Harold James Townsend

1895 - 1960

• Name	Harold James Townsend
  Born	11 Apr 1895	Hubbardston, Ionia Co, Michigan
  Gender	Male
  Milit-Beg	15 Jul 1917
  	He served in the Army as Corporal, Company I, 32nd Mi Infantry, & Company K, 126th Michigan Infantry.
  Residence	1943	Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan
  Died	28 Feb 1960	Big Pine Key, Monroe Co, Florida
  	Obit. James H. Townsend, 64, of 1921 Collingwood SW, retired freight conductor for the C & O railroad died Sunday at Big Pine Key, FL after a long illness. Born in Hubbardston, MI, Mr. Townsend came to Grand Rapids when he was a year old. He worked for C & O Railroad for 40 years. He was a WWI Army Veteran. Mr. Townsend is survived by his wife, Ilah; daughter Mrs. Lee (Olga) Mei of Wyoming; brother Gordon of Wyoming; three sisters - Mrs. L. A. (Mildred) Barnaby of Grand Rapids; Mrs. Ora (Marie) Blackmer of Lansing; Mrs. John (Winifred) Novak of Royal Oak; and a grand daughter, Miss Marcha Mei. Interment: Pine River Cemetery, Blanchard, MI
  Buried	02 Mar 1960	Pine River Cemetery, Blanchard, Isabella Co, Michigan
  Person ID	I1257	Bryant
  Last Modified	21 Apr 2007

  
  

  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   [1]
  	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.
  Family ID	F167	Group Sheet

  
  

  Family	Ilah M. Heminger,   b. 1906, North Dakota ,   d. 12 Dec 1998, Wyoming, Kent Co, Michigan
  Married	1920
  Family ID	F177	Group Sheet

  
  

• Event Map		Born - 11 Apr 1895 - Hubbardston, Ionia Co, Michigan Residence - 1943 - Grand Rapids, Kent Co, Michigan Died - 28 Feb 1960 - Big Pine Key, Monroe Co, Florida Buried - 02 Mar 1960 - Pine River Cemetery, Blanchard, Isabella Co, Michigan  = Link to Google Maps   = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [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).