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Mary Rosetta May Foote 1897–1949 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 Nov 1897

Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

Death Date: 17 Mar 1949

Death Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

Father: Clarence Foote

Mother: Eliza Mecham

Spouse(s): Orson Townsend

Children(s): Joseph Townsend, Joel Townsend, William Townsend, Orvillia Townsend, Samuel Townsend

Mary Rosetta May Foote was born in 1897 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA, the child of Clarence Adelbert Foote And Eliza Elizabeth Mecham. In 1910, Mary Rosetta May Foote resided in Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa. Mary Rosetta May Foote married Orson Townsend, and had children including Joel S Townsend, Joseph Townsend, Orvillia May Townsend, Samuel Adelbert Townsend, William Edmont Charles Townsend. Mary Rosetta May Foote passed away in 1949 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.

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Biography

  • Mary Rosetta May Foote was born in 1897 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA, the child of Clarence Adelbert Foote And Eliza Elizabeth Mecham.
  • In 1910, Mary Rosetta May Foote resided in Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa.
  • Mary Rosetta May Foote married Orson Townsend, and had children including Joel S Townsend, Joseph Townsend, Orvillia May Townsend, Samuel Adelbert Townsend, William Edmont Charles Townsend.
  • Mary Rosetta May Foote passed away in 1949 in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA.

Immediate Family

Parents

Clarence Foote
1868–1947
Birth Location: Iowa, United States
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Eliza Mecham
1872–1935
Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
EM

Spouses(s)

Orson Townsend
1876–1955
Birth Location: Logan, Harrison, Iowa, USA
OT

Children(s)

Joseph Townsend
1906–
Birth Location: Iowa
JT
Joel Townsend
1907–
Birth Location: Iowa
JT
William Townsend
1927–2002
Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
WT
Orvillia Townsend
1920–1922
Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
OT
Samuel Townsend
1916–1995
Birth Location: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
ST

Mary Foote's Ancestors

Self
Mary Foote
1897–1949
Birth Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Parents
Clarence Adelbert Foote
1868–1947
Iowa, United States
Eliza (Elizabeth) Mecham
1872–1935
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Grandparents
Charles (Alonzo) Foote
1835–1902
Ohio
Mary (Jane) Wilda
1835–1910
New York
John (Wesley Tyler) Mecham
1835–1888
New York, United States
Ruth (Prudence) Vallier
1838–
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, United States
Great-Grandparents
John Wilda
1800–1880
Catherine
1810–
Joseph Meacham
1806–1894
Hannah Mecham
1808–1846
Alexander Valier
1807–1892
Mary Vallier
1810–1885
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Mecham
1773–1846
Sarah Basford
1772–1838
Joseph Tyler
1769–1853
Mehitable Ladd
1774–1863
Alexandre Vallieres
1770–1850
Mary Marion
1780–
Thomas Draper
1769–1841
Mary Mosier
1785–1855

Mary Foote's Descendants

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Mary (Rosetta May) Foote (11 Nov 1897–17 Mar 1949) m. Orson Townsend (17 Sep 1876–5 Jul 1955)
  1. 1. Joseph Townsend 1906–
  2. 2. Joel (S) Townsend 1907– m. Gladys Townsend 1911–
  3. 3. William (Edmont Charles) Townsend 1927–2002
  4. 4. Orvillia (May) Townsend 1920–1922
  5. 5. Samuel (Adelbert) Townsend 1916–1995 m. Gertrude (Emma) Lee 1920–1997

Mary Foote's Timeline

10 Records

1897
11 Nov 1897
Birth of Mary Rosetta May Foote in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1910
1910
Age 13
Mary Rosetta May Foote resided here in Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa
1915
15 Jul 1915
Age 18
Mary Rosetta May Foote was married in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1915
1915
Age 18
Mary Rosetta May Foote resided here in Council Bluffs
Council Bluffs
1920
1920
Age 23
Mary Rosetta May Foote resided here in Council Bluffs Ward 6, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Council Bluffs Ward 6, Pottawattamie, Iowa
1925
1 Jan 1925
Age 28
Mary Rosetta May Foote resided here in Council Bluffs Ward 6
Council Bluffs Ward 6
1930
1930
Age 33
Mary Rosetta May Foote resided here in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
1935
1935
Age 38
Mary Rosetta May Foote resided here in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
1940
1 Apr 1940
Age 43
Mary Rosetta May Foote resided here in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
1949
17 Mar 1949
Age 52
Death of Mary Rosetta May Foote in Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 Nov 1897
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Iowa State Census Collection
    [2] Iowa State Census Collection
    [3] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T627_1199; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 78-33
    [4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Council Bluffs Ward 6, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T625_510; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 159; Image: 915.
    [5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: 679; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 699.0.
    [6] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T624_420; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 123; Image: 1210.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 15 Jul 1915
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1910
    Event Place: Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Crescent, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T624_420; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 123; Image: 1210.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1915
    Event Place: Council Bluffs
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Council Bluffs Ward 6, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Council Bluffs Ward 6, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T625_510; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 159; Image: 915.

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Jan 1925
    Event Place: Council Bluffs Ward 6
    Record Source: Iowa State Census Collection

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: 679; Page: 21B; Enumeration District: 31; Image: 699.0.

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T627_1199; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 78-33

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1 Apr 1940
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa; Roll: T627_1199; Page: 5B; Enumeration District: 78-33

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 17 Mar 1949
    Event Place: Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie, Iowa, USA
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