Ezra Tower

From the United States Census Of Union Veterans and Widows of the Civil War

1890

Private

Co. E

41st Wis Inf

Sept 16, 1864

Sept 23, 1866 [sic?]

2 years, 6 months

See the Tower family in the 1894 census.

Tower Family In The 1894 Census

Archives of Michigan

Microfilm Reel Number 1941

Residence Year  1894

County Montcalm

Township Cato

1894 | Montcalm, Cato | 1360 at SeekingMichigan:

*Tower, Ezra | Male | Husband | 51 | 9

Tower, Hannah | Female | Wife | 41 | 10

Tower, George | Male | Son | 10 | 11

Tower, Frank | Male | Son | 8 | 12

Tower, Bessie | Female | Daughter | 5 | 13

Tower, Nellie | Female | Daughter | 1 | 14

*He was enumerated as a U.S. Soldier during the Civil War
24 -- # of years within the State [Michigan] [Born in PA]
51 -- # of years in the United States

Hannah was born in Ohio; her parents were born in Virginia.  She has spent 41 years in the United States with 39 or 37 years in Michigan.

Eli Smead's Obituary

From the Grand Rapids Press, 21 September 1931:

Grand Rapids Press
21 September 1931, page 3

Eli Smead, who was born in Redford, died at his home in Lakeview at the age of 83. He moved to Lakeview in 1883(?) and for many years engaged in general blacksmithing. He later moved to Bellevue, returning to Lakeview only three years ago. He is survived by one son, Milton, at home. Funeral Saturday afternoon at the M. E. church with burial in Lakeview cemetery.

1900 Census MI Montcalm, Cato Twp.
Smead, Eli, Oct 1850, 49, m26, MI NY NY, blacksmith
", Frances E., wife, Oct 1855, 44, m26, 1child/1living, MI MI NY
", Milton E., son, May 1877, 22, MI MI MI
Wescott, Martha, servant, Apr 1884, 16, MI MI MI

The Darius Smead family in the 1870 census.

1860 MI Census, Wayne Co., Redford
Smead, Darius, 59, NY
", Dorcas, 47, NY
", Ira, 26, MI
", Sarah H., 14, MI
", Eli, 12, MI
", Charles, 8, MI

The Smead family in 1850, in Redford Twp, Wayne Co., Michigan.

Darius Smead, Eli's father, died in Redford Twp, on 9 Nov 1881, and was the son of Darius [see the grave of this Revolutionary War veteran here] & Sarah Smead. Dorcas Smead, his wife, died on 21 Nov 1881.

The marriage record of Eli & Frances (Robinson) Snead as well as photographic tintypes were listed on E-bay!!! here.

Maud (Jacobs) DeArmond's Obituary

A partial obituary from the Grand Rapids Press, September 21, 1931:

Grand Rapids Press
21 September 1931, page 3

....---ville, following an illness of two weeks. She had been a resident of Greenville for the past four years, moving there from Kenosha, Wis. She leaves two daughters, Mrs. Frank Fowler, Jr., and Miss Dorothy Marie DeArmand, both of Waukegan, Ill.

Here's my attempt to piece together the rest of the obituary, including the name of the deceased!

1920 WI Census, Kenosha
Name: Dorthy Dearmond
Dorothy Dearmond, daughter of Jay & Maud Dearmond

1920 WI Census, Kenosha
Dearmond, Jay, 47, b. MI, barber
", Maud, 45, b. MI
", Christa M., daughter, 18, b. MI
", Dorothy, 10, b. WI
Danko, Ervin, lodger, 25, b. U.S.

1910 WI Kenosha, Kenosha City, Wisconsin Street
Dearmond, Judson, head, m/w/36, m11, MI MI MI, barber
", Maud, wife, 36, m11, 3children/2living*, MI MI I
", Marie, daughter, 8, b. MI
", Dorothy, 4/12, WI MI MI
DeArmond, Emily, mother, 65, wid, 1child/1living, MI RI NY

The deceased child (per the 1910 census*) was Harold J. De Armond, who died 30 December 1905, in Muskegon County, Michigan. He was born 14 October 1905. His parents were listed as Judson DeArmond, b. Livingston Co., MI, & Maud Jacobs, b. Ionia Co., Michigan.

1880 Census MI Livingston Co.
Thomas DEYASMOND Self M W 39 MI NY NY
Emily DEYASMOND Wife M W 36 MI RI MI
Judson DEYASMOND Son S W 8 MI MI MI
Thomas DEYASMOND Other S W 19 MI MI MI
Milo HATCH Other W 32 MI NY NY

1880 MI Census, Ionia Co., Ionia
Michael JACOBS Self M W 46 PA PA PA
Mary JACOBS Wife M W 35 NY ENG NY
George JACOBS Son S W 19 MI PA PA
Jennie JACOBS Dau S W 17 MI PA PA
Annie JACOBS Dau S W 16 MI PA PA
William JACOBS Son S W 14 MI PA PA
Frank JACOBS Son S W 11 MI PA PA
Burt JACOBS Son S W 9 MI PA PA
Maud JACOBS Dau S W 6 MI PA PA
Ray JACOBS Son S W 1 MI PA PA

IGI FamilySearch™
Maude M. Jacobs
Event(s): Birth: , , Michigan
Parents: Father: Michael Jacobs
Mother: Mary Barrett
Marriages: Spouse: Judson C. Deyamond
Marriage: 03 OCT 1898 Greenville, Montcalm, MI
[Judson's parents: Thomas Deyamond & Emily Vaughan]

1930 Census IL Lake, Waukegan
49-73 » Sheet 32b
1. Fowler, Frank T (b: 1898*)
Fowler, Marie C (b: 1902*)

1930 MI Census Montcalm, Greenville
1. DeArmond, Maud (b: 1876*)
Household:
Elliott, Eugene (b: 1875*) Elliott, Vina M (b: 1879*)
Elliott, Emeline (b: 1858*)

1930 IL Census, Lake, Waukegan
1. Dearmond, Dorothey (b: 1910*)
Household: Hansen, Emerey (b: 1896*) Hansen,
Ruth F (b: 1904*) Hansen, Carol E (b: 1927*)
Sherry, Frank (b: 1878*)