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James Wirick
(1817-1905)
Mary Shafer
(1815-1885)
William Lightfoot
(1808-After 1870)
Mary Ann Hughes
(1810-1889)
Washington James Wirick
(1841-1914)
Mary Jane Lightfoot
(1849-1926)
Mina Wirick
(1866-1940)

 

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Spouses/Children:
1. Eddy Alvin Towers

Mina Wirick 1 2 3 4

  • Born: 28 October 1866, , Williams County, OH 1 2 3 4
  • Marriage (1): Eddy Alvin Towers on 17 January 1895 in Amboy, MI 1
  • Died: 5 July 1940, Monroetown, MI at age 73 4
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bullet  Death Notes:


Name: Mina Wirick Towers
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 05 Jul 1940
Event Place: Monroetown, Monroe, Michigan, United States
Gender: Female
Age: 73
Marital Status: Widowed
Birth Date: 28 Oct 1866
Birthplace: Williams, Ohio
Birth Year (Estimated): 1867
Father's Name: James W Wirick
Mother's Name: Mary Jane Lightfoot

Citing this Record
"Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KFQF-5T6 : 13 March 2018), Mary Jane Lightfoot in entry for Mina Wirick Towers, 05 Jul 1940; citing Monroetown, Monroe, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,025.
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bullet  Noted events in her life were:

• She appeared on the 1870 US Census in Amboy Township, Hillsdale, MI on 24 August 1870. 2

1870 US Census
Page 11, Family 83
Amboy Township, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States
Minnie Wirick..3..Ohio..At Home

(Living with parents.)

NOTE - Even though she was listed with the name of "Minnie", this person was actually Mina Wirick. A younger sister with the name of "Minnie" would be born about 8 years later.
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• She appeared on the 1880 US Census in Amboy, MI on 9 June 1880. 3

1880 US Census
Page 42C, District 81, Family 106, Roll 0580
Amboy, Hillsdale County, Michigan
Mina Wirrick..Daughter..13..OH..Housekeeper
(Living with parents.)
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Mina married Eddy Alvin Towers, son of Edward Eddy Towers and Elisabeth Fickle, on 17 January 1895 in Amboy, MI.1 (Eddy Alvin Towers was born on 9 June 1867 in Amboy, MI 1 and died in 1930 in Amboy, MI.)

bullet  Noted events in their marriage were:



• Marriage Image: 8 January 1895, in Amboy, MI. 1


bullet  Marriage Notes:


E-mail from Roger Douglas, April 2012:
"Resided Ransom, Amboy, Wright Twp's in Hillsdale Co., Michigan. Because of the layout of the townships these areas are close to each other."
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Name: Eddy A. Towers
Event Type: Marriage
Event Date: 17 Jan 1895
Event Place: Amboy, Hillsdale, Michigan
Gender: Male
Age: 28y
Birth Date: 1867
Birthplace: Amboy
Marriage Date: 17 Jan 1895
Marriage Place: Amboy, Hillsdale, Michigan
Father's Name: Eddy Towers
Mother's Name: Elizabeth Fickle
Spouse's Name: Mina Wirick
Spouse's Gender: Female
Spouse's Age: 28y
Spouse's Birth Date: 1867
Spouse's Birthplace: Williams County, Ohio
Spouse's Father's Name: Washington Wirick
Spouse's Mother's Name: Mary Lightfoot
Source Reference: v 2 p 114 rn 2209

Citing this Record
"Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3W-X8Q : 9 November 2020), Eddy A. Towers and Mina Wyrick, 17 Jan 1895; citing Marriage, Amboy, Hillsdale, Michigan, , Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207881.
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Sources


1 "Michigan Marriages, 1868-1925," database with images, FamilySearch (accessed 17 January 2021), (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:NQ3W-X8Q : 9 November 2020), Eddy A. Towers and Mina Wyrick, 17 Jan 1895; citing Marriage, Amboy, Hillsdale, Michigan, Citing Secretary of State, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 4207881.

2 1870 U.S. census, population schedule, Amboy Township, Hillsdale, Michigan, United States, p. 11, family 83, Washington James Wirick and Mary Jane Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 28 August 2020); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm M593.

3 1880 U.S. census, population schedule, Amboy, Hillsdale County, Michigan, enumeration district (ED) 81, p. 42C, family 106, Washington J. Wirick and Mary Jane Lightfoot; index and images, FamilySearch.org (accessed 15 Mar 2016); citing National Archives and Records Administration microfilm T9, roll 0580.

4 "Michigan Death Certificates, 1921-1952," database, FamilySearch.org (accessed 29 August 2020), Mina Wirick Towers, 05 Jul 1940; citing Monroetown, Monroe, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,973,025.


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