Nellie A. Townsend

1902 - 1968  (66 years)

• Name	Nellie A. Townsend
  Birth	14 Jan 1902	WV
  Gender	Female
  Death	15 Nov 1968	Charleston, Kanawha Co., WV
  Person ID	I10581	forneyclark
  Last Modified	10 Jun 2026

  
  

  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 » Slide Show		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, Nellie A. (1902-1968) Individual/ Pet/ Dog photo of Nellie A. Townsend & dog was probably taken in WV and came from the Townsend Collection by James Townsend.
  		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.
  		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

  
  

• 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%3Anella~%20%2Bsurname%3Atownsend~%20%2Bfather_givenname%3Athomas~%20%2Bfather_surname%3Atownsend~ FamilySearch: Nella Townsend Daughter United States Census, 1920 birth: 1903 West Virginia (Donna Forney Clark: Death Cert. says birth date Jan. 14, 1902) residence: 1920 Loudon, Kanawha, West Virginia, United States father: Thomas J Townsend mother: Lena Townsend other: James M Townsend, Wilson L Lewis Source: Reprinted by permission. Copyright (c) 2012 by Intellectual Reserve, Inc. https://familysearch.org/search/record/results#count=20&query=%2Bgivenname%3Anellie~%20%2Bsurname%3Atownsend~%20%2Bdeath_place%3AWV~%20%2Bdeath_year%3A1968-1968~ FamilySearch: Nellie A Townsend United States Social Security Death Index birth: 14 January 1902 death: 15 November 1968 Charleston, Kanawha, West Virginia