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Claude Lafayette Townsend 1908–1962 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 December 1908

Birth Location: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA

Death Date: 13 June 1962

Death Location: Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA

Father: Abel Townsend

Mother: Alice Townsend

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The story of Claude Lafayette Townsend began in 1908 in Catawba County, North Carolina, USA. Claude Lafayette Townsend passed away in 1962 in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Claude Lafayette Townsend began in 1908 in Catawba County, North Carolina, USA.
  • Claude Lafayette Townsend passed away in 1962 in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA.

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Claude Townsend's Ancestors

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Claude Townsend
1908–1962
Birth Place: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Parents
Abel Leander Townsend
1868–1935
Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Alice (Susan Huffman) Townsend
1870–1919
North Carolina
Grandparents
Daniel (Washington) Huffman
1843–1918
North Carolina
Catherine (L Wagner) Huffman
1845–1923
North Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Langdon Huffman
1820–1876
Amy Huffman
1820–1879
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Frederick Miller
1792–1851
Frances Miller
1794–1862

Claude Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1908
19 December 1908
Birth of Claude Lafayette Townsend in Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
1962
13 June 1962
Age 54
Death of Claude Lafayette Townsend in Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 December 1908
    Event Place: Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 13 June 1962
    Event Place: Winston-Salem, Forsyth County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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