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Joseph Merrill Townsend 1854–1931 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 26 November 1854

Birth Location: Tipton Co, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 15 Jan 1931

Death Location: Goldsmith, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Joseph Townsend

Mother: Eleanor Jones

Spouse(s): Princess Jones

Children(s): Joseph Townsend, Nellie Townsend, Shelby Townsend, Laura Townsend, Carrie Townsend, Maggie Townsend, Bertha Townsend, Goldie Townsend

Joseph Merrill Townsend was born in 1854 in Tipton Co, Indiana, USA, the child of Joseph Boneparte Townsend And Eleanor Jones. In 1860, Joseph Merrill Townsend resided in Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA. In 1870, Joseph Merrill Townsend resided in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA. Joseph Merrill Townsend married Princess Adeline Jones, and had children including Bertha Isabelle Townsend, Carrie Eleanor Townsend, Goldie Jane Townsend, Joseph Thomas Townsend, Laura Ethel Townsend, Maggie Margaret Townsend, Nellie Townsend, Shelby Mckinney Townsend. Joseph Merrill Townsend passed away in 1931 in Goldsmith, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Joseph Merrill Townsend was born in 1854 in Tipton Co, Indiana, USA, the child of Joseph Boneparte Townsend And Eleanor Jones.
  • In 1860, Joseph Merrill Townsend resided in Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1870, Joseph Merrill Townsend resided in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA.
  • Joseph Merrill Townsend married Princess Adeline Jones, and had children including Bertha Isabelle Townsend, Carrie Eleanor Townsend, Goldie Jane Townsend, Joseph Thomas Townsend, Laura Ethel Townsend, Maggie Margaret Townsend, Nellie Townsend, Shelby Mckinney Townsend.
  • Joseph Merrill Townsend passed away in 1931 in Goldsmith, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Joseph Townsend
1822–1904
Birth Location: Johnson, Indiana
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Eleanor Jones
1823–1873
Birth Location: Virginia
EJ

Spouses(s)

Princess Jones
1856–1935
Birth Location: Tipton, Indiana, USA
PJ

Children(s)

Joseph Townsend
1880–1955
Birth Location: Normanda, Tipton Co., Indiana
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Nellie Townsend
1892–1981
Birth Location: Tipton, Indiana, USA
NT
Shelby Townsend
1894–1975
Birth Location: Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
ST
Laura Townsend
1897–1987
Birth Location: Tipton, Indiana
LT
Carrie Townsend
1878–1966
Birth Location: Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America
CT
Maggie Townsend
1882–1926
Birth Location: Tipton, Indiana, United States
MT
Bertha Townsend
1884–1960
Birth Location: Tipton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States
BT
Goldie Townsend
1887–1889
Birth Location: Tipton Co, Indiana, USA
GT

Joseph Townsend's Ancestors

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Joseph Townsend
1854–1931
Birth Place: Tipton Co, Indiana, USA
Parents
Joseph Boneparte Townsend
1822–1904
Johnson, Indiana
Eleanor Jones
1823–1873
Virginia
Grandparents
Joseph (Merrill) Townsend
1792–1825
Worcester County, Maryland, United States of America
Lucy (Self) Barnett
1796–1840
Nicholas County, Kentucky, United States of America
Great-Grandparents
John Barnett
1764–1829
Elizabeth Self
1766–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Henry Barnett
1694–1788
Mary Grundy
1720–1764

