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Wilson Townsend 1868–1946 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 10 JUL 1868

Birth Location: Blackford County, Indiana

Death Date: DEC 1946

Death Location: Muncie, Indiana

Father: Alvah Townsend

Mother: Elzarah Shields

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Wilson Townsend was born in 1868 in Blackford County, Indiana, the child of Alvah Townsend And Elzarah Elsarah Shields. Wilson Townsend passed away in 1946 in Muncie, Indiana.

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Biography

  • Wilson Townsend was born in 1868 in Blackford County, Indiana, the child of Alvah Townsend And Elzarah Elsarah Shields.
  • Wilson Townsend passed away in 1946 in Muncie, Indiana.

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Wilson Townsend's Ancestors

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Wilson Townsend
1868–1946
Birth Place: Blackford County, Indiana
Parents
Alvah Townsend
1825–1907
Steuben County, Wheeler Twp, New York, United States
Elzarah ((Elsarah)) Shields
1829–1912
OH
Grandparents
Gilbert (M Townsend,) Sr.
1780–1861
Sussex, Sussex Co., New Jersey, United States
Mary (Polly) Saxon
1787–1872
Westchester, New York, United States
Adam Shields
1788–1878
Hardy County, Virginia
Martha Mills
1797–1852
South Carolina
Great-Grandparents
Eber Townsend
1760–1822
Elizabeth Drew
1763–1841
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Charles Townsend
1730–1805
Phoebe Dickinson
1722–1777
Gilbert Drew
1732–1812
Sarah Hunt
1732–1769

Wilson Townsend's Timeline

2 Records

1868
10 JUL 1868
Birth of Wilson Townsend in Blackford County, Indiana
Blackford County, Indiana
1946
DEC 1946
Age 78
Death of Wilson Townsend in Muncie, Indiana
Muncie, Indiana

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 10 JUL 1868
    Event Place: Blackford County, Indiana

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: DEC 1946
    Event Place: Muncie, Indiana

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