Husband: John Arkensas Townsend
Also known as: John Townsen 1,2
Born: Feb- -1862 in Upshur Co, (W)VA 2,1 (see note 1)
Died: Jan-28-1923 in Summit Co, OH 3
Census: 1880 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 2)
Father:
Mother:
Notes
Wife: Rachel Jane Bee 4
Census (family): 1920 in Akron, Summit Co, OH
Census (family): 1910 in Waynesburg, Lincoln Co, KY
Census (family): 1900 in Roane Co, WV
Married: Mar-31-1881 in Doddridge Co, WV 5
Born: Mar- 6-1861 6,1
Died: Dec- 9-1943 in Medina Co, OH 3
Census: 1930 in Akron, Summit Co, OH
Census: 1880 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV
Father: Ephraim Bee (1802 - 1888)
Mother: Mary Melissa "Polly" Welch (1823 - 1905)
Notes
F Child 1: Gladys Augusta Townsend Born: Jan- -1882 Died: Mar-28-1964 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 7 Buried: in Mt. Hope Cemetery, Akron, Summit Co, OH 8 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 9,7 Census: 1920 in Clay District, Ritchie Co, WV Census: 1910 in Southwest District, Doddridge Co, WV Census: 1900 in Roane Co, WV Husband: Daniel Tolbert Richards b. Jul-17-1878 d. Apr-19-1957 Married: Nov- -1900 in Oakland, Garrett Co, MD 10
M Child 2: Ephriam Bee Townsend Born: Jan-26-1883 in Roane Co, WV 2,11,12 Died: Mar-23-1954 in Huntington, Cabell Co, WV 13 Buried: in Little Creek Bapt (aka Bartlett) Cem, Co Rd 20/4, Triplett, Roane Co, WV 14,11 Resided: in Nitro, Kanawha Co, WV 11 Census: 1930 in St. Joseph Co, IN Census: 1920 in Niles, Trumbull Co, OH Census: 1900 in Roane Co, WV Occupation: carpenter, contractor 15,16 Wife: Margaret Ethel O'Brien b. Mar-18-1879 d. Aug- 8-1961 Also known as: Ethel O'Brien 17 Married: Feb-25-1913 in Roane Co, WV 18
M Child 3: Clifford Earl Townsend Census name: Earl Townsend 15 Born: Mar-20-1884 2,8 Died: Jun- 9-1950 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 8 Census: 1930 in Akron, Summit Co, OH Census: 1910 in Waynesburg, Lincoln Co, KY Census: 1900 in Roane Co, WV Wife: Trellis Allezine Snyder b. Nov- 9-1905 d. Sep-13-1997
F Child 4: Melzena "Nellie" Townsend Born: May- 2-1886 19 (see note 3) Died: Jun- 2-1971 in Cambridge, Guernsey Co, OH 3,19 Resided: in Morgan Co, OH 3 Census: 1920, 1930 in Akron, Summit Co, OH Census: 1900 in Roane Co, WV Never married: 3
M Child 5: John Alonzo Townsend Census name: Alonzo Townsen 2 Born: Dec- 7-1887 in Doddridge Co, WV 11,20 Died: Apr-30-1954 in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 11,20 Buried: in Spencer Memorial Cemetery, Roane Co, WV 14,11 Resided: in Spencer, Roane Co, WV 11 Occupation: South Penn Oil Co. 11 Wife: Ethel Douglass b. Mar- -1891 d. 1978 Married: Sep-13-1913 in Roane Co, WV 18
M Child 6: Carl Burdell Townsend Born: Jun-11-1889 at Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV 21,19,2 Died: Sep-12-1980 in Cambridge, Guernsey Co, OH 7,19 Census: 1900 in Roane Co, WV Resided: in Kimbolton, Guernsey Co, OH 22 Wife: Enid Gertrude Engelbach b. May-24-1899 d. Jun-10-1986
F Child 7: Mary Catherine Townsend Born: Jan-22-1892 in Doddridge Co, WV 21 (see note 4) Died: Jul-18-1962 in Kentucky 8 Census: 1900 in Roane Co, WV Husband: Arnold Singleton b. Jan-18-1875 d. Nov- 1-1959
F Child 8: Lena Edith Townsend Born: May- 3-1893 in West Virginia 2 (see note 5) Died: Jun-10-1968 in Guernsey Co, OH 3 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 3 Census: 1910 in Waynesburg, Lincoln Co, KY Census: 1900 in Roane Co, WV Husband: Carl Rayburn Claypool b. Jun-27-1891 d. Aug- 9-1958
M Child 9: Emmit Freel Townsend Census name: Freel Townsend Born: Mar-28-1895 8,2 Died: Mar-26-1966 8 Resided: in Phoenix, Maricopa Co, AZ 22 Census: 1930 in Cuyahoga Falls, Summit Co, OH Census: 1910 in Waynesburg, Lincoln Co, KY Census: 1900 in Roane Co, WV Wife: Alma Gae Edgell b. Apr-28-1896 d. Aug-22-1956