Joseph Townsend's Descendants

1.
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Joseph (Merrill) Townsend (26 November 1854–15 Jan 1931) m. Princess (Adeline) Jones (12 Sep 1856–1935)
  1. 1. Joseph (Thomas) Townsend 1880–1955 m. Nora (Ethel) Walker 1888–1968
    1. 1. Earl (Thomas) Townsend 1905–1971 m. Georgia (Pauline) Robinson 1914–1995 m. Anna (Lee) Roberts 1922–1988
      1. 1. Shelby (Kay) Townsend 1941–1979
      2. 2. Margaret (Ann) Townsend 1930–
    2. 2. Oren (Merl) Townsend 1907–1956 m. Cecile (Marie) Bell 1912–1966
      1. 1. Marvin (Merl) Townsend 1937–2011 m. Virginia (Mae) Cade 1937–2019
      2. 2. Ralph (Lyndal) Townsend 1940–2007 m. Nina (Lou) Sturgeon 1936–1999
      3. 3. Dwight (Wayne) Townsend 1945–2002 m. Judy (K) Gruhl 1947–2016
      4. 4. Carolyn (Marie) Townsend 1949–2003 m. Kenneth (Alan) Bell 1947–1986
  2. 2. Nellie Townsend 1892–1981
  3. 3. Shelby (McKinney) Townsend 1894–1975 m. Sylvia (Marie) Gordon 1899–1982
    1. 1. Anna (Mae) Townsend 1920–2000
    2. 2. Rosemary Townsend 1921–2021 m. William (Howard) Leckrone 1919–2021
    3. 3. Joseph (Harold) Townsend 1923–2022 m. Mary (Katherine) Timmons 1928–2020
    4. 4. Charles (Edward) Townsend 1931–2020 m. Hazel (Louise) Pearson 1933–2019
  4. 4. Laura (Ethel) Townsend 1897–1987 m. Ray (Kanady) Shockley 1894–1971
  5. 5. Carrie (Eleanor) Townsend 1878–1966 m. Simon (Ezra “Sim”) Colcord 1878–1916
    1. 1. Lulu (Ruth) Colcord 1901–1980
    2. 2. Lee (Edward) Colcord 1907–1996 m. Kathryn (Belle) Wilson 1908–1986
      1. 1. Phillip (Lee) Colcord 1934–1975 m. Janis (Lou) Hoppenrath 1926–1991
      2. 2. Kathryn (Elizabeth) Colcord 1947–2023
    3. 3. Glenn Colcord 1911–1991 m. Genevieve (May) Bouslog 1914–1996
      1. 1. Robert (E) Colcord 1933–2008 m. Sarah (Darlene) McQueen 1942–2021
  6. 6. Maggie (Margaret) Townsend 1882–1926 m. William (Martin) Holmes 1882–1957
    1. 1. Mary (Eleanor) Holmes 1906–1983 m. Ralph (Lesson High) Sr. 1908–1986
      1. 1. Martha (Jean) High 1929–2009 m. Chester (Eugene) Tobin 1927–2008
      2. 2. Ralph (Lesson High) Jr. 1931–1931
    2. 2. John (Merrill) Holmes 1909–1969 m. Lela (Margaret) McCubbins 1910–1970
      1. 1. Merrill (J. “Jude”) Holmes 1929–2004
    3. 3. Thomas (Joshua) Holmes 1914–1982 m. Thelma (M.) McGinnis 1921–
    4. 4. Charles (Fredric) Holmes 1916–1995 m. Eulalah (Mary Mae) Moore 1917–2004
    5. 5. Joseph (William) Holmes 1919–1977 m. Norma (Francis) Elliott 1922–2002
      1. 1. Judy Holmes 1940–2019 m. James (Henry Mitchell) Jr. 1939–1967
      2. 2. Danny (Joe Holmes) Sr 1942–2011
    6. 6. Addie (Jean) Holmes 1923–2011 m. Eddie (Leo) Robinson 1914–2006
  7. 7. Bertha (Isabelle) Townsend 1884–1960 m. William (Jefferson) Rayl 1880–1961
    1. 1. Byron (Darwin) Rayl 1912–1982 m. Orpha (Lucille) Coonrod 1914–2007
      1. 1. Thelma (Jean) Rayl 1934–2022 m. Bobby (John) Wagner 1932–2023
      2. 2. Emma (L) Rayl 1938–2019 m. Paul (Anson) Crum 1942–2015
      3. 3. Barbara (Ellen) Rayl 1936–1996 m. Lewis (Richard) Malsberger 1937–2011
    2. 2. Claude (Ceasar) Rayl 1903–1984 m. Kathleen (Marie) Ryan 1911–1989
    3. 3. Buel (Leland) Rayl 1906–1997 m. Willie (Belle) Watson 1917–2005 m. Mildred (Lucille) Jett 1904–1979
      1. 1. Ellen (Lou) Rayl 1948–2000
      2. 2. Jefferson (Dean) Rayl 1941–1952
    4. 4. Darrell (McKinny) Rayl 1910–1982 m. Ruby (Doris) Deford 1914–2002
      1. 1. Judith (Ann) Rayl 1938–2022 m. George (Elmer) Wilburn 1935–1973
      2. 2. Karen (Eloise) Rayl 1940–2016
    5. 5. Gerald (Shelby) Rayl 1915–1994
    6. 6. Curtis (Lavonne) Rayl 1918–1976 m. Mattie McDaniel 1918–2001
      1. 1. Daniel (Kent) Rayl 1944–2003
    7. 7. Aubrey (Harrold) Rayl 1908– m. Mary (Ruth) Newhouse 1915–1985
      1. 1. Marilyn (Cloena) Rayl 1932–1996 m. John (Bowen) Jr 1931–
    8. 8. Mary (Frances) Rayl 1927–2013 m. Garland (Solomon) Maddox 1923–1996
    9. 9. William (Jefferson Rayl) Jr 1921–1987 m. Edna (Eloise) Plair 1927–1999 m. Virginia (Mae) Wells 1923–1993
    10. 10. Phyllis (Hope) Rayl 1929–1980 m. Les (Clark) Jr 1924–
    11. 11. Velma (Louise) Rayl 1923–1986 m. Richard (Lionel) Lockwood 1919–2009
      1. 1. Linda (Carole) Lockwood 1943–1999 m. Joe Hughes 1948–2012
      2. 2. Richard (Brent) Lockwood 1942–1942
      3. 3. Terrel (Joe) Lockwood 1949–1949
    12. 12. Thelma (Jean) Rayl 1925–1925
  8. 8. Goldie (Jane) Townsend 1887–1889

