Minor Pomroy TOWNER

1841 - 1865  (24 years)

• Name	Minor Pomroy TOWNER
  Birth	10 Mar 1841	Tyler Co, (W)VA   [1, 2]
  	Age 17 in 1860 Census would put birth in about 1843. But age 9 in 1850 Census puts it in about 1841, and age at death calculates to Mar 10 1841.
  Gender	Male
  Census	1850, 1860	Doddridge Co, (W)VA
  Military	From 2 Sep 1861 to 10 Sep 1864  [3]
  	Co E, 6th W.Va. Inf, Civil War
  	From the military records of Minor Pomroy Towner: On June 2 1863, he was sent to the Smithton NWVRR to build blockhouse, where he has been doing guard duty since.
  Death	26 Jun 1865	Doddridge Co, WV   [3]
  	Cause: "accidentally shot"
  Burial	Duckworth (Summit) Cemetery, Greenwood, Doddridge Co, WV   [4]
  Person ID	I86916	Doddridge County Roots
  Last Modified	17 May 2018

  
  

  Father	John J. TOWNER,   b. 18 Feb 1810, Fairfax Co, VA d. 3 Jul 1863, Beverly, Randolph Co, WV (Age 53 years)
  Mother	Matilda A. HUNT,   b. CA 1816, Virginia d. 25 Feb 1891, Central Station, Doddridge Co, WV (Age ~ 75 years)
  Family ID	F37281	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos

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• Sources

  [S1853] WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate, (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). [S941] 1850 Census, Doddridge County, (W)VA. [S1563] Doddridge County Death Records, West Union, WV. [S934] Findagrave.com.