Philo C. Towne

TOWNE

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Date: 11/8/2022 at 21:11:52

Philo C. Towne

Philo C. Towne was an early settler of Worth county. He was born in Jefferson Co., N. Y., Oct. 4, 1837. When he was but sixteen years of age his parents moved to Wisconsin, and settled in Columbia county, where he remained until 1857, when he came to Iowa to seek a home. He located in Worth county, taking up a claim in township 100, range 20, now known as Hartland township. He built a log house, which he afterwards sold to the township for a school house. He then crossed the State line into Freeborn Co., Minn., and bought government land. He built another log house and improved the land, remaining there until 1873, when he came to Union township and purchased wild land on section 33. He has since improved this land, erected a frame house and now makes this his home. He was married Jan. 1, 1858, to Harriet Perkins, also a native of New York State, born in the town of Edwards, St. Lawrence county. Ten children have blessed this union-Ensign D., Amanda, Charles, Peter, Viola, Clara, Clarence, Ralph, Willis and Annie. Source: History of Mitchell and Worth Counties, Iowa, 1884, p.876