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Shelby McKinney Townsend 1894–1975 – Genealogical Records
Birth Date: 31 Oct 1894
Birth Location: Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Death Date: 24 May 1975
Death Location: Kempton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America
Father: Joseph Townsend
Mother: Princess Jones
Spouse(s): Sylvia Gordon
Children(s): Anna Townsend, Rosemary Townsend, Joseph Townsend, Charles Townsend
In 1894, Shelby McKinney Townsend entered the world in Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, USA, born to Joseph Merrill Townsend And Princess Adeline Jones. In 1900, Shelby McKinney Townsend resided in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA. In 1910, Shelby McKinney Townsend resided in Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA. Shelby McKinney Townsend married Sylvia Marie Gordon, and had children including Anna Mae Townsend, Charles Edward Townsend, Joseph Harold Townsend, Rosemary Townsend. Shelby McKinney Townsend passed away in 1975 in Kempton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America.
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Biography
- In 1894, Shelby McKinney Townsend entered the world in Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, USA, born to Joseph Merrill Townsend And Princess Adeline Jones.
- In 1900, Shelby McKinney Townsend resided in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA.
- In 1910, Shelby McKinney Townsend resided in Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA.
- Shelby McKinney Townsend married Sylvia Marie Gordon, and had children including Anna Mae Townsend, Charles Edward Townsend, Joseph Harold Townsend, Rosemary Townsend.
- Shelby McKinney Townsend passed away in 1975 in Kempton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America.
Immediate Family
Parents
Joseph Townsend
1854–1931
Birth Location: Tipton Co, Indiana, USA
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Princess Jones
1856–1935
Birth Location: Tipton, Indiana, USA
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Spouses(s)
Sylvia Gordon
1899–1982
Birth Location: Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America
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Children(s)
Anna Townsend
1920–2000
Birth Location: Prairie Township, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America
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Rosemary Townsend
1921–2021
Birth Location: Clinton County, Indiana, United States of America
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Joseph Townsend
1923–2022
Birth Location: Clinton County, Indiana, USA
JT
Charles Townsend
1931–2020
Birth Location: Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America
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Shelby Townsend's Ancestors
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Shelby Townsend
1894–1975
Birth Place: Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Parents
Joseph Merrill Townsend
1854–1931
Tipton Co, Indiana, USA
Princess (Adeline) Jones
1856–1935
Tipton, Indiana, USA
Grandparents
Joseph (Boneparte) Townsend
1822–1904
Johnson, Indiana
Eleanor Jones
1823–1873
Virginia
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Townsend
1792–1825
Lucy Barnett
1796–1840
2nd-Great-Grandparents
John Barnett
1764–1829
Elizabeth Self
1766–1840
Shelby Townsend's Descendants
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Shelby (McKinney) Townsend
(31 Oct 1894–24 May 1975)
m. Sylvia (Marie) Gordon (6 June 1899–6 June 1982)
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1. Anna (Mae) Townsend 1920–2000
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2. Rosemary Townsend 1921–2021 m. William (Howard) Leckrone 1919–2021
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3. Joseph (Harold) Townsend 1923–2022 m. Mary (Katherine) Timmons 1928–2020
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4. Charles (Edward) Townsend 1931–2020 m. Hazel (Louise) Pearson 1933–2019
Shelby Townsend's Timeline
12 Records
1894
31 Oct 1894
Birth of Shelby McKinney Townsend in Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1917
1 Dec 1917
Age 23
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Tipton, Indiana, USA
Tipton, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 36
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 41
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 46
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1954
1954
Age 60
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1955
Abt 1955
Age 61
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Kempton
Kempton
1975
24 May 1975
Age 81
Death of Shelby McKinney Townsend in Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, United States of America
Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, United States of America
1894
31 Oct 1894
Birth of Shelby McKinney Townsend in Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1900
1900
Age 6
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1910
1910
Age 16
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1917
1 Dec 1917
Age 23
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Tipton, Indiana, USA
Tipton, Indiana, USA
1920
1920
Age 26
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1930
1930
Age 36
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1935
1935
Age 41
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana
1940
1940
Age 46
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1950
1950
Age 56
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1954
1954
Age 60
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1955
Abt 1955
Age 61
Shelby McKinney Townsend resided here in Kempton
Kempton
1975
24 May 1975
Age 81
Death of Shelby McKinney Townsend in Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, United States of America
Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, United States of America
Sources
Genealogy Event 1
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 31 Oct 1894
Event Place: Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
[2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01100; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 80-14
[3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T625_466; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 205
[5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340366
[6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Tipton County
[7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 406; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0129
[8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Liberty, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T624_382; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0190; FHL microfilm: 1374395
[9] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
[10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tipton County Tribune; Publication Date: 27 May 1975; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA; ,0.075652435,0.28229368,0.19679795&xid=3355
[12] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 3554; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 80-20
[13] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 406; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0129
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Liberty, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T624_382; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0190; FHL microfilm: 1374395
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1 Dec 1917
Event Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Tipton County
[2] Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Tipton Daily Tribune; Publication Date: 1 Dec 1917; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T625_466; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 205
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340366
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01100; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 80-14
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01100; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 80-14
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 3554; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 80-20
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1954
Event Place: Indiana
Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: Abt 1955
Event Place: Kempton
Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Tipton Daily Tribune; Publication Date: 15 Mar 1955; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA; ,0.14589642,0.39520463,0.39755127&xid=3398
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Rt. 1 .
Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tipton County Tribune; Publication Date: 27 May 1975; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA; ,0.075652435,0.28229368,0.19679795&xid=3355
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Tipton County, Indiana, USA
Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Tipton, Indiana
Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 24 May 1975
Event Place: Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, United States of America
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tipton County Tribune; Publication Date: 27 May 1975; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA; ,0.075652435,0.28229368,0.19679795&xid=3355
[4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Kempton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
Event Type: Birth
Event Date: 31 Oct 1894
Event Place: Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
[2] 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01100; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 80-14
[3] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[4] 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T625_466; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 205
[5] 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340366
[6] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Tipton County
[7] 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 406; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0129
[8] 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Liberty, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T624_382; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0190; FHL microfilm: 1374395
[9] Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
[10] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[11] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tipton County Tribune; Publication Date: 27 May 1975; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA; ,0.075652435,0.28229368,0.19679795&xid=3355
[12] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 3554; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 80-20
[13] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 2
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1900
Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source: 1900 United States Federal Census, Year: 1900; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 406; Page: 12; Enumeration District: 0129
Genealogy Event 3
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1910
Event Place: Liberty, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source: 1910 United States Federal Census, Year: 1910; Census Place: Liberty, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T624_382; Page: 14a; Enumeration District: 0190; FHL microfilm: 1374395
Genealogy Event 4
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1 Dec 1917
Event Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source:
[1] U.S., World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918, Registration State: Indiana; Registration County: Tipton County
[2] Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Tipton Daily Tribune; Publication Date: 1 Dec 1917; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA
Genealogy Event 5
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1920
Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census, Year: 1920; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: T625_466; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 205
Genealogy Event 6
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1930
Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census, Year: 1930; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Page: 9A; Enumeration District: 0013; FHL microfilm: 2340366
Genealogy Event 7
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1935
Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01100; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 80-14
Genealogy Event 8
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1940
Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census, Year: 1940; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: m-t0627-01100; Page: 7A; Enumeration District: 80-14
Genealogy Event 9
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1950
Event Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Prairie, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 3554; Page: 9; Enumeration District: 80-20
Genealogy Event 10
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: 1954
Event Place: Indiana
Record Source: U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
Genealogy Event 11
Event Type: Residence
Event Date: Abt 1955
Event Place: Kempton
Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Marriage Index, 1800s-current, The Tipton Daily Tribune; Publication Date: 15 Mar 1955; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA; ,0.14589642,0.39520463,0.39755127&xid=3398
Genealogy Event 12
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Rt. 1 .
Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tipton County Tribune; Publication Date: 27 May 1975; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA; ,0.075652435,0.28229368,0.19679795&xid=3355
Genealogy Event 13
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Tipton County, Indiana, USA
Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942, The National Archives At St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; Record Group Title: Records of the Selective Service System; Record Group Number: 147
Genealogy Event 14
Event Type: Residence
Event Place: Tipton, Indiana
Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Marriages, 1810-2001
Genealogy Event 15
Event Type: Death
Event Date: 24 May 1975
Event Place: Kempton, Tipton, Indiana, United States of America
Record Source:
[1] U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014, Social Security Administration; Washington D.C., USA; Social Security Death Index, Master File
[2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
[3] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tipton County Tribune; Publication Date: 27 May 1975; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA; ,0.075652435,0.28229368,0.19679795&xid=3355
[4] Geneanet Community Trees Index
Genealogy Event 16
Event Type: Burial
Event Place: Kempton, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America
Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current