Husband: Johnnie Ottman Townsend 1,2
Also known as: Johnie Townsen 3
Born: Mar-11-1889 in Doddridge Co, WV 1,4,2
Died: Sep- 6-1951 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 1,2
Buried: in Oxford Baptist Church Cemetery, Doddridge Co, WV 1,5,2
Cause of death: struck by B & O Railroad train 2
Resided: in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 2,6
Census: 1920, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
Resided: 1910 in Ritchie Co, WV 4
Census: 1900 in New Milton, Doddridge Co, WV 7
Occupation: carpenter 2
Father: Charles Birdwell "Bert" Townsen (1863 - 1947)
Mother: Harriet "Hattie" Leggett (1866 - 1903)
Notes
Wife: Verna L. Stout Census name: Varnie 8 Married: Sep-18-1910 in Gilmer Co, WV 9
Born: Jan- 8-1889 10 Died: Mar- -1985 10 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 11 Resided: in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 10 Resided: 1980 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Census: 1920 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Father: Franklin Stout (1859 - 1944) Mother: Estella Ann Gum (1869 - 1937)
M Child 1: Hayward Kyle Townsend Born: Jun-30-1911 at Oxford, Doddridge Co, WV 1,13 Died: Feb-12-1990 in Fairmont, Marion Co, WV 1,13 Buried: in Masonic Memorial Park Cemetery, Crystal Lake (West Union), WV 13 Resided: 1951 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 6 Census: 1920, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: carpenter 1 Wife: Mary Jane Hall b. Aug-26-1915 d. Jul-24-1974 Also known as: Jane Hall 14,15,16,3 Married: bef Dec 1940 16
F Child 2: Fonda J. Townsend Born: Jan-21-1913 in Ritchie Co, WV 1 Died: Jan- 1-2010 in Dalton, Wayne Co, OH 1 Resided: in Massillon, Stark Co, OH 6,12,1 Census: 1920, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Occupation: seamstress at Segels Clothing Store and The Style Center 1 Husband: Curtis C. Cox b. Jan-27-1902 d. May-17-1979 Married: Aug- 1-1932 in Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Ray Cox b. May-13-1914 d. Jan-29-1993
F Child 3: Mona Lee Townsend Census name: Monie L. Townsen 8 Born: Mar-14-1914 in Oxford, Ritchie Co, WV 17,18,19 Died: Feb- 5-2015 in Ohio 1 Buried: in Sunset Hills Burial Park & Memory Gardens, Canton, Stark Co, OH 1,20 Resided: in Massillon, Stark Co, OH 6,12 Census: 1920, 1930, 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Ruble Jackson Taylor b. Jan-17-1913 d. May-28-2001 Census name: Rubel J. Taylor 21,22 Married: Jun-20-1935 in Ritchie Co, WV 23
M Child 4: John Gerald Townsend Also known as: Gerald Townsend 6,12 Born: May- 7-1916 10 Died: Sep-18-1991 10 Resided: in Moundsville, Marshall Co, WV 6,12,24 Census: 1920, 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV
F Child 5: Ella Gay Townsend Born: Jun-30-1918 in Ritchie Co, WV 25 Died: Jul-30-1969 in Chicago, Cook Co, IL 25 Resided: 1951 in Massillon, Stark Co, OH 6 Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: John Paul Zinn b. Mar-16-1912 d. Dec- -1973 Also known as: Paul Zinn 19 Married: Jun- 1-1935 in Ritchie Co, WV 26
F Child 6: Mavis A. Townsend Born: Jan- 1-1921 10 Died: Dec-13-2001 10 Resided: in Wheeling, Ohio Co, WV 12,10 Resided: 1951 in Hammond, Lake Co, IN 6,27 Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Thaddeus Lutz b. Jun- 2-1912 d. Sep- -1972
M Child 7: Okey Townsend Born: Jun-20-1922 24 Died: Oct- -1962 24 Resided: 1951 in Hammond, Lake Co, IN 6
M Child 8: Vance Vinson Townsend Born: May-13-1924 in Ritchie Co, WV 18,28,29 Died: May-16-1995 28 Buried: in West Virginia National Cemetery, Pruntytown, Taylor Co, WV 28 Resided: 1990 in West Union, Doddridge Co, WV 12 Resided: 1951 in Hammond, Lake Co, IN 6 Census: 1930, 1940 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV (see note 1) Military: (enlisted 2/24/1943) S1, US Navy, World War II 28
F Child 9: Doris Mescal Townsend Born: Nov- 4-1926 in Doddridge Co, WV Resided: 1951 90, 2007 10 15 in Grafton, Taylor Co, WV 6,12,30,31,32,16 Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: Clarence William McCloy b. Sep- 4-1924 d. May- 2-2012 Married: Jun- 1-1943 in Massillon, Stark Co, OH 33
F Child 10: Mazie I. Townsend Census name: Masie J. Townsen 29 Born: Jan- 5-1929 34 Died: Apr-12-2003 10 Resided: in Hammond, Lake Co, IN 6,12,27 Census: 1930 in Union District, Ritchie Co, WV Husband: ___ Sut
Sources: (1) Obituary. (2) WV State Dept of Health, Div of Vital Statistics, Death Certificate (http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_dcsearch.aspx) (3) Headstone. (4) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989) (5) Headstone, - Name appears as "Johnie Townsen." Obituary and other references identify him as Johnnie Townsend. (6) Obituary of father. (7) 1900 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District) (8) 1920 Census, Ritchie County, WV (Union District). (9) Gilmer County WV Marriages 1845-1933, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Jan 1989), Identified as John Townsend, 21, b. Doddridge Co, res. Ritchie Co; and Verna Stout, 21, of Gilmer Co. Married Sep 18 1910. (10) Social Security Death Index. (11) West Union WV Cemeteries (Doddridge County), Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (July 1990) (12) Obituary of brother. (13) Marion County Death Records, Fairmont, WV, DR Bk 20, p. 867. (14) Doddridge County WV Marriages 1845-1937, Wes Cochran, 156 Gihon Meadows, Apt 150, Parkersburg, WV 26101 (Jan 1993) (15) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (New Milton District). (16) Obituary of sister. (17) West Virginia Births Index, 1853-1969 [database on-line], Ancestry.com. (18) U.S. Public Records Index, Vol 1, Ancestry.com. (19) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998) (20) Findagrave.com. (21) 1920 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (22) 1930 Census, Doddridge County, WV (Southwest District). (23) Ritchie County WV Marriages 1916-1945, Wes Cochran, 2515 10th Ave, Parkersburg WV 26101 (Sep 1998), Identified as Ruble Taylor, 22, b. Calhoun Co, res. Doddridge Co; and Mona Townsend, 21, b. Ritchie Co, res. Doddridge Co. Married Jun 20 1935. (24) Social Security Death Index, Social Security card issued in West Virginia before 1951. (25) Yvonne Zinn Haines, Granger, IN 46530