William Townsend and Elizabeth Shumaker

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Husband William Townsend ^{1 2 3 4}

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           Born: 1800 - Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 5 6
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           Died: 6 Apr 1884 5 6
         Buried:  - Maysville, Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, PA

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         Father: Isaac Townsend (1760/1763-1837/1838) 1 3 4 7 8
         Mother: Rachel (Regina) King (1762-1847) 3 4 9

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Wife Elizabeth Shumaker ¹⁰

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            AKA: Elizabeth "Lizzie" Shoemaker 5 6
           Born:  - Pennsylvania
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           Died: 1 Sep 1889 5 6
         Buried:  - Maysville, Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, PA

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         Father: Solomon Shumaker (1770-1854) 10 11
         Mother: Elizabeth Uncafer (1774-1846) 10 12

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Children

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1 M Joseph Townsend ⁵

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           Died: Bef 1891
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2 M Augustus Townsend ⁵

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3 F Elizabeth Townsend ⁵

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4 F Susan Townsend ⁵

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5 M Linus Townsend ⁵

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6 F Polly Townsend ⁵

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7 F Margaret Townsend ^{5 13}

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           Born: 1832 5
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         Spouse: Israel Ashbaugh (1822-      ) 5 13

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8 M Labanna S. Townsend ^{5 6 14}

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           Born: 9 Oct 1839 - Armstrong Co, PA 6
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           Died: Aft 1918
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         Spouse: Julia Armstrong (      -1912) 5 6 15
           Marr: 8 Jan 1861 - Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 6 15

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9 M Israel Townsend ⁵

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           Born: 1841 5
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         Spouse: Sarah Shirley (      -      ) 5

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10 M George Townsend ^{5 6}

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           Born: 12 Mar 1844 - Kiskiminetas Twp, Armstrong Co, PA 5
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         Spouse: Frances M. Laughlan (      -1888) 12
           Marr: 2 Jul 1874 12

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

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

3 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 461, 628.

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

5 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 628.

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

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

8 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.

9 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.

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

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

12 Samuel T. Wiley, Biographical and Historical Cyclopedia of Indiana and Armstrong Counties, Pennsylvania (Philadelphia: John M. Gresham & Co., 1891), Pg 629.

13 Editor, History of Indiana County, Pennsylvania (Newark, OH: J. A. Caldwell, 1880), Pg 478.

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

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