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Ralph McKinnley Townsend 1897–1968 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 15 May 1897

Birth Location: Atlanta, Hamilton, Indiana, USA

Death Date: 23 Sep 1968

Death Location: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Harry Townsend

Mother: Myrtle Carter

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In 1897, Ralph McKinnley Townsend entered the world in Atlanta, Hamilton, Indiana, USA, born to Harry Andrew Townsend And Myrtle Lillian Carter. Ralph McKinnley Townsend passed away in 1968 in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • In 1897, Ralph McKinnley Townsend entered the world in Atlanta, Hamilton, Indiana, USA, born to Harry Andrew Townsend And Myrtle Lillian Carter.
  • Ralph McKinnley Townsend passed away in 1968 in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States of America.

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Ralph Townsend's Ancestors

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Ralph Townsend
1897–1968
Birth Place: Atlanta, Hamilton, Indiana, USA
Parents
Harry Andrew Townsend
1877–1953
Sharpsville, Tipton County, Indiana, USA
Myrtle (Lillian) Carter
1877–1967
Indiana
Grandparents
Major (Shelby) Townsend
1844–1905
Johnson County, Indiana
Mary (Jane) Grayson
1838–1910
Decatur County, Indiana
George (W) Carter
1842–1909
Madison, Highland, Ohio
Lucretia (Delilah) Purvis
1843–1895
Bartholomew County, Indiana, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Purvis
1811–1878
Lucretia White
1814–1884
2nd-Great-Grandparents

Ralph Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1897
15 May 1897
Birth of Ralph McKinnley Townsend in Atlanta, Hamilton, Indiana, USA
Atlanta, Hamilton, Indiana, USA
1968
23 Sep 1968
Age 71
Death of Ralph McKinnley Townsend in Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States of America
Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States of America

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    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 15 May 1897
    Event Place: Atlanta, Hamilton, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 23 Sep 1968
    Event Place: Columbus, Bartholomew, Indiana, United States of America

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