Obit: Towsley/Tousley, Matthew Monson (1814 - 1889)
Contact: Janet@wiclarkcountyhistory.org
Surnames: Green, Hoadley, Kimball, Lapin, Stevens, Sturdevant, Tousley, Towsley, Twining
----Source: CLARK COUNTY REPUBLICAN PRESS (Neillsville, Wis.) 02/07/1889
Towsley, M. M. (16 March 1814 - 1889)
Died, at
Darlington, La Fayette Co., Wis. of consumption, Dr. M. M. Towsley,
of Olivet, Pierce Co., aged 74 years and 11 months.
Deceased was the father of Mrs. James Sturdevant and the late Mrs.
J. A. Kimball and has several relatives residing in Neillsville,
Clark County. He resided here many years ago and practiced.
*Matthew Monson Towsley/Tousley was born 16 March 1814 Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, United States
Marriages
1. Lydia Stevens 1814–Deceased
Marriage: 23 June 1834
Medina, Ohio, United States
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2. Harriet Maria Hoadley; 1818–1855
Marriage: 07 Mar 1837--Medina, Ohio, United States
Children: Henry Francis Tousley; 1838–1911; Phebe Ann
Tousley; 1841–1886; Mary Jane Tousley; 1844–1933; Cordelia Maria Tousley;
1846–1896; Horace Ashley Tousley;1849–1919; Calista Harriet Tousley; 1851–1872
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3. Sophia Lapin
Marriage: 19 February 1856
Talmadge, Summit, Ohio, United States
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4. Jane Twining; 1822–1900
Marriage: 24 February 1862--Waterloo, Jefferson, Wisconsin, United States
Children: Albion Mathews Tousley; 1863–1940
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Parents: Reuben Tousley (1768–1836) & Mary Green
1788–1851--Marriage: 10 November 1807
Canaan, Suffield, Connecticut, United States
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Wisconsin State Census, 1875; Pine Valley,
Clark, Wisconsin
M M Tousley
Residence Place: Pine Valley, Clark, Wisconsin
Number of White Females: 2; Number of White Males: 2
Dr. Mathew Monson & Jane (Twining) Tousley
Weston, Clark Co., Wisconsin
Dr. Tousley and his wife were some of the earliest settlers of Clark County. Mathew Monson Tousley was born March 16, 1814 in Salisbury, Litchfield, Connecticut, the son Reuben and Mary (Green) Tousley. He married Jane Twining in Waterloo, Jefferson County, Wisconsin, February 24, 1862. She was born in Erie County, New York, September 14, 1822. They were living in Weston Township, Clark Co., Wisconsin when the 1870 Census was taken. Mathew's occupation was recorded as Physician and Farmer.
Mathew died February 3, 1889 in Darlington, Lafayette, Wisconsin. His funeral was held at the Presbyterian Church in Neillsville, Wisconsin and the family contents he and Jane were both buried in the Neillsville City Cemetery, but we have not been able to confirm that.
Census Records
1870 US Census, Town of West, Clark Co., Wisconsin;Enumerated by Edward E. Merritt (Ass't Marshall) July 13th & 14, Post Office, Neillsville |
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Family |
Name |
Age |
Sex |
Race |
Occupation |
Nativity |
Education |
Estate |
Voting Male over 21 |
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82-74 |
Mathew M. Tousley |
1814-56 yrs |
M |
W |
Physician & Farmer |
Connecticut |
$1,500-450 |
Yes |
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~Jane |
1822-48 |
F |
W |
Keeping House |
New York |
Cannot read/write |
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~Albion |
1864-6 |
M |
W |
Attending School |
Wisconsin |
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~Horace A. |
1849-21 |
M |
W |
Farmer |
Ohio |
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Yes |
Previous Household: August M. & Charlotte Howard, daughters Augusta and Margaret and sons Ellis and Edward.
Next Household: Marsh & Calista Sturdevant.
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