The Townsend brothers enlisted during the Texas Revolution, and Thomas furnished beef and corn from his farm for the army. Stephen J. Townsends income source is mostly from being a successful . He is a brother of State Senator M. H. Townsend, of Columbus, Texas, and is a member of the State Democratic Executive Committee, elected for two years commencing August, 1894. & A. P. R. R., and was in charge of this office until February, 1888, after which he was transferred to Hallettsville. Nutter, Jemima Townsend. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Fifty-eight years of faithful service was accorded her before the great I AM released her from all suffering and toil, saying Tis enough, come up higher. She was a faithful friend, a loving and self-sacrificing mother, a devoted Christian, whose fight in every walk of life, shone with a brilliancy surpassed by few. She died sometime later and is buried with her first husband on Grace Farm. After graduating from the University of Texas, August moved to Houston with his Mother and began a life-long career in the financial services industry. Stapleton Townsend: Military service land grant 1842 in Fayette County. Before and after school, Dad would set traps and hunt small animals such as squirrels, selling the fur to the store down the street from them for pocket money. Biermann was an itinerant peddler who had apparently applied for his headright of land which would now pass to his estate. Elisha Clapp. Velma Fishers parents were George Lewis Fisher (1868-1953) and Alice Melinda Palmer (1873-1956). The Duke of Sussex surprised viewers of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert when he turned up for the Colbert Questionert segment of the TV show on Tuesday night (28 February). Stoltz, whose father and grandfather served in Alexanders company, dated August, 1963 states: my father enlisted at age 16, although listed as 18. The earliest record we are aware of concerning Benedictus Townsend is a Sussex County, Delaware deed dated 4 August 1736 wherein Benedictus Townsend and Lucilla, his wife, and Mary Light all of Sussex County deed a 300 acre plantation situated on the East and West side of a Branch called The Beaver dam branch to John Light. 1/26/2021 edit Stephen Townsend, Sr, was the son of John Townsend and Elizabeth (NN) Townsend or John Townsend and Elizabeth (Pocoke) Townsend. All I know they were discharged at San Jacinto. Stephen J. Townsends income source is mostly from being a successful . Their telephone was on a party line with their ring being 2 long and two short rings. The Creek Indians made a raid on Leonards plantation in Liberty Co., in 1788. Possessed of a sound judgment and fine intellect, she was the source of great comfort and assistance to those who sought her advice; ever willing to extend a helping hand to her weaker sisters in their hour of need. George was a music teacher married with 2 daughters living in St Thomas, Elgin, Ontario, when he traveled alone via Detroit to Logen, New Mexico. Asa was the eldest child in a family of nine. He married Annie Elizabeth Harvey Annabet on 8 May 1857 in Cuero, Dewitt County, Texas and the couple had four children. Thomas died in 1828 in Jefferson Co., Florida. Julia and Anton Eilers, lived in Amsterdam until his untimely death in 1836. Heinrich Eilers, a relative of Louise, operated an ox-cart train service. He qualified M.R.C.S. To visit the Hallettsville City Cemetery, drive east from Hallettsville on Hwy 90-A. She again visited them at the time of the St. Louis Worlds Fair. WebMoses Townsend, Jr. and his wife Mary Agnes Fink were the first of their families born in Texas. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Linda Townsend; son, Stephen Townsend; parents, Clifton Ray "Red" and Lillie Townsend; step-father, Robert Wooley; and sister, Patricia Ann Paulsen. In this family there were eight brothers, who settled in Colorado and Fayette Counties, and they all married and reared families. Both of their fathers died while they were very young. Asa was elected one of the first commissioners. Kaulbach was born in Liverpool, England on September 2, 1838, but was: raised in Nova Scotia. The last conversation he had just prior to his death was with two daughters who had died years ago, desiring them to come to him, and speaking to them as though they were bodily present and visible to him and who will affirm they were there. The company was mustered under the old oak tree in front of the State Bank. He was still in his teens when the family moved to Georgia. The requirement for receiving the land was an occupancy of three years. You can follow this link to learn about the Burford, Hervey, Basse, and other Townsend Ancestors who immigrated from Europe to Jamestown and other Virginia locations in the 1600s. He became active in civil affairs, serving on various County Boards and Committees, and in 1845, he served on the state committee that drafted the Petition for Statehood. William Light, who died intestate, and was the father of Lucilla, Mary and John Light had owned this plantation. Through the vicissitudes of an eventful life often unfavorable to the development of Christian character, he was true and faithful, and at the last found that he had not followed a cunningly devised fable. Stephen is survived by his wife Donna Townsend; his children, Sarah McGuire, Tiffany Townsend, Devan