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David Duane Townsend

Male 1919 - 1945  (25 years)


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Generation: 1

  1. 1.  David Duane Townsend was born 14 Nov 1919 (son of W. Filmore Townsend and Myrtle Fagley); died 1941/1945, , Florida.

    Notes:

    Never married. Killed in plane crash off the coast of Florida during World War
    II.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 163.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 77.


Generation: 2

  1. 2.  W. Filmore Townsend was born 19 Feb 1897 (son of Rev. Wilson F. Townsend and Margaret M. Dickson); died 8 Jun 1978.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 163.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 77.

    W. — Myrtle Fagley. Myrtle was born 14 Feb 1897. [Group Sheet]


  2. 3.  Myrtle Fagley was born 14 Feb 1897.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 163.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 77.

    Children:
    1. Oran Doyle Townsend
    2. 1. David Duane Townsend was born 14 Nov 1919; died 1941/1945, , Florida.
    3. Dorothy Townsend


Generation: 3

  1. 4.  Rev. Wilson F. Townsend was born 11 Aug 1871, Tennessee (son of Rev. John Wesley Townsend and Angeleta "Jetty" McMahan); died 27 Aug 1901; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 153, 163.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 77.

    Wilson — Margaret M. Dickson. Margaret (daughter of William Henry Dickson and Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan) was born 25 Aug 1876; died 12 Jan 1934; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 5.  Margaret M. DicksonMargaret M. Dickson was born 25 Aug 1876 (daughter of William Henry Dickson and Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan); died 12 Jan 1934; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

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    Reference:
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 153, 163.
    "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 77.

    Children:
    1. 2. W. Filmore Townsend was born 19 Feb 1897; died 8 Jun 1978.
    2. Samuel Wesley Townsend was born 15 Jun 1899; died 27 Aug 1920, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. Judge Buford Alvin Townsend was born 30 Mar 1901, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 23 Aug 1992; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.


Generation: 4

  1. 8.  Rev. John Wesley Townsend was born Abt 1850, Anderson County, Tennessee (son of John Townsend and Mary "Polly" Baldridge); was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1860, District 8, Cocke County, Tennessee

    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.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 33.
    "The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 73, 111, 112.

    John married Angeleta "Jetty" McMahan 19 Feb 1869, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Angeleta (daughter of Archibald D. McMahan and Rebecca F. McMahan) was born 1855, Tennessee; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  2. 9.  Angeleta "Jetty" McMahan was born 1855, Tennessee (daughter of Archibald D. McMahan and Rebecca F. McMahan); was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    First name may be Supulda.

    Listed in the 1870 Federal Census of Sevier County, Tennessee.

    24 March 1871 charter member of Shady Grove Baptist Church in Sevier County, Tennessee.
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    Reference:
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 12, 33.
    "The Townsend Heritage," Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 73, 111, 112.

    Children:
    1. 4. Rev. Wilson F. Townsend was born 11 Aug 1871, Tennessee; died 27 Aug 1901; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. Mary Evelyn Townsend was born 13 Sep 1874, Tennessee; died 16 May 1950; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    3. James Gilbert Townsend was born 10 Oct 1876, Tennessee; died 20 Jun 1948; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Sallie Jane Townsend was born 12 Dec 1878, Anderson County, Tennessee; died 5 Oct 1942, Maryville, Blount County, Tennessee; was buried 7 Oct 1942, New Salem Cemetery, Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee.
    5. Mack Nulty Townsend was born 4 Dec 1880, North Carolina; died 2 May 1960, Knox County, Tennessee; was buried Shady Grove Baptist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

  3. 10.  William Henry Dickson was born 4 Nov 1830, Tennessee (son of Alexander Dickson and Elizabeth "Peggy" Bohannon); died 9 Aug 1894; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Notes:

    Probably born in South Carolina where parents lived before migrating in Sevier County, Tennessee, Middle Creek, Tennesse and died of stomach trouble.
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    Reference:"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 142, 143.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 July 1983, p 152.
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.

    William married Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan Abt 1848/1849, , Sevier County, Tennessee. Mary (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack") was born 8 Mar 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 21 Jul 1911; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]


  4. 11.  Mary Ann "Polly" McMahan was born 8 Mar 1832, Sevier County, Tennessee (daughter of James Balford "Jim Bally" McMahan and Mary Ann "Polly" Wilson, "Granny Mack"); died 21 Jul 1911; was buried Jones Cove, Sevier County, Tennessee.

    Other Events:

    • Census: 1900, District 1, Sevier County, Tennessee

    Notes:

    Died of kidney trouble and buried in Aaron Proffit Cemetery.

    SMHS lists death as 21 July 1914.
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    Reference:
    T. D. W McMahan records, Johnny Scott Large, p 64.
    Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 13, 119, 152.
    "Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 142, 143, 189, 199, 253.
    "Sevier County, Tennessee and Its Heritage", 1994, p 369.
    "In the Shadow of the Smokies", Smoky Mountain Historical Society, 1993, p 499.

    Children:
    1. Lucinda Dickson was born 19 Feb 1850, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 11 Jul 1922; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    2. James Dickson was born Abt 1852; died Abt 1853.
    3. Sarah E. Dickson was born 1853, Tennessee; died May 1912; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    4. Nancy A. "Nan" Dickson was born 5 Mar 1855, Tennessee; died 18 Jan 1938, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 19 Jan 1938, Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    5. Mary Ann Dickson was born 21 Aug 1857, Tennessee; died 19 Apr 1934; was buried Sanders McMahan Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    6. William H. "Bill" Dixon was born 10 Sep 1858, Tennessee; died 24 Nov 1940; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    7. Thomas Jefferson "Tom" Dickson was born 13 Aug 1861, Tennessee; died 13 Jan 1931; was buried Aaron Proffitt Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    8. David D. Dixon was born 2 Aug 1863, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 20 Feb 1937, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried 21 Feb 1937, Miller Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    9. Celia Cornelia Dickson was born 20 Oct 1864, Sevier County, Tennessee; died 28 Apr 1940, Sevier County, Tennessee; was buried Middle Creek Methodist Church Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    10. Robert Prentice "Ples" Dickson was born 15 May 1867, Tennessee; died 6 Apr 1957.
    11. Henry C. Dickson was born 25 Jul 1869, Tennessee; died 13 Aug 1932.
    12. Joseph Crockett Dickson was born Jul 1871.
    13. Samuel Wesley Dickson was born 26 Jan 1876, Tennessee; died 5 Jan 1962; was buried Huff Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.
    14. 5. Margaret M. Dickson was born 25 Aug 1876; died 12 Jan 1934; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee.


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