Joseph Townsend's Timeline

11 Records

1854
26 November 1854
Birth of Joseph Merrill Townsend in Tipton Co, Indiana, USA
Tipton Co, Indiana, USA
1860
1860
Age 6
Joseph Merrill Townsend resided here in Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1870
1870
Age 16
Joseph Merrill Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1880
1880
Age 26
Joseph Merrill Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 46
Joseph Merrill Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 56
Joseph Merrill Townsend resided here in Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 66
Joseph Merrill Townsend resided here in Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 76
Joseph Merrill Townsend resided here in Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1931
15 Jan 1931
Age 77
Joseph Merrill Townsend resided here in Tipton, Indiana, USA
Tipton, Indiana, USA
1931
15 Jan 1931
Age 77
Death of Joseph Merrill Townsend in Tipton, Indiana, USA
Tipton, Indiana, USA
1941
Abt 1941
Age 87
Joseph Merrill Townsend resided here in Town Bend
Town Bend

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 26 November 1854
    Event Place: Tipton Co, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T625_466; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 197
    [2] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340366
    [3] 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 46A; Enumeration District: 134
    [4] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: M593_363; Page: 552B
    [5] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 406; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0129
    [6] 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Liberty, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: M653_301; Page: 72; Family History Library Film:
    [7] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Liberty, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T624_382; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0190; FHL microfilm: 1374395
    [8] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [9] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1931; Roll: 02
    [10] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tipton Daily Tribune; Publication Date: 15 Jan 1931; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA; ,0.041773856,0.37100416,0.80628216&xid=3355
    [11] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, The National Archives in Washington D.C.; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census; Record Group Number: 29; Series Number: M653; Residence Date: 1860; Home in 1860: Liberty, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: M653_301; Page: 72; Family History Library Film:

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: M593_363; Page: 552B

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1880 United States Federal Census, Year: 1880; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 315; Page: 46A; Enumeration District: 134

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1900
    Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 406; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0129

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Liberty, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T624_382; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0190; FHL microfilm: 1374395

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T625_466; Page: 7B; Enumeration District: 197

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 0008; FHL microfilm: 2340366

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1931
    Event Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Tipton Daily Tribune; Publication Date: 15 Jan 1931; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1941
    Event Place: Town Bend
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Tipton Daily Tribune; Publication Date: 12 Jul 1941; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA; ,0.53072906,0.6044004,0.5687587&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Sharpsville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tipton Daily Tribune; Publication Date: 15 Jan 1931; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA; ,0.041773856,0.37100416,0.80628216&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 12
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 15 Jan 1931
    Event Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1931; Roll: 02
    [3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Tipton Daily Tribune; Publication Date: 15 Jan 1931; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA; ,0.041773856,0.37100416,0.80628216&xid=3355
    [4] Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 13
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Goldsmith, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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