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Joseph Boyer Townsend 1843–1923 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 25 December 1843

Birth Location: Johnson County, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 18 Aug 1923

Death Location: Stevensville, Ravalli, Montana

Father: William Townsend

Mother: Christena Boyer

Spouse(s): Mary Boatman, Isabella Bradbury

Children(s): Harry Martin, Mary Hightower, Joseph Townsend, Clara Townsend, Elizabeth Martin, Etta Townsend, Hattie Townsend, Nora Townsend, Ira Townsend, Arthur Townsend, Fred Townsend, Arethor Townsend, Johnie Townsend, Herbert Townsend

Joseph Boyer Townsend was born in 1843 in Johnson County, Indiana, USA, the child of William Townsend And Christena Leanna Boyer. In 1870, Joseph Boyer Townsend resided in Union, Nodaway, Missouri, USA. Joseph Boyer Townsend married Isabella Bradbury, Mary Luella Boatman, and had children including Arethor E Townsend, Arthur Irwin Townsend, Clara M Townsend, Elizabeth Bess Martin, Etta F Townsend, Fred Townsend, Harry T Martin, Hattie Pearl Townsend, Herbert Townsend, Ira Ellsworth Townsend, Johnie Townsend, Joseph B Townsend, Mary Grace Hightower, Nora Belle Townsend. Joseph Boyer Townsend passed away in 1923 in Stevensville, Ravalli, Montana.

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Biography

  • Joseph Boyer Townsend was born in 1843 in Johnson County, Indiana, USA, the child of William Townsend And Christena Leanna Boyer.
  • In 1870, Joseph Boyer Townsend resided in Union, Nodaway, Missouri, USA.
  • Joseph Boyer Townsend married Isabella Bradbury, Mary Luella Boatman, and had children including Arethor E Townsend, Arthur Irwin Townsend, Clara M Townsend, Elizabeth Bess Martin, Etta F Townsend, Fred Townsend, Harry T Martin, Hattie Pearl Townsend, Herbert Townsend, Ira Ellsworth Townsend, Johnie Townsend, Joseph B Townsend, Mary Grace Hightower, Nora Belle Townsend.
  • Joseph Boyer Townsend passed away in 1923 in Stevensville, Ravalli, Montana.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Townsend
1809–1878
Birth Location: Clark County, Indiana, United States of America
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Christena Boyer
1811–1908
Birth Location: Kentucky, United States of America
CB

Spouses(s)

Mary Boatman
1859–1958
Birth Location: Pleasant Green, Missouri
MB
Isabella Bradbury
1846–1889
Birth Location: Of Rockville, Parke, Indiana
IB

Children(s)

Harry Martin
1884–1941
Birth Location: Montana
HM
Mary Hightower
1893–1990
Birth Location: Dillon, Beaverhead County, Montana, United States of America
MH
Joseph Townsend
1895–1954
Birth Location: Montana
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Clara Townsend
1867–1893
Birth Location: Iowa
CT
Elizabeth Martin
1885–1974
Birth Location: Virginia City, Madison County, Montana
EM
Etta Townsend
1869–1925
Birth Location: Missouri
ET
Hattie Townsend
1874–
Birth Location: prob, Taylor, Iowa, United States
HT
Nora Townsend
1880–1955
Birth Location: , , Iowa, USA
NT
Ira Townsend
1871–1953
Birth Location: Missouri
IT
Arthur Townsend
1875–1947
Birth Location: Bradford, Franklin, Iowa, United States
AT
Fred Townsend
1885–1886
Birth Location: Montana, United States
FT
Arethor Townsend
1875–
Birth Location: Iowa
AT
Johnie Townsend
1882–1883
Birth Location: prob, Taylor, Iowa, United States
JT
Herbert Townsend
1888–1998
Birth Location: –
HT

