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James T Townsend 1847–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 7 Feb 1847

Birth Location: Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 9 Mar 1919

Death Location: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Father: Nathaniel Townsend

Mother: Mary Marchbanks

Spouse(s): Henrietta Sellers, Nancy Townsend

Children(s): Hattars Townsend, Arch Townsend, William Townsend, Sarah Townsend

James T Townsend was born in 1847 in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA, the child of Nathaniel C Shaw Townsend And Mary Caroline Marchbanks. In 1910, James T Townsend resided in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA. James T Townsend married Henrietta L Sellers, Nancy G Townsend, and had children including Arch R Townsend, Hattars Monroe Townsend, Sarah Isabella Belle Townsend, William G Townsend. James T Townsend passed away in 1919 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • James T Townsend was born in 1847 in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA, the child of Nathaniel C Shaw Townsend And Mary Caroline Marchbanks.
  • In 1910, James T Townsend resided in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA.
  • James T Townsend married Henrietta L Sellers, Nancy G Townsend, and had children including Arch R Townsend, Hattars Monroe Townsend, Sarah Isabella Belle Townsend, William G Townsend.
  • James T Townsend passed away in 1919 in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

James Townsend's Ancestors

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James Townsend
1847–1919
Birth Place: Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Nathaniel C. (Shaw) Townsend
1827–1890
Overton County, Tennessee, USA
Mary (Caroline) Marchbanks
1829–1886
Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Nathaniel (Townsend) I
1792–1839
Virginia, USA
Mary Hammock
1795–1875
North Carolina, USA
William Marchbanks
1787–1857
South Carolina, United States
Milley (C Milly) Utley
1805–1865
Tennessee
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Townsend
1761–1845
Nancy
1771–1804
Rachel Sellers
1775–1850
Andrew Marchbanks
1774–1820
Mary (Kemp)
1786–1870
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Timothy Winslow
1712–1752
Rachel Talbot
1719–1777
James Sellers
1759–1843
William Sr
1725–1812

James Townsend's Descendants

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James (T) Townsend (7 Feb 1847–9 Mar 1919) m. Henrietta (L) Sellers (Abt. 1850–Bef. 1880) m. Nancy (G) Townsend (1848–)
  1. 1. Hattars (Monroe) Townsend 1872–1929 m. Belle Townsend 1875–1910 m. Emma (Rebecca) Thompson 1877–1933
    1. 1. James (C) Townsend 1892–1925 m. Florien (Daisy) Bruce 1892–1978 m. Florien (Daisy) Bruce 1892–1978
      1. 1. Clarence (B) Townsend 1921–1995 m. Dorothy Hennings 1923–2010
        1. 1. James (Clarence) Townsend 1945–2020 m. Kathleen (Rae) Berndt 1947–2024
      2. 2. Kenneth (G) Townsend 1911–1985
      3. 3. Forrest (Glen) Danielson 1912–2001 m. Ingrid Danielson 1914–1980 m. Rose (Marie) Hintz 1915–2001
      4. 4. Roland (Lawrence) Danielson 1916–1978 m. Rose (Marie) Hintz 1915–2001
    2. 2. Finis (E) Townsend 1897–
    3. 3. Nathaniel (Paul) Townsend 1904–1972 m. Edna (Hite) Allen 1910–1989
      1. 1. Kelly (Roy) Townsend 1935–1998
      2. 2. Nathan (Allen) Townsend 1932–1990
    4. 4. Franklin (M) Townsend 1896–1954
    5. 5. Finis (Erin) Townsend 1898–1924
    6. 6. Mary (L) Townsend 1900–
  2. 2. Arch (R) Townsend 1884–
  3. 3. William (G) Townsend 1878–
  4. 4. Sarah (Isabella "Belle") Townsend 1875–1898

James Townsend's Timeline

3 Records

1847
7 Feb 1847
Birth of James T Townsend in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
1910
1910
Age 63
James T Townsend resided here in Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
1919
9 Mar 1919
Age 72
Death of James T Townsend in Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 7 Feb 1847
    Event Place: Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Camden, Benton, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 9 Mar 1919
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson, Tennessee, USA

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