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Major William H Townsend 1860–1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 9 OCT 1860

Birth Location: Logan County, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 29 APR 1919

Death Location: Holly Grove, Monroe County, Arkansas, USA

Father: Presley Townsend

Mother: Amanda Offutt

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Major William H Townsend was born in 1860 in Logan County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Presley Ephraim Townsend And Amanda Offutt. In 1880, Major William H Townsend was recorded in the census in Schochoh, Logan, Kentucky, USA. Major William H Townsend passed away in 1919 in Holly Grove, Monroe County, Arkansas, USA.

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Biography

  • Major William H Townsend was born in 1860 in Logan County, Kentucky, USA, the child of Presley Ephraim Townsend And Amanda Offutt.
  • In 1880, Major William H Townsend was recorded in the census in Schochoh, Logan, Kentucky, USA.
  • Major William H Townsend passed away in 1919 in Holly Grove, Monroe County, Arkansas, USA.

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Major Townsend's Ancestors

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Major Townsend
1860–1919
Birth Place: Logan County, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Presley Ephraim Townsend
1823–1896
Logan County, Kentucky, United States
Amanda Offutt
1824–1890
Lincoln, Fayette Co, Kentucky, United States
Grandparents
Thomas (Jefferson) Townsend
1779–1851
Cherrystone Creek, Pittsylvania, Virginia, British Colonial America
Elizabeth ((Betsy)) Davidson
1788–1851
Logan County, Kentucky, USA
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Major Townsend's Timeline

3 Records

1860
9 OCT 1860
Birth of Major William H Townsend in Logan County, Kentucky, USA
Logan County, Kentucky, USA
1880
1880
Age 20
Major William H Townsend appeared in census in Schochoh, Logan, Kentucky, USA
Schochoh, Logan, Kentucky, USA
1919
29 APR 1919
Age 59
Death of Major William H Townsend in Holly Grove, Arkansas, USA
Holly Grove, Arkansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 9 OCT 1860
    Event Place: Logan County, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 MAY 1881

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 AUG 1907
    Event Place: Madisonville, Hopkins Co, KY

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 29 APR 1919
    Event Place: Holly Grove, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: 1880
    Event Place: Schochoh, Logan, Kentucky, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Holly Grove, Monroe County, Arkansas, USA

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Occupation

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 5 MAY 1881

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 19 AUG 1907
    Event Place: Madisonville, Hopkins, Kentucky, United States

    Genealogy Event 11
    Event Type: Occupation

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