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| Name |
Lena "Lennie" Dodson |
| Birth |
May 1881 |
WV  |
| Gender |
Female |
| Person ID |
I10575 |
forneyclark |
| Last Modified |
2 Aug 2026 |
| Family |
Thomas Jefferson Townsend, b. 1852-1866, IN d. 2 Jun 1936, Burial: Songer Cem.,Davis Creek, Loudoun Co., WV (Age 70 years) |
| Marriage |
24 Dec 1900 |
Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV |
| Children |
| | 1. Nellie A. Townsend, b. 14 Jan 1902, WV d. 15 Nov 1968, Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 66 years) |
| | 2. James Monroe Townsend, b. 21 Feb 1907, Spring Hill, Kanawha Co., WV d. 17 May 1988, Kanawha Co., WV (Age 81 years) |
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| Family ID |
F4165 |
Group Sheet | Family Chart |
| Last Modified |
2 Aug 2026 |
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| Photos
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 | Dodson, Lena "Lennie" (b. 1881)
Individual photo of Lena "Lennie" Dodson Townsend came from Don Coatney's Coatney Collection at http://www.rootsweb.com/~inscott/CoatneyPhotos.html Many of the photos in the Collection were taken by Benjamin Harrison Coatney (1865-1925), Don Coatney's grandfather, who was a professional photographer in Perla, AR, and Indianapolis, IN. |
 | Townsend, Thomas Jefferson (b. 1852-66 & d. 1936) & Lena "Lennie" Dodson (b. 1881) & Andrew J. Dodson (b. 1845) & Margarett E. Hauley
Group/ possible Wedding photo may have been taken in 1900 and came from the Townsend Collection by James Townsend. Seated (L-R) are Margarett E. Hauley Dodson & Andrew J. Dodson. Standing (L-R) are Lena "Lennie" Dodson Townsend & Thomas Jefferson Townsend.
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
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 | Townsend, Thomas Jefferson (b. 1852-66 & d. 1936) & Lena "Lennie" Dodson (b. 1881)
Group/ Residence photo of (L-R) Lena "Lennie" Dodson Townsend & Thomas Jefferson Townsend & unidentified child was taken WV, about 1904. This picture came from the Townsend Collection by James Townsend.
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
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 | 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
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 | Townsend, Thomas Jefferson (b. 1852-66 & d. 1936) & Lena "Lennie" Dodson (b. 1881) & Nellie A. Townsend (1902-1968)
Group photo was probably taken about 1924-1926 and came from the Townsend Collection by James Townsend. Included at far left are Thomas Jefferson Townsend & in the center, the adults Lena "Lennie" Dodson Townsend & Nellie A. Townsend. 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
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| 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) 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
https://familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22andrew%20j.%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Adodson~%20%2Bspouse_givenname%3Amargaret~
FamilySearch:
Andrew J Dodson
Head
United States Census, 1900
birth: June 1845 West Virginia
residence: 1900 ED 55 Loudon district (Precinct 4), Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
spouse: Margarett E Dodson
children: Leondras Dodson, Benjamin H Dodson, Lennie L Dodson
other: Sepheson Martin
Name Andrew J Dodson
Titles and Terms
Event Type Census
Event Date 1900
Event Place ED 55 Loudon district (Precinct 4), Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
Birth Date Jun 1845
Birthplace West Virginia
Relationship to Head of Household Head
Father's Birthplace West Virginia
Mother's Birthplace West Virginia
Race White
Gender Male
Marital Status Married
Years Married 35
Marriage Year (Estimated) 1865
Mother of how many children
Number of Living Children
Immigration Year
Page 16
Sheet Letter B
Family Number 293
Reference ID 66
GS Film number 1241762
Digital Folder Number
Source:
Reprinted by permission. Copyright (c) 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc.
https://familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3A%22Lennie%20l.%22~%20%2Bsurname%3Adodson~
FamilySearch:
Lennie L Dodson
Daughter
United States Census, 1900
birth: May 1881 West Virginia
residence: 1900 ED 55 Loudon district (Precinct 4), Kanawha, West Virginia, United States
father: Andrew J Dodson
mother: Margarett E Dodson
other: Leondras Dodson, Benjamin H Dodson, Sepheson Martin
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