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Dwight Wayne Townsend 1945–2002 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 24 Dec 1945

Birth Location: Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 22 Aug 2002

Death Location: Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Oren Townsend

Mother: Cecile Bell

Spouse(s): Judy Gruhl

Children(s):

Dwight Wayne Townsend was born in 1945 in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA, the child of Oren Merl Townsend And Cecile Marie Bell. In 1950, Dwight Wayne Townsend resided in Clay, Howard, Indiana, USA. In 1961, Dwight Wayne Townsend resided in Kokomo, Indiana, USA. Dwight Wayne Townsend married Judy K Gruhl, Shirley Yuonne Bell. Dwight Wayne Townsend passed away in 2002 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Dwight Wayne Townsend was born in 1945 in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA, the child of Oren Merl Townsend And Cecile Marie Bell.
  • In 1950, Dwight Wayne Townsend resided in Clay, Howard, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1961, Dwight Wayne Townsend resided in Kokomo, Indiana, USA.
  • Dwight Wayne Townsend married Judy K Gruhl, Shirley Yuonne Bell.
  • Dwight Wayne Townsend passed away in 2002 in Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Oren Townsend
1907–1956
Birth Location: Tipton Co., Indiana
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Cecile Bell
1912–1966
Birth Location: Indiana
CB

Spouses(s)

Judy Gruhl
1947–2016
Birth Location: Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America
JG

Children(s)

Dwight Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Dwight Townsend
1945–2002
Birth Place: Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA
Parents
Oren Merl Townsend
1907–1956
Tipton Co., Indiana
Cecile (Marie) Bell
1912–1966
Indiana
Grandparents
Joseph (Thomas) Townsend
1880–1955
Normanda, Tipton Co., Indiana
Nora (Ethel) Walker
1888–1968
Tipton Co., Indiana
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Townsend
1854–1931
Princess Jones
1856–1935
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Townsend
1822–1904
Eleanor Jones
1823–1873

Dwight Townsend's Timeline

10 Records

1945
24 Dec 1945
Birth of Dwight Wayne Townsend in Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA
Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 5
Dwight Wayne Townsend resided here in Clay, Howard, Indiana, USA
Clay, Howard, Indiana, USA
1961
1961
Age 16
Dwight Wayne Townsend resided here in Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
1963
1963
Age 18
Dwight Wayne Townsend resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1971
24 Sep 1971
Age 26
Dwight Wayne Townsend resided here in Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
1982
1982-2017
Age 37
Dwight Wayne Townsend resided here in Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
1998
1998-2002
Age 53
Dwight Wayne Townsend resided here in Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
2000
2000-2020
Age 55
Dwight Wayne Townsend resided here in Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Kokomo, Indiana, USA
2002
22 Aug 2002
Age 57
Death of Dwight Wayne Townsend in Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
2006
2006
Age 61
Dwight Wayne Townsend resided here in Kokomo, Indiana, USA
Kokomo, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 24 Dec 1945
    Event Place: Kokomo, Howard, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Northwestern High School; Year: 1961
    [2] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2002; Roll: 27
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] Indiana, Marriage Certificates, 1917-2005, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Records of Marriage 1961-2005; Roll Number: 02
    [7] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Clay, Howard, Indiana; Roll: 4054; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 34-46

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Clay, Howard, 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: Clay, Howard, Indiana; Roll: 4054; Page: 4; Enumeration District: 34-46

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1961
    Event Place: Kokomo, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., School Yearbooks, 1900-2016, "U.S., School Yearbooks, 1880-2012"; School Name: Northwestern High School; Year: 1961

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1963
    Event Place: Indiana
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 24 Sep 1971
    Event Place: Kokomo, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Kokomo Tribune; Publication Date: 24 Sep 1971; Publication Place: Kokomo, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1982-2017
    Event Place: Kokomo, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1998-2002
    Event Place: Kokomo, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Phone and Address Directories, 1993-2002, City: Kokomo; State: Indiana; Year(s): 1998-2002

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2000-2020
    Event Place: Kokomo, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 2006
    Event Place: Kokomo, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Kokomo, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 2

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 22 Aug 2002
    Event Place: Indianapolis, Marion, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [3] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 2002; Roll: 27
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Logansport, Cass County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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