We were not able to determine the location of Gitto Branch. He previously commanded the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from March 2018 until June 2019 and XVIII Airborne Corps from May 2015 until January 2018. They imported tea and spices from Java. Caspar Fink enlisted July 1, 1861 in Captain Sam Alexanders Company at LaGrange for 90 days for reserve state service. See Greene, David L. Townsend Ancestry of Richard of the Welcome, John of Philadelphia, Joseph of Chester County, and Joan of Chester County, in Pennsylvania Genealogical Magazine. The family settled in Mclntosh County where the elder Harper died in 1822. He married Elizabeth Stapleton circa 1795 at Marlboro Co., South Carolina. A teacher of instrumental music by profession, Mr. Fisher maintained an enthusiastic interest in botany from his early years, though he never formally trained in the science. He worked for the railroads in several jobs. (Philadelphia, Pennsylvania: Genealogical Society of Pennsylvania), 42 (4): 293313, Fall/Winter 2002, The following info was not edited 1/26/2021 and may or may not be correct.---------------------------------------------------------, Stephen was born in 1700. In 1848, Francis Frede returned to Germany and married Louise Eilers. Stephen T. Townsend was born in 1959 in Scheinfeld, Bavaria, and was adopted soon after his birth by an American military family in Germany. [Interment in theGrace Cemetery]. An autopsy was not performed but it was assumed he died of a heart attack in 1950 when Dad was 9 years old. In 1917 she entered the US at Detroit, MI returning from a 3-month visit to relatives in Canada with daughter Orpha (18). The earliest South Carolina record we have found on John Townsend is a South Carolina plat dated 25 October 1771 wherein John Bremar, Esq. Marys parents were born in Germany and Holland and moved to Texas to seek their fortunes in the new Republic. They removed from Marlboro County, South Carolina to Mcintosh County, Georgia after 1815. h TOWNSEND, Sarah TOWNSEND, Joseph TOWNSEND, Jane TOWNSEND, Mary TOWNSEND, John TOWSEND, Jane TOWNSEND, Charles TOWNSEND, Charles TOWNSEN 1694 - Bucklebury, Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Apr 15 1769 - Solebury, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British Colonial America, Apr 15 1769 - Solebury Township, Bucks, Pennsylvania, British America, Elizabeth TOWNSEND, Mary TOWNSEND, Stephen TOWNSEND, Sarah TOWNSEND, Charles TOWNSEND, Anne TOWNSEND, William TOWNSEND, Hannah TOWNSEND, Joseph TOWNSEND, Charles TOWNSEND, Sarah TOWNSEND, Mary TOWNSEND, Rachel TOWNSEND, James TOWNSEND, Jane TOWNSEND, Bucklebury, West Berkshire, England, United Kingdom, Bensalem Township, Bucks County, Pennsylvania, United States, Solebury, Bucks County, PA, United States. After 7 or 8 years in Florida, Asa moved his family again, this time to Texas. Moses mother died when he was 13 years old. In 1930 he was a teacher of instrumental music living at 611 West Pierce Avenue with wife Alice Melinda Palmer (55) and 3 lodgers. in 1883 and F.R.C.S. Being warned of an impending raid (some say by a friendly Indian) Asa escaped with his family to Columbus, where they remained till the trouble died down. William T. Townsend: Spanish grant 1835 in McLennan and Freestone Counties; Bounty grant for military service in the Texas Revolution 1836 in Coryell County. These Crown Grants were offered as headrights to encourage settlers to come into the wilderness, clear and live on the land. This record places Benedictus in Sussex County in 1736. The family recalls that the old Townsend homestead was at 1515 Branard Street in Houston, where Gigi (Augustus) and Grandma Townsend lived. vandiver.john@stripes.com Twitter: @ john_vandiver Migrated In accordance with his own request, specimens and reprints on hand at the time of his death were presented to Southern Methodist University. Mr. Townsend is the right man in the right place and as such is looked upon by all. WebStephen J. Townsend is a United States Army officer who commanded the XVIII Airborne Corps from May 2015 until January 2018. By the 1800s John Townsend (1740-1786)s children began moving south into Georgia and by the 1830s all, with the exception of his son, John Townsend (1760-1843) and daughter Rhoda Townsend (1765- ) had moved their families into Georgia and Florida. Uncle Don and Dad began school in Hunt. The journey was made from Galveston to LaGrange by ox-cart. Many a prominent family was left penniless, while others who had nothing before the war suddenly became cattle barons. WebGeneral Stephen J. Townsend assumed duties as Commander, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command on March 2, 2018, after serving as Commander, XVIII Airborne Corps, the U.S. Armys rapid deployment contingency corps, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He did not maintain a permanent herbarium of his own: any specimens he acquired might be sold or re-exchanged at any time. Browse 411 stephen townsend stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and images. Good friends of my mother and father. The gallery painted them the same color grey and uses the buildings as offices. He previously commanded the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from March 2018 until June 2019 and XVIII Airborne Corps from May 2015 until January 2018. His descendants at his death numbered 81, just the number of his years. 