Margaret M. Dickson

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.

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

Margaret — Samuel Porter Williams. Samuel (son of Rev. George Washington Williams and Lydia I. D. Howard) was born 15 Jul 1885, Tennessee; died 16 Aug 1961; was buried Howard-Campbell Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

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]

Notes:

Never married.

Death certificate lists given name as Samuel, #151.
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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 163.
"The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 77.

Notes:

Buford A. Townsend received his early education in the Elementary Schools of
Sevier County, Tennessee. He attended Smoky Mountain Academy which was a four
year accredited high school at that time, and was operated and owned by the
Baptist Church. In the earlier years it seemed that all the high schools were
church owned and operated. The State and County soon began to build and
operate the schools, which caused most denominational schools to disband and
give their support and attention to colleges they owned and operated.

Mr. Townsend considers himself to be a self-educated man since he always worked
to help pay his expenses when he was away in the boarding schools. He
graduated from Murphy College which was a high school and a Junior College at
the time. The school offered two years of accredited college work which could
be used when entering Senior Colleges.

After he graduated from Murphy College he did post graduat work and while there
he taught a firt year Latin class and a Math class to help pay some of his
expenses.

He taught his first class in Sevier County, Tennessee at the age of seventeen.
The county schools were short terms at that time and he would enter school as
soon as possible. He continued his education when not teaching.

He was principal of a four-teacher school the first year Sevier County,
Tennessee had a term as long as eight months. This was a consolidated school
with the first busing system in the county, even though it was a covered wagon
which hauled the children from a community where there had previously been a
one room school. He and his wife taught together in this school.

After nine years of teaching, Mr. Townsend decided to further his education by
attending Law School in Knoxville. Since he was married to Bess Whaley and
they had a home in Sevierville, he decided to commute to school. His wife,
Bess Townsend, was teaching in the Sevierville Elementary School. She taught
for twenty six years. It was a challenge trying to go to school, doing part
time work, commuting and studying law at night school.

Mr. Townsend received his Law Degree in 1934, and was licensed to practice in
the State , Appeallate and Federal Courts of the State of Tennessee.

Mr. Townsend enjoyed a very successful law practice until he was elected
Chancellor of the 13th Chancery Division in 1958. He was President of the
Sevier County Bar Association for several years. He was elected Chancellor for
two eight year terms without an opponent. This was the first time anyone had
entered the race without an apponent in forty years.

When he was elected for the first term, the 13th Cancery Division was composed
of eight counties: Blount, Cocke, Greene, Grainger, Union, Hamblen, Jefferson,
and Sevier Counties.

Sevier County was his home station where he held Chambers Day every Friday,
when it was not a regular term in one of the other counties. This gave the
attorneys from the surrounding counties an opportunity to appear for motions
and ex-parte matters without delay. At that time, a term of Court was
scheduled to be held in each county twice a year. Each term of court usually
lasted two weeks or longer, depending on the number of cases ready for trial in
each county. Some counties had much larger dockets than others.

The case load became so heavy during his first term in office, that the
division was split, or divided, into two divisions.

Judge Townsend continued to hold court in the new 13th Cancery Division, which
now consisted of only four counties-- Blount, Cocke, Jefferson, and Sevier.
The Governor appointed a Chancellor to prside over the counties until the
following ellection.

The records show that during Judge Townsend's last full year as Chancellor, he
disposed of more cases than any one Chancellor in the State of Tennessee.

While serving as Chancellor, Judge Townsend was elected Vice President of the
State Judiciary during his second year in office. He served on many
responsible State Judicial Committees, attended many special Judicial
Conferences, which included some out of the state.

Mr. Townsend was a member of the First Baptist Church of Sevierville, Sevier
County, Tennessee.

He was a member of the Tennessee State Legislature 1942-1943.

He served on the Sevier County Board of Education for sixteen years, and was
Chairman of the Sevier County Board of Education for twelve years.

He was a charter member of the Sevierville Lions Club and the Sevierville
Optimist Club.

He was a member of the Local, State, American and Federal Bar Associations.
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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 22.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 163.
"Smoky Mountain Family Album," Gladys Trentham Russell, 1984, p 29.
"The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 77, 81-84.

Buford married Bessie Whaley 18 Jun 1926, Sevier County, Tennessee. Bessie (daughter of John Mitchell Whaley and Charity Ogle) was born 27 Mar 1906, Tennessee; died 7 Apr 1987; was buried Shiloh Cemetery, Pigeon Forge, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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

Lillie married William Rhodman Holt 22 Feb 1925, Sevier County, Tennessee. William (son of Thomas Madison "Tom" Holt and Martha Jane C. Lowe) was born 9 Nov 1900, Tennessee; died 15 Dec 1988; was buried Bethel Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
"Smoky Mountain Clans, Volume 3", Donald B. Reagan, 1983, p 201.
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 163.

Neubert married Rhoda Baxter 11 Apr 1932, Sevier County, Tennessee. Rhoda (daughter of James "Big Jim" Baxter and Nancy Alice Smith) was born 27 Jan 1909; died 6 May 1975. [Group Sheet]

Neubert — Grace E. Watson. Grace (daughter of John Nelson Watson and Bertha Mae Maples) was born 23 Mar 1920, Tennessee; died 25 Dec 2001. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 164.
"The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 78.

Ramond — Fleeta Thurman. (daughter of Cyrus Lee "Cy" Thurman and Otha Wade) [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 164.
Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 78.

Notes:

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

Oran — Eloise. [Group Sheet]

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.

Notes:

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

Dorothy — Roscoe Cartwright. Roscoe died 31 Oct 1975. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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

Dorothy married Wayne Harry Cardwell Jul 1947. Wayne (son of Robert Henry Cardwell and Mollie C. Conner) was born 14 Dec 1920; died 5 Jan 1999, The Fort Sanders Hospital; was buried 7 Jan 1999, Laurel Grove Cemetery, Sevier County, Tennessee. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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

William — Patricia Elizabeth "Pat" Caruthers. Patricia (daughter of William S. Caruthers and Hilda Elizabeth Patterson) was born 11 Oct 1940. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 164.

Wilma — Robert "Bob" McConnell. Robert was born 26 May 1933. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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

Notes:

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

Notes:

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

Notes:

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

Notes:

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

Kathryn married Gerald K. Bledsoe 1969. [Group Sheet]

Kathryn — Bill Coffey. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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

Notes:

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

Victoria married James Hill 1982. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 77.

Timothy — Peggy A. Ford. (daughter of Edsel Ford and Bobbie Jenkins) [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 77.

Mark — Connie E.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
"The Townsend Heritage", Kathy Townsend, 1984, p 77.

William — Diane M.. [Group Sheet]

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 164.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 164.

Notes:

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Reference:
Rosa Lee Downey notes, 16 June 1983, p 164.