Mary Ellen Townsend b. 4 Feb 1870 Tonica, La Salle Co., IL d. 23 Apr 1945 Springfield, Lane Co., OR: Forney & Clark Genealogy Pages

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Name	Mary Ellen Townsend
Birth	4 Feb 1870	Tonica, La Salle Co., IL
Gender	Female
Death	23 Apr 1945	Springfield, Lane Co., OR
Person ID	I7772	forneyclark
Last Modified	12 Apr 2024

Father	William Townsend, b. 1 Feb 1829, NY d. 6 Feb 1895, Nuckolls Co., NE (Age 66 years)
Mother	Marian Denton, b. Delaware Co., NY d. 11 Mar 1874
Marriage	24 Nov 1851	Bradford Co., PA
Family ID	F3334	Group Sheet \| Family Chart

Family Theodore "Dick" Bohnstedt, b. 10 Aug 1862, Olney, Richland Co., IL d. 5 Dec 1926, Madrid, Perkins Co., NE; burial: Highland Cem., Adams, Gage Co., NE (Age 64 years)

Marriage 14 May 1887 Beatrice, Gage Co., NE

Children

	1. Alva Earl Bohnstedt, b. 18 Mar 1888, NE d. 2 Aug 1889, Bohnstedt Farm near Adams, Gage Co., NE; bur: Scott Cem., Beatrice, Gage Co. NE (Age 1 year)
	2. Harry Lisle Bohnstedt, b. 13 Jun 1890, Bohnstedt Farm near Adams, Gage Co., NE d. 27 Jan 1953, Ogden, Weber Co., UT; burial: Winlock Cem., Winlock, Lewis Co., WA (Age 62 years)
	3. Bernice Ruth Bohnstedt, b. 28 Dec 1892, Bohnstedt Farm near Adams, Gage Co., NE d. 25 Nov 1911, Pickrell, Gage Co., NE; burial: Highland Cem., Adams, Gage Co., NE (Age 18 years)
	4. Hazel Merle Bohnstedt, b. 23 Oct 1894, Bohnstedt Farm near Adams, Gage Co., NE d. 5 Jul 1974, Beaverton, Washington Co., OR (Age 79 years)
	5. Velma Edith Bohnstedt, b. 21 Jun 1898, Bohnstedt Farm near Adams, Gage Co., NE d. 30 Jan 1993, Sutter Creek, Amador Co., CA (Age 94 years)
	6. Duane Townsend Bohnstedt, b. 15 Jun 1900, Davenport (near Oak), Thayer Co., NE d. 30 Jan 1994, Punta Gorda, Charlotte Co., FL (Age 93 years)
	7. Pauline "Maude" Bohnstedt, b. 4 Mar 1903, Bohnstedt Farm near Adams, Gage Co., NE d. 1973, Redondo Beach, Los Angeles Co., CA (Age 69 years)
	8. Mabel Elma Bohnstedt, b. 18 Jan 1905, Bohnstedt Farm near Adams, Gage Co., NE d. 13 Jan 1974, Redmund, Deschutes Co., OR; burial: Redmond Cem., Redmond, Deschutes Co., OR (Age 68 years)
	9. Marjorie Fern Bohnstedt, b. 1907, Bohnstedt Farm near Adams, Gage Co., NE
	10. Preston Vern Bohnstedt, b. 27 Jan 1912, NE d. 13 Mar 1991, Salem, Marion Co., OR (Age 79 years)

Family ID F2379 Group Sheet | Family Chart

Last Modified 12 Apr 2024

Photos » Slide Show		Bohnstedt, Hazel Merle (1894-1974) & Velma Edith Bohnstedt (1898-1993) & Bernice Ruth Bohnstedt (1892-1911) & Harry Lisle Bohnstedt (1890-1853) & Duane Townsend Bohnstedt (1900-1994) & Theodore "Dick" Bohnstedt (1862-1926) & Mabel Elma Bohnstedt (1905-1974) & Mary Ellen Townsend (1870-1945) & Pauline “Maude” Bohnstedt (1903-1973) & Marjorie Fern Bohnstedt (b.1907) Group photo was taken about 1910 and came from the Clifton Cockerill Archives. Included (L-R, standing) are Hazel Merle Bohnstedt Nielson & Velma Edith Bohnstedt Williams & Bernice Ruth Bohnstedt & Harry Lisle Bohnstedt. Included (L-R, sitting) are Duane Townsend Bohnstedt & Theodore "Dick" Bohnstedt & Mabel Elma Bohnstedt Cockerill & Mary Ellen Townsend Bohnstedt & Pauline “Maude” Bohnstedt Rawson & Marjorie Fern Bohnstedt. See Clifton “Gayle” Cockerill’s website “Samuel Cockerill Genealogy” at http://olypen.com/cliffc/genealogy/index.html
		Cockerill, Donald Clarence "Don" (1926-2015) & Mary Ellen Townsend (1870-1945) & Lois Nielsen & Hazel Nielsen & Mary Ann Nielsen & Mabel Elma Bohnstedt (1905-1974) & Clarence Cockerill (1904-1985) & Beverly Cockerill & Merle Nielson & Clifton “Gayle” Cockerill & Wendell Cockerill Group photo was taken in Divide, Oregon, in 1939, and came from the Clifton Cockerill Archives. See Clifton “Gayle” Cockerill’s website “Samuel Cockerill Genealogy” at http://olypen.com/cliffc/genealogy/index.html Included (L-R, back row) are Donald Clarence "Don" Cockerill & Mary Ellen Townsend Bohnstedt & Lois Nielsen & Hazel Nielsen & Mary Ann Nielsen & Mabel Elma Bohnstedt Cockerill & Clarence Cockerill. Included (L-R, front row) are Beverly Cockerill & Merle Nielsen & Clifton “Gayle” Cockerill & Wendell Cockerill. Divide, Oregon was located 27 miles south of Eugene, Oregon, on I-5. The town no longer exists.
		Townsend, Mary Ellen (1870-1945) Individual photo of Mary Ellen Townsend Bohnstedt came from the Clifton Cockerill Archives.

