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Nancy "Nannie" Townsend 1856–1942 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 11 April 1856

Birth Location: Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, USA

Death Date: 12 Oct 1942

Death Location: Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, USA

Father: Daniel Townsend

Mother: Rosannah Tennant

Spouse(s): Melauchthon Ellinger

Children(s): Earle Ellinger, George Ellinger, Walter Ellinger, Blanche Ellinger, Martin Ellinger, Frank Ellinger, Mabel Ellinger, Edwin Ellinger

The story of Nancy "Nannie" Townsend began in 1856 in Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, USA. Nancy "Nannie" Townsend married Melauchthon Ellinger, and had children including Blanche Ann Ellinger, Earle Ray Ellinger, Edwin Ellinger, Frank Leslie Ellinger, George Townsend Ellinger, Mabel Laura Ellinger, Martin Clyde Ellinger, Walter William Ellinger. Nancy "Nannie" Townsend passed away in 1942 in Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, USA.

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Biography

  • The story of Nancy "Nannie" Townsend began in 1856 in Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, USA.
  • Nancy "Nannie" Townsend married Melauchthon Ellinger, and had children including Blanche Ann Ellinger, Earle Ray Ellinger, Edwin Ellinger, Frank Leslie Ellinger, George Townsend Ellinger, Mabel Laura Ellinger, Martin Clyde Ellinger, Walter William Ellinger.
  • Nancy "Nannie" Townsend passed away in 1942 in Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, USA.

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Nancy Townsend's Ancestors

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Nancy Townsend
1856–1942
Birth Place: Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, USA
Parents
Daniel Townsend
1818–1860
Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Rosannah (Rose) Tennant
1834–1902
Uhrichsville, Tuscarawas, OH
Grandparents
Elijah Townsend
1784–1871
Peters, Washington, Pennsylvania, United States
Nancy Riggs
1787–1861
St Clair, Allegheny, Pennsylvania, United States
Great-Grandparents
Edward Sr
1764–1843
Mary Higbee
1764–1853
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Obadiah Higbee
1732–1808
Anna Brower
1741–1812

Nancy Townsend's Descendants

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Nancy ("Nannie") Townsend (11 April 1856–12 Oct 1942) m. Melauchthon Ellinger (19 Apr 1847–19 Oct 1936)
  1. 1. Earle (Ray) Ellinger 1892–1971 m. Violet (Nina) Archer 1895–1994
    1. 1. Carman (Earle) Ellinger 1920–1999 m. Alice (Imogene) Gartin 1923–2005
  2. 2. George (Townsend) Ellinger 1874–1944 m. Emma (Lee) Bennett 1876–1968
    1. 1. James (Melanchthon) Ellinger 1913–1999 m. Eleanor (Lucille) Blandy 1918–2006
    2. 2. Floyd (Bennett) Ellinger 1911–2003 m. Elizabeth (Johanna) Chebultz 1916–2005
  3. 3. Walter (William) Ellinger 1879–1942 m. Emma (J) Rathbun 1889–1989
    1. 1. Opal (Neva) Ellinger 1917–2004
    2. 2. George (Harold) Ellinger 1910–2003
  4. 4. Blanche (Ann) Ellinger 1882–1932 m. Dalpha (Elwood) Twiggs 1882–1960
    1. 1. Margaret (L) Twiggs 1907–1930
    2. 2. Donald (L) Twiggs 1918–1971 m. Ruth (Geraldine) Barta 1917–2014
  5. 5. Martin (Clyde) Ellinger 1887–1975 m. Coy (Armintha) McDuffee 1891–1959
    1. 1. Eva (Lauretta) Ellinger 1917–1978
  6. 6. Frank (Leslie) Ellinger 1894–1964 m. Etha (Pearl) Benjamin 1900–1995
    1. 1. Phyllis (Jean) Ellinger 1923–2009 m. Max (Harold Burgoyne) Sr. 1920–2011
    2. 2. Robert (Leslie) Ellinger 1921–1961
  7. 7. Mabel (Laura) Ellinger 1876–1946 m. Elihu (M.) Anderson 1866–1951
    1. 1. Howard (Melancthon) Anderson 1903–1963
    2. 2. Catherine ("Katie" M.) Anderson 1900–
    3. 3. Randolph (J.) Anderson 1902–
  8. 8. Edwin Ellinger 1885–1885

Nancy Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1856
11 April 1856
Birth of Nancy "Nannie" Townsend in Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, USA
Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, USA
1942
12 Oct 1942
Age 86
Death of Nancy "Nannie" Townsend in Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, USA
Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 11 April 1856
    Event Place: Gallipolis, Gallia, Ohio, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Kansas, U.S., County Marriage Records, 1811-1911

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 12 Oct 1942
    Event Place: Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Winfield, Cowley, Kansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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