Husband Frank R. Townsend 1 2
Born: 15 Jan 1855 - Allegheny Twp, Westmoreland Co, PA 3
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Father: John Hill Townsend (1819-1882/1885) 4 5
Mother: Eliza Burkett ( -1895) 2
Marriage: 20 Sep 1883 6
• Residence: : Westmoreland Co, PA.
Wife Phoebe H. George 3
Born: 27 Apr 1858 6
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Father: Isaac George (1822-1905) 3 7
Mother: Mary Ann Nixon (Abt 1820-Aft 1906) 3
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1 M John G. Townsend 6
Born: 5 Aug 1884 6
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2 M Harry A. Townsend 6
Born: 20 Dec 1885 6
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3 M Walter N. Townsend 6
Born: 13 Jun 1886 6
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4 M Ralph B. Townsend 6
Born: 21 May 1888 6
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5 F Alice G. Townsend 6
Born: 16 Apr 1891 6
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Died: 26 Feb 1895 6
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
6 F Laura E. Townsend 6
Born: 12 Apr 1894 6
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7 F Florence M. Townsend 6
Born: 1 Jun 1895 6
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Died: 9 Jan 1896 6
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Spouse: Did Not Marry
8 F Elizabeth P. Townsend 6
Born: 1 Feb 1898 6
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9 F Frances R. Townsend 6
Born: 27 Dec 1904 6
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General Notes: Husband - Frank R. Townsend
He was educated in the public schools and worked for his father until of age, and for six years thereafter. Excepting a year or so, he spent his time in the Apollo rolling mill, where he was a sheet shearman. At the age of twenty-eight he married and began housekeeping on a small tract of six acres, situated in what became the town of Vandergrift. For a year and a half he remained there, farming and working in the mill. In the spring of 1885 he removed to Unity township on a farm of one hundred acres, part of which was a gift to his wife and part purchased. Here in 1886 he began dairy farming, and made the first shipment of milk (three cans) ever sent to Pittsburgh from east of Greensburg. Beatty Station began to ship large quantities daily, which, with the shipments from other points, necessitated the running of a special milk train. Mr. Townsend prospered in his chosen business. His farm was fully equipped with all modern labor-saving machinery, and plentifully stocked with carefully selected cows and horses. Poultry of all kinds was also a feature of the farm. He had a one hundred and fifty ton silo, from which the cattle, thirty-five cows, were fed. There were young orchards of different kinds that supplied an abundance of fruit. There was a quarry on the farm from which flagstones of any desired size and thickness as well as building stone was taken. The farm and residence were supplied with pure water from ever-running springs. In 1891 he built a large and well-planned barn, and in 1892 a very attractive home with a hot water system of heating and other modern features. Mr. Townsend also owned an improved farm, situated in Clark valley, Carbon County, near Billings, Montana, which he purchased in 1905 while visiting the Lewis-Clark exposition at Portland, Oregon. Mr. Townsend was, until his removal to Beatty, a member of the Lutheran church. There he joined the Unity Presbyterian, the church of his wife. He was a great lover of music, and for over twenty years was leader of Unity church choir. He was also trustee for three years, when he was elected an elder. He was an efficient Sabbath school worker both at Apollo and at Unity, where he was superintendent for twenty years. In politics he was a Democrat, but was a believer in the doctrine of prohibition, and his vote was very often cast for that party, however, he was extremely independent in his political opinion. [HWC 1906 III, 126]
General Notes: Wife - Phoebe H. George
She was educated in the public schools and at Blairsville Female Seminary. At the age of seventeen she joined Unity Presbyterian church, to which later she brought her husband and children.