Tow

Descendants of John Tow

Generation No. 1

1. JOHN¹ TOW was born 1797 in North Carolina. He married MARY. She was born 1790 in North Carolina.

Children of JOHN TOW and MARY are:

2. i. NO NAME FOUND² TOW.

3. ii. WILLIAM R. TOW, b. 1819, Tennessee; d. August 09, 1864, Memphis, Tennessee.

4. iii. NICHOLAS TOW, d. June 21, 1895.

Generation No. 2

2. NO NAME FOUND² TOW (JOHN¹) She married WILLIAM YATES. He was born 1820 in Indiana.

Children of NO TOW and WILLIAM YATES are:

i. MARTHA³ YATES, b. 1841.

ii. ELIZABETH YATES, b. 1842.

iii. RHODA YATES, b. 1844.

iv. ? YATES, b. 1845.

v. JOHN YATES, b. 1847.

3. WILLIAM R.² TOW (JOHN¹) was born 1819 in Tennessee, and died August 09, 1864 in Memphis, Tennessee. He married ELIZABETH A YOUNG June 22, 1842 in Ripley, Indiana, daughter of PETER YOUNG and ELIZABETH BROWN. She was born 1828 in Indiana.

Children of WILLIAM TOW and ELIZABETH YOUNG are:

i. NICHOLAS³ TOW, b. 1846.

5. ii. ANGELINE TOW, b. November 1847, New London, Indiana; d. January 17, 1917, Culver, Indiana.

iii. WILLIAM TOW, b. April 06, 1850.

iv. PETER R. TOW, b. March 01, 1852.

v. NANCY JANE TOW, b. December 10, 1856.

vi. JOHN TOW, b. February 02, 1862.

4. NICHOLAS² TOW (JOHN¹) died June 21, 1895. He married CATHERINE YOUNG November 05, 1846 in Versailes, Indiana.

Notes for NICHOLAS TOW:

Served in Civil War Company F, 155th Regt. Indiana Infantry Vols. as a private. Mustered out in Dover, Delaware on August 4, 1865. He drew a pension until his death on cert. # 582508

At the time that his widow was drawing a widow's pension, she lived in Burlington, Carroll County, Indiana.

Nicholas is described as being 5'9" tall, blue eyes, black hair, dark complexion on pension application documents.

Child of NICHOLAS TOW and CATHERINE YOUNG is:

i. SAMUEL³ TOW.

Generation No. 3

5. ANGELINE³ TOW (WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) was born November 1847 in New London, Indiana, and died January 17, 1917 in Culver, Indiana. She married JASON C. D. RHODES September 05, 1861 in Howard County, Indiana, son of JOSEPH RHODES and SARAH KITE. He was born May 03, 1834 in Urbana, Champaign County, Ohio, and died July 07, 1909 in Kokomo, Howard County;Indiana.

Notes for ANGELINE TOW:

Buried at Crown Point Cemetery

Notes for JASON C. D. RHODES:

The following information provided by Carl Rhodes

Jason D. Rhodes was born on 3 May 1834 in Urbana, Champaign Co., OH. He died on 7 Jul 1909 in Kokomo, Howard Co., IN. He was buried in Crown Point Cem., Kokomo, Howard Co., IN. Served in the Civil War in Company F of the 89 Regiment of Indiana

Volunteers. He enlisted at Howard Co., IN, Aug 15, 1862, his military

recorded states he was at the age of 26 at time of enlistment. His

discharge said he had gray eyes, light hair, dark complexion, was

farmer by trade and was born in OH. He was Mustered out of service at

Mobile Ala. July 19 1865 (information from the Indiana State Archives).

