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Townsend, John Washington
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| LAST NAME: Townsend
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FIRST NAME: John
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MIDDLE NAME: Washington
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| GENDER: M
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| BORN: 4 Jan 1832
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DIED: 19 Oct 1908
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BURIED: 21 Oct 1908 (William C. Brown Cemetery)
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| BIRTH PLACE: Jackson Co, Missouri
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| DEATH PLACE: near Buell, Polk Co, Oregon
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NOTES:
DLC #2031 John W. Townsend, Polk Co; b 1832, Jackson Co, Mo; Arrived Oregon Sept 1847; Settled Claim 18 Aug 1852. J.W. Goodell, surveyor. Aff: Ira S. Townsend, Enoch Richardson, Thomas L. Kimsey
MARRIAGE - John W. Townsend & Lettie E. McCracken md 7 Dec 1854; H.M. Waller MG. Wit: Ira S. Townsend & John Bealy [Polk Co, Oregon]
1900 OR CENSUS - John W. Townsend (b Jan 1831, MO, md 44y); enumerated with wife Lillie E. [sic] (b Mar 1841, MO; md 44y; mother of 10 children, 6 living) and daughters Mary E. (b Jan 1867, OR, single), Mabel (b Sept 1875, OR, single) and Nellie (b Jan 1885, OR, single)
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OBITUARY:
John Towensend, an honored pioneer of Polk county, passed away at his Gooseneck home last Monday, of Bright’s disease, aged 76 years. The remains were laid to rest in the Brown cemetery near town yesterday. He is survived by an aged wife and six children. He was a brother of Hon Ira S. Townsend, and of Mrs W.C. Brown, both of whom passed away several years ago. Mr Townsend was a man of sterling worth, and one who has taken a prominent part in the making of this country, and will leave many old friends to mourn his taking off.
Polk County Itemizer, Thursday, October 22, 1908, 3:5
John Washington Townsend was born in Missouri, January 4th, 1832, died at his home near Buell, October 19th, 1908, after eight days painful suffering. He crossed the plains with his mother, brothers and one sister in 1847, settling in Polk county, where most of his life was spent. He was married to Miss Lettie E. McCarlken [sic; McCracken], January 7, 1854. Eleven children were born to them, six of whom survive him: Mrs Hannah Dickey, of Sheridan, Jesse, of McMinnville, Mrs Anna Reed, of Buell, and Mary, Mabel and Nellie, at home. He was a member of the Baptist church from early life, and also a member of Amity lodge, No 2, AF and AM, which order performed the last rites of the ceremony, just north of Dallas. He was a kind husband, father and neighbor. To know him was to love him.
Polk County Itemizer, Thursday, October 29, 1908, 3:4
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Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Vol I, entry 2031
Polk Co, Oregon, Marriage Records, 1849-1879, page 8
1900 OR CENSUS (Yamhill Co, ED 168, South Sheridan pct, page 155, lines 70-74)
Polk County Itemizer, 22 Oct 1908, 3:5
Polk County Itemizer, 29 Oct 1908, 3:4
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