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William Riley Townsend 1841–1880 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1841

Birth Location: Union County, Georgia, USA

Death Date: 5 Jan 1880

Death Location: Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA

Father: Elisha Townsend

Mother: Sara Dyer

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William Riley Townsend was born in 1841 in Union County, Georgia, USA, the child of Elisha Townsend And Sara Elizabeth Dyer. In 1850, William Riley Townsend resided in District 85, Union, Georgia, USA. In 1860, William Riley Townsend resided in Union, Georgia, USA. William Riley Townsend passed away in 1880 in Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA.

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Biography

  • William Riley Townsend was born in 1841 in Union County, Georgia, USA, the child of Elisha Townsend And Sara Elizabeth Dyer.
  • In 1850, William Riley Townsend resided in District 85, Union, Georgia, USA.
  • In 1860, William Riley Townsend resided in Union, Georgia, USA.
  • William Riley Townsend passed away in 1880 in Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA.

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William Townsend's Ancestors

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William Townsend
1841–1880
Birth Place: Union County, Georgia, USA
Parents
Elisha Townsend
1808–1849
Morgan, Georgia, USA
Sara (Elizabeth) Dyer
1803–1881
Pendleton, Anderson County, South Carolina, United States of America
Grandparents
Bluford (Elisha) Dyer
1741–1816
Wilkes County, NC
Elisabeth Clark
1786–1861
Pendleton, Anderson, SC
Great-Grandparents
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Townsend's Timeline

4 Records

1841
1841
Birth of William Riley Townsend in Union County, Georgia, USA
Union County, Georgia, USA
1850
1850
Age 9
William Riley Townsend resided here in District 85, Union, Georgia, USA
District 85, Union, Georgia, USA
1860
1860
Age 19
William Riley Townsend resided here in Union, Georgia, USA
Union, Georgia, USA
1880
5 Jan 1880
Age 39
Death of William Riley Townsend in Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA
Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1841
    Event Place: Union County, Georgia, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, Georgia; Page: 458; Family History Library Film: 803138
    [2] 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 85, Union, Georgia; Roll: 84; Page: 250a

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1850
    Event Place: District 85, Union, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1850 United States Federal Census, Year: 1850; Census Place: District 85, Union, Georgia; Roll: 84; Page: 250a

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1860
    Event Place: Union, Georgia, USA
    Record Source: 1860 United States Federal Census, Year: 1860; Census Place: Union, Georgia; Page: 458; Family History Library Film: 803138

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 5 Jan 1880
    Event Place: Blairsville, Union, Georgia, USA

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