Doddridge County Roots

A West Virginia Genealogy

Family: John Arkensas TOWNSEND / Rachel Jane BEE (F20317)

m. 31 Mar 1881


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  • John Arkensas TOWNSENDFather | Male
    John Arkensas TOWNSEND

    Born  Feb 1862  Upshur Co, (W)VA Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Jan 1923  Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Married  31 Mar 1881  [1]  Doddridge Co, WV  [1] Find all individuals with events at this location
    Father   
    Mother   

    Rachel Jane BEEMother | Female
    Rachel Jane BEE

    Born  6 Mar 1861   
    Died  9 Dec 1943  Medina Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Father  Ephraim BEE | F7582 Group Sheet 
    Mother  Mary Melissa "Polly" WELCH | F7582 Group Sheet 

    Gladys Augusta TOWNSENDChild 1 | Female
    Gladys Augusta TOWNSEND

    Born  Jan 1882   
    Died  28 Mar 1964  Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Mt. Hope Cemetery, Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Daniel Tolbert RICHARDS | F876 
    Married  Nov 1900  Oakland, Garrett Co, MD Find all individuals with events at this location

    Ephriam Bee TOWNSENDChild 2 | Male
    Ephriam Bee TOWNSEND

    Born  26 Jan 1883  Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  23 Mar 1954  Huntington, Cabell Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Little Creek Bapt (aka Bartlett) Cem, Co Rd 20/4, Triplett, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Margaret Ethel O'BRIEN | F21729 
    Married  25 Feb 1913  Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Clifford Earl TOWNSENDChild 3 | Male
    Clifford Earl TOWNSEND

    Born  20 Mar 1884   
    Died  9 Jun 1950  Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Trellis Allezine SNYDER | F27243 
    Married     

    Melzena "Nellie" TOWNSENDChild 4 | Female
    Melzena "Nellie" TOWNSEND

    Born  2 May 1886   
    Died  2 Jun 1971  Cambridge, Guernsey Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     

    John Alonzo TOWNSENDChild 5 | Male
    John Alonzo TOWNSEND

    Born  7 Dec 1887  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Apr 1954  Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried    Spencer Memorial Cemetery, Spencer, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Spouse  Ethel DOUGLASS | F21167 
    Married  13 Sep 1913  Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location

    Carl Burdell TOWNSENDChild 6 | Male
    Carl Burdell TOWNSEND

    Born  11 Jun 1889  Cabin Run, Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  12 Sep 1980  Cambridge, Guernsey Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Enid Gertrude ENGELBACH | F27244 
    Married     

    Mary Catherine TOWNSENDChild 7 | Female
    Mary Catherine TOWNSEND

    Born  22 Jan 1892  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  18 Jul 1962  Kentucky Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Arnold SINGLETON | F27246 
    Married     

    Lena Edith TOWNSENDChild 8 | Female
    Lena Edith TOWNSEND

    Born  3 May 1893  West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  10 Jun 1968  Guernsey Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Carl Rayburn CLAYPOOL | F27247 
    Married     

    Emmit Freel TOWNSENDChild 9 | Male
    Emmit Freel TOWNSEND

    Born  28 Mar 1895   
    Died  26 Mar 1966   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Alma Gae EDGELL | F27248 
    Married     

    Amy TOWNSENDChild 10 | Female
    Amy TOWNSEND

    Born  6 Dec 1896  West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  30 Nov 1995   
    Buried     
    Spouse  Jesse OSBORNE | F27249 
    Married     

    Fay Electra TOWNSENDChild 11 | Female
    Fay Electra TOWNSEND

    Born  6 Dec 1898  Doddridge Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  28 Mar 1976  Pasco Co, FL Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Carl F. GLATTHAR | F27250 
    Married     

    Frank D. TOWNSENDChild 12 | Male
    Frank D. TOWNSEND

    Born  29 Oct 1902  Triplett, Roane Co, WV Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  19 May 1988  Akron, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Dorothy C. WOOD | F27251 
    Married     

    Boyd Burns TOWNSENDChild 13 | Male
    Boyd Burns TOWNSEND

    Born  20 Aug 1905  West Virginia Find all individuals with events at this location
    Died  15 Jan 1977  Barberton, Summit Co, OH Find all individuals with events at this location
    Buried     
    Spouse  Elizabeth ___ | F27252 
    Married     

  • Notes 
    • 1900 Census, Roane Co, WV (Spencer District), enumerated on Jun 6 1900:
      John Townsen, 38, b. Feb 1862, farmer, married 19 yrs; wife Rachel, 39, b. Mar 1861, mother of 13 children (11 still living); dau Glady, 18, b. Jan 1882; son Ephraim, 17, b. Jan 1883; son Clifford, 16, b. Mar 1884; dau Melzena, 15, b. May 1885; son Alonzo, 12, b. Dec 1887; son Carl, 10, b. Jun 1889; dau Mary, 9, b. Jan 1891; dau Lena, 8, b. May 1892; son Freel, 5, b. Mar 1895; dau Amy, 2, b. Dec 1897; dau Electra, 6 months, b. Dec 1899.

      1910 Census, Waynesburg, Lincoln Co, Kentucky, enumerated on May 14 1910:
      John Townsend, 48, farmer; wife Rachel, 49, mother of 16 children (13 still living); dau Kattie (Kaytie ?), 18; dau Lena, 16; son Friel, 15; dau Amy, 13; dau Fay, 12; son Frank, 7; son Boyd, 5; son Clifford Townsend, 25, single, farmer. All born in West Virginia.

      1920 Census, Akron, Summit Co, Ohio (1027 Lane Street), enumerated on Jan 14 1920:
      John Townsend, 57, b. WV, occupation belt room at rubber works; wife Rachel, 58, b. WV; dau Nellie, 3 (sic, prob intended to be 33 for Melzena), b. WV; dau Fay, 21, b. WV, divorced; son Frank, 17, b. WV; son Boyd, 14, b. WV; grandson Clyde Richards, 18, b. WV, occup machinist at rubber works; nephew Darrel Ankrom, 20, b. WV, occup fire room at rubber works; grandson Mescal Snyder, age 1 yr 4 mo, b. Ohio, father b. Pennsylvania, mother b. WV; dau-in-law Ethel Townsend, 28, b. WV, both parents b. WV, married.

      1930 Census, Akron, Summit Co, Ohio (1027 Lane Street), enumerated on Apr 2 1930:
      Rachel J. Townsend, 69, b. WV, widowed; son Earl, 46, b. WV, divorced; dau Melzena, 43, b. WV, single; dau Ethel L. Marshall, 36, b. WV, divorced; dau Emma Osborne, 30, b. WV, married; son-in-law Jesse A. Osborne, 29, b. WV; son Boyd B. Townsend, 24, b. WV, married; granddau Evelyn E. Townsend, 17, b. Kentucky, father b. WV, mother b. Ohio, single; grandson William A. Townsend, 15, b. WV, father b. WV, mother b. Ohio; granddau Edith Marshall, 10, b. Ohio, father b. Ohio, mother b. WV. [2]

  • Sources 
    1. [S1774] 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.

    2. [S1604] Death record of son.