Willis Eugene TOWER
Alta Mae COOLEY


Husband:  Willis Eugene TOWER
Birth:  5 Jun 1871, Bennington, Bennington Co., Vermont 
Death:  11 May 1962, South Natick, Middlesex Co., Massachusetts     (obituary)
Burial:  May 1962, Flagg Center Cemetery, Flagg Center, Ogle Co., Illinois
Father:  Reuben Smith TOWER
Mother:  Susan C. LYONS

Marriage:    27 Dec 1899, Pine Rock Twp., Ogle Co., Illinois

Wife:  Alta Mae COOLEY
Birth:  23 Oct 1873, Pine Rock Twp., Ogle Co., Illinois 
Death:  18 May 1948, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
Burial:  May 1948, Flagg Center Cemetery, Flagg Center, Ogle Co., Illinois  
Father:  Elijah R. COOLEY 
Mother:  Amaritt CLARK 

Children:
1. Dorothy TOWER, b: 15 Sep 1901, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
2. Robert Cooley TOWER, b: 20 Mar 1904, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
3. Frederick Willis TOWER, b: 7 Oct 1905, Chicago, Cook Co., Illinois
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Notes:

1900 Federal Census Data (T623_0283, Page 239A), Chicago Ward 30, Cook Co., Illinois,
                                                                                      Enumeration District: 938, Enumeration Date: 5-Jun-1900, Family #45

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Birth Mo.

Birth Yr

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 TOWER, Willis E

 Head

M

Jun

1871

28

M

6m

 

 

VT

NY

VT

 Teacher

 

              Alta C

 Wife

F

Oct

1873

26

M

6m

0

IL

IL

IL

 

 

1910 Federal Census Data (T624_0278, Page 211B), Chicago Ward 32, Cook Co., Illinois,
                                                                                     Enumeration District: 1563, Enumeration Date: 26-Apr-1910, Family #152

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

# Yr Mar

# C Bn.

# C Liv.

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

Occupation
or Trade

In Sch

 TOWER, Willis E

 Head

M

38

M1

10

 

 

VT

NY

VT

 Teacher / High School

 

              Alta C

 Wife

F

36

M1

10

3

3

IL

IL

IL

 None

 

              Dorothy

 Daughter

F

8

S

 

 

 

IL

VT

IL

 None

X

              Robert

 Son

M

6

S

 

 

 

IL

VT

IL

 None

X

              Frederick

 Son

M

4

S

 

 

 

IL

VT

IL

 None

 

1920 Federal Census Data (T625_0349, Page 270A), Chicago Ward 32, Cook Co., Illinois,
                                                                                     Enumeration District: 1971, Enumeration Date: 6-Jan-1920, Family #117

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S
W/D

POB

Fa.
POB

Mo.
POB

Occupation

In Sch

 TOWER, Willis E

 Head

M

46

M

VT

MA

VT

 Asst. Principal / High School

 

                Alta C

 Wife

F

46

M

IL

IL

IL

 None

 

                Dorothy

 Daughter

F

18

S

IL

VT

IL

 None

  X

                Robert C

 Son

M

15

S

IL

VT

IL

 None

  X

                Frederick W

 Son

M

14

S

IL

VT

IL

 None

  X

1930 Federal Census Data (T626_0443, Page 7A), Chicago Pct 17, Cook Co., Illinois,
                                                                                  Enumeration District: 639, Enumeration Date: 10-Apr-1930, Family #170

 NAME

Relation

Sex

Age

M/S W/D

Age Marr

POB

Fa. POB

Mo. POB

 In Sch

Occupation

 TOWER, Willis E

 Head

M

58

M

28

VT

NY

VT

 

 Teacher / Public School

                Alta C

 Daughter

F

55

M

25

IL

IL

IL

 

 None

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