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Eighth Generation
2104. William
Alexander Towry257,1450 was born on 15 Apr 1869 in
Lincoln County, Tennessee.257,1450 He died on 22 Feb 1941 in
Pleasant Grove, Lincoln County, Tennessee.1450
• 1900 Census for District 19, Lincoln County, Tennessee, shows Alex W.
Towry, born Apr 1869, a farmer who rents his land, as head of household consisting
of: James (?) R., born Aug 1874, his wife of six years; daughter Orna M., born
Oct 1894; son Sherman, born Mar 1898; and daughter Minnie, born May 1900.
• 1910 Census for District 19, Lincoln County, Tennessee, shows William
A. Towry, age 40, a farmer, as head of household containing: wife Rosa A., age
36; Naomi A., age 15; Thurman S., age 14; Minnie H., age 12; Oliver A., age 10;
Clarence G., age 7; and James D., age 2. William was first married at 16, while
Rosa was first married at 19; is this William's second marriage?
• 1920 Census for District 19, Lincoln County, Tennessee, shows Alexander
Towry, age 50, a farmer, and: Rosanna, age 45; son Oliver, age 17; son Clarence,
age 15; son Dorris, age 13; son Sercy, age 7; son Houston, age 3 and 9/12; and
son Jesse W., age 2+
• 1920 Census for District 19, Lincoln County, Tennessee, shows William
E. Towry, 59, a farmer who owns his farm, and: wife Rosa E., age 56; son Clarence
G., age 24; son James D., age 22; son George C., age 17; son William H., age
14; and son Jesse W., age 12. They are right next door to Davis Swinford and
wife America Towry Swinford, William Alexander Towry's sister. William Alexander
Towry and Rose Anna Simmons were married on 4 Jan 1894 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
Rose Anna Simmons257
(daughter of James Simmons and Elizabeth Jane Towry) was born on 28 Aug 1874
in Tennessee. She died on 2 Feb 1954 in Lincoln County, Tennessee.
William Alexander Towry and Rose Anna Simmons had the following children:
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