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William James Sr Townsend 1850 – 1919 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 27 February 1850

Birth Location: Sandy Creek, Texas, USA

Death Date: 18 January 1919

Death Location: Texas, Texas, USA

Father: Henry Townsend

Mother: Rebecca MaGee

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William James Sr Townsend was born in 1850 in Sandy Creek, Texas, USA, the child of Henry J Townsend and Rebecca MaGee. William James Sr Townsend passed away in 1919 in Texas, Texas, USA.

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Biography

  • William James Sr Townsend was born in 1850 in Sandy Creek, Texas, USA, the child of Henry J Townsend and Rebecca MaGee.
  • William James Sr Townsend passed away in 1919 in Texas, Texas, USA.

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William Townsend's Ancestors

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William Townsend
1850 – 1919
Birth Place: Sandy Creek, Texas, USA
Parents
Henry J Townsend
1812 – 1864
Monticello Lawrence Miss., Mississippi, USA
Rebecca MaGee
1827 – 1897
Mississippi, United States of America
Grandparents
Holden Magee
1790 – 1898
Georgia, United States of America
Sarah (Mary "Sally") Howell
1796 – 1851
Georgia, Georgia, USA
Great-Grandparents
Isaac Howell
1775 – 1805
Mary Howell
1772 – 1856
2nd-Great-Grandparents

William Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1850
27 February 1850
Birth of William James Sr Townsend in Sandy Creek, Texas, USA
Sandy Creek, Texas, USA
1919
18 January 1919
Age 69
Death of William James Sr Townsend in Texas, Texas, USA
Texas, Texas, USA

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 27 February 1850
    Event Place: Sandy Creek, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 18 January 1919
    Event Place: Texas, Texas, USA
    Record Source: Geneanet Community Trees Index

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