peach of Mt. Juliet, Mrs. Johnnie Castleman of Hermitage, Tenn., Mrs. H. E. Robertson, Mrs. Fred Brooklet, Miss Maxey Towns, Sam and Johnnie Smith, all of Nashville; half sister of Mrs. Byrd Peach and Mrs. Myrtle Davis(Davidson), both of Donelson, Tenn.; 19 grandchildren also survive. Remains ae at the Cosmopolitan Funeral home, 2408 West End Avenue, where funeral services, conducted by Elder Cawthon, will be held Thursday morning, Oct. 11th at 10:30 o'clock. Pallbearers will be A. L. Seat, H. E. Robertson, R. F. Robertson, F. F. Castleman, J. H. Griffin and Malcolm Peach. Interment, Mt. Olivet Cemetry

The Tennessean, Tuesday Morning Oct 11 1945 - Page 2
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Alice Eakes married John F. Smith July 26 1894 in Wilson CO TN

Son, Samuel Smith b.1897-1899

Alice Smith married William J. S. Towns Sept 19 1901 in Wilson CO TN

Children, Sarah, Asalee(Azilee), Vera, Maxie
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Tennessee, Death Records, 1908-1958

Name: Alice Towns
[Alice Eaks]
Martial Status: Widow
Birth Date: abt 1870
Birth Place: Wilson, Tennessee
Age: 75
Death Date: 10 Oct 1945
Death Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee
Father's Name: Nute Eaks (Newton Eakes)
Mother's Name: Sarah Smith
Cemetery: Mt. Olivet
Informant: Mr. Sam Smith

Birth date on Newton Smith's memorial is incorrect, should be 1846 not 1816
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1880 Wilson CO TN. Alice B. Eakes age 9, her mother Sarah, age 31 live with Alice grandparents Jesse R. and Martha (Parton) Smith, and Sarah's brother Joseph Smith.
Sarah Smith married Abraham D. Williams 22 Sep 1888 in Wilson CO TN

1910 Davidson CO TN, William Towns, age 76 and his wife Allice, age 47, have childrn Sarah, age 7, Asalee, age 3, Vera, age 8 months. Samuel Smith age 11, Alice son by marriage to John F. Smith, is also in the home. William and Alice married 10 years, Alice mother of 4 children born, 4 children living. 2nd marriage for William, 1st marriage for Alice.
1920 Davidson CO, Alice is a Widow, her son Sam, age 20, daughters Vera and Maxie live with her.
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Believe that William Towns first wife was Elizabeth Castleman, daughter of Preston Burton Castleman and Eliza Castleman, they had no children.


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  • Created by: MN
  • Added: Dec 17, 2012
  • Find a Grave Memorial ID:
  • Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/102285521/alice_b-towns: accessed ), memorial page for Alice B. Eakes Towns (1870–10 Oct 1945), Find a Grave Memorial ID 102285521, citing Mount Olivet Cemetery, Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA; Maintained by MN (contributor 46859205).