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Robert J TOWNSEND 1920–2005 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 17 Jun 1920

Birth Location: Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA

Death Date: 8 Jul 2005

Death Location: Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

Father: Robert TOWNSEND

Mother: Lillie DEPRIEST

Spouse(s): Reba GATLIN

Children(s):

Robert J TOWNSEND was born in 1920 in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Robert Calvin Townsend And Lillie Mai Depriest. In 1930, Robert J TOWNSEND resided in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA. Robert J TOWNSEND married Reba Serena Gatlin, and had children including Linda Ellen Townsend, Rodney Townsend, Steve Townsend, Theodore Townsend. Robert J TOWNSEND passed away in 2005 in Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

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Biography

  • Robert J TOWNSEND was born in 1920 in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA, the child of Robert Calvin Townsend And Lillie Mai Depriest.
  • In 1930, Robert J TOWNSEND resided in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.
  • Robert J TOWNSEND married Reba Serena Gatlin, and had children including Linda Ellen Townsend, Rodney Townsend, Steve Townsend, Theodore Townsend.
  • Robert J TOWNSEND passed away in 2005 in Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Robert TOWNSEND's Ancestors

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Robert TOWNSEND
1920–2005
Birth Place: Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA
Parents
Robert Calvin TOWNSEND
–1961
Texas, USA
Lillie (Mai) DEPRIEST
1890–1977
Tennessee, USA
Grandparents
Martha (J) DEPRIEST
1856–1923
Tennessee, USA
Great-Grandparents
Millington DEPRIEST
1829–1874
Mary SHARP
1834–1895
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Randolph DEPRIEST
1789–1873
MARY BYNUM
1795–1875

Robert TOWNSEND's Timeline

5 Records

1920
17 Jun 1920
Birth of Robert J TOWNSEND in Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA
Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA
1930
1930
Age 10
Robert J TOWNSEND resided here in Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
1950
Abt 1950
Age 30
Robert J TOWNSEND appeared in census in Peoria City, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
Peoria City, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
1959
1959
Age 39
Robert J TOWNSEND was employed in Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
2005
8 Jul 2005
Age 85
Death of Robert J TOWNSEND in Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 17 Jun 1920
    Event Place: Camden, Benton County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index (CD ROM), Number: 414-16-8230; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Robert J. Townsend, person ID KW8Q-T8J.
    [3] United States Obituary Collection, Newspaper: Daily Journal, The; Publication Date: 6 Jul 2005; Publication Place: Vineland , NJ , Us.
    [4] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 2243; Page: 27A; Enumeration District: 210; Image: 845.0.

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 8 Jul 2005
    Event Place: Madison, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Social Security Death Index (CD ROM), Number: 414-16-8230; Issue State: Tennessee; Issue Date: Before 1951.
    [2] "FamilySearch Family Tree," database, <i>FamilySearch<i>, accessed 29 Mar 2024), entry for Robert J. Townsend, person ID KW8Q-T8J.
    [3] United States Obituary Collection, Newspaper: Daily Journal, The; Publication Date: 6 Jul 2005; Publication Place: Vineland , NJ , Us.

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Davidson County, Tennessee, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: District 4, Davidson, Tennessee; Roll: 2243; Page: 27A; Enumeration District: 210; Image: 845.0.

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 12 Feb 1941
    Event Place: Chicago, Cook County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: "Army Enlistment Records." Digital images., p. Record Group A, Army Enlistment Records, "Records of the National Archives," <i>The National Archives at College Park, Marylnad</i> ( : accessed 11 Sep 2024)

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Census
    Event Date: Abt 1950
    Event Place: Peoria City, Peoria County, Illinois, USA
    Record Source: Census, Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Place: Donelson, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Occupation
    Event Date: 1959
    Event Place: Nashville, Davidson County, Tennessee, USA

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