Joseph Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Joseph Townsend
1843–1923
Birth Place: Johnson County, Indiana, USA
Parents
William Townsend
1809–1878
Clark County, Indiana, United States of America
Christena (LeAnna) Boyer
1811–1908
Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
John (A) Boyer
1782–1863
Lebanon, Lancaster, Pennsylvania, USA
Elizabeth Derr
1786–1849
Oldham County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
John Bäyer
1754–1827
Catharina SHALLY
1755–1804
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Johann Bayer
1740–1781
Johanna Burnhardtin
1723–1806

Joseph Townsend's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Boyer) Townsend (25 December 1843–18 Aug 1923) m. Mary (Luella) Boatman (1 December 1859–28 December 1958) m. Isabella Bradbury (25 Dec 1846–4 Dec 1889)
  1. 1. Harry (T) Martin 1884–1941 m. Bertha (M.) Wiles 1891–1980
    1. 1. Ralph (D) Martin 1921–1983 m. Marjory (May) Sommers 1925–1996 m. Katherine (Delia Carey) Kickbusch 1923–2004 m. Marjory (May) Sommers 1925–1996
    2. 2. Beryl (Mary) Martin 1911–2004
    3. 3. Harry (Thomas Martin) Jr. 1915–1988
    4. 4. Donald (Amos) Martin 1916–1989
    5. 5. Laura (Grace) Martin 1913–2005
  2. 2. Mary (Grace) Hightower 1893–1990 m. John (Ellington) Hightower 1890–1963
    1. 1. Anna (E) Townsend 1918–2012 m. Albert (Lovency) Aycock 1910–1996
      1. 1. Rita Aycock –2012
    2. 2. Joseph (Ellington) Hightower 1928–2011
    3. 3. John (Stanford) Hightower 1919–1944 m. Marjorie (L) Hightower 1921–2013
    4. 4. Mary (Alice) Hightower 1918–1951 m. Sydney (Moackred) Kraabel 1918–2007
    5. 5. Mary (Janet) Hightower 1916–1918
  3. 3. Joseph (B) Townsend 1895–1954 m. Mildred (Catherine) Shaw 1900–1993
    1. 1. Joseph (Boatman) Townsend 1929–
    2. 2. Robert (Shaw) Townsend 1930–2015
  4. 4. Clara (M.) Townsend 1867–1893 m. Albert (E.) Carpenter 1867–1934
  5. 5. Elizabeth (Bess) Martin 1885–1974
  6. 6. Etta (F.) Townsend 1869–1925 m. Walter Smith 1867– m. John (Albert) Strong 1857–
    1. 1. Olive (Francis) Smith 1884–1916 m. Patrick (Henry) Magee 1888–1951
      1. 1. Mae (Olive) Magee 1913–1978 m. Edwin (E) Seyler 1909–1987
        1. 1. Wilma (Jean) Seyler 1936–1978
        2. 2. Bonnie (June) Seyler 1942–2015
      2. 2. Edward (Walter (Ted) "Fibber") Magee 1912–1985 m. Fannie (Juanita (Ida Mae)) Real 1922–2007
        1. 1. Patrick (("Pat")Joseph) Magee 1946–1971
        2. 2. Frederick (Walter (Mickey)) Magee 1942–2015
      3. 3. Joseph (Wilbur (Joe)) Magee 1915–1969 m. Anna (Josephine) Palin 1912–2005
    2. 2. Rose (P) Smith 1901–1972
    3. 3. Verne (T) Smith 1906–
    4. 4. Leland (Glenn) Smith 1896–1958
  7. 7. Hattie (Pearl) Townsend 1874–
  8. 8. Nora (Belle) Townsend 1880–1955
  9. 9. Ira (Ellsworth) Townsend 1871–1953
  10. 10. Arthur (Irwin) Townsend 1875–1947 m. Weltha (Mary) Haley 1886–1944 m. Mary (M) Townsend 1887–
    1. 1. Herbert (Francis) Townsend 1906–1997
    2. 2. Albert (Leonard) Townsend 1907–1974
    3. 3. Roy Townsend 1913–2001
    4. 4. Anna (Isabelle) Townsend 1917–2012
  11. 11. Fred Townsend 1885–1886
  12. 12. Arethor (E.) Townsend 1875–
  13. 13. Johnie Townsend 1882–1883
  14. 14. Herbert Townsend 1888–1998

