Person:Oliver Towles (1)

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Col. Oliver Towles, Jr.
b.Abt 1765 Virginia
d.1823
  1. Col. Oliver Towles, Jr.Abt 1765 - 1823
  • HCol. Oliver Towles, Jr.Abt 1765 - 1823
  • WAgatha Lewis1774 - 1843
Facts and Events
Name Col. Oliver Towles, Jr.
Gender Male
Birth[1] Abt 1765 Virginia
Marriage to Agatha Lewis
Death? 1823

Revolutionary War Pension Information

Information from “Virginia/West Virginia Genealogical Data from Revolutionary War Pension and Bounty Land Warrant Records”, Vol. 5, compiled by Patrick G. Wardell, Lt. Col. U.S. Army Ret. :


  • Towles, Oliver - Lieutenant Colonel of Virginia Line; Bounty Land Warrant 2213 issued 12/7/1791; records lost in Washington DC fire 1814; query letter in file states soldier served in 6th Virginia Regiment. F-BLW2213, R2403.
References
  1. International Genealogical Index. ( The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saint, 1999-2008).

    Note: some IGI submissions have birthdate as "1771", but as a Lt. Colonel in Revolutionary War, Oliver was more likely born earlier, perhaps "abt. 1765" or a few years earlier.