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Roy Townsend 1914–1970 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1 Feb 1914

Birth Location: Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma

Death Date: 20 Aug 1970

Death Location: Levelland, Hockley, Texas

Father: Everett Townsend

Mother: Vertie Cox

Spouse(s): Birdie Shirley

Children(s): Emma Townsend

Roy Townsend was born in 1914 in Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, the child of Everett E Townsend And Vertie Cox. In 1957, Roy Townsend resided in Konawa. Roy Townsend married Birdie Ruth Shirley, and had children including Emma Sue Townsend, Living Townsend. Roy Townsend passed away in 1970 in Levelland, Hockley, Texas.

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Biography

  • Roy Townsend was born in 1914 in Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma, the child of Everett E Townsend And Vertie Cox.
  • In 1957, Roy Townsend resided in Konawa.
  • Roy Townsend married Birdie Ruth Shirley, and had children including Emma Sue Townsend, Living Townsend.
  • Roy Townsend passed away in 1970 in Levelland, Hockley, Texas.

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Roy Townsend's Ancestors

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Roy Townsend
1914–1970
Birth Place: Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma
Parents
Everett E Townsend
1882–1939
Houston, Faulkner, Arkansas, United States
Vertie Cox
1884–1963
Muncie, Illinois
Grandparents
Robert ("Major" Simpson Townsend) I
1845–1926
Chatanooga, , Georgia, USA
Eliza* (Catherine) Glenn
1850–1930
Lumpkin, Franklin County, Georgia
Aaron (Alexander) Cox
1846–1911
Indiana
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2nd-Great-Grandparents

Roy Townsend's Descendants

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Roy Townsend (1 Feb 1914–20 Aug 1970) m. Birdie (Ruth) Shirley (26 Oct 1912–7 Jun 1993)
  1. 1. Emma (Sue) Townsend 1939–1995

Roy Townsend's Timeline

3 Records

1914
1 Feb 1914
Birth of Roy Townsend in Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma
Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma
1957
Abt 1957
Age 43
Roy Townsend resided here in Konawa
Konawa
1970
20 Aug 1970
Age 56
Death of Roy Townsend in Levelland, Hockley, Texas
Levelland, Hockley, Texas

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1 Feb 1914
    Event Place: Konawa, Seminole, Oklahoma

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Abt 1957
    Event Place: Konawa
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Ada Evening News; Publication Date: 16 May 1957; Publication Place: Ada, Oklahoma, USA; ,0.2811925,0.15333505,0.3996387&xid=3398

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 20 Aug 1970
    Event Place: Levelland, Hockley, Texas

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