Rachel Watson^[1]

1872 - 1957  (84 years)

• Name	Rachel Watson
  Born	18 Nov 1872	Tennessee
  Gender	Female
  Census	1900	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [2]
  Died	25 Jul 1957  [3, 4]
  Buried	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I29992	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	David Corn Watson,   b. 11 Nov 1825, Haywood County, North Carolina ,   d. 29 Jun 1913, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 87 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Williams,   b. 13 Oct 1831, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Mar 1914  (Age 82 years)
  Married	23 Oct 1860	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Marriage License	23 Oct 1860	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F1394	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	George Matson Townsend,   b. 13 Sep 1869, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Oct 1937  (Age 68 years)
  Marriage License	10 Mar 1893	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	12 Mar 1893	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Ottis L. Townsend,   b. 28 Mar 1894, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Mar 1985, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 90 years) + 2. Ora Elbert Townsend,   b. 14 Aug 1895, Tennessee ,   d. 4 Jul 1970  (Age 74 years) + 3. Ambrose B. Townsend,   b. 16 Jan 1898, Tennessee ,   d. 6 Oct 1992  (Age 94 years)   4. David Walter Townsend,   b. Mar 1900, Tennessee + 5. Myrtle Susan Townsend,   b. 20 Feb 1904, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Aug 1962  (Age 58 years)   6. Anah Le Vern Townsend,   b. 7 Feb 1906, Tennessee ,   d. 30 Mar 1982  (Age 76 years) + 7. Beecher H. Townsend,   b. 1 Oct 1908,   d. 26 Jan 1932  (Age 23 years) + 8. Dowe Delmar Townsend,   b. 2 Aug 1908, Tennessee ,   d. 12 Oct 1973  (Age 65 years)
  Family ID	F11115	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 18 Nov 1872 - Tennessee Marriage License - 10 Mar 1893 - Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 12 Mar 1893 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1900 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
  Pin Legend	: Address       : Location       : City/Town       : County/Shire       : State/Province       : Country       : Not Set

  
  

• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 2", 1983, Donald B. Reagan, p 169. "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 59.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 354B, 1880. [S112] Census, 1900. Name: Rachel Townsend Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 148 Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: Nov 1872 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Wife Father's Birthplace: North Carolina Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (Standardized): White Gender: Female Marital Status: Married Years Married: 7 Estimated Marriage Year: 1893 Mother How Many Children: 4 Number Living Children: 4 Immigration Year: Page: 7 Sheet Letter: B Family Number: 121 Reference Number: 76 Film Number: 1241596 Digital Folder Number: 004118730 Image Number: 00220 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head George M Townsend M 30 Tennessee Wife Rachel Townsend F 28 Tennessee Son Ottice Townsend M 6 Tennessee Son Ora E Townsend M 5 Tennessee Son Amber B Townsend M 3 Tennessee Son David W Townsend M 0 Tennessee Mother Mary E Townsend F 60 Tennessee [S77] Rawlings Funeral Home Records 1911-1995, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 25 Jul 1957. Townsend, Rachel Mrs Geo M 84 Jul 25, 1957 buried Shady Grove Cem [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 25 Jul 1957. Townsend, Rachel Nov 18, 1872 Tn July 25, 1957 Spouse: Townsend, G.M. Father: Watson, David Mother: Williams, Mary Sons: O.L., O.E., A.B., Walter Daughters: Mrs. Myrtle Reagan, Ahah Cemetery: Shady Grove [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 437.