Person Page - 996

     William Henry Townsend was born in March 1844 at Florida.¹ He was the son of William C. Townsend and Nancy L. Jones. William Henry Townsend married California Ellis, daughter of Giles U. Ellis.¹ William Henry Townsend died on 7 September 1883 at age 39.

     William Jesse Townsend was born on 16 February 1882 at Alachua Co., Florida.¹ He was the son of Henry Franklin Townsend and Maria E. May. William Jesse Townsend married Rosa Hatch.¹ William Jesse Townsend died on 19 October 1935 at Florida at age 53.

     William L. Townsend was born circa 1811 at Marlboro Co., South Carolina.¹ He was the son of Benjamin Townsend and Ester (--?--). William L. Townsend married Mary (--?--) circa 1840.¹
     
Biography of William L. Townsend:

William L. Townsend appears in the 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880 censuses of Marlboro County, South Carolina. He has a family in 1850 but is living without family in the last three of those censuses. He also gives his age fairly consistently as being born about 1810. We believe this is the same person in all four censuses as no other William Townsend’s are found in those years in Marlboro County. We also believe he is the son of Benjamin Townsend (1788-1860) as he fits the position of a son born about 1810 in the household of Benjamin Townsend in the 1810 census. Also in 1880 he is living by himself next door to Franklin Townsend (1837- ) who is a grandson of Benjamin, thus inferring that William L. could be Franklin’s Uncle.

     William Morris Townsend was born on 19 November 1908.¹ He was the son of William Curtis Townsend and Linney Althea Sheffield Scofield. William Morris Townsend died on 27 November 1983 at age 75.¹

     William N. Townsend was born circa 1875 at Alachua Co., Florida.¹ He was the son of John Francis Townsend and Helen Waits. William N. Townsend died on 14 April 1938.² He was buried at Townsend Cemetery, Hawthorne, Alachua Co., Florida.²

     William R. Townsend was born circa 1862 at Tampa, Hillsborough Co., Florida. He was the son of Elijah Townsend and Jemima (--?--).

     William R. Townsend was born in 1862 at Duval Co., Florida.¹ He was the son of John Townsend and Martha Townsend.

     William R. Townsend was born in December 1887 at Florida.¹ He was the son of Thomas O. Townsend and Elizabeth A. Smith.

     William R. Townsend was born in December 1879 at Jefferson Co., Florida.¹ He was the son of Thomas J. Townsend and Roxanna (--?--).

     William Riley Townsend was born on 7 May 1806 at McIntosh Co., Georgia.¹ He was the son of James Townsend and Frances (--?--). William Riley Townsend married Dorinda Stafford, daughter of Ezekiel Stafford and Mary Eastwood, on 4 April 1836 at Tattnall Co., Georgia.² William Riley Townsend died on 10 March 1874 at McIntosh Co., Georgia, at age 67.