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Shelby Kay Townsend 1941–1979 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 16 Aug 1941

Birth Location: Wayne, Kentucky, USA

Death Date: 19 April 1979

Death Location: Normanda, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America

Father: Earl Townsend

Mother: Anna Roberts

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Shelby Kay Townsend was born in 1941 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA, the child of Earl Thomas Townsend And Anna Lee Roberts. In 1950, Shelby Kay Townsend resided in Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana, USA. In 1957, Shelby Kay Townsend resided in Indiana. Shelby Kay Townsend passed away in 1979 in Normanda, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Shelby Kay Townsend was born in 1941 in Wayne, Kentucky, USA, the child of Earl Thomas Townsend And Anna Lee Roberts.
  • In 1950, Shelby Kay Townsend resided in Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana, USA.
  • In 1957, Shelby Kay Townsend resided in Indiana.
  • Shelby Kay Townsend passed away in 1979 in Normanda, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Shelby Townsend's Ancestors

Self
Shelby Townsend
1941–1979
Birth Place: Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Parents
Earl Thomas Townsend
1905–1971
Elwood, Madison Co., Indiana
Anna (Lee) Roberts
1922–1988
Monticello, Wayne County, Kentucky, United States of America
Grandparents
Joseph (Thomas) Townsend
1880–1955
Normanda, Tipton Co., Indiana
Nora (Ethel) Walker
1888–1968
Tipton Co., Indiana
Great-Grandparents
Joseph Townsend
1854–1931
Princess Jones
1856–1935
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Joseph Townsend
1822–1904
Eleanor Jones
1823–1873

Shelby Townsend's Timeline

7 Records

1941
16 Aug 1941
Birth of Shelby Kay Townsend in Wayne, Kentucky, USA
Wayne, Kentucky, USA
1950
1950
Age 9
Shelby Kay Townsend resided here in Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1957
1957-1958
Age 16
Shelby Kay Townsend resided here in Indiana
Indiana
1965
20 Jun 1965
Age 24
Shelby Kay Townsend was married in Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
1971
6 Oct 1971
Age 30
Shelby Kay Townsend resided here in Tipton, Indiana, USA
Tipton, Indiana, USA
1979
1979
Age 38
Shelby Kay Townsend resided here in Tipton, Indiana, USA
Tipton, Indiana, USA
1979
19 April 1979
Age 38
Death of Shelby Kay Townsend in Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 16 Aug 1941
    Event Place: Wayne, Kentucky, USA
    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] Kentucky, Birth Index
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [4] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1979; Roll: 06
    [5] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [6] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tipton County Tribune; Publication Date: 20 Apr 1979; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA; ,0.5483442,0.6210688,0.64272547&xid=3355
    [7] U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019
    [8] 1950 United States Federal Census, National Archives at Washington, DC; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Year: 1950; Census Place: Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 3554; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 80-14

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Marriage
    Event Date: 20 Jun 1965
    Event Place: Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Jefferson, 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: Jefferson, Tipton, Indiana; Roll: 3554; Page: 7; Enumeration District: 80-14

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1957-1958
    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 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 6 Oct 1971
    Event Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: Indiana, U.S., Newspapers.com Stories and Events Index, The Tipton Daily Tribune; Publication Date: 6 Oct 1971; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1979
    Event Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA
    Record Source: U.S., Index to Public Records, 1994-2019

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 19 April 1979
    Event Place: Tipton, Tipton, Indiana, USA
    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] Indiana, U.S., Death Certificates, 1899-2017, Indiana Archives and Records Administration; Indianapolis, IN, USA; Death Certificates; Year: 1979; Roll: 06
    [4] U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
    [5] U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, Tipton County Tribune; Publication Date: 20 Apr 1979; Publication Place: Tipton, Indiana, USA; ,0.5483442,0.6210688,0.64272547&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Normanda, Tipton County, Indiana, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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