Abraham Tower After the Civil War
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Covering the Years 1865 to 1930 of Abe Tower's Life
The four-generation photo shows Abraham Bates Tower (with white beard) with his son, grandson and great-grandson.
(photo from Gail Lee Martin's collection)
I Found Abraham Tower in the 1870 Census
They were in Jefferson Township (Linn County) Missouri
1870 federal census for Linn County, Missouri
He is listed as age 32 with the occupation of farmer and his wife Nancy, age 30, listed her occupation as "Keeping House." The value of their personal estate was estimated at $1,100. There was no value in the column of Value of Real Estate, so I assume they did not own land.
Abe and Nancy are listed as born in Indiana, as are the two older children, Laura - age 10 and Erastus - age 8. They are marked as attending school within the year. The two younger children, Mary - age 4 and Sarah - age 2, were born in Missouri and were not attending school.
This is three years before the birth of my great-grandmother, Viola Matilda Tower (later McGhee).
Nancy Angeline Long - Abraham Tower's Wife
Her background
married Nancy Angeline Long Oct. 28, 1858.
She was born in Harrison Co., Ind., May 2, 1840, and was the daughter of Thomas and Nancy Ana (Daggs) Long.
(from Tower Genealogy book)
Abraham Bates Tower in the 1920 Census
in Montgomery, Kansas
Residence: Montgomery, Kansas
Estimated Birth Year: 1838 (family records give 1837 as the birth year)
Age: 82
Birthplace: Indiana
Relationship to Head of Household: Father-in-law
Gender: Male
Race: White
Other Members of the Household
Household Gender Age
Samuel N Mcghee M 44y
Matilda Mcghee F 46y (A.B. Tower's daughter)
Roy B Mcghee M 19y
Bertha Mcghee F 16 y
Lelan Mcghee M 15 y
Loren Mcghee M 12 y
Elmer Mcghee M 9 y10m
Austin Mcghee M 7 y6m
Ethel Mcghee F 4 y11m
Abraham Tower M 82y
Leland Henderson M 18 y
Marital Status: Widowed
Father's Birthplace: New York
Mother's Birthplace: Virginia
(Information courtesy of Family Search)
More about the Life of Abraham Bates Tower
- My Civil War Hero - Abraham Bates Tower
- Writer: Gail Lee Martin.
Subject: Abraham Bates Tower.
Location: Andersonville GA USA.
Year: 1864.
My mother's essay about her ancestor. - Abraham Bates Tower - Before the Civil War
- This features what I've turned up about the early part of his life.
- Abraham Bates Tower - Civil War Veteran
- He fought for the Union in the Civil War, was captured at the Battle of Brice's Crossroads and survived the horrible conditions of Andersonville Prison.
- Descendants of Abraham Tower
- Meet Abraham Bates Tower's children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren.
- Bertha McGhee - Missionary from Kansas
- Bertha was Abraham Tower's granddaughter. He lived with her family in his old age in Tyro, Kansas. This page is about her life.
- Bertha McGhee at the Navajo Indian School
- Abraham Tower's granddaughter's first missionary assignment was an Indian school in New Mexico in 1929.
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Abraham's Old Age
Abraham would spend part of each year with his children in Oklahoma and Texas also.
The McGhee home in Tyro, Kansas where Abraham Tower lived in his old age. Son-in-law Sam McGhee stands in front with his son.
- From Melbourn, Arkansas to Tyro, Kansas
- from Melbourn, Arkansas to Tyro, Kansas - Writer: Gail Lee Martin.
Person: Bertha McGhee & family.
Location: Tyro Kansas USA. Year: 1900.
Abraham Bates Tower's Grave
in Robbins Cemetery, Montgomery County, Kansas
Photo from Find-A-Grave.
Are You Researching Your Family History?
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Genjud Sep 23, 2011 @ 2:34 pm | delete
- I too have civil war ancestors that I am researching for more info. In the Sept/Oct 2011 issue of Family Chronicle there is an article on finding your Civil War Ancestor's Photo Online. You might want to check it out. Nice lens.
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