Westland newspaper, Brandon, Colorado Thurs Feb 14, 1918:
"William Walter Towse was born at Lubec, Maine, Dec 25, 1840. He departed this life at his home south of Chivington Feb 11, 1918, leaving a wife and four children; Edward Towse of Honolulu, Mrs Ollie Grice of Nampa, Idaho, George E Towse and Mrs Inez Dawson of Chivington...
"Mr Towse was converted to the Christian faith at the age of 45 years, and for 32 years had been an elder in the Presbyterian Church...At the age of twelve he went to sea and followed that life until he was 21, when he went by the way of Cape Horn to California, engaged for two years in gold mining, came to Nebraska, thence at the end of thirteen years from the time of going to California, he returned to Maine. In 1874 he moved with his family to Colorado, railroaded at River Bend for two years, moved to Denver and from there to Pueblo where for eleven years he was foreman of the steel works. Nineteen years ago the family came to Kiowa county where they have since resided on their homestead three miles south of Chivington."
"William Walter Towse was born at Lubec, Maine, Dec 25, 1840. He departed this life at his home south of Chivington Feb 11, 1918, leaving a wife and four children; Edward Towse of Honolulu, Mrs Ollie Grice of Nampa, Idaho, George E Towse and Mrs Inez Dawson of Chivington...
"Mr Towse was converted to the Christian faith at the age of 45 years, and for 32 years had been an elder in the Presbyterian Church...At the age of twelve he went to sea and followed that life until he was 21, when he went by the way of Cape Horn to California, engaged for two years in gold mining, came to Nebraska, thence at the end of thirteen years from the time of going to California, he returned to Maine. In 1874 he moved with his family to Colorado, railroaded at River Bend for two years, moved to Denver and from there to Pueblo where for eleven years he was foreman of the steel works. Nineteen years ago the family came to Kiowa county where they have since resided on their homestead three miles south of Chivington."
Westland newspaper, Brandon, Colorado Thurs Feb 14, 1918:
"William Walter Towse was born at Lubec, Maine, Dec 25, 1840. He departed this life at his home south of Chivington Feb 11, 1918, leaving a wife and four children; Edward Towse of Honolulu, Mrs Ollie Grice of Nampa, Idaho, George E Towse and Mrs Inez Dawson of Chivington...
"Mr Towse was converted to the Christian faith at the age of 45 years, and for 32 years had been an elder in the Presbyterian Church...At the age of twelve he went to sea and followed that life until he was 21, when he went by the way of Cape Horn to California, engaged for two years in gold mining, came to Nebraska, thence at the end of thirteen years from the time of going to California, he returned to Maine. In 1874 he moved with his family to Colorado, railroaded at River Bend for two years, moved to Denver and from there to Pueblo where for eleven years he was foreman of the steel works. Nineteen years ago the family came to Kiowa county where they have since resided on their homestead three miles south of Chivington."
"William Walter Towse was born at Lubec, Maine, Dec 25, 1840. He departed this life at his home south of Chivington Feb 11, 1918, leaving a wife and four children; Edward Towse of Honolulu, Mrs Ollie Grice of Nampa, Idaho, George E Towse and Mrs Inez Dawson of Chivington...
"Mr Towse was converted to the Christian faith at the age of 45 years, and for 32 years had been an elder in the Presbyterian Church...At the age of twelve he went to sea and followed that life until he was 21, when he went by the way of Cape Horn to California, engaged for two years in gold mining, came to Nebraska, thence at the end of thirteen years from the time of going to California, he returned to Maine. In 1874 he moved with his family to Colorado, railroaded at River Bend for two years, moved to Denver and from there to Pueblo where for eleven years he was foreman of the steel works. Nineteen years ago the family came to Kiowa county where they have since resided on their homestead three miles south of Chivington."
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