JOHN TOWNSEND

Name: John Townsend
Birth Date: 22 Oct 1879
Birth Place: Limestone County, Texas, United States of America
Death Date: 29 Nov 1933
Death Place: Carrizozo, Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States of America
Cemetery: Cedarvale Cemetery
Burial or Cremation Place: White Oaks, Lincoln County, New Mexico, United States of America

 

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    Type Grantee Rec Book Page # Filed Grantor Instrument Description Doc#
    WD TOWNSEND JOHN 1 A-1 583 1 19141120 GLASER ANDY 19141119   191410583
      Section 01 Township 07S Range 11E           LOTS 2-4 191410583
    WD TOWNSEND JOHN 1 A-5 272 1 19160922 LEE JAMES 19160619   191610272
        1         LEE LULU     191610272
      Track Unit Block 12 Lot 6 Parcel   WHITE OAKS O P       191610272
    WD TOWNSEND JOHN 1 A-5 273 1 19160922 ELLIOTT BEULAH M 19160825   191610273
        1         ELLIOTT CHARLEY C     191610273
      Section 02 Township 07S Range 11E           PART 191610273
    WD TOWNSEND JOHN 1 A-5 608 1 19171222 WATSON KENNETH R 19170516 LESS PROPERTY OF COLLIERS 191710608
        1             FIRST ADDITION 191710608
      Section 36 Township 06S Range 12E           PART 191710608
    OATH OF OFFICE TOWNSEND JOHN 3 A-2 450 1 19230517 HARRIS E W 19230517 COMMISSION & OATH OF OFFICE FOR 192300450
        3             LINCOLN COUNTY DEPUTY SHERIFF 192300450
        3         LINCOLN COUNTY SHERIFF     192300450
        3               192300450
    QCD TOWNSEND JOHN 3 2 298 1 19280106 PRICHARD GEORGE W 19270902   192800298
        3         PRICHARD MAUD H     192800298
      Section 36 Township 06S Range 12E           PART 192800298

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  • Born to William Spencer Townsend (1834-?) & Nancy Ann Ware Townsend (1845-?). In the 1880 census, this family is shown in Limestone County, TX. William Spencer Townsend was born to Thomas Roderick Townsend (1797-1838; Memorial# 73690775) & Nancy Pamelia Dean Townsend (1805-1886 in TX). Nancy Ann Ware was born to James Jefferson Ware & Margaret Ware.

    John’s siblings:

    1) Mary Jane Townsend Black (1863-1937; Memorial# 27583885)
    2) Eliza Townsend Harris (1867-1947; Memorial# 81583667)
    3) Lite Townsend (1869-1928; Memorial# 87865063)
    4) Tapian Townsend — no luck finding him so far
    5) Amanda Townsend — captured & killed by Comanches on Feb. 5, 1868. See story at http://www.tshaonline.org/handbook/online/articles/btlkt. 6) Margaret Elizabeth Townsend Yeamans (1871-1950; Memorial# 48816253)
    7) Dock Townsend, twin to John Townsend (1879-1935; Memorial# 77488110)

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    John married ? and had 3 daughters who lived in New Mexico.

    Information from funeral home records states:

    Rancher – lived in NM for 30 yrs

    Died at the age of 55 years 1 month 7 days of cancer at Johnson Hospital in Carrizozo

    Father – Spencer Townsend – born in Texas
    Mother – Nancy Ware

    Brother – Doc Townsend – Lovington, NM

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