Ionia County MI Archives Obituaries.....Tower, Martha (Gallagher) 1892
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Ionia Standard, 18 Mar 1892

Mrs. Osmond Tower died at 7 o’clock Saturday morning.  She had been ill three 
or four months, being taken with la grippe, which was afterwards complicated 
with other troubles.

He maiden name was Martha Gallagher, and she was born in Letterkenney, Ireland, 
June 28, 1811.  She came to America when about four years old, and on the death 
of her mother soon after, became the adopted daughter of Dr. James Wade, then a 
resident of Watervliet, New York.  She was married to Osmond Tower at that 
place, Sept. 1, 1834.  They came west the same fall, locating in Detroit at 
first, and in the fall of 1835, Mr. Tower came to Ionia and located land near 
the village, which then consisted of two log houses.  He and his wife moved 
here in the spring of 1836, and lived here the remainder of their lives, 
enjoying to an unusual degree the confidence and respect of a wide circle of 
acquaintances.

Four children were born to them, the eldest of whom died, the other three, 
Osmond S., Angelo E., and James F., being well known residents of the city.

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The funeral of Mrs. Martha Tower, widow of the late Osmond Tower, took place 
from the family residence Monday afternoon, and was largely attended by old-
time friends.  The services were conducted by Rev. A. Cornell, assisted by Rev. 
W.W. Walsh.  Mr. Cornell is the pioneer preacher of this county, and had known 
the deceased since the days of the earliest settlement of Ionia, and he paid an 
earnest tribute to her womanly character.

The music was furnished by a quartet consisting of Mr. Jas. A. Latta, Mr. W.E. 
Kelsey, Mrs. C.W. Parsons and Mrs. E.R. Bailey, with Miss Isa Vosper as 
organist.

There was no attempt at a general ornate floral display, but the casket was 
covered with a profusion of beautiful lilies.

Interment was in the family lot at Highland Park.


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