George Matson Townsend

1869 - 1937  (68 years)

• Name	George Matson Townsend
  Born	13 Sep 1869	Tennessee   [1, 2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1900	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [3]
  Died	29 Oct 1937  [4]
  Buried	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [5]
  Person ID	I30003	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	1 Jul 2012

  
  

  Father	James M. Townsend,   b. 3 Sep 1835, Cocke County, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Apr 1876  (Age 40 years)
  Mother	Mary Evalina Young,   b. 17 Jun 1846, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Oct 1901  (Age 55 years)
  Family ID	F13257	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Rachel Watson,   b. 18 Nov 1872, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jul 1957  (Age 84 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 - 13 Sep 1869 - 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 26, 59.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 462a, 15 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0462a.gif [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 355C, 1880. [S112] Census, 1900. Name: George M Townsend Titles & Terms: Event: Census Event Date: 1900 Event Place: ED 148 Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Birth Date: Sep 1870 Birthplace: Tennessee Relationship to Head of Household: Head Father's Birthplace: Tennessee Mother's Birthplace: Tennessee Race or Color (Standardized): White Gender: Male Marital Status: Married Years Married: 7 Estimated Marriage Year: 1893 Mother How Many Children: Number Living Children: Immigration Year: Page: 7 Sheet Letter: B Family Number: 121 Reference Number: 75 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), 29 Oct 1937. Townsend, George M 67 Oct 29, 1937 R9 [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 437.