John Reed Towers
Born: July 2, 1824
Birthplace: Anderson District, South Carolina
Father: Daniel Towers 1798 – 1834
(Buried: Roberts Presbyterian Church Cemetery, Anderson, South Carolina)
Mother: Margaret Brown 1788 – 1848
Wife: Anna Melvina McGee 1826 – 1906
(Buried: Marietta City Cemetery, Marietta, Georgia)
Children:
Lt. Daniel Reid Towers 1844 – 1864
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Captain William McGee "Billy" Towers Sr. 1846 – 1912
(Buried: Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Georgia)
John Reed Towers Jr. 1853 – 1930
(Buried: Hollywood Cemetery, Richmond, Virginia)
Anna Towers Montgomery 1855 – 1906
(Buried: Marietta City Cemetery, Marietta, Georgia)
Robert Henry Towers 1858 – 1892
(Buried: Myrtle Hill Cemetery, Rome, Georgia)
Asenath Rice Towers 1860 – 1918
(Buried: Marietta City Cemetery, Marietta, Georgia)
Abner Alexander Towers 1865 – 1940
(Buried: Christ Episcopal Church, Greenville, South Carolina)
Occupation before War:
1849 – 1855: Merchant in Cartersville, Georgia
1855 – 1861: Merchant in Rome, Georgia
Civil War Career:
1861: Captain Company E, 8th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1861 – 1862: Lt. Colonel of 8th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1862: Captured at Battle of Garnett's Farm, Virginia
1862: Prisoner of War until released on July 31st
1862: Wounded at the 2nd Battle of Manassas, Virginia
1862 – 1865: Colonel of 8th Georgia Infantry Regiment
1863: Wounded at the Battle of Gettysburg, Pennsylvania
1864: Wounded on June 30th
1865: Paroled at Appomattox, Virginia
Occupation after War:
1865 – 1886: Merchant in Rome, Georgia
Notary Public in Rome, Georgia
1866 – 1867: Sheriff of Floyd County, Georgia
1873 – 1874: Georgia State Representative
Superintendent of Georgia State Penitentiary
1886 – 1903: Lived in Marietta, Georgia
Died: September 29, 1903
Place of Death: Marietta, Georgia
Cause of Death: Pneumonia
Age at time of Death: 81 years old
Burial Place: Marietta City Cemetery, Marietta, Georgia
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