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William Earle Townley 1913–1995 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 19 Oct 1913

Birth Location: Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA

Death Date: 1 Mar 1995

Death Location: Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States of America

Father: William Townley

Mother: Nancy Collie

Spouse(s): Lois Pearson

Children(s): Bette Townley, Velda Townley

William Earle Townley was born in 1913 in Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA, the child of William Robert Townley And Nancy Mellissa Collie. In 1920, William Earle Townley resided in Magnet, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA. In 1930, William Earle Townley resided in Butterfield, Butterfield, Hot Spring, Arkansas, US. William Earle Townley married Lois Marie Pearson, and had children including Bette Elaine Townley, Jerry E Townley, Larry Earl Townley, Velda Cecile Townley. William Earle Townley passed away in 1995 in Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States of America.

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Biography

  • William Earle Townley was born in 1913 in Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA, the child of William Robert Townley And Nancy Mellissa Collie.
  • In 1920, William Earle Townley resided in Magnet, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA.
  • In 1930, William Earle Townley resided in Butterfield, Butterfield, Hot Spring, Arkansas, US.
  • William Earle Townley married Lois Marie Pearson, and had children including Bette Elaine Townley, Jerry E Townley, Larry Earl Townley, Velda Cecile Townley.
  • William Earle Townley passed away in 1995 in Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

William Townley
1869–1936
Birth Location: Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
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Nancy Collie
1883–1936
Birth Location: Arkansas
NC

Spouses(s)

Lois Pearson
1920–2011
Birth Location: Magnet Cove, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
LP

Children(s)

Bette Townley
1942–2011
Birth Location: Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States of America
BT
Velda Townley
1948–2022
Birth Location: Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
VT

William Townley's Ancestors

Self
William Townley
1913–1995
Birth Place: Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
Parents
William Robert Townley
1869–1936
Birmingham, Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Nancy (Mellissa) Collie
1883–1936
Arkansas
Grandparents
Stephen (G) Townley
1843–1880
Alabama
Martha Brown
1849–1876
Jefferson County, Alabama, USA
Great-Grandparents
Robert Brown
1819–1894
Elizabeth Taylor
1822–1920
2nd-Great-Grandparents
William Jr
1782–1865
Sarah McCracken
1789–1844

William Townley's Descendants

1.
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William (Earle) Townley (19 Oct 1913–1 Mar 1995) m. Lois (Marie) Pearson (28 March 1920–25 Feb 2011)
  1. 1. Bette (Elaine) Townley 1942–2011 m. Raymond Shoptaw 1940–2020
  2. 2. Velda (Cecile) Townley 1948–2022

William Townley's Timeline

8 Records

1913
19 Oct 1913
Birth of William Earle Townley in Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
1920
1920
Age 7
William Earle Townley resided here in Magnet, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
Magnet, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
1930
1930
Age 17
William Earle Townley resided here in Butterfield, Butterfield, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
Butterfield, Butterfield, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
1940
1940-1945
Age 27
William Earle Townley resided here in Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
1950
1950
Age 37
William Earle Townley resided here in Fenter, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
Fenter, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
1951
Before 1951
Age 38
William Earle Townley resided here in Arkansas
Arkansas
1993
1993
Age 80
William Earle Townley resided here in Malvern, AR
Malvern, AR
1995
1 Mar 1995
Age 82
Death of William Earle Townley
None

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 19 Oct 1913
    Event Place: Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
    [2] Arkansas, Birth Certificates, 1914-1917, Arkansas Department of Vital Records; Little Rock, Arkansas; Birth Certificates; Year: 1913

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1920
    Event Place: Magnet, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1920 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1930
    Event Place: Butterfield, Butterfield, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: 1930 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940-1945
    Event Place: Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas, USA
    Record Source: U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947, The National Archives at Fort Worth, Texas; Fort Worth, Texas; Wwii Draft Registration Cards For Arkansas, 10161940 - 03311947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Fenter, Hot Spring, Arkansas, 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: Fenter, Hot Spring, Arkansas; Roll: 512; Page: 45; Enumeration District: 30-19

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: Before 1951
    Event Place: Arkansas
    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 7
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1993
    Event Place: Malvern, AR
    Record Source: U.S., Public Records Index, 1950-1993, Volume 1

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Malvern, Hot Spring, Arkansas
    Record Source: Arkansas, U.S., County Marriages Index, 1837-1957

    Genealogy Event 9
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 1 Mar 1995
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 10
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Malvern, Hot Spring County, Arkansas, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current
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