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Thomas J. Townsend 1835 – 1914 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 4 Apr 1835

Birth Location: Worcester County, Maryland, USA

Death Date: 30 Apr 1914

Death Location: Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA

Father: Ephraim Townsend

Mother: Margaret Nelson

Spouse(s): Sarah Tilghman

Children(s): Mary Guy, Martha Staton

Thomas J. Townsend was born in 1835 in Worcester County, Maryland, USA, the child of Ephraim Thomas Townsend and Margaret Anne Nelson. In 1870, Thomas J. Townsend resided in District 6, Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA. Thomas J. Townsend married Sarah E "Sallie" Tilghman, and had children including Mary Guy, Martha A Staton. Thomas J. Townsend passed away in 1914 in Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA.

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Biography

  • Thomas J. Townsend was born in 1835 in Worcester County, Maryland, USA, the child of Ephraim Thomas Townsend and Margaret Anne Nelson.
  • In 1870, Thomas J. Townsend resided in District 6, Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA.
  • Thomas J. Townsend married Sarah E "Sallie" Tilghman, and had children including Mary Guy, Martha A Staton.
  • Thomas J. Townsend passed away in 1914 in Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA.

Immediate Family

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Spouses(s)

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Thomas Townsend's Ancestors

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Thomas Townsend
1835 – 1914
Birth Place: Worcester County, Maryland, USA
Parents
Ephraim Thomas Townsend
1789 – 1840
Worcester Co, MD
Margaret (Anne) Nelson
1802 – 1880
Worcester County, MD
Grandparents
Charles Townsend
1752 – 1821
Somerset, Maryland, United States
Elizabeth ("Betsy") Tilghman
1750 – 1816
Worcester Co, , Maryland, USA
Great-Grandparents
William Townsend
1718 – 1769
Sarah Cordrey
1720 – 1768
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Townsend
1678 – 1748
Mary Donoho
1680 – 1748

Thomas Townsend's Descendants

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Thomas (J.) Townsend (4 Apr 1835 – 30 Apr 1914) m. Sarah (E "Sallie") Tilghman (Jun 1834 – 1916)
  1. 1. Mary Guy (4 Feb 1850 – 15 May 1936) m. Joseph (Emory) Guy (23 Aug 1852 – Bef. 1910) m. Daniel (A.) Guy (abt 1857 – Bef. 1910)
    1. 1. Sulie ("Sula") Guy (1870 – 14 Mar 1941)
    2. 2. Richmond (Perry) Guy (17 Nov 1877 – 25 Jun 1963)
    3. 3. James (Samuel "Sam") Guy (19 Jun 1881 – 18 May 1930)
    4. 4. Henry Guy (1886 – 6 Jun 1945)
    5. 5. Andrew Guy (11 Apr 1889 – 2 Jan 1971)
    6. 6. Isaac (Virgil) Guy (31 December 1893 – 30 March 1960) m. Ora (O) Leatherwood (5 August 1894 – 11 April 1975)
      1. 1. J.V. Guy (abt 1924 – )
      2. 2. Vernon Guy (17 April 1925 – 16 July 1988) m. Imogene Goodwin (abt 1927 – ) m. Gaynelle Gibson (29 dec 1933 – 09 jul 1988)
        1. 1. Rickie (Edwin) Bilbro (29 December 1949 – 24 December 1975) m. Kathleen Eliza (abt 1955 – )
        2. 2. Donald (Wayne) Guy (22 December 1955 – 18 October 1995) m. Annette Guy (16 Nov 1951 – 25 Feb 2013)
        3. 3. Mary (Regina) Guy (30 Nov 1956 – 5 February 1984)
        4. 4. Betty (joe) Guy
      3. 3. David Guy (5 Jun 1927 – 30 Oct 1992)
      4. 4. Ray Guy (5 Sep 1930 – 24 Oct 1930)
      5. 5. Faye Guy (abt 1931 – )
      6. 6. Betty (Jo) Guy (15 Sep 1931 – 21 Nov 2003)
      7. 7. Clyde (B) Guy (abt 1937 – 25 Jan 2008)
  2. 2. Martha (A) Staton (11 February 1859 – 30 March 1926)

Thomas Townsend's Timeline

3 Records

1835
4 Apr 1835
Birth of Thomas J. Townsend in Worcester County, Maryland, USA
Worcester County, Maryland, USA
1870
1870
Age 35
Thomas J. Townsend resided here in District 6, Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA
District 6, Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA
1914
30 Apr 1914
Age 79
Death of Thomas J. Townsend in Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA
Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 4 Apr 1835
    Event Place: Worcester County, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 6, Worcester, Maryland; Roll: M593_599; Page: 818B
    [3] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1870
    Event Place: District 6, Snow Hill, Worcester, Maryland, USA
    Record Source: 1870 United States Federal Census, Year: 1870; Census Place: District 6, Worcester, Maryland; Roll: M593_599; Page: 818B

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 30 Apr 1914
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wicomico, Maryland, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] Ancestry Family Tree, Ancestry Family Tree
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Salisbury, Wicomico County, Maryland, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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