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Bertha Isabelle Townsend 1884–1960 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 29 Jul 1884

Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States

Death Date: 12 May 1960

Death Location: Groomsville, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Joseph Townsend

Mother: Princess Jones

Spouse(s): William Rayl

Children(s): Byron Rayl, Claude Rayl, Buel Rayl, Darrell Rayl, Gerald Rayl, Curtis Rayl, Aubrey Rayl, Mary Rayl, William Jr, Phyllis Rayl, Velma Rayl, Thelma Rayl

Bertha Isabelle Townsend was born in 1884 in Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States, the child of Joseph Merrill Townsend And Princess Adeline Jones. In 1900, Bertha Isabelle Townsend resided in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA. Bertha Isabelle Townsend married William Jefferson Rayl, and had children including Aubrey Harrold Rayl, Buel Leland Rayl, Byron Darwin Rayl, Claude Ceasar Rayl, Curtis Lavonne Rayl, Darrell Mckinny Rayl, Gerald Shelby Rayl, Mary Frances Rayl, Phyllis Hope Rayl, Thelma Jean Rayl, Velma Louise Rayl, William Jefferson Rayl Jr. Bertha Isabelle Townsend passed away in 1960 in Groomsville, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Bertha Isabelle Townsend was born in 1884 in Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States, the child of Joseph Merrill Townsend And Princess Adeline Jones.
  • In 1900, Bertha Isabelle Townsend resided in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA.
  • Bertha Isabelle Townsend married William Jefferson Rayl, and had children including Aubrey Harrold Rayl, Buel Leland Rayl, Byron Darwin Rayl, Claude Ceasar Rayl, Curtis Lavonne Rayl, Darrell Mckinny Rayl, Gerald Shelby Rayl, Mary Frances Rayl, Phyllis Hope Rayl, Thelma Jean Rayl, Velma Louise Rayl, William Jefferson Rayl Jr.
  • Bertha Isabelle Townsend passed away in 1960 in Groomsville, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Townsend
1854–1931
Birth Location: Tipton Co, Indiana, USA
JT
Princess Jones
1856–1935
Birth Location: Tipton, Indiana, USA
PJ

Spouses(s)

William Rayl
1880–1961
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana
WR

Children(s)

Byron Rayl
1912–1982
Birth Location: Wabash, Adams, Indiana, USA
BR
Claude Rayl
1903–1984
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, United States
CR
Buel Rayl
1906–1997
Birth Location: Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America
BR
Darrell Rayl
1910–1982
Birth Location: Adams, Indiana, USA
DR
Gerald Rayl
1915–1994
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, United States
GR
Curtis Rayl
1918–1976
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, United States
CR
Aubrey Rayl
1908–
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, United States
AR
Mary Rayl
1927–2013
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana
MR
William Jr
1921–1987
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, United States
WJ
Phyllis Rayl
1929–1980
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, United States
PR
Velma Rayl
1923–1986
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, United States
VR
Thelma Rayl
1925–1925
Birth Location: Kempton, Indiana Tipton County.
TR

Bertha Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Bertha Townsend
1884–1960
Birth Place: Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States
Parents
Joseph Merrill Townsend
1854–1931
Tipton Co, Indiana, USA
Princess (Adeline) Jones
1856–1935
Tipton, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Boneparte) Townsend
1822–1904
Johnson, Indiana
Eleanor Jones
1823–1873
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Townsend
1792–1825
Lucy Barnett
1796–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Barnett
1764–1829
Elizabeth Self
1766–1840