F Child 10: Amy Townsend Born: Dec- 6-1896 in West Virginia 19 (see note 6) Died: Nov-30-1995 19 Census: 1930 in Akron, Summit Co, OH Census: 1910 in Waynesburg, Lincoln Co, KY Census: 1900 in Roane Co, WV Husband: Jesse Osborne b. Apr- 3-1901 d. Nov- -1986
F Child 11: Fay Electra Townsend Census name: Electra Townsend 2 Born: Dec- 6-1898 in Doddridge Co, WV 21,19,23 (see note 7) Died: Mar-28-1976 in Pasco Co, FL 19,23 Resided: in New Port Richey, Pasco Co, FL 22 Census: 1930 in East Cleveland, Cuyahoga Co, OH Census: 1920 in Akron, Summit Co, OH Census: 1910 in Waynesburg, Lincoln Co, KY Census: 1900 in Roane Co, WV Husband: Carl F. Glatthar b. Feb-16-1899 d. May- -1989
M Child 12: Frank D. Townsend Born: Oct-29-1902 in Triplett, Roane Co, WV 8,19,24 Died: May-19-1988 in Akron, Summit Co, OH 3 Resided: in Barberton, Summit Co, OH 22 Census: 1910 in Waynesburg, Lincoln Co, KY Census: 1920 in Akron, Summit Co, OH Wife: Dorothy C. Wood b. Aug- 5-1904 d. Apr-15-1999
M Child 13: Boyd Burns Townsend Born: Aug-20-1905 in West Virginia 24,19 Died: Jan-15-1977 in Barberton, Summit Co, OH 3,19 Resided: in Akron, Summit Co, OH 22,7 Census: 1930 in Akron, Summit Co, OH Census: 1910 in Waynesburg, Lincoln Co, KY Wife: Elizabeth ___
Sources: (1) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (2) 1900 Census, Roane County, WV. (3) Ohio Deaths, 1908-1932, 1938-1944, and 1958-2007 (online), Ancestry.com and Ohio Department of Health. (4) Death record of son. (5) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993), Identified as John A. Townsen, 19, b. Upshur Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Rachel J. Bee, 20, of Doddridge Co. Married Mar 31 1881. (6) Susie Davis Nicholson, Davis - The Settlers of Salem, West Virginia, Gordon Printing Co, Strasburg OH, 1979 (Revised & Enlarged) < www.wvgenweb.org/harrison/books.htm >, p. 55. (7) Death Record - Online. (8) One World Tree (www.ancestry.com) (9) Obituary of husband. (10) Newspaper wedding announcement, Local news item, "West Union Record," Friday, Nov 23 1900, in its entirety: "The old adage that 'love laughs at locksmiths' was revealed again last Friday when Mr. D. T. Richards, of Holbrook, and a Miss Townsend, of Roane County, in spite of the protests of their friends, took the train at Toll Gate for Oakland, 'the lovers favorite retreat,' where they were married. They returned to their friends, but it is not known how they were received." (11) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (12) Headstone. (13) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx). Death date on headstone is Mar 24 1954, but death record shows it as Mar 23 1954. (14) Roane County WV Cemeteries, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1991) (15) 1930 Census. (16) 1920 Census. (17) Marriage record of son. (18) Roane County WV Marriages 1856-1919, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Mar 1988) (19) Social Security Death Index. (20) Headstone (year only) (21) Doddridge County Birth Records, West Union, WV. (22) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in Ohio before 1951. (23) Florida Death Index, 1877-1998 [database on-line], Ancestry.com and Florida Dept of Health, Office of Vital Records. (24) 1910 Census. Event Notes Note (1) Birthplace given in son Carl's birth record as Barbour County. Note (2) as a boarder in the home of Joseph Flanaghan Note (3) Birth date given in 1900 Census as May 1885. Note (4) Birth date given as Jan 1891 in 1900 Census. Note (5) Birth date given as May 1892 in 1900 Census, but Ohio Death Index indicates birth in 1893. Note (6) Birth date given in 1900 Census as Dec 1897. Note (7) Birth date given as Dec 1899 in 1900 Census.