John W. Towle - a native of Cleveland, was born August 15, 1840, married in Delaware Township, Defiance County, Ohio by Charles Duning Esq., to Annie R. Marihugh, on September 24, 1860, and settled in Paulding County in 1861. Mrs. Towle was born in Hermon, St. Lawrence County, New York, February 6, 1839. Her father Russell Marihugh, died November 8, 1880; her mother Betsy A. (Myreck) Marihugh, did in August 1863; both were born in St. Lawrence County, New York. Mr. Towle's parents, Efferson and Mary A. (Plummer) Towle were natives of Maine; came to Evensport, Defiance County, Ohio, in the year 1838; thence to Muskegon, Michigan in 1870, where they now reside. Mr. Towle's children are: Emma A., born September 10, 1861, died September 6, 1867; Efferson Russell, August 25,1863; George W., July 17, 1866; Minnie Myrtle, November 16, 1868, died August 29, 1870; Nellie Eliza, October 8, 1870; Albert William, July 23, 1878. Mr. Towle served one year in the late Civil War; enlisted at Cleveland, a member of Company B. 177th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry; was attached to the 2nd Brigade, 3rd division, of the 23rd Army Corps, and participated in second battle of Murfreesboro, Tennessee; at the capture of Fort Fisher and Fort Anderson, capture of Wilmington, North Carolina, and battle of Town Creek, North Carolina; mustered out of service at Greensboro, North Carolina on July 7, 1865. George W. Towle, brother of John W., a member of the 38th Regiment Ohio Volunteer Infantry, was killed at the battle of Jonesboro, Georgia, September 15, 1864. His father and two brothers also fought in defense of the union, leaving but one, too young for a soldier at home to take care of the farm. Mr. Towle is a farmer and teacher. Address, Sunnyside, Paulding County, Ohio.