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Thomas Charles Townsend

Male 1840 - 1923  (82 years)

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  1. 1.  Thomas Charles Townsend was born on 9 Sep 1840 in Pompton Lakes, Passaic County, New Jersey; died on 11 Mar 1923 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: 22 May 1861, Hopewell, Ontario County, New York; American Civil War (North) Corporal 28th New York Infantry. Co. E Battles of Winchester Banks retreat Cedar Mountain Rappahannock, Antietam. Taken prisoner May 2, 1862 at Chancellorsville. Paroled Oct 6, 1862 at Aiken's Landing, VA Discharged June 2, 1863, Albany NY.

    Notes:

    Dead Canandaiguan Once In Libby Prison
    Canandaigua, March 13. - Funeral services for Thomas Coon Townsend, aged 82 years, Civil War veteran, who died Sunday after a long illness, where held at his late residence, in this city, this afternoon. The Rev. Livingston L. Taylor of the Congregational Church conducted the services and interment was in Woodlawn cemetery.
    Mr. Townsend was born in New Jersey on April 9, 1840. He was the son of Charles and Sophronia Townsend and the last of the family of 10 children. When 20 years of age he came to Ontario County, enlisted a year later in Company E., New York volunteer infantry, with which he served until wounded at Winchester. Following his capture by the rebels at Culpepper, he was confined in Libby prison four months. He was paroled and served as hospital steward at Annapolis until his term of enlistment expired. He was honorably discharged at Lockport, on June 2, 1863. With others Mr. Townsend organized Charles R. Lilley post G.A.R., at Cheshire and had severed as its commander.
    His wife, Miss Julia Hicks, daughter of a former sheriff of Ontario county, died in 1896. He leaves two sons and a daughter, Elmer Townsend of Philadelphia and Charles Townsend and Mrs. Belmout Parshall of Canandaigua.
    (The Buffalo News, Tuesday, March 13, 1923, page 3)

    Thomas married Julia Margaret Hicks in 1862. Julia (daughter of Stephen Cornell Hicks and Pheobe A. Pool) was born in Jun 1844 in Bristol, Ontario County, New York; died on 10 Jan 1896 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 2. Walter Hicks Townsend  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1866 in Cheshire, Ontario County, New York; died on 3 Nov 1898 in Ontario County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.
    2. 3. Charles A. Townsend  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1868; died on 10 Nov 1943; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.
    3. 4. Leon VanWagner Townsend  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1871; died on 8 Mar 1896; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.
    4. 5. Edgar M.. Townsend  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1873; died on 7 Aug 1895; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.
    5. 6. Edith May Townsend  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1876; died on 3 Feb 1966 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.
    6. 7. Elmer Alton Townsend  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 16 Jan 1879 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; died on 2 Dec 1945 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Philadelphia Memorial Park, Frazer, Chester County, Pennsylvania.
    7. 8. Edna A. Townsend  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1879; died on 24 Mar 1894; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.
    8. 9. Esther A. Townsend  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1867; died in 1897.
    9. 10. Frank Townsend  Descendancy chart to this point
    10. 11. Lucy E. Townsend  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1874; died in 1965.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  Walter Hicks Townsend Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1866 in Cheshire, Ontario County, New York; died on 3 Nov 1898 in Ontario County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.

    Notes:

    Yesterday at noon occurred the death of Walter Hicks Townsend, after a lingering illness. In January 1897, Mr. Townsend fell from a straw stack and received injuries which rendered him a great sufferer. The deceased was 33 years of age. He is survived by his father, T. C. Townsend, and three children, two sons and one daughter. Funeral at 2 o'clock Sunday
    (Ontario County Journal, November 4, 1898)

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 12. Dorothy Althea Townsend  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1893; died on 22 May 1916; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.
    2. 13. 2nd Lt Donald Townsend  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 5 Aug 1895; died on 2 Jan 1981; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.

  2. 3.  Charles A. Townsend Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1868; died on 10 Nov 1943; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.

  3. 4.  Leon VanWagner Townsend Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1871; died on 8 Mar 1896; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.

  4. 5.  Edgar M.. Townsend Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1873; died on 7 Aug 1895; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.

  5. 6.  Edith May Townsend Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1876; died on 3 Feb 1966 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

    Children:
    1. 14. Mildred Parshall  Descendancy chart to this point was born in 1897; died on 23 Aug 1948; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.
    2. 15. Beatrice Emogene Parshall  Descendancy chart to this point was born on 14 Apr 1912; died on 24 Jan 1987; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.

  6. 7.  Elmer Alton Townsend Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born on 16 Jan 1879 in Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York; died on 2 Dec 1945 in Philadelphia, Philadelphia County, Pennsylvania; was buried in Philadelphia Memorial Park, Frazer, Chester County, Pennsylvania.

  7. 8.  Edna A. Townsend Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1879; died on 24 Mar 1894; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.

  8. 9.  Esther A. Townsend Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1867; died in 1897.

  9. 10.  Frank Townsend Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1)

  10. 11.  Lucy E. Townsend Descendancy chart to this point (1.Thomas1) was born in 1874; died in 1965.


Generation: 3

  1. 12.  Dorothy Althea Townsend Descendancy chart to this point (2.Walter2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1893; died on 22 May 1916; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.

  2. 13.  2nd Lt Donald Townsend Descendancy chart to this point (2.Walter2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 5 Aug 1895; died on 2 Jan 1981; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.

    Other Events and Attributes:

    • Military Service: Abt 1918; World War I (US) US Army


  3. 14.  Mildred Parshall Descendancy chart to this point (6.Edith2, 1.Thomas1) was born in 1897; died on 23 Aug 1948; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.

    Family/Spouse: Kenneth Austin Burge. Kenneth was born on 20 Jul 1895; died on 20 Jun 1972; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]


  4. 15.  Beatrice Emogene Parshall Descendancy chart to this point (6.Edith2, 1.Thomas1) was born on 14 Apr 1912; died on 24 Jan 1987; was buried in Woodlawn Cemetery, Canandaigua, Ontario County, New York.

    Family/Spouse: Living. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]



 

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