Viola Laretta Towns

1860 - 1902  (42 years)

 Set As Default Person

Josiah Towns

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Elizabeth Abrams
Children	+ 1. Viola Laretta Towns,   b. 30 Aug 1860, ,,Michigan,United States

Elizabeth Abrams

- Yes, date unknown

Died	Yes, date unknown
Family	Josiah Towns
Children	+ 1. Viola Laretta Towns,   b. 30 Aug 1860, ,,Michigan,United States

Jesse Ketchum

1857 - 1917  (59 years)

Birth	14 Jun 1857	Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Died	25 Apr 1917	Sand Lake,Kent,Michigan,United States
Father	Nathaniel Ketchum,   b. 3 Mar 1830, Lisbon,Waterloo,Ontario,Canada
Relationship	natural
Mother	Lucretia Fordham,   b. 24 Sep 1835, ,,New York,United States
Relationship	natural
Married	1850	Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Family 1	Viola Laretta Towns,   b. 30 Aug 1860, ,,Michigan,United States
Married	3 Aug 1878	Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States
Children	+ 1. Jesse Oren Ketchum,   b. 16 Sep 1880, ,,Ohio,United States   2. Gertrude Maude Ketchum,   b. 4 Jul 1881 + 3. Elnora Lee Ketchum,   b. 23 Jan 1886, Sand Lake,Kent,Michigan,United States + 4. Charles Wesley Ketchum,   b. 8 Oct 1890 + 5. Zelma Gay Ketchum,   b. 9 Dec 1892, Nelson Township,Kent,Michigan,United States + 6. Mary Bethel Ketchum,   b. 24 Jul 1901, Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States
Family 2	Della Seavers,   b. 1881
Married	4 Feb 1915	Howard City,Montcalm,Michigan,United States
Children	1. Marley Dawson Ketchum,   b. 2 Jul 1915 + 2. Jesse Ketchum

Jesse Oren Ketchum

1880 - 1917  (37 years)

Birth	16 Sep 1880	,,Ohio,United States
Died	23 Sep 1917	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States
Father	Jesse Ketchum,   b. 14 Jun 1857, Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Relationship	natural
Mother	Viola Laretta Towns,   b. 30 Aug 1860, ,,Michigan,United States
Relationship	natural
Married	3 Aug 1878	Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States
Family 1	Della Seavers,   b. 1881
Married	25 Dec 1899	Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States
Divorced	Between 1908 and 1913	,,Michigan,United States
Children	1. Maurice Ketchum,   b. 2 Sep 1907, ,Montcalm,Michigan,United States
Family 2	Elmay Francis Snyder,   b. 26 Aug 1875, Huntington,Huntington,Indiana,United States
Married	2 Jan 1914	Petoskey,Emmet,Michigan,United States
Children	+ 1. Jessie B. Ketchum,   b. 17 Apr 1910, Jeffersonville,Clark,Indiana,United States + 2. Oren Jacob Ketchum,   b. 29 Jul 1913, Petoskey,Emmet,Michigan,United States + 3. Frances Lyda Ketchum,   b. 30 Mar 1916

Gertrude Maude Ketchum

1881 - Yes, date unknown

Birth	4 Jul 1881
Died	Yes, date unknown
Father	Jesse Ketchum,   b. 14 Jun 1857, Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Relationship	natural
Mother	Viola Laretta Towns,   b. 30 Aug 1860, ,,Michigan,United States
Relationship	natural
Married	3 Aug 1878	Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States
Family	William Overlie

Elnora Lee Ketchum

1886 - 1953  (67 years)

Birth	23 Jan 1886	Sand Lake,Kent,Michigan,United States
Died	12 May 1953
Father	Jesse Ketchum,   b. 14 Jun 1857, Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Relationship	natural
Mother	Viola Laretta Towns,   b. 30 Aug 1860, ,,Michigan,United States
Relationship	natural
Married	3 Aug 1878	Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States
Family	Claude E. Plumton
Married	4 Jun 1911	Sand Lake,Kent,Michigan,United States
Children	1. Mable Leone Plumton,   b. 25 Jan 1914

Charles Wesley Ketchum

1890 - 1958  (67 years)

Birth	8 Oct 1890
Died	1958
Father	Jesse Ketchum,   b. 14 Jun 1857, Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Relationship	natural
Mother	Viola Laretta Towns,   b. 30 Aug 1860, ,,Michigan,United States
Relationship	natural
Married	3 Aug 1878	Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States
Family	Katherine May Reed,   b. 1891, Lakeview,Montcalm,Michigan,United States
Married	15 Oct 1908	Sand Lake,Kent,Michigan,United States
Children	1. Austen Dorrine Ketchum,   b. 12 Jan 1909 + 2. Darwin Oscar Ketchum,   b. 12 Jan 1909 + 3. Ules Wesley Ketchum,   b. 30 Jan 1911, Bay Shore,Charlevoix,Michigan,United States   4. Aleatha Viola Ketchum,   b. 29 Nov 1913 + 5. Maurice L. D. Ketchum,   b. 14 Jul 1914

