James Monroe Townsend

1907 - 1988  (81 years)

• Name	James Monroe Townsend
  Birth	21 Feb 1907	Spring Hill, Kanawha Co., WV
  Gender	Male
  Death	17 May 1988	Kanawha Co., WV
  Person ID	I10580	forneyclark
  Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

  
  

  Father	Thomas Jefferson Townsend,   b. 1852-1866, IN d. 2 Jun 1936, Burial: Songer Cem.,Davis Creek, Loudoun Co., WV (Age 70 years)
  Mother	Lena "Lennie" Dodson,   b. May 1881, WV
  Marriage	24 Dec 1900	Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV
  Family ID	F4165	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

• Photos		Townsend, Thomas Jefferson (b. 1852-66 & d. 1936) & Nellie A. Townsend (1902-1968) & Lena "Lennie" Dodson (b. 1881) & James Monroe Townsend (b. 1907) & Andrew J. Dodson (b. 1845) Group photo was probably taken about 1924-1926 and came from the Townsend Collection by James Townsend. Included (L-R) are Thomas Jefferson Townsend & James Monroe Townsend & Andrew J. Dodson (standing in the middle with his arm around Nellie A. Townsend) & Lena "Lennie" Dodson Townsend (standing at Andrew J. Dodson’s side, behind Nellie). We would appreciate help identifying other family members in this picture. See http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKhYUqPfmdw James Townsend: "Here's a link to a music video I did in honor of my Townsend ancestors from Indiana. The red barn I stand in front of was built by James Monroe Townsend, my grandfather (son of Thomas Townsend). I'm standing on the property where their house used to be." Indiana by Bread and Circus Published on Feb 8, 2014 Written by James Townsend Produced by Marcus Gibbs Performed by James Townsend and Marcus Gibbs
  		Townsend, James Monroe (1907-1988) & Nellie A. Townsend (1902-1968) 2-Persons photo of (L-R) James Monroe Townsend & Nellie A. Townsend was probably taken in WV and came from the Townsend Collection by James Townsend.

  
  

• Notes

  Source: James Townsend: 1. Name: Thomas Jefferson Townsend (although some census records and other factors say Thomas "M" Townsend). I don't know if he intentionally changed his middle name later in life. He celebrated his birthday on November 11. Some sources give his birth date as 1852, some 1856, and some 1866. 2. He married a Rosa or Rosetta Harrison (d. of David Harrison and Phebe Love), on 8 Jul 1889 in Boone Co. Indiana. 3. He married a Viola M. Farwick on 9 May 1895 in Indiana - the record states it's the groom's second marriage. 4. In 1900 (census) he is living in the house of the Kennedy brothers in Charleston, WV, working at a mill. 5. On 24 Dec 1900 he marries Lena ("Lennie") Dodson (d. of A.J. Dodson and Margarett) in Charleston, WV. 6. He moved to WV in 1900, looks like, and lived on some property in Davis Creek WV that I believe was handed down through the Dodson line 7. Tom named his son James Monroe, I believe after his brother who died in the Civil War of the same name. 8. Tom and Lena Townsend had two children: James Monroe & Nellie Townsend. 9. Tom died on June 2, 1936. 10. Thomas J. Townsend's obituary appeared in the Charleston Gazette (WV) on Wednesday, June 3, 1936. It mentioned Tom's death being the day before at his home on Davis Creek, WV; his age at death as 82; the survivors as being his widow Mrs. Lennie Townsend, one daughter Nellie Townsend of Davis Creek, and a sister Allie Harding of Indiana. 11. Thomas J. Townsend's burial: Songer Cem.,Davis Creek, WV. Source: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IKhYUqPfmdw James Townsend: Indiana by Bread and Circus Published on Feb 8, 2014 Written by James Townsend Produced by Marcus Gibbs Performed by James Townsend and Marcus Gibbs James Townsend: "Here's a link to a music video I did in honor of my Townsend ancestors from Indiana. The red barn I stand in front of was built by James Monroe, my grandfather (son of Thomas Townsend). I'm standing on the property where their house used to be." Source: Reprinted by permission. Copyright (c) 2013 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. https://familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22james%20monroe%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Atownsend~%20%2Bfather_givenname%3Athomas~%20%2Bfather_surname%3Atownsend~ FamilySearch: James M Townsend Son United States Census, 1920 birth: 1908 West Virginia residence: 1920 Loudon, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States father: Thomas J Townsend mother: Lena Townsend other: Nella Townsend, Wilson L Lewis Source: WEST VIRGINIA ARCHIVES AND HISTORY: Records maintained by West Virginia Archives & History For Research Purposes Only West Virginia Division of Culture and History Copyright 2013. All Rights Reserved. http://www.wvculture.org/vrr/va_view.aspx?Id=3160530&Type=Birth Birth record: James M. Townsend was born to Lennie and Thomas J. Townsend In Spring HIll, Kanawha Co., WV on Feb. 21, 1907. Source: Reprinted by permission. Copyright (c) 2013 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. https://familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22james%20m%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Atownsend~%20%2Bbirth_year%3A1907-1907~%20%2Bdeath_year%3A1988-1988~ FamilySearch: James M Townsend United States Social Security Death Index birth: 21 February 1907 death: 17 May 1988 Kanawha, West Virginia