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SEE CLIFTON "GAYLE" COCKERILL'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
http://olypen.com/cliffc/genealogy/index.html
Samuel Cockerill Genealogy:
Clifton "Gayle" Cockerill:
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SEE LOIS E. BRANCH'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=loisebranch&id=I55079
The Branch Ranch - A Roundup of Our Ancestors:
Lois E. Branch:
ID: I55079
Name: Mary Ellen Townsend
Sex: F
Birth: 4 FEB 1870 in Tonica, La Salle Co. IL
Death: 23 APR 1945 in Springfield, Lane Co. OR
Burial: Highland Cemetery, Adams, Gage Co. NE
Father: William Townsend b: 1829 in NY
Marriage 1 Theodore "Dick" Bohnstedt b: 10 AUG 1862 in Olney, Richland Co. IL
Married: 14 MAY 1887 in Beatrice, Gage Co. NE
Children
Alva Earl Bohnstedt b: 18 MAR 1888 in Nebraska
Harry Lisle Bohnstedt b: 13 JUN 1890 in Bohnstedt Farm near Adams, Neb.
Bernice Ruth Bohnstedt b: 28 DEC 1892 in Bohnstedt Farm near Adams, Neb.
Hazel Merle Bohnstedt b: 23 OCT 1894 in Bohnstedt Farm near Adams, Neb.
Velma Edith Bohnstedt b: 21 JUN 1898 in Bohnstedt Farm near Adams, Neb.
Duane Townsend Bohnstedt b: 15 JUN 1900 in Davenport, near Oak, Neb.
Pauline Maude Bohnstedt b: 4 MAR 1903 in Bohnstedt Farm near Adams, Neb.
Mabel Elma Bohnstedt b: 18 JAN 1905 in Bohnstedt Farm near Adams, Gage Co. NE
Marjorie Fern Bohnstedt b: 1907 in Bohnstedt Farm near Adams, Neb.
Preston Vern Bohnstedt b: 27 JAN 1912 in Nebraska
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Source:
SEE LOIS E. BRANCH'S SITE FOR COMPREHENSIVE INFORMATION AND REFERENCES:
http://wc.rootsweb.ancestry.com/cgi-bin/igm.cgi?op=GET&db=loisebranch&id=I55425
The Branch Ranch - A Roundup of Our Ancestors:
Lois E. Branch:
{7-2008: The following info has not yet been posted to Lois E. Branch's site.]
History of Gage County, Nebraska: A Narrative of the Past, with Special ... By Hugh Jackson Dobbs Published 1918:
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THEODORE BOHNSTEDT maintains representative status as one of the prominent and influential exponents of farm industry in Hanover township, where his attractive homestead place is situated in Section 10, and as a substantial and honored citizen of the county he merits specific recognition in this publication. Mr. Bohnstedt was born in Richland county, Illinois, August 10, 1862, and is a son of Charles and Mary E. (Capel) Bohnstedt, the former a native of Germany and the lattei of the state of Pennsylvania. The marriage of the parents was solemnized in Zanesville, Ohio, and within a short time thereafter they removed to Richland county, Illinois, where Charles Bohnstedt purchased a farm of eighty acres. He became one of the successful farmers and representative citizens of Richland county and there continued his residence until his death, which occurred June 9, 1915, his widow being still a resident of the county in which they established their -home many years ago. Mr. Bohnstedt was a Democrat prior to the Civil war and thereafter transferred his allegiance to the Republican party. His religious faith was that of the Evangelical church, his widow now being a member of the United Brethren church. He finally traded his farm for property in the village of Olney, Illinois, where he passed the residue of his life. He was a son of Charles Bohnstedt, who established the family home in Pennsylvania upon coming to America, but who later

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removed to Ohio and finally to Illinois, in which state his death occurred. David Capel, maternal grandfather of the subject of this review, was a native of France and after coming to the United States he established his home in Pennsylvania, whence he later removed to Ohio, where he passed the rest of his life.
Theodore Bohnstedt was reared and educated in Illinois and was twenty-three years of age when, in 1885, he came to Nebraska and established his home in Gage county. For two years he was here employed by William Townsend, one of whose daughters he eventually wedded, and after thus taking to himself a wife he resided one year in the city of Beatrice. He then turned his attention to farm industry, and since 1909 he has rented and conducted progressive farm enterprise on the half section of land which he rents of Robert Littlejohn. He follows a vigorous course in his operations as an agriculturist and stock-grower and makes his business enterprise one of definitely successful order. In May, 1887, was solemnized the marriage of Mr. Bohnstedt to Miss Mary Townsend, a daughter of the late William Townsend, to whom a memoir is dedicated on other pages of this volume. Of the ten children born to Mr. and Mrs. Bohnstedt eight are living: Harry L. is a skilled mechanic and is employed in an electric-light plant at Oak, Nebraska ; and the other children remain at the parental home, — Hazel, Velma, Duane, Maude, Mabel, Marjorie and Preston.
In politics Mr. Bohnstedt is found aligned as a staunch supporter of the cause of the Democratic party and though he has had no ambition for official preferment of any kind he has shown his civic loyalty by effective service as road supervisor and as a member of the school board of his district.
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