Bertha Townsend's Descendants

1.
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Bertha (Isabelle) Townsend (29 Jul 1884–12 May 1960) m. William (Jefferson) Rayl (18 Aug 1880–25 Oct 1961)
  1. 1. Byron (Darwin) Rayl 1912–1982 m. Orpha (Lucille) Coonrod 1914–2007
    1. 1. Thelma (Jean) Rayl 1934–2022 m. Bobby (John) Wagner 1932–2023
    2. 2. Emma (L) Rayl 1938–2019 m. Paul (Anson) Crum 1942–2015
    3. 3. Barbara (Ellen) Rayl 1936–1996 m. Lewis (Richard) Malsberger 1937–2011
  2. 2. Claude (Ceasar) Rayl 1903–1984 m. Kathleen (Marie) Ryan 1911–1989
  3. 3. Buel (Leland) Rayl 1906–1997 m. Willie (Belle) Watson 1917–2005 m. Mildred (Lucille) Jett 1904–1979
    1. 1. Ellen (Lou) Rayl 1948–2000
    2. 2. Jefferson (Dean) Rayl 1941–1952
  4. 4. Darrell (McKinny) Rayl 1910–1982 m. Ruby (Doris) Deford 1914–2002
    1. 1. Judith (Ann) Rayl 1938–2022 m. George (Elmer) Wilburn 1935–1973
    2. 2. Karen (Eloise) Rayl 1940–2016
  5. 5. Gerald (Shelby) Rayl 1915–1994
  6. 6. Curtis (Lavonne) Rayl 1918–1976 m. Mattie McDaniel 1918–2001
    1. 1. Daniel (Kent) Rayl 1944–2003
  7. 7. Aubrey (Harrold) Rayl 1908– m. Mary (Ruth) Newhouse 1915–1985
    1. 1. Marilyn (Cloena) Rayl 1932–1996 m. John (Bowen) Jr 1931–
  8. 8. Mary (Frances) Rayl 1927–2013 m. Garland (Solomon) Maddox 1923–1996
  9. 9. William (Jefferson Rayl) Jr 1921–1987 m. Edna (Eloise) Plair 1927–1999 m. Virginia (Mae) Wells 1923–1993
  10. 10. Phyllis (Hope) Rayl 1929–1980 m. Les (Clark) Jr 1924–
  11. 11. Velma (Louise) Rayl 1923–1986 m. Richard (Lionel) Lockwood 1919–2009
    1. 1. Linda (Carole) Lockwood 1943–1999 m. Joe Hughes 1948–2012
    2. 2. Richard (Brent) Lockwood 1942–1942
    3. 3. Terrel (Joe) Lockwood 1949–1949
  12. 12. Thelma (Jean) Rayl 1925–1925

Bertha Townsend's Timeline

10 Records

1884
29 Jul 1884
Birth of Bertha Isabelle Townsend in Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States
Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States
1900
1900
Age 16
Bertha Isabelle Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1901
09 Sep 1901
Age 17
Bertha Isabelle Townsend was married in Tipton, Indiana
Tipton, Indiana
1910
1910
Age 26
Bertha Isabelle Townsend resided here in Wabash, Adams, Indiana, USA
Wabash, Adams, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 36
Bertha Isabelle Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 46
Bertha Isabelle Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 51
Bertha Isabelle Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 56
Bertha Isabelle Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 66
Bertha Isabelle Townsend resided here in Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1960
12 May 1960
Age 76
Death of Bertha Isabelle Townsend in Peru, Miami, Indiana, United States
Peru, Miami, Indiana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 29 Jul 1884
    Event Place: Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01100; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 80-14
    [2] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T625_466; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 205
    [3] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340366
    [4] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 406; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0129
    [5] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wabash, Adams, Indiana; Roll: T624_338; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1374351
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tipton, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 3554; Page: 81; Enumeration District: 80-3
    [8] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 09 Sep 1901
    Event Place: Tipton, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 406; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0129

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Wabash, Adams, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Wabash, Adams, Indiana; Roll: T624_338; Page: 9b; Enumeration District: 0012; FHL microfilm: 1374351

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T625_466; Page: 8A; Enumeration District: 205

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Page: 8B; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340366

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01100; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 80-14

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01100; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 80-14

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Tipton, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 3554; Page: 81; Enumeration District: 80-3

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 May 1960
    Event Place: Peru, Miami, Indiana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Groomsville, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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