Dowe Delmar Townsend

1908 - 1973  (65 years)

• Name	Dowe Delmar Townsend
  Born	2 Aug 1908	Tennessee
  Gender	Male
  Census	1940	District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee   [1]
  Died	12 Oct 1973  [2, 3]
  Buried	Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee   [4]
  Person ID	I36691	Smoky Mountain Ancestral Quest
  Last Modified	25 May 2013

  
  

  Father	George Matson Townsend,   b. 13 Sep 1869, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Oct 1937  (Age 68 years)
  Mother	Rachel Watson,   b. 18 Nov 1872, Tennessee ,   d. 25 Jul 1957  (Age 84 years)
  Marriage License	10 Mar 1893	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Married	12 Mar 1893	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Family ID	F11115	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Maude E. Maples,   b. 27 Dec 1914, Tennessee ,   d. 1 Jun 2000, Fort Sanders Sevier Medical Center, Sevierville, Sevier County, Tennessee  (Age 85 years)
  Married	23 Aug 1931	Sevier County, Tennessee
  Notes	0022308
  Children	+ 1. Wanda Faye Townsend,   b. 28 May 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Jun 2001  (Age 69 years) + 2. David Ottis Townsend,   b. 8 Feb 1934, Tennessee ,   d. 11 May 2013  (Age 79 years) + 3. Delmar Ray Townsend,   b. 15 Feb 1936, Tennessee ,   d. 29 Nov 2017  (Age 81 years) + 4. Beatrice "Bea" Townsend,   b. 25 May 1938, Tennessee  (Age 86 years)   5. Wade George Townsend,   b. 15 Mar 1941, Sevier County, Tennessee ,   d. 18 Oct 2003  (Age 62 years)
  Family ID	F13360	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 2 Aug 1908 - Tennessee Married - 23 Aug 1931 - Sevier County, Tennessee Census - 1940 - District 13, Sevier County, Tennessee Buried - - Smoky Mountain Memory Gardens Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Notes

  ---------- Reference: "The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 59. Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 128.

  
  

• Sources

  [S112] Census, 1940. Name: Dowe Townsend Titles and Terms: Event Type: Census Event Date: 1940 Event Place: Pigeon Forge, Civil District 13, Sevier, Tennessee, United States Gender: Male Age: 32 Marital Status: Married Race (Original): White Race: White Relationship to Head of Household (Original): Head Relationship to Head of Household: Head Birthplace: Tennessee Birth Year (Estimated): 1908 Last Place of Residence: Same Place District: 78-21 Family Number: 79 Sheet Number and Letter: 6A Line Number: 35 Affiliate Publication Number: T627 Affiliate Film Number: 3933 Digital Folder Number: 005461375 Image Number: 00543 Household Gender Age Birthplace Head Dowe Townsend M 32 Tennessee Wife Maude Townsend F 28 Tennessee Daughter Wanda Fae Townsend F 7 Tennessee Son David Ottis Townsend M 6 Tennessee Son Delmar Ray Townsend M 4 Tennessee Daughter Beatrice Townsend F 1 Tennessee [S77] Rawlings Funeral Home Records 1911-1995, Larry D. Fox, (Smoky Mountain Historical Society), 12 Oct 1973. Townsend, Dowe 65 Oct 12, 1973 R2 buried SMMG [S73] Rawlings Funeral Home, Book 2, 12 Oct 1973. Townsend, Dowe Delmar Aug 2, 1908 Tn Oct 12, 1973 Spouse: Maples, Maude Father: Townsend, George Mother: Watson, Rachel Sons: Delmar, Wade, David Daughters: Mrs. Carroll King [Faye], Mrs. Claude Barnes [Bea] Cemetery: Smoky Mt. Memorial Brothers: Ambrose, Ottis, Walter Sisters: Mrs. Anah Headrick [S34] In the Shadow of the Smokies, Smoky Mountain Historical Society, (1993), 387.