Zelma Gay Ketchum

1892 - 1949  (56 years)

Birth	9 Dec 1892	Nelson Township,Kent,Michigan,United States
Died	21 Feb 1949	Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States
Buried	Feb 1949	Sand Lake,Kent,Michigan,United States
Father	Jesse Ketchum,   b. 14 Jun 1857, Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Relationship	natural
Mother	Viola Laretta Towns,   b. 30 Aug 1860, ,,Michigan,United States
Relationship	natural
Married	3 Aug 1878	Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States
Family	Frank Leroy Phillips,   b. 3 Oct 1889, White Cloud,Newaygo,Michigan,United States
Married	18 Apr 1908	Sand Lake,Kent,Michigan,United States
Children	1. William Phillips + 2. Orlie Phillips,   b. 5 Jul 1909, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States + 3. Dorothy Ione Phillips,   b. 20 Aug 1913, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States + 4. Gerald Leroy Phillips,   b. 17 May 1918

Mary Bethel Ketchum

1901 - 1987  (85 years)

Birth	24 Jul 1901	Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States
Died	15 Jan 1987
Father	Jesse Ketchum,   b. 14 Jun 1857, Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada
Relationship	natural
Mother	Viola Laretta Towns,   b. 30 Aug 1860, ,,Michigan,United States
Relationship	natural
Married	3 Aug 1878	Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States
Family	Leo Lothamer,   b. 10 Aug 1894, Payne,Paulding,Ohio,United States
Married	3 Aug 1922	Sand Lake,Kent,Michigan,United States
Children	+ 1. Dale Eugene Lothamer,   b. 13 Mar 1925 + 2. Virginia Lothamer

• Name	Viola Laretta Towns  [1]
  Birth	30 Aug 1860	,,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Gender	Female
  Death	23 Sep 1902	Nelson Township,Kent,Michigan,United States   [1]
  Headstones	Submit Headstone Photo
  Person ID	I18051	Rgstrong Family genes.
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2006

  
  

  Father	Josiah Towns   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Mother	Elizabeth Abrams   d. Yes, date unknown
  Relationship	natural
  Family ID	F6380	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Jesse Ketchum,   b. 14 Jun 1857, Bastard Township,Leeds,Ontario,Canada d. 25 Apr 1917, Sand Lake,Kent,Michigan,United States (Age 59 years)
  Marriage	3 Aug 1878	Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States   [1]
  	[Ketchum Family.FTW] Jesse Ketchum married Viola Laretta Towns in Cedar Springs, MI and made their home in Nelson Twp. Kent Co. MI.
  Children	+ 1. Jesse Oren Ketchum,   b. 16 Sep 1880, ,,Ohio,United States d. 23 Sep 1917, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States (Age 37 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] 2. Gertrude Maude Ketchum,   b. 4 Jul 1881   d. Yes, date unknown  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 3. Elnora Lee Ketchum,   b. 23 Jan 1886, Sand Lake,Kent,Michigan,United States d. 12 May 1953 (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 4. Charles Wesley Ketchum,   b. 8 Oct 1890   d. 1958 (Age 67 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 5. Zelma Gay Ketchum,   b. 9 Dec 1892, Nelson Township,Kent,Michigan,United States d. 21 Feb 1949, Grand Rapids,Kent,Michigan,United States (Age 56 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural] + 6. Mary Bethel Ketchum,   b. 24 Jul 1901, Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States d. 15 Jan 1987 (Age 85 years)  [Father: natural]  [Mother: natural]
  Family ID	F6321	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	23 Mar 2006

  
  

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  	Load the map	Birth - 30 Aug 1860 - ,,Michigan,United States Marriage - 3 Aug 1878 - Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States Child - Jesse Oren Ketchum - 16 Sep 1880 - ,,Ohio,United States Child - Elnora Lee Ketchum - 23 Jan 1886 - Sand Lake,Kent,Michigan,United States Child - Zelma Gay Ketchum - 9 Dec 1892 - Nelson Township,Kent,Michigan,United States Child - Mary Bethel Ketchum - 24 Jul 1901 - Cedar Springs,Kent,Michigan,United States Death - 23 Sep 1902 - Nelson Township,Kent,Michigan,United States  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S44] Kathy Londo Barnes, Ketchum Family.FTW, (GEDCOM file created by FTW version 4.0) (Reliability: 3). Date of Import: 24 Nov 1998