Charles Augustus Towle, b.20 Jun 1837 in Epsom, Merrimack County, New Hampshire, d. 22 Feb 1899 in Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, son of Benjamin Marden Towle & Hannah Sanborn. He married Mary Jane Lay (1st wife) on December 14, 1869. He married Ellen Reinking (2nd wife) on August 30, 1894 in Des Moines, Polk County, Iowa.
Charles Melvin Towle, b. 26 Oct 1868 in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, Maine, d. 1936 in Easton, Aroostook County, Maine, son of Laforest Veldessa Towle & Mary Elizabeth Estes. He married Anna Maud Johnston on September 7, 1895 in Fort Fairfield, Aroostook County, Maine.