Rev. John Wesley Townsend^[1]

Abt 1850 -

• Name	John Wesley Townsend
  Prefix	Rev.
  Born	Abt 1850	Anderson County, Tennessee   [2]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1860	District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee   [3]
  Buried	Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I38294	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	23 Feb 2014

  
  

  Father	John Townsend,   b. Abt 1813, North Carolina ,   d. 8 Jan 1890  (Age ~ 77 years)
  Mother	Mary "Polly" Baldridge,   b. 16 Dec 1813, North Carolina ,   d. 25 Apr 1875  (Age 61 years)
  Notes	31 January 1835 Charleston Observer Married at Bugby, Wadmalaw Island on Thursday 22d (22 Jan 1835) inst., by the Rev. Mr. Hanckel, John Townsend Esq. of Edisto Island, to Mary Caroline, only daughter of the late Richard Jenkins, of Johns Island.
  Family ID	F17375	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Angeleta "Jetty" McMahan,   b. 1855, Tennessee ,   bur. Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	19 Feb 1869	, Sevier County, Tennessee
  Children	+ 1. Rev. Wilson F. Townsend,   b. 11 Aug 1871, Tennessee ,   d. 27 Aug 1901  (Age 30 years) + 2. Mary Evelyn Townsend,   b. 13 Sep 1874, Tennessee ,   d. 16 May 1950  (Age 75 years) + 3. James Gilbert Townsend,   b. 10 Oct 1876, Tennessee ,   d. 20 Jun 1948  (Age 71 years) + 4. Sallie Jane Townsend,   b. 12 Dec 1878, Anderson County, Tennessee ,   d. 5 Oct 1942, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee  (Age 63 years) + 5. Mack Nulty Townsend,   b. 4 Dec 1880, North Carolina ,   d. 2 May 1960, Knox County, Tennessee  (Age 79 years)
  Family ID	F14034	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - Abt 1850 - Anderson County, Tennessee Buried - - Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee Married - 19 Feb 1869 - , Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  Listed in the 1860 Federal Census of Cocke County with parents and in the 1870 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee. McNulty McMahan was Justice of Peace who married J. W. and Jetty. 24 March 1871 charter member of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee. Westley Townsend is listed as the second pastor of this church serving 1872 through 1874. J. W. Townsend was sixth pastor serving from 1880 through 1881. ---------- Reference: Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 33. "The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 73, 111, 112.

  
  

• Sources

  [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 355C, 1880. Census Place: Richardsons Cove, Sevier, Tennessee Source: FHL Film 1255277 National Archives Film T9-1277 Page 355C Relation Sex Marr Race Age Birthplace J. W. TOWNSEND Self M M W 28 TN Occ: Farmer Fa: NC Mo: NC A. TOWNSEND Wife F M W 25 TN Occ: Keeping House Fa: TN Mo: TN W. TOWNSEND Son M S W 8 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN M. E. TOWNSEND Dau F S W 4 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN J. G. TOWNSEND Son M S W 3 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN S. J. TOWNSEND Dau F S W 2 TN Fa: TN Mo: TN [S94] Sevier County, Tennessee Census, 462b, 15 Jul 1870. http://www.rootsweb.com/~usgenweb/tn/sevier/census/1870/0462b.gif [S112] Census, 1860. Name: John W Townsend Event Type: Census Event Year: 1860 Event Place: District No 8, Cocke, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 9 Race: White Race (Original): [Blank] Birth Year (Estimated): 1851 Birthplace: [Blank] Page: 105 Household ID: 762 Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M653 GS Film Number: 805244 Digital Folder Number: 004296184 Image Number: 00359 Household Gender Age Birthplace John Townsend M 50 North Carolina Mary Townsend F 50 North Carolina Phillip Townsend M 20 Tennessee Nancy Townsend F 13 Tennessee Mary Townsend F 11 [Blank] John W Townsend M 9 [Blank] Royal S Townsend M 7 [Blank] Margaret E Townsend F 5 [Blank] [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 437. Rev. J. W.