1/26/2021 edit Stephen Townsend, Sr, was the son of John Townsend and Elizabeth (NN) Townsend or John Townsend and Elizabeth (Pocoke) Townsend. The cemetery at Ross Prairie remains fairly intact although there have been no burials there in years. Anton had an import business in Amsterdam, Holland under the name of Scholvinck & Eilers. The graves are in the southeast corner of the cemetery. In 1826 two of the brothers, Thomas Roderick and Spencer Burton, made the long trip to Texas to investigate these land offers. The last being station agent in Hallettsville, Texas, from which he resigned to enter politics, being elected alderman and later serving three terms as mayor. On August 5, 1863 at Camp Columbus, Texas, Caspar Fink enlisted in Captain Socrates Martins Company A, First Regiment, Texas State Troops. Wits: Jas White, Christ. After the civil war, fortunes drastically changed. Julia and Anton Eilers, lived in Amsterdam until his untimely death in 1836. By February of 1838, Asa and Rebecca with their family had arrived in the New Republic of Texas. In this site he opened his general merchandising store. It again fluttered its wings, and after two or three times turning slowly around, it rose and went out at the window. Abigail Townsend and Betty Spencer; gsons. Benedictus great-grandchildren removed to Georgia, Florida, and then to Texas. Moses Solon Townsend was the son of Asa and Rebecca Townsend. This work is a history and genealogy of the Townsend ancestors of Heather Townsend Fike. LaGrange incorporated on March 4, 1850. Steve was born Apr. He served as mayor of Hallettsville an unexpired and two full terms and during his administration the excellent system of water works and the electric light plant owned by the city were constructed. We were unable to document where he resided during the period from 1751 to his appearance in South Carolina in 1764. He is preceded in death by his beloved wife, Linda Townsend; son, Stephen Townsend; parents, Clifton Ray "Red" and Lillie Townsend; step-father, Robert Wooley; and sister, Patricia Ann Paulsen. Asa was the eldest child in a family of nine. George L. Fisher was born at St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, 8 January 1867 [Shinners corrects date to 1868 in Taxon 3(8): 247. Asa Townsend was initiated into the Fayette Lodge no. His home and plantation was near the present village of Lax, Irwin County; it was there he died in 1842. Townesend was educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital and the University of Edinburgh. It is is well maintained and easily visible from the road. Her great-grandfather Josiah Graves was a Revolutionary War soldier. The grant is in third class patent records of the General Land office in Austin Texas, volume II, page 263. Anna Sophia Juliana Clara Bruck: Born at Osnabruck, Hanover on January 3, 1800. Socially he is a K. P., is Past Chancellor, and during the last year, and is now, Deputy Grand Chancellor. vandiver.john@stripes.com Twitter: @ john_vandiver Migrated He was very small since he was born early. [Interment in theGrace Cemetery], Colorado County Citizen, Sept 5, 1878OBITUARY, It is our sad duty to chronicle the death of our dear friend, Mrs. R. C. Grace. He was buying property and lending money as early as that date. He grew up in Griffin, Georgia. At that time it looked to Ms. Wyatt that the Texas Townsends were descended from Light Townsend, the Revolutionary War soldier. vandiver.john@stripes.com Twitter: @ john_vandiver Migrated He arrived in Texas in 1911 with his wife, Alice Melinda Palmer (1873-1956) and two daughters, Velma Blanche (1897-1952) and Orpha Irene, where he remained for the rest of his life. