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Cora Estelle Knight Townsend 1889–1937 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: Nov 1889

Birth Location: Mississippi

Death Date: 23 Sep 1937

Death Location: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA

Father: Marques Knight

Mother: Cora Moffett

Spouse(s): Jesse Townsend

Children(s): William Townsend

Cora Estelle Knight Townsend was born in 1889 in Mississippi, the child of Marques T Knight And Cora Elizabeth Moffett. In 1900, Cora Estelle Knight Townsend resided in Waxhachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas, USA. Cora Estelle Knight Townsend married Jesse Orville Townsend, and had children including William John Marques Townsend. Cora Estelle Knight Townsend passed away in 1937 in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • Cora Estelle Knight Townsend was born in 1889 in Mississippi, the child of Marques T Knight And Cora Elizabeth Moffett.
  • In 1900, Cora Estelle Knight Townsend resided in Waxhachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas, USA.
  • Cora Estelle Knight Townsend married Jesse Orville Townsend, and had children including William John Marques Townsend.
  • Cora Estelle Knight Townsend passed away in 1937 in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA.

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Spouses(s)

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Cora Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Cora Townsend
1889–1937
Birth Place: Mississippi
Parents
Marques T Knight
1857–1943
Mississippi
Cora (Elizabeth) Moffett
1865–1954
Wesson, Copiah, Mississippi, United States
Grandparents
William (Ellis) Moffett
1836–1913
Clarke County, Mississippi, United States of America
Elizabeth (Christianna) Bush
1844–1918
Mississippi, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bush
1814–1855
Mary Redd
1815–1849
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Herrin Bush
1776–1845
Elizabeth DeLoach
1790–1820
Meshack Redd
1793–1860
Nancy Davis
1793–1860

Cora Townsend's Descendants

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Cora (Estelle Knight) Townsend (Nov 1889–23 Sep 1937) m. Jesse (Orville) Townsend (10 Apr 1893–23 Aug 1951)
  1. 1. William (John Marques) Townsend 1924–1990

Cora Townsend's Timeline

3 Records

1889
Nov 1889
Birth of Cora Estelle Knight Townsend in Mississippi
Mississippi
1900
1900
Age 11
Cora Estelle Knight Townsend resided here in Waxhachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas, USA
Waxhachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas, USA
1937
23 Sep 1937
Age 48
Death of Cora Estelle Knight Townsend in Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA
Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: Nov 1889
    Event Place: Mississippi
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Waxhachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0016

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Waxhachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Waxhachie Ward 2, Ellis, Texas; Page: 10; Enumeration District: 0016

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1937
    Event Place: Waxahachie, Ellis, Texas, USA

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