Birth & Death date from his death cert., Kokomo-Howard County Heath

Department, Book CH-15-D Pg. 34. Obit. in the Kokomo Morning Dispatch

newspaper (Kokomo, IN) Thursday July 8, 1909, page 1. According to

obit Jason had ten children and lived at 1310 No. Philips St., Kokomo,

IN, at the time of his death. Also the Kokomo Tribune, July 7, 1909,

pg. 1, c.5

Children of ANGELINE TOW and JASON RHODES are:

i. SARAH ELIZABETH⁴ RHODES, b. December 23, 1862.

ii. LOWANA DALE RHODES, b. July 14, 1866.

6. iii. MARY ALICE RHODES, b. October 30, 1868, Indiana.

iv. ELLEN JANE RHODES, b. February 20, 1871.

v. IRENE MINNIE A RHODES, b. January 20, 1874.

vi. CLARA FRANCES RHODES, b. April 28, 1876.

vii. SCHUYLER RHODES, b. May 23, 1878, Barron County, Wisconsin; m. (1) CORA E. WELCH, October 01, 1900; b. Abt. 1881; m. (2) BESSIE MAY, August 11, 1913; b. December 22, 1894, Marshall County, Indiana.

7. viii. JESSE FREMONT, SR. RHODES, b. June 15, 1881, Barron, Wisconsin; d. November 12, 1972, Galveston County; Texas.

ix. BERTHA PEARL RHODES, b. July 23, 1883.

x. MAUDE ANN RHODES, b. September 02, 1886.

Generation No. 4

6. MARY ALICE⁴ RHODES (ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) was born October 30, 1868 in Indiana. She married ISAAC WASHBURN Abt. 1886. He was born December 1862 in Indiana.

Children of MARY RHODES and ISAAC WASHBURN are:

i. WILLIAM E.⁵ WASHBURN, b. April 1887.

ii. FREDDIE B. WASHBURN, b. November 1889.

iii. MAMMIE A. WASHBURN, b. October 1890.

iv. BERTHA J. WASHBURN, b. August 1893.

v. ELSIE I. WASHBURN, b. October 1895.

vi. JESSIE E. WASHBURN, b. September 1897.

vii. ISAAC J. WASHBURN, b. April 1899.

7. JESSE⁴ FREMONT, SR. RHODES (ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) was born June 15, 1881 in Barron, Wisconsin, and died November 12, 1972 in Galveston County; Texas. He married HELEN JEANNETTE MIDDLETON October 06, 1919 in Galveston, Galveston County; Texas, daughter of FRANCIS MIDDLETON and ELFRIEDA BLUM. She was born June 17, 1896 in Galveston, Galveston County; Texas, and died January 18, 1983 in Texas City, Galveston County; Texas.

Notes for JESSE FREMONT, SR. RHODES:

Jesse Fremont Rhodes left Kokomo Indiana in about 1917 and dropped his last name Rhodes and was thereafter known as Jesse Fremont. When his eldest son, Jesse, was born he was known as Jesse, Sr. and his son as Jesse, Jr. Jesse, Jr. also had a son named Jesse whose middle name was Bryan, and two other sons, David Jennings and Paul Glen.

Notes for HELEN JEANNETTE MIDDLETON:

On April 21, 1908, Helen and her brother and sister were taken by their mother to the Lasker Home for children in Galveston, Texas. Their mother told them to get into Frank's little farm wagon and she walked them to the orphanage.

Helen remembered the 1900 storm that hit Galveston Texas. They lived in the Hindley building on the second floor. She recalled the sound of wooden crates knocking on the ceiling of the first floor below them

Children of JESSE FREMONT and HELEN MIDDLETON are:

8. i. ELSIE JEANNETTE⁵ FREMONT

9. ii. JESSE FREMONT, JR., b. June 27, 1922, Hitchcock, Galveston County; Texas; d. August 24, 1981, Texas City, Galveston County; Texas.

10. iii. FRANK JASON FREMONT, b. July 16, 1924; d. February 12, 1956, Galveston County, Texas.

iv. HELEN JUANITA FREMONT

Generation No. 5

8. ELSIE JEANNETTE⁵ FREMONT (JESSE⁴, ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) She married ERNST HERMAN WERNER,SR.