Norsworthy, Clint Townsend; his grandchildren, Mikayla, Stephanie, Morgan, Wyatt, and Sunny; and his brother, Brian (Shari) Townsend. Francis Fredes bakery was opposite. On 16 July 1765 he was granted additional land described as Fifty acres in Craven County on the NE side of Pedee River bounded on all four sides by Vacant Land. It again fluttered its wings, and after two or three times turning slowly around, it rose and went out at the window. Died, at her residence in Colorado County on the 3rd of September, 1878, Mrs. Rebecca C. Grace, of inflammation of the bowels, aged about 58 years. Townsend was in La Grange, Fayette County, on jury duty when he died on August 31, 1838. He grew up in Griffin, Georgia. Thomas died there on 18th of October, 1828. The man residing there invited Leonard in, gave him a meal and a bed for the night. Wits: Jas White, Christ. It was known as Alexanders German Company. This work is a history and genealogy of the Townsend ancestors of Heather Townsend Fike. We were not able to determine the location of Gitto Branch. was an English surgeon, stage actor, anti-vivisectionist and writer. A great deal of very desirable and most advantageously located property is to be found on the books of the gentleman whose name heads this sketch, who is now not only the popular Mayor of Hallettsville, Texas, but a very successful and reliable real estate dealer. Occasional price lists were printed from type which he set up himself. On October 4, 1870 Julia married Henry Berkley Kaulbach, which ended the long guardianship of Caspar Fink. Wharton AQM at Houston. His last service was to be detailed as a tanner under Captain E.C. They married 18 Feb 1853 in Regular Baptist Church, Yarmouth, Ontario, Canada. Mom and Dad (Ron and Anne) lived in the garage apartment of the duplex. Use the links above and in the sidebars to explore our family's stories and images. : W.G. On 9 October 1775, Light Townsen and John Townsen signed a petition in St. Davids Parish, Craven County to the Council of Safety of South Carolina for the issue of officer commissions for Robert Lide, Thomas Poe and William Watkins to head a company of Volunteers in opposition to the British. In Columbus on April 19, 1845, he served on the committee that drafted the preamble and resolution for theannexationof Texas to the United States. He married Velma Blanche Fisher, daughter of George Lewis Fisher and Alice Melinda Palmer on 05 Jun 1917 in Houston. She married Jacob F. Dirr in 1836 and moved to Bronweiler, later to America about 1838. Rebecca Clack Burford Townsend Grace died, at her residence in Colorado County on the 3rd of September, 1878, Mrs. Rebecca C. Grace, of inflammation of the bowels, aged about 58 years. He graduated from Vergennes High School in 1971. At that time it looked to Ms. Wyatt that the Texas Townsends were descended from Light Townsend, the Revolutionary War soldier. His brothers were Marcus H Townsend, a state senator and lawyer in Columbus, and Hume L. Townsend, And Emmett L. Townsend, also a half-sister, Rebecca Grace Walker. Marys parents were successful entrepreneurs in LaGrange, Texas and the family name is still well known in that area. Since Mr. Townsend has held this position the water works system and the electric light plant were put in, and a general spirit of advancement prevails. The family then moved back to Julias former home in Osnabruck. The Fisher, Eiler, and Fink families came to Texas from Germany in the 1800s. The school was one building with 1st through 11th grade. Uncle Asa, as he was generally and familiarly called, brought to our State a sound mind in a sound body. A man of great energy, industry and capacity, (qualities that have descended to his numerous progeny,) he has left his mark upon society for good such as few have been permitted to rival. Possessed of a sound judgment and fine intellect, she was the source of great comfort and assistance to those who sought her advice; ever willing to extend a helping hand to her weaker sisters in their hour of need. Here he met and married Rebecca Harper about 1823. However, we believe that he and his family were residents of Orange County during that time. Her great-grandfather Josiah Graves was a Revolutionary War soldier. In 1857 Rebecca Reba died and was buried in the Borden Cemetery, Colorado County. Stephen is survived by his wife Donna Townsend; his children, Sarah McGuire, Tiffany Townsend, Devan Norsworthy, Clint Townsend; his grandchildren, Mikayla, Stephanie, Morgan, Wyatt, and Sunny; and his brother, Brian (Shari) Townsend. Georges Mother was Almira Mann, daughter of Elijah Mann and Lois Graves was born on 24 Aug 1832 in Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. Moses father was born in Florida before the Townsends removed to The Republic of Texas. It was for 320 acres of third class headright having arrived in Texas prior to January 1, 1840 but after October 1, 1837. Later scholarship has led to a conclusion that the earliest known ancestor is Benedictus, Lights uncle and that the Texas Townsends are descended from Lights older brother John. The rent to be paid every 25th day of March in every year at the rate of three shillings sterling or four shillings proclamation money for every hundred acres the same to commence at the expiration of two years from the date hereof. Benedictus, and his heirs were further obligated to do yearly, and