H. B. Townsend and Jennie Fairman

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Husband H. B. Townsend ¹

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           Born: 9 Apr 1856 - Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 1
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         Father: Absalom K. Townsend (1826-      ) 2
         Mother: Mary J. Gamble (      -      ) 3

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Wife Jennie Fairman ³

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1 F Margaretta Townsend ³

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2 F Myrna Townsend ³

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3 M Cloyd Townsend ³

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4 F Julia Townsend ³

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5 F Glade Townsend ³

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6 F Ruth Townsend ³

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7 F Gertrude Townsend ³

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8 M Kenneth Townsend ³

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General Notes: Husband - H. B. Townsend

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He attended district school until eighteen years old, when he left school to devote all his attention to farming, remaining with his father until he was twenty-seven years old, when he married. Following his marriage he rented a farm for two years, and then bought 100 acres of the home place, on which he resided for eight years. The succeeding two years he spent on the Tanner farm, but in 1893 he bought and moved onto 252 acres two miles east of Avonmore. He was a general farmer, understanding thor­oughly the work in hand, and believing in scientific methods.
The church at Avonmore owned by the Presbyterian denomination was erected through the instrumentality of Mr. Townsend and several other members. For some years he was one of its trustees. A strong Democrat, he was very active in the interests of his party, although not one who sought political preferment.

1 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 725.

2 —, Armstrong County, Pennsylvania, Her People Past and Present (Chicago, IL: J. H. Beers & Co., 1914), Pg 726, 856.

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