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Franklin E Townsend 1880–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 23 Apr 1880

Birth Location: Jennings, Van Wert, Ohio

Death Date: 17 Dec 1942

Death Location: Auglaize County, Ohio, United States of America

Father: William Townsend

Mother: Mary Sheets

Spouse(s): Bessie Whitcomb

Children(s): Mabel Townsend, Robert Townsend

The story of Franklin E Townsend began in 1880 in Jennings, Van Wert, Ohio. Franklin E Townsend married Bessie Whitcomb, and had children including Mabel O Townsend, Robert W Townsend. Franklin E Townsend passed away in 1942 in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States of America.

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Biography

  • The story of Franklin E Townsend began in 1880 in Jennings, Van Wert, Ohio.
  • Franklin E Townsend married Bessie Whitcomb, and had children including Mabel O Townsend, Robert W Townsend.
  • Franklin E Townsend passed away in 1942 in Auglaize County, Ohio, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Townsend
1849–1931
Birth Location: Jennings, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
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Mary Sheets
1856–1887
Birth Location: Auglaize County, Ohio, USA
MS

Spouses(s)

Bessie Whitcomb
1888–1963
Birth Location: Allentown, Allegany, New York, USA
BW

Children(s)

Mabel Townsend
1918–2014
Birth Location: Spencerville, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
MT
Robert Townsend
1918–2010
Birth Location: Jennings, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
RT

Franklin Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Franklin Townsend
1880–1942
Birth Place: Jennings, Van Wert, Ohio
Parents
William A Townsend
1849–1931
Jennings, Van Wert, Ohio, USA
Mary (M) Sheets
1856–1887
Auglaize County, Ohio, USA
Grandparents
Jesse Townsend
1809–1880
Carroll, Fairfield, Ohio, USA
Jane Maxwell
1810–1870
Ohio, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
Benjamin Townsend
1773–1818
Lydia Baker
1777–1837
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Nathan Baker
1757–1804
Elizabeth Baker
1760–1797

Franklin Townsend's Descendants

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Franklin (E) Townsend (23 Apr 1880–17 Dec 1942) m. Bessie Whitcomb (16 Nov 1888–Oct 1963)
  1. 1. Mabel (O.) Townsend 1918–2014 m. Harold (J) Beerman 1911–1967
  2. 2. Robert (W) Townsend 1918–2010 m. Mary (Geneva) Thomas 1920–2011

Franklin Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1880
23 Apr 1880
Birth of Franklin E Townsend in Jennings, Van Wert, Ohio
Jennings, Van Wert, Ohio
1942
17 Dec 1942
Age 62
Death of Franklin E Townsend in Jennings, Van Wert, Ohio, Usa
Jennings, Van Wert, Ohio, Usa

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 23 Apr 1880
    Event Place: Jennings, Van Wert, Ohio
    Record Source:
    [1] Ohio, Births and Christenings Index, 1800-1962
    [2] Montana, County Marriages
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1993

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Dec 1942
    Event Place: Jennings, Van Wert, Ohio, Usa
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Auglaize County, Ohio, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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