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Gordon L. Townsend 1922–1992 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 SEP 1922

Birth Location: Pocomoke City, MD

Death Date: 20 FEB 1992

Death Location: Newport News, Virginia, USA

Father: Harry Townsend

Mother: Mable Fox

Spouse(s): Rita Terada

Children(s):

In 1922, Gordon L. Townsend entered the world in Pocomoke City, MD, born to Harry U Townsend And Mable A Fox. In 1930, Gordon L. Townsend resided in Westville, Mathews, Virginia. Gordon L. Townsend married Rita E Terada, and had children including Gordon L Townsend Jr, Patricia Devarennes. Gordon L. Townsend passed away in 1992 in Newport News, Virginia, USA.

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Biography

  • In 1922, Gordon L. Townsend entered the world in Pocomoke City, MD, born to Harry U Townsend And Mable A Fox.
  • In 1930, Gordon L. Townsend resided in Westville, Mathews, Virginia.
  • Gordon L. Townsend married Rita E Terada, and had children including Gordon L Townsend Jr, Patricia Devarennes.
  • Gordon L. Townsend passed away in 1992 in Newport News, Virginia, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Gordon Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Gordon Townsend
1922–1992
Birth Place: Pocomoke City, MD
Parents
Harry U Townsend
1879–1930
Worcester County, MD
Mable (A) Fox
1897–1984
Mathews, VA
Grandparents
Eleven Townsend
1838–
Maryland
Mariah (C) Townsend
1855–1910
Maryland
Richard (H) Fox
1867–1894
Virginia
Fanny Hudgins
1869–1920
Norfolk, VA
Great-Grandparents
Ephraim Townsend
1789–1841
Margaret
1802–1880
Handy Haymon
1806–1890
Harriet Crockett
1804–
Richard Fox
1824–1901
Margaret Fox
1828–1893
Isaac Hudgins
1848–1920
Julia Diggs
1850–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Townsend
1752–1820
Betsy
1758–
Josiah Nelson
1769–1822
Levin Haymon
1777–1844
Martha Walston
1784–1832
James Crockett
1858–1928
Joseph Fox
1785–1837
Elizabeth Fox
1785–1837
Thomas Smith
1784–
Priscilla Short
1786–
John CALLIS
1818–1892
Elizabeth Callis
1825–

Gordon Townsend's Timeline

13 Records

1922
9 SEP 1922
Birth of Gordon L. Townsend in Pocomoke City, MD
Pocomoke City, MD
1922
9 SEP 1922
Birth of Gordon L. Townsend
None
1930
1930
Age 8
Gordon L. Townsend resided here in Westville, Mathews, Virginia
Westville, Mathews, Virginia
1930
1930
Age 8
Gordon L. Townsend resided here in Westville, Mathews, Virginia
Westville, Mathews, Virginia
1935
1935
Age 13
Gordon L. Townsend resided here in Rural, Matthews, Virginia
Rural, Matthews, Virginia
1935
1935
Age 13
Gordon L. Townsend resided here in Rural, Matthews, Virginia
Rural, Matthews, Virginia
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 18
Gordon L. Townsend resided here in Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
1940
1 APR 1940
Age 18
Gordon L. Townsend resided here in Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
1946
JAN 1946
Age 24
Gordon L. Townsend resided here
None
1946
JAN 1946
Age 24
Gordon L. Townsend resided here
None
1950
1950
Age 28
Gordon L. Townsend resided here in Westville, Mathews, Virginia, USA
Westville, Mathews, Virginia, USA
1992
FEB 1992
Age 70
Burial of Gordon L. Townsend in Milford Cemetary, Mathews, VA
Milford Cemetary, Mathews, VA
1992
20 FEB 1992
Age 70
Death of Gordon L. Townsend in Newport News, Virginia, USA
Newport News, Virginia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 SEP 1922
    Event Place: Pocomoke City, MD
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index (CD ROM), Number: 227-12-0972; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3790; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 7-6
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010
    [7] 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Westville, Mathews

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Record Source: U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: AUG 1940
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940
    [2] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940
    [3] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940
    [4] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940
    [5] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940
    [6] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940
    [7] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940
    [8] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940
    [9] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940
    [10] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940
    [11] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Virginia
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index (CD ROM)
    [2] Social Security Death Index (CD ROM), Number: 227-12-0972; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [3] Social Security Death Index (CD ROM), Number: 236-80-8525; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: 1966

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Date: FEB 1992
    Event Place: Milford Cemetary, Mathews, VA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave Index

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 FEB 1992
    Event Place: Newport News, Virginia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ourfamily.FTW
    [2] Social Security Death Index (CD ROM)
    [3] Social Security Death Index (CD ROM), Number: 227-12-0972; Issue State: Virginia; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [4] U.S., Find a Grave Index
    [5] Ourfamily.FTW
    [6] Social Security Death Index (CD ROM), Number: 236-80-8525; Issue State: West Virginia; Issue Date: 1966
    [7] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [8] Virginia, Death Records
    [9] U.S., Department of Veterans Affairs BIRLS Death File, 1850-2010

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940
    [2] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: JAN 1946
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Matthews, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3790; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 7-6

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3790; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 7-6

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 14
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 15
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 16
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 17
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 18
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 19
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 20
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 21
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 22
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 23
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 24
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 APR 1940
    Event Place: Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3790; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 7-6

    Genealogy Event 25
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia; Roll: ; Page: ; Enumeration District: ; Image: .

    Genealogy Event 26
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 27
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 28
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 29
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 30
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 31
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 32
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 33
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 34
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 35
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 36
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 37
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 38
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Matthews, Virginia
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Beaufort, Beaufort, South Carolina; Roll: T627_3790; Page: 26A; Enumeration District: 7-6

    Genealogy Event 39
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: JAN 1946
    Record Source: U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 40
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940
    [2] U.S. Marine Corps Muster Rolls, 1893-1940

    Genealogy Event 41
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 SEP 1922
    Record Source: Social Security Death Index (CD ROM)

    Genealogy Event 42
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Westville, Mathews, Virginia, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Westville, Mathews

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