Children of ELSIE FREMONT and ERNST WERNER are:

11. i. ERNST HERMAN⁶ WERNER,JR.

12. ii. RICHARD NOEL WERNER

13. iii. ROXANNE JEANNETTE WERNER,

9. JESSE⁵ FREMONT, JR. (JESSE⁴, ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) was born June 27, 1922 in Hitchcock, Galveston County; Texas, and died August 24, 1981 in Texas City, Galveston County; Texas. He married DOLORES EILEEN HOCK, daughter of BRYAN HOCK and MINNIE WILLIAMSON.

Notes for JESSE FREMONT, JR.:

Jesse Fremont, Jr., as a child, had a job at a local bowling alley. His job was manually setting the up the pins for a nickel a game. As an adult, he worked as a carpenter and a welder/fitter at an oil refinery (Amoco Oil). He also worked as a refinery operator and instrument/electrician at Amoco Oil in Texas City, Texas.

As a very small child, Jesse had rheumatic fever. He died at the age of 59 of a massive heart attack.

Children of JESSE FREMONT and DOLORES HOCK are:

14. i. JESSE BRYAN⁶ FREMONT

15. ii. DAVID JENNINGS FREMONT

16. iii. PAUL GLEN FREMONT

10. FRANK JASON⁵ FREMONT (JESSE⁴, ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) was born July 16, 1924, and died February 12, 1956 in Galveston County, Texas. He married BETTY LOUISE HOCK, daughter of BRYAN HOCK and MINNIE WILLIAMSON.

Children of FRANK FREMONT and BETTY HOCK are:

i. SET OF TWINS⁶ FREMONT, b. Bef. 1946; d. lived 2 days.

17. ii. SHARON LEE FREMON

18. iii. FRANK JASON FREMONT

19. iv. BRENDA EILEEN FREMONT

20. v. BETTY LOUISE FREMONT

21. vi. ROBERT NOLAN FREMONT, SR.

22. vii. TONI ANN FREMONT

Generation No. 6

11. ERNST HERMAN⁶ WERNER,JR. (ELSIE JEANNETTE⁵ FREMONT, JESSE⁴, ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) He married GLORIA JESUSITA SUSTAITA

Children of ERNST WERNER and GLORIA SUSTAITA are:

i. MICHELLE MARIE⁷ WERNER.

ii. CHRISTINE WERNER.

iii. AARON MICHAEL WERNER.

iv. KARL ERIC WERNER, m. MARISSA

v. LISA RENEE WERNER

vi. ERNST HERMAN WERNER III

12. RICHARD NOEL⁶ WERNER (ELSIE JEANNETTE⁵ FREMONT, JESSE⁴, ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) He married MARIE-CLAIRE GERMAINE BRIZE.

Children of RICHARD WERNER and MARIE-CLAIRE BRIZE are:

i. MARTINE ANNE⁷ WERNER

ii. RICHARD NOEL WERNER,JRm. TINA BALLINGER.

iii. ANNETTE WERNER

iv. DANIEL VICTOR WERNER

13. ROXANNE JEANNETTE⁶ WERNER (ELSIE JEANNETTE⁵ FREMONT, JESSE⁴, ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹)She married THOMAS EDWARD BAKER

Children of ROXANNE WERNER and THOMAS BAKER are:

i. TYRA ELENA⁷ BAKER.

ii. TONYA ELISE BAKER,

iii. THOMAS EDWARD BAKER,JR.,

14. JESSE BRYAN⁶ FREMONT (JESSE⁵, JESSE⁴, ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) He married DEBORAH LYNN SIMS, daughter of ARTHUR SIMS and WILMA WRIGHT.

