Anson Titus

Male21 December 1845–28 April 1921

Brief Life History of Anson

When Anson Titus was born on 21 December 1845, in Avon Township, Lorain, Ohio, United States, his father, Treat Titus, was 35 and his mother, Dorothea Degg, was 22. He married Martha J. Taylor on 8 December 1874, in Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States. He lived in Avon Lake, Lorain, Ohio, United States in 1920 and Ohio, United States in 1921. He died on 28 April 1921, in Avon, Lorain, Ohio, United States, at the age of 75, and was buried in Avon Cemetery, Avon Center, Lorain, Ohio, United States.

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Family Time Line

Anson Titus
1845–1921
Bridget Agnes Carmody
1865–1930
Marriage: 12 September 1905

Sources (20)

  • Anson Titus in household of Treat Titus, "United States Census, 1850"
  • Legacy NFS Source: Anson Titus - Government record: Cemetery record or headstone: birth-name: Anson Titus
  • Anson Titus, "Ohio, County Marriages, 1789-2013"

Spouse and Children

  • Marriage
    12 September 1905Cuyahoga, Ohio, United States
  • Parents and Siblings

    Siblings (11)

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    World Events (8)

    1846

    Age 1

    U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.

    1860 · Ohio supports the Union side of the Civil War

    Age 15

    Although divided as a state on the subject of slavery, Ohio participated in the Civil War on the Union's side, providing over 300,000 troops. Ohio provided the 3rd largest number of troops by any Union state.

    1865

    Age 20

    Abraham Lincoln is assassinated by John Wilkes Booth.

    Name Meaning

    German, English and Welsh: from the personal name (from Latin Titus, probably Etruscan in origin). The name was popular in the Middle Ages since it had been borne by a disciple of Saint Paul who became bishop of Crete.

    German: from a short form of an ancient Germanic personal name (see Tittel 2).

    Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.

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