Name: eidimtas -- My TOWLES Ancestors

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Family
Marriage: Children:

  1. Infant Towles: Birth: 1922. Death: 1922

  2. Wyvonne Eileen Towles: Birth: 17 Sep 1923 in Edgewood, Effingham, Illinois. Death: 3 Jan 1982 in Effingham, Effingham, Illinois

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Notes
a. Note:   r father's death in 1918, the family was residing near Edgewood. As you can see from the census records, Zora evidently was called Fern rather than Zora thus she became known as Fern Z. instead of Zora Fern. Fern was a tiny lady at the height of 4'10''. Her husband towered over her with a stature of 6'. What she lacked in size, she made up with spunk though.
  1910 Census for Mason Twp, Effingham Co, IL: 158/158 MORELAND, Andrew--head..w/m..31..M1..7 yrs..IL..IL..IN Lottie--wife..w/f..29..M1..7 yrs..IL..IL..IL Zora F.--dau..w/f..5..S..IL..IL..IL
  1920 Census for Mason Twp, Effingham Co, IL: 29/29 MORELAND, Lottie L--head..w/f..38..wd..IL..IL..IL; Fern E--dau..w/f..15..s..IL..IL..IL.
  1930 Census for Mason Twp, Edgewood, Effingham Co, IL: 7 TOWLES, Lester O.--head..rents home for $7..w/m..26..m at 18yrs..can read & write..IL..KS..IL; Fern Z.--wife..w/f..25..m at 17yrs..can read & write..IL..IL..IL; Wyvonne I--dau..w/f..6..s..attends school..IL..IL..IL; Darrell G.--son..w/m..5..s..IL..IL..IL; Lois I--dau..w/f..3&5/12..s..IL..IL..IL; Velna L.--dau..w/f..3/12..s..IL..IL..IL
  EFFINGHAM DAILY NEWS---NOVEMBER 1985 Fern Towles Edgewood--Mrs. Lester (Fern Z. Moreland) Towles, 81 of Edgewood died at 7:40 a.m. Tuesday, Nov. 26, 1985, at St. Anthony's Memorial Hospital, Effingham. The funeral will be at 1:30 p.m. Friday at the Edgewood Christian Church, with burial in Wabash Cemetery, near Edgewood. Visitation will be after 4 p.m. Thursday at Pagel Funeral Home, Edgewood, and after noon Friday at the church. Memorials may be made to the Wabash Cemetery Fund. Mrs. Towles was born May 20, 1904, in Edgewood, the daughter of Andrew and Lottie (Osman) Moreland. She married Lester O. Towles in 1921. He died in 1977. She was a member of the Edgewood Christian Church. Surviving are her sons, Darrel G. of Greenwood, Ind., Clifford L. Of Oblong, Glen D. of Minooka; daughters, Mrs. Glen (Lois) Sporleder of Kinmundy, Mrs. Charles (Peggy) Eident of Watson; 21 grandchildren; and 39 great-grandchildren. She was preceded in death by one daughter and one grandchild.
Note:   Zora Fern Moreland was born in Effingham County, Edgewood, Illinois. At the time of he

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