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Emmett Clay Townsend 1893–1982 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 5 SEP 1893

Birth Location: Buckhart, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

Death Date: 19 OCT 1982

Death Location: Oklahoma City Oklahoma County Oklahoma, USA

Father: Eli Townsend

Mother: Nancy Burcham

Spouse(s): Lola Bullock, Mable Cory

Children(s): Nancy Townsend, Eugene Townsend, FNU Townsend

Emmett Clay Townsend was born in 1893 in Buckhart, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, the child of Eli Joshua Townsend And Nancy Zerikia Burcham. In 1900, Emmett Clay Townsend resided in Cooper Township, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. In 1910, Emmett Clay Townsend resided in Cooper, Sangamon, Illinois, United States. Emmett Clay Townsend married Lola Pearl Bullock, Mable Cory, and had children including Eugene Coe Townsend, Fnu Townsend, Nancy Leota Townsend. Emmett Clay Townsend passed away in 1982 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma County Oklahoma, USA.

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Biography

  • Emmett Clay Townsend was born in 1893 in Buckhart, Sangamon, Illinois, United States, the child of Eli Joshua Townsend And Nancy Zerikia Burcham.
  • In 1900, Emmett Clay Townsend resided in Cooper Township, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.
  • In 1910, Emmett Clay Townsend resided in Cooper, Sangamon, Illinois, United States.
  • Emmett Clay Townsend married Lola Pearl Bullock, Mable Cory, and had children including Eugene Coe Townsend, Fnu Townsend, Nancy Leota Townsend.
  • Emmett Clay Townsend passed away in 1982 in Oklahoma City Oklahoma County Oklahoma, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Emmett Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Emmett Townsend
1893–1982
Birth Place: Buckhart, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Parents
Eli Joshua Townsend
1862–1935
Rochester, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Nancy (Zerikia) Burcham
1862–1948
Guilford, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
Grandparents
Levi (Jordan) Burcham
1830–1907
Virginia, USA
Lydia (Frances) McCorkle
1836–1928
Clay, Missouri, United States
Great-Grandparents
Archibald McCorkle
1791–1874
Zarilda Stout
1816–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Daniel Stout
1789–1833
Martha Thorp
1795–1831

Emmett Townsend's Descendants

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Emmett (Clay) Townsend (5 SEP 1893–19 OCT 1982) m. Lola (Pearl) Bullock (16 APR 1894–29 NOV 1944) m. Mable Cory (21 DEC 1897–17 MAR 1980)
  1. 1. Nancy (Leota) Townsend 1914–2001 m. Willis (B.) Long 1912–2003 m. Rueben Waldvogel 1911–1978
  2. 2. Eugene (Coe) Townsend 1915–1997 m. Bessie (Josephine) Burns 1921–2011 m. Hilda Ray 1918–
  3. 3. FNU Townsend 1919–1919

Emmett Townsend's Timeline

4 Records

1893
5 SEP 1893
Birth of Emmett Clay Townsend in Buckhart, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Buckhart, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
1900
1900
Age 7
Emmett Clay Townsend resided here in Cooper Township, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Cooper Township, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
1910
1910
Age 17
Emmett Clay Townsend resided here in Cooper, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
Cooper, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
1982
19 OCT 1982
Age 89
Death of Emmett Clay Townsend in Oklahoma City Oklahoma County Oklahoma, USA
Oklahoma City Oklahoma County Oklahoma, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 5 SEP 1893
    Event Place: Buckhart, Sangamon, Illinois, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Clay Townsend, "Illinois, County Marriages, 1810-1940"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Emmett Clay Townsend, "Find A Grave Index"
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, Emmett Townsend, "United States Social Security Death Index"
    [4] FamilySearch Family Tree, Emmett Clay Townsend, "United States World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942"
    [5] FamilySearch Family Tree, Clay Townsend in entry for Infant Townsend, "Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947"
    [6] FamilySearch Family Tree, Emmitt Clay Townsend, "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918"
    [7] FamilySearch Family Tree, Emmet C Townsend in household of Eli J Townsend, "United States Census, 1910"
    [8] FamilySearch Family Tree, Clay E Townsend in household of E J Townsend, "United States Census, 1900"
    [9] FamilySearch Family Tree, 1900 United States Federal Census
    [10] FamilySearch Family Tree, 1910 United States Federal Census
    [11] FamilySearch Family Tree, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Rose Hill Burial Park, Oklahoma City, Oklahoma, Oklahoma, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Emmett Clay Townsend, "Find A Grave Index"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Cooper Township, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: BET 1917 AND 1918
    Event Place: Sangamon County, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 OCT 1982
    Event Place: Oklahoma City Oklahoma County Oklahoma, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] FamilySearch Family Tree, Emmett Clay Townsend, "Find A Grave Index"
    [2] FamilySearch Family Tree, Emmett Townsend, "United States Social Security Death Index"
    [3] FamilySearch Family Tree, U.S., Find A Grave Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Cooper, Sangamon, Illinois, United States

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 1942
    Event Place: Tulsa, , Oklahoma, United States

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