Joseph Townsend's Timeline

8 Records

1843
25 December 1843
Birth of Joseph Boyer Townsend in Johnson County, Indiana, USA
Johnson County, Indiana, USA
1865
10 December 1865
Age 22
Joseph Boyer Townsend was married
None
1870
1870
Age 27
Joseph Boyer Townsend resided here in Union, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
Union, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
1880
1880
Age 37
Joseph Boyer Townsend resided here in Ross, Taylor, Iowa, USA
Ross, Taylor, Iowa, USA
1900
1900
Age 57
Joseph Boyer Townsend resided here in Township 9, Ravalli, Montana, USA
Township 9, Ravalli, Montana, USA
1910
1910
Age 67
Joseph Boyer Townsend resided here in Stevens, Ravalli, Montana, USA
Stevens, Ravalli, Montana, USA
1920
1920
Age 77
Joseph Boyer Townsend resided here in Stevensville, Ravalli, Montana, USA
Stevensville, Ravalli, Montana, USA
1923
18 Aug 1923
Age 80
Death of Joseph Boyer Townsend in Stevensville, Ravalli, Montana, United States
Stevensville, Ravalli, Montana, United States

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 25 December 1843
    Event Place: Johnson County, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Stevensville, Ravalli County, Montana Cemeteries
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1843; Birth city: Harrison; Birth state: IN
    [3] Missoula and Ravalli County, Montana Cemeteries
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Stevensville, Ravalli, Montana; Roll: T625_975; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 187; Image: 196
    [5] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ross, Taylor, Iowa; Roll: 366; Family History Film: 1254366; Page: 141B; Enumeration District: 218
    [6] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Union, Nodaway, Missouri; Roll: M593_795; Page: 658B; Image: 399470; Family History Library Film: 552294
    [7] Montana Death Index, 1907-2007
    [8] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 9, Ravalli, Montana; Roll: 914; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1240914
    [9] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stevens, Ravalli, Montana; Roll: T624_833; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374846
    [10] Montana, County Marriages
    [11] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [12] Montana, County Births and Deaths, Montans State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; FHL Roll: no. 1-999
    [13] Montana, County Marriages, 1865-1993

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 10 December 1865
    Record Source: Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1843; Birth city: Harrison; Birth state: IN

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Union, Nodaway, Missouri, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Union, Nodaway, Missouri; Roll: M593_795; Page: 658B; Image: 399470; Family History Library Film: 552294

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Ross, Taylor, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Ross, Taylor, Iowa; Roll: 366; Family History Film: 1254366; Page: 141B; Enumeration District: 218

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Township 9, Ravalli, Montana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Township 9, Ravalli, Montana; Roll: 914; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0085; FHL microfilm: 1240914

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Stevens, Ravalli, Montana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Stevens, Ravalli, Montana; Roll: T624_833; Page: 18A; Enumeration District: 0083; FHL microfilm: 1374846

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Stevensville, Ravalli, Montana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Stevensville, Ravalli, Montana; Roll: T625_975; Page: 1B; Enumeration District: 187; Image: 196

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 Aug 1923
    Event Place: Stevensville, Ravalli, Montana, United States
    Record Source:
    [1] Stevensville, Ravalli County, Montana Cemeteries
    [2] Family Data Collection - Individual Records, Birth year: 1843; Birth city: Harrison; Birth state: IN
    [3] Montana, Death Index
    [4] Missoula and Ravalli County, Montana Cemeteries
    [5] Montana Death Index, 1907-2007
    [6] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [7] Montana, County Births and Deaths, Montans State Historical Society; Helena, Montana; FHL Roll: no. 1-999

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Stevensville, Ravalli, Montana
    Record Source:
    [1] Stevensville, Ravalli County, Montana Cemeteries
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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