every year, after the date of these presents, clear and cultivate at the rate of three acres for every hundred acres of land. In his early manhood he removed to Georgia, where he married and lived for about twenty years. Donald Earley Townsend was born in 1940. They removed from Marlboro County, South Carolina to Mcintosh County, Georgia after 1815. He married Alice Melinda Palmer, daughter of Jacobe Cummins Palmer and Alice Olympus Tetram. WebThe StephensTownsendMurphy Party consisted of ten families who migrated from Iowa to California prior to the MexicanAmerican War and the California Gold Rush. Caspar Fink owned a General Store on lot 172 on the town square. Moses father was born in Florida before the Townsends removed to The Republic of Texas. The family moved to Washington when his son Ron was an infant. In 1842 he purchased lot 172 on the LaGrange town square across from the county courthouse from Rachel Longley for the sum of $250.00. The other relatives still living in Germany waived their rights. You can also follow the link below to the Townsend Society of America website to learn more about the early family: https://www.townsendsociety.org/cpage.php?pt=8. Maria Elisabeth Fink was born at Gomaringen on March 11, 1840. He is not found in the 1820 Census of Marlboro County. The Townsend, Burford, Harvey, and Mann ancestors immigrated to America and settled in Puritan New England or in the first permanent English settlement at Jamestown. He removed to what was to become Marlboro County, South Carolina by 1771 where he acquired undeveloped land and continued to raise his family. His wife, now Mrs. Caspar Fink, still occupies the residence on the same block.. Leonard about 1822, moved to Florida, but within three or four years moved back to Georgia and settled in the county of Irwin. The father, Thomas had a bounty land grant from the war of 1812 which he had lived on from May 1, 1826. An incident, uncommon and beautiful, occurred a day or two before his death. His will was probated in January, 1843, in lrwin County Court of Ordinary. He married Elizabeth Stapleton circa 1795 at Marlboro Co., South Carolina. (These records can be obtained from the Bureau of Indian Affairs, Washington, D.C.). In August, 1887, he went to Yoakum as agent of the S. A. After Boss tragic death, his wife, Allison Holker Boss, said in a statement that he was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans. In 2014 there is a Prosperity Bank building on the lot. (Asas wifes great-grandfather). He married Anna Sophia Juliana Clara Bruck in Osnabruck on January 28, 1823. See Greene, David L. Townsend Ancestry of Richard of the Welcome, John of Philadelphia, Joseph of Chester County, and Joan of Chester County, in Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. (Fink and Dirr) Jacob had a large farm in the Ross Prairie area hear Fayetteville. See Book A page 18 of Jefferson County Deed Records. WebGeneral Stephen J. Townsend assumed duties as Commander, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command on March 2, 2018, after serving as Commander, XVIII Airborne Corps, the U.S. Armys rapid deployment contingency corps, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. The following morning Leonard rose, pulled the title for the headgrant from his pocket, and told the hospitable gentleman that the property now belonged to him. The Civil War brought financial loss, but Texas was spared the destruction and severe hardship experienced by the rest of the Confederacy. The ranch was 15 acres next to the Heart of the Hills. Frede is mentioned in the Reminiscences of Texas Independence. For a while, Gramps hired someone to run the store but eventually sold it. Benedictus great-grandchildren removed to Georgia, Florida, and then to Texas. He is from Germany. Mr. Townsend was the member of the state democratic executive committee for the Eighteenth senatorial district. in 1883 and F.R.C.S. Steve was born Apr. The Duke of Sussex surprised viewers of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert when he turned up for the Colbert Questionert segment of the TV show on Tuesday night (28 February). The above suggests that Benedictus Townsend who does not appear on the quit rent scrolls, either removed from South Carolina or died there before 1769 as no further records on him have been found. Uncle Asa was a charter member of the Masonic Lodge, at Columbus, respected and believed by his brethren; and they with the assistance of the Lodges at Weimar and Osage, with the beautiful and impressive ceremony of that order, laid him away, in the presence of a large assemblage of friends and acquaintances, with his former wife, with trust in God and faith in immortality. Finally in 1816 they sold their land holdings in South Carolina and moved to Georgia.. DSG conveyed by survey unto John Townsend 200 acres situate in Craven County the NE side of big ready Creek bounded to the N.W.by the said Creek and Swamp and all other sides by vacant land Surveyed on the 25th day of Oct 1771. On 18 January 1765, Benedictus was granted land described as One Hundred acres situate on Hilson Bay on Head of Muddy Creek North East side of great Pedee River, bound on all sides by Vacant Land. He was coming home from a buying trip in San Antonio for the store when he veered off the road and died. 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