1900 - 1994
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| Name  | 
Mildred Louise  Townsend  |  
| Born  | 
21 Nov 1900  | 
Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan    [1]  | 
 
| Gender  | 
Female  |  
| Residence  | 
1943  | 
Detroit, Wayne Co, Michigan    | 
 
| Died  | 
05 Jul 1994  | 
Kent Co, Michigan    [2]  | 
 
- MILDRED BARNABY 21 Nov 1900 5 Jul 1994 49315 (Byron Center, Kent, MI) (No Location Given) 370-18-1692 Michigan Before 1951
 
 
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| Notes  | 
- Witnesses at their wedding were Mary E. Barnaby and Carrie E. Townsend, the mothers. Both witnesses listed their residences as Grand Rapids.
 
 
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| Person ID  | 
I1146  | 
Bryant | 
 
| Last Modified  | 
27 Jun 2006  |  
 
 
| Father  | 
Eugene Martin Townsend,   b. 07 Aug 1873, Lockport, Niagara Co, New York  ,   d. 11 Aug 1959, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan    |  
| Mother  | 
Carrie Eugelia Holbrook,   b. 20 Feb 1871, Hubbardston, Ionia Co, Michigan  ,   d. 30 Aug 1943, Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan    |  
| Married  | 
12 Oct 1892  | 
St. Johns, Clinton Co, Michigan    [3]  | 
 
- Clinton Independent publ. 20 Oct 1892 
 
"Licensed to Wed - 
October 12, E. M. Townsend, Hubbardston, age 19 & Carrie E. Holbrook, St. Johns, age 21" 
 
In the 1900 census on June 4, Eugene & Carrie each indicate they were married 7 years. In the 1910 census taken April 19, they were each married 18 years. In the 1930 census, both Eugene and Carrie indicate they were each 20 years old at their marriage. 
 
Certificate: 1155 
Marriage Date: October 12, 1892 
Place: St. Johns, Mich 
Eugene M. Townsend, 19, White, Teamster 
Res: Hubbardston, Mich 
b. New York 
f. Martin V. Townsend 
m. Ella M. Evans 
Carrie E. Holbrook, 21, White, Housework 
Res: St. Johns, Mich 
b. Hubbardston 
f. James M. Holbrook 
m. Eugelia E. Townsend 
 
License Date: October 12, 1892 
Married by: B. D. Stearus (Stearns), Clergyman 
Wit:  
J. A. Holbrook, St. Johns, Mich 
Mary Holbrook, St. Johns, Mich 
 
First marriage for both. 
 
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| Family ID  | 
F167  | 
Group Sheet | 
 
 
 
| Family  | 
Lorraine Ardell Barnaby,   b. 19 Mar 1896, Ross, Kent Co, Michigan  ,   d. 29 Nov 1970, probably, Ionia Co, Michigan    |  
| Married  | 
16 Apr 1921  | 
Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan    | 
 
- book #20, page 102
 
Lorraine Barnaby age 25  
born: Ross, MI  
occupation: teacher  
father: Horrace T. Barnaby; mother: Mary E. Ryno  
Mildred L. Townsend age 20  
born: Grand Rapids  
occupation: bank clerk  
father: Eugene M. Townsend; mother: Carrie E. Holbrook  
witnesses: Mary E. Barnaby & Carrie E. Townsend, both of Grand Rapids. 
 
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| Family ID  | 
F171  | 
Group Sheet | 
 
 
 
  
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| Sources  | 
- [S133]  Kent Co, MI, Vital Records, Death certificate #043689. Gives birth year as 1900..
 
  
- [S133]  Kent Co, MI, Vital Records, Death certificate #043689..
 
  
- [S369]  Marriages of Clinton County, Compiler: Genealogists of the Clinton County Historical Society, (Clinton County Historical Society, http://www.dewittlibrary.com/CCHS/CCHSmar.htm, Revised June 2002).
  
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