Children of JESSE FREMONT and DEBORAH SIMS are:

i. STEPHANIE LAVERNE⁷ FREMONT m. JASON EDWARD WOFFORD

ii. NICOLE EILEEN FREMONT m. SHAWN JOSEPH PONZIO

15. DAVID JENNINGS⁶ FREMONT (JESSE⁵, JESSE⁴, ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) He married BILLIE LOUISE WOMACK, daughter of BILLY WOMACK and MILDRED COLSTON.

Children of DAVID FREMONT and BILLIE WOMACK are:

i. JENNIFER MARIE⁷ FREMONT, m. CRAIG WILLIAM SIMONS¹

ii. NATALIE NICOLE FREMONT

16. PAUL GLEN⁶ FREMONT (JESSE⁵, JESSE⁴, ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) He married (1) DENISE DIANE KELLY, daughter of JAMES KELLY and MAXINE. He married (2) ANNE MARGARET MCIVER, daughter of NORMAN MCIVER and MURIEL BRUNT.

Marriage Notes for PAUL FREMONT and DENISE KELLY:

Wedding took place at St John's United Methodist Church in Texas City, Texas

Children of PAUL FREMONT and DENISE KELLY are:

i. JAMES PAIGE⁷ FREMONT

ii. SARAH LAUREN FREMONT

iii. JESSICA DIANE FREMONT

17. SHARON LEE⁶ FREMONT (FRANK JASON⁵, JESSE⁴, ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) was born in Texas. She married HERBERT MOSES

Children of SHARON FREMONT and HERBERT MOSES are:

i. KELLY⁷ MOSES.

ii. JOHN MICHAEL MOSES.

iii. CARRIE MOSES.

iv. HERBERT RUSSELL MOSES,JR. m. BETTIE JO HOLLAND

18. FRANK JASON⁶ FREMONT (FRANK JASON⁵, JESSE⁴, ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) was born in Texas. He married (1) TOMMIE FAYE HARPER daughter of THOMAS HARPER and NANCY ROGERS. He married (2) ERIKA ELISE RACHEL

Children of FRANK FREMONT and TOMMIE HARPER are:

i. FRANK JASON III⁷ FREMONT

ii. TAMMY JOYCE FREMONT

19. BRENDA EILEEN⁶ FREMONT (FRANK JASON⁵, JESSE⁴, ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) was born in Texas. She married CHARLES LEWIS HUMPHRIES

Children of BRENDA FREMONT and CHARLES HUMPHRIES are:

i. KIMBERLY ANN⁷ HUMPHRIES

ii. CHARLES LEWIS HUMPHRIES,JR

iii. DAVID HUMPHRIES,

20. BETTY LOUISE⁶ FREMONT (FRANK JASON⁵, JESSE⁴, ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) was born in Texas. She married (1) STEWART MULLIS. She married (2) JERRY WHITAKER

Children of BETTY FREMONT and STEWART MULLIS are:

i. BRYAN⁷ MULLIS.

ii. TAMMIE MULLIS.

Children of BETTY FREMONT and JERRY WHITAKER are:

iii. JERRY BRIAN⁷ WHITAKER,

iv. TAMMIE MICHELE WHITAKER,

v. JOHNNY PAUL WHITAKER,

21. ROBERT NOLAN⁶ FREMONT, SR. (FRANK JASON⁵, JESSE⁴, ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) was born in Texas. He married MARY ELIZABETH STRICKLAND

Child of ROBERT FREMONT and MARY STRICKLAND is:

i. ROBERT⁷ NOLAN,JR. FREMONT,

22. TONI ANN⁶ FREMONT (FRANK JASON⁵, JESSE⁴, ANGELINE³ TOW, WILLIAM R.², JOHN¹) She married GEORGE GRIMSLEY.

Children of TONI FREMONT and GEORGE GRIMSLEY are:

i. JULIE⁷ GRIMSLEY, m. TREY MOORE.

ii. DERICK GRIMSLEY.

Endnotes

1. Simons1.FTW, Date of Import: Dec 26, 1999.