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. https://www.findagrave.com/cemetery/3871/grace-cemetery? Caspar Fink died of a heart attack on October 5, 1873 and is buried with his wife in the Old City Cemetery. This book is in the collection of McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario. Among other occupations he was a cotton broker. The location of this land shows it to be some miles east of where Light Townsend (1745-1817) owned 100 acres of land on Hilson Bay on Head of Muddy Creek (now Rogers Creek) that he had acquired from his father, Benedictus. By the time the War Between the States broke out, his total assets amounted to more than $60,000, including a dozen slaves or more. The Indians made away with his horses and hogs and, according to family lore, the house was burned and all of Leonards tools along with miscellaneous items were taken. The regiment served there until April 1865 without any combat. Before and after school, Dad would set traps and hunt small animals such as squirrels, selling the fur to the store down the street from them for pocket money. The Cemetery is on private property and is not visible from the road. He will be buried tomorrow by the Knights of Pythias, in which order he was a deputy grand chancellor. Mr. and Mrs. Townsend have two children: August Emmett, born January 11th, 1891, and Moses Solon, Jr., born August 9th, 1893. Frede is mentioned in the Reminiscences of Texas Independence. In 1859 Jacob and Elizabeth made a donation of five acres of land to St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church with the stipulation that a church, school, and a cemetery be established there. Louise and Francis Frede had one child, Julia Antionette, born at LaGrange on October 8, 1850. The man residing there invited Leonard in, gave him a meal and a bed for the night. You can follow this link to learn about the Burford, Hervey, Basse, and other Townsend Ancestors who immigrated from Europe to Jamestown and other Virginia locations in the 1600s. He graduated from Vergennes High School in 1971. WebStephen Townsend, left Florida with his brother Thomas Townsend and cousin William Stapleton, but Stephen and his wife had to stop in Louisiana for the birth of their child. He and his horse jumped, the British came to the edge and stopped. Heinrich Eilers, a relative of Louise, operated an ox-cart train service. He was a charter member of the Lafayette Masonic Lodge 34 at LaGrange and later was a charter member of the Fayetteville lodge 34 at Fayetteville in 1859. Marys parents were born in Germany and Holland and moved to Texas to seek their fortunes in the new Republic. The claim was paid. Anton and Julia had nine children. Asa and Rebecca came to the Republic of Texas in 1838. There is no evidence to suggest exactly when he moved into South Carolina however, one can infer that it was probably between 1764, when Benedictus Townsend arrived and 1771 the date of his earliest record in South Carolina. After Boss tragic death, his wife, Allison Holker Boss, said in a statement that he was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans. That is the basis we have used for his date and place of death. It was known as Alexanders German Company. Maria Elisabeth Fink was born at Gomaringen on March 11, 1840. Died, at her residence in Colorado County on the 3rd of September, 1878, Mrs. Rebecca C. Grace, of inflammation of the bowels, aged about 58 years. Asa was granted a headright of land (640 acres) by the Republic of Texas, about 10 miles west of town, near what is-now the-Borden Community. Brother of James Townsend; Sarah Thomas; Charles Townsend; Joseph Townsend; Elizabeth Foreman and 3 others; Mary Kennard; Jane Humphreys and Rachel Adams less It was there that he met and married Rebecca Candacy Harper, the daughter of Leonard Harper. In 1842 he purchased lot 172 on the LaGrange town square across from the county courthouse from Rachel Longley for the sum of $250.00. They were originally German immigrants to Canada in the decades before the Civil War. Here they cleared the land and made their home. Dad was born in Alvin, TX when his parents were on their way home from a picnic on February 28, 1941. Visitation will be Sunday, January 29, from 5-7pm at Eubank Funeral Home in Canton. On June 16, 1863 Jacob Dirr married Mrs. Anna L. Schemacher. 