William Townsend and Elizabeth Shumaker

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Husband William Townsend ^{1 2}

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           Born: 1800 - Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 3
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           Died: 6 Apr 1884 3
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         Father: Isaac Townsend (1763-1837/1838) 2 4 5 6
         Mother: Rachel King (      -1847) 2 7

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Wife Elizabeth Shumaker ⁸

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            AKA: Lizzie Shoemaker 3
           Born:  - Pennsylvania
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           Died: 1 Sep 1889 3
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         Father: Solomon Shumaker (1770-1854) 8 9
         Mother: Elizabeth Uncafer (1774-1846) 8

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Children

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1 M George Townsend ³

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2 M Labanna S. Townsend ^{3 10}

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           Born: 9 Oct 1839 - Armstrong Co, PA 3
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           Died: Aft 1918
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         Spouse: Julia Armstrong (      -1912) 3 11
           Marr: 8 Jan 1861 - Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 3 11

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General Notes: Husband - William Townsend

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When he was fifteen years old, he began learning blacksmithing with his father, and worked at his trade with his brother until his marriage. He then bought a homestead, and removed to it in the spring of 1829. For the remainder of his life he was engaged in farming. Later this farm was owned by his son, George Townsend. Politically, he was a Democrat. For many years, he was a mem­ber of the Lutheran Church at Maysville, and served it as deacon and elder.

1 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 248x.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 726.

3 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 925.

4 George Dallas Albert, History of the County of Westmoreland, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia, PA: L. H. Everts & Co., 1882), Pg 677.

5 John W. Jordan, History of Westmoreland County, Pennsylvania, Genealogical Memoirs, Vol. II (Chicago, IL: The Lewis Publishing Company, 1906), Pg 487.

6 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 695.

7 Samuel P. Bates, LL.D., Our County and Its People, A Historical and Memorial Record of Crawford County, Pennsylvania (W. A. Fergusson & Co., 1899), Pg 696.

8 Robert Walter Smith, Esq., History of Armstrong County, Pennsylvania (Chicago, IL: Waterman, Watkins, & Co., 1883), Pg 615.

9 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 826.

10 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 368.

11 Fenwick Y. Hedley, Old and New Westmoreland, Vols. III & IV (New York, NY: The American Historical Society, Inc., 1918), Pg 369.