On June 1, 1897 as Charles McKendree Towson, he married Serena Helen Smith.
They were the parents of four children.
The Evening Star, November 24, 1919
Chas. M. Towson Dies
Life One Of Activity
Charles M. Towson, of a prominent Maryland family and formerly owner of a store on Pennsylvania Avenue, died yesterday at George Washington Hospital from hardening of the arteries. He was sixty-two years old and had been ill only two weeks. Mr. Towson was born in Towson Town. Maryland. His grandfather was the founder of that place. When a boy the family moved to Baltimore. About ten years later, when he was sixteen years old, Mr. Towson came to this city. He later became owner of the Towson Dry Goods Store, which was located on the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue near 7th Street. He married Miss Rena Smith and resided in Cleveland Park for many years. He was a prominent member of the Masonic order. Mr. Towson entered the real estate business about fifteen years ago, later moving to New York. There he continued his real estate work until about a year ago, when he returned here and lived at 1437 Irving Street.
Surviving him are a wife, three sons - Ambler J., Harvie S. and Charles M. Jr. and a daughter, Jaquelin C. Towson. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock at Hindle's undertaking chapel, 5th and H Streets. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
The Washington Times November 25, 1919
Charles M. Towson
Charles M. Towson, sixty-two years old, member of a prominent Maryland family and for many years a Washington merchant, died of arterlosclerosis at the George Washington University Hospital Sunday morning. He had been ill two weeks. Mr. Towson was born in Towson
Town, Maryland, a village founded by his grandfather in 1857. He lived in Baltimore six years and moved to Washington in 1873, soon afterward founding a dry goods store on Pennsylvania Avenue, where he was engaged in business for many years. Funeral services will be held from Hindle's Chapel, Fifth and H Streets Northwest tomorrow morning at 11o'clock. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.
They were the parents of four children.
The Evening Star, November 24, 1919
Chas. M. Towson Dies
Life One Of Activity
Charles M. Towson, of a prominent Maryland family and formerly owner of a store on Pennsylvania Avenue, died yesterday at George Washington Hospital from hardening of the arteries. He was sixty-two years old and had been ill only two weeks. Mr. Towson was born in Towson Town. Maryland. His grandfather was the founder of that place. When a boy the family moved to Baltimore. About ten years later, when he was sixteen years old, Mr. Towson came to this city. He later became owner of the Towson Dry Goods Store, which was located on the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue near 7th Street. He married Miss Rena Smith and resided in Cleveland Park for many years. He was a prominent member of the Masonic order. Mr. Towson entered the real estate business about fifteen years ago, later moving to New York. There he continued his real estate work until about a year ago, when he returned here and lived at 1437 Irving Street.
Surviving him are a wife, three sons - Ambler J., Harvie S. and Charles M. Jr. and a daughter, Jaquelin C. Towson. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock at Hindle's undertaking chapel, 5th and H Streets. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
The Washington Times November 25, 1919
Charles M. Towson
Charles M. Towson, sixty-two years old, member of a prominent Maryland family and for many years a Washington merchant, died of arterlosclerosis at the George Washington University Hospital Sunday morning. He had been ill two weeks. Mr. Towson was born in Towson
Town, Maryland, a village founded by his grandfather in 1857. He lived in Baltimore six years and moved to Washington in 1873, soon afterward founding a dry goods store on Pennsylvania Avenue, where he was engaged in business for many years. Funeral services will be held from Hindle's Chapel, Fifth and H Streets Northwest tomorrow morning at 11o'clock. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.
On June 1, 1897 as Charles McKendree Towson, he married Serena Helen Smith.
They were the parents of four children.
The Evening Star, November 24, 1919
Chas. M. Towson Dies
Life One Of Activity
Charles M. Towson, of a prominent Maryland family and formerly owner of a store on Pennsylvania Avenue, died yesterday at George Washington Hospital from hardening of the arteries. He was sixty-two years old and had been ill only two weeks. Mr. Towson was born in Towson Town. Maryland. His grandfather was the founder of that place. When a boy the family moved to Baltimore. About ten years later, when he was sixteen years old, Mr. Towson came to this city. He later became owner of the Towson Dry Goods Store, which was located on the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue near 7th Street. He married Miss Rena Smith and resided in Cleveland Park for many years. He was a prominent member of the Masonic order. Mr. Towson entered the real estate business about fifteen years ago, later moving to New York. There he continued his real estate work until about a year ago, when he returned here and lived at 1437 Irving Street.
Surviving him are a wife, three sons - Ambler J., Harvie S. and Charles M. Jr. and a daughter, Jaquelin C. Towson. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock at Hindle's undertaking chapel, 5th and H Streets. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
The Washington Times November 25, 1919
Charles M. Towson
Charles M. Towson, sixty-two years old, member of a prominent Maryland family and for many years a Washington merchant, died of arterlosclerosis at the George Washington University Hospital Sunday morning. He had been ill two weeks. Mr. Towson was born in Towson
Town, Maryland, a village founded by his grandfather in 1857. He lived in Baltimore six years and moved to Washington in 1873, soon afterward founding a dry goods store on Pennsylvania Avenue, where he was engaged in business for many years. Funeral services will be held from Hindle's Chapel, Fifth and H Streets Northwest tomorrow morning at 11o'clock. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.
They were the parents of four children.
The Evening Star, November 24, 1919
Chas. M. Towson Dies
Life One Of Activity
Charles M. Towson, of a prominent Maryland family and formerly owner of a store on Pennsylvania Avenue, died yesterday at George Washington Hospital from hardening of the arteries. He was sixty-two years old and had been ill only two weeks. Mr. Towson was born in Towson Town. Maryland. His grandfather was the founder of that place. When a boy the family moved to Baltimore. About ten years later, when he was sixteen years old, Mr. Towson came to this city. He later became owner of the Towson Dry Goods Store, which was located on the south side of Pennsylvania Avenue near 7th Street. He married Miss Rena Smith and resided in Cleveland Park for many years. He was a prominent member of the Masonic order. Mr. Towson entered the real estate business about fifteen years ago, later moving to New York. There he continued his real estate work until about a year ago, when he returned here and lived at 1437 Irving Street.
Surviving him are a wife, three sons - Ambler J., Harvie S. and Charles M. Jr. and a daughter, Jaquelin C. Towson. Funeral services will be held tomorrow morning at 11 o'clock at Hindle's undertaking chapel, 5th and H Streets. Interment will be in Oak Hill Cemetery.
The Washington Times November 25, 1919
Charles M. Towson
Charles M. Towson, sixty-two years old, member of a prominent Maryland family and for many years a Washington merchant, died of arterlosclerosis at the George Washington University Hospital Sunday morning. He had been ill two weeks. Mr. Towson was born in Towson
Town, Maryland, a village founded by his grandfather in 1857. He lived in Baltimore six years and moved to Washington in 1873, soon afterward founding a dry goods store on Pennsylvania Avenue, where he was engaged in business for many years. Funeral services will be held from Hindle's Chapel, Fifth and H Streets Northwest tomorrow morning at 11o'clock. Interment will be at Oak Hill Cemetery.
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