1, 1953 in Burlington, the son of Hebert L. and Anne (Mailhot) Townsend. He was one of the first organizers and one of the first board of directors of the Arctic Ice Company, of Hallettsville. Townesend was educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital and the University of Edinburgh. They were joined there by their Uncles Light and John along with many cousins from Marlboro District, SC. Half brother of Elizabeth Townsend; John Townsend and Hannah Townsend. It could be that William and Light were not old enough to petition and own land in their own right, so Benedictus petitioned for it in his name and then transferred it to them when they came of age. Funeral Services are 1pm Thursday October 8, 2020 at Anderson Funeral Home 1357 E. Thomas died in 1828 in Jefferson Co., Florida. She was living at 708 Euclid Avenue in Houston with husband George Lewis Fisher (50) and daughter Orpha Irene (18). Where before wealth had been measured in land and slaves, now it was determined by how many cattle you could move to eastern markets. As a result, they sold their properties, and they were all in Texas by 1838. in 1883 and F.R.C.S. After Boss tragic death, his wife, Allison Holker Boss, said in a statement that he was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans. Townsend and his wife, Melissa, have two adult children -- an Army captain and an Army veteran, according to his official Army biography. In 1920, Fisher visited Santa Catalina Island and collected a few specimens on the ridge above the School House, Avalon, June 16, 1920. It is said that he had the fastest horse of any, having outrun the British on at least one occasion. was an English surgeon, stage actor, anti-vivisectionist and writer. She is buried in the cemetery that they founded. Stephen T. Townsend was born in 1959 in Scheinfeld, Bavaria, and was adopted soon after his birth by an American military family in Germany. They have been moved to Dallas, but are as yet unsorted and un-mounted. Dad remembers looking up and holding on to the antennae while moving it. According to Ms. Wyatt, Thomas Townsend and his wife, Elizabeth Stapleton, had eight sons and one daughter. Benedictus and Lucilla undoubtedly lived on the Millfield estate from the time of their marriage until they sold it in 1750 when they moved to near the Dan River in Granville County, North Carolina and in 1764 removed to what was to become Marlboro County, South Carolina. He has sixty acres near town, part in pasture, and on this he has some blooded Jersey cattle. Indians were a threat in those days. See Book A page 18 of Jefferson County Deed Records. The return trip was made on the Brig Antoinette from Bremen, H. Wessels, master. [3] He was involved with the stage adaptations of her novels. They were seldom brave enough to attack armed men but women and children were sometime kidnapped and a horrible fate would follow. Spencer Townsend: Spanish grant 1835 in Robertson County; Bounty grant for military service in the Texas Revolution 1836 in Tarrant County. He studied law for some time and was admitted to the bar in 1891. On 16 July 1910 the family entered the US at Detroit Michigan. After Boss tragic death, his wife, Allison Holker Boss, said in a statement that he was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans. Kalu and his common-law wife had arrived in Canada in June 2019, and both claimed refugee protection, the filing states. After settling in Houston in 1912, he made numerous trips to Mexico, as well as collecting widely in the United States. Twelve of whom, 8 boys and 4 girls, lived to be settled with families of their own. The requirement for receiving the land was an occupancy of three years. He married Mee Mee (Beth) in Jennings, Louisiana. Mary A. Fink was born in LaGrange on March 30th, 1868. First-hand information as remembered by Bryan Patterson,Monday, November 10, 2014.. He married Annie Elizabeth Harvey Annabet on 8 May 1857 in Cuero, Dewitt County, Texas and the couple had four children. Stephen is survived by his wife Donna Townsend; his children, Sarah McGuire, Tiffany Townsend, Devan Norsworthy, Clint Townsend; his grandchildren, Mikayla, Stephanie, Morgan, Wyatt, and Sunny; and his brother, Brian (Shari) Townsend. The school was one building with 1st through 11th grade. Trouble with Indians wasnt long in coming. The Civil War brought financial loss, but Texas was spared the destruction and severe hardship experienced by the rest of the Confederacy. Fike and Townsend Family History 2023. WebStephen J. Townsend is a United States Army officer who commanded the XVIII Airborne Corps from May 2015 until January 2018. WebSon of John Townsend and Elizabeth Townsend Husband of Elizabeth Townsend Father of Elizabeth Kennard; Hannah Hough; Mary [Skelton] Cary; Stephen Townsend, II; William Townsend and 3 others; ; Brother of James Townsend; Charles Townsend; Joseph Townsend; Elizabeth Foreman; Sarah Thomas and 3 others; ; Half brother of Elizabeth John Townsend (1740-1786) (ancestor) likely married his wife, Cortney, in Orange County, North Carolina about 1760 and began raising his family there. Leonard about 1822, moved to Florida, but within three or four years moved back to Georgia and settled in the county of Irwin. Their dead brother Thomas family came to Texas later. Townsend served with the 82nd Airborne Division , the 7th Infantry Division , the 75th Ranger Regiment , the 78th Infantry Division , and the 10th Mountain Division . Solon received his education in the local schools in Columbus and later at Texas A&M College. On 9 October 1775, Light Townsen and John Townsen signed a petition in St. Davids Parish, Craven County to the Council of Safety of South Carolina for the issue of officer commissions for Robert Lide, Thomas Poe and William Watkins to head a company of Volunteers in opposition to the British. She died on 04 Dec 1916 in Elgin, Ontario, Canada. In 2014 there is a Prosperity Bank building on the lot. He is from Germany. Other tribes who roamed the area were the Tonkawas and the Comanches. Although the last raid on Columbus itself occurred in 1838, the savages continued to molest isolated families for several more years. He graduated from Vergennes High School in 1971. http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/Collectors/Fisher_G_L.pdf. The above suggests that Benedictus Townsend who does not appear on the quit rent scrolls, either removed from South Carolina or died there before 1769 as no further records on him have been found. Bounty grant for military service in the Texas Revolution 1836 in Johnson County. With the British in pursuit Leonard approached a wide gully. And lived there until he was three or four years old. The evidence suggests he died in Marlboro County, South Carolina before 1786. In 1974 Tula Townsend Wyatt published her great book The Seven Townsend Brothers of Texas (her manuscripts and research materials are on file at the Fondren Library at Rice University in Houston, Texas). On February 11, 1846 he received an additional homestead grant of 320 acres in Bexar County. Our sympathies are extended her bereaved relatives in this their hour of sorrow. In her book she says Thomas and his wifewent on a visit to Bullock County, Georgia, where a son, Light, was born in 1808, while they were on this trip to Georgia. Louise outlived him by many years, dying on May 7, 1895 and was also buried in the city cemetery. in 1887. The families were issued the following land grants in Mexico and the Republic of Texas: Thomas R. Townsend: Spanish Grant 1835 in Houston County. His wife reached out a hand to take the bird, but forbore at the suggestion of the daughter. WebMoses Townsend, Jr. and his wife Mary Agnes Fink were the first of their families born in Texas. Web456 Stephen Townsend Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 456 Stephen Townsend Premium High Res Photos Browse 456 stephen townsend stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and This office he had charge of until May, 1890, when he resigned. LifeSketch:TOWNSEND, StephenWill Made: 10 Jan 1759Heirs: sons William, Stephen, Littlton, Jesse, Noe and Jehu Townsend; daus. Annie Harveys mother, Rebecca Burford, is descended from some of the earliest colonial Virginia planters. Use the links above and in the sidebars to explore our family's stories and images. B. Townsend was elected mayor and Francis Frede was elected an alderman. All I know they were discharged at San Jacinto. When he was a young child Moses and his family left Florida and in 1838 settled in Colorado County near Borden between Columbus and LaGrange on their original 640 acre land grant. Web456 Stephen Townsend Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 456 Stephen Townsend Premium High Res Photos Browse 456 stephen townsend stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and Life on the new frontier was perilous and Indians were an everyday part of the lives of Leonard and his family. Asa spent his childhood in the part of South Carolina his grandfather had settled two generations before. , and E.L. Townsend, and a half sister, Rebecca Grace Waller., M.S. He was buried in Grace Farm about 4 miles north of Columbus on FM 1890 near Shaws Bend. For comfort we can hope they will look to One who alone can give it. They divorced two years later. The Townsend brothers enlisted during the Texas Revolution, and Thomas furnished beef and corn from his farm for the army. Never knew it being a German Company. Possessed of a sound judgment and fine intellect, she was the source of great comfort and assistance to those who sought her advice; ever willing to extend a helping hand to her weaker sisters in their hour of need. With the end of the war in 1865 she was able to return to Texas. Donald spent his tour of duty designing pontoon bridges and teaching engineering to army soldiers. WebStephen Chapman Townesend (1860 May 1914) F.R.C.S. Gramps bought family plots the cemetery outside of Kerrville, so Don was the first to be buried there. 1954], and died at his home in Houston, Texas, 21 September 1953. 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