James Pinkney Townsend (1890 - 1942)

Born 8 Apr 1890 in Hickory Township, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 10 May 1942 at age 52 in Advance, Davie, North Carolina, United States

Biography

James Townsend was born in Appalachia, in North Carolina.

James Pinkney Townsend was born on 8 April 1890 in Hickory Township, Catawba County, North Carolina, the son of Abel Leander Townsend and Alice Susan Huffman.^[1]

Hickory Township, Catawba County, North Carolina, 7 June 1900
Able L Townsend (32), farmer, born May 1868, and his wife, Alice S (29), owned mortgage free farm property, married 12 years. Alice reported she had 5 children, all living, in household with Dora A L (11), born January 1889, James P (10), bron April 1890, Leander C (7), born September 1892, Laura M (6), born November 1893, and Therby E (1), born July 1898. Dora, James, Leander, and Laura attended school 4 months within the census year. Able, Alice, Dora, and James were able to read, write, and speak English and all in household were born in North Carolina.^[2]

James Townson (19), married Lona James (16), on 19 July 1908 in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina.^[3]

Hickory Township, Catawba County, North Carolina, 18 April 1910
James P Townsend (20), furniture company laborer, and his wife, Lola (17), owned mortgaged property on Highland Avenue, married 1 year, with one child, in household with daughter, Nora, 7 months old. James and Lola were able to read, write, and speak English and all in household were born in North Carolina.^[4]

James Pinkney Townsend (27), registered for the World War I draft on 5 June 1917 in Caldwell County, North Carolina, described as tall. slender, with dark gray eyes and dark brown hair.^[5]

Thomasville Town, Davidson County, North Carolina, 18 April 1930
James Townsend (40), widowed, chair factory laborer, owned property at 205 Mantlier Street, valued at $4500, equipped with a radio set, in household with his children, Nora (18), cotton mill bookkeeper, Frank (17), and Ned (13). Frank and Ned attended school within the census year. All in household were able to read, write, and speak English and all were born in North Carolina.^[6]

James Pinkney Townsend (41), married Willie Alta Hendrix (21), on 31 October 1931 in Davidson, Mecklenburg County, North Carolina.^{[7][8][9][10]}

Shady Grove Township, Davie County, North Carolina, 22 April 1940
James P Townsend (50), and his wife, Willie A (29), rented property at $5/month, in household with their children, James P Jr (7), and Janie (4). James Sr completed 7th grade and Willie completed 4 years high school. James Sr, Willie, and James Jr were located in Thomasville, North Carolina in 1935 and all in household were born in North Carolina.^[11]

James Pinkney Townsend died 10 May 1942 in Advance, Davie County, North Carolina and was buried at Thomasville City Cemetery, Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina.^[12]

• James Pinkney Townsend at FamilySearch

Research Notes

Unable to locate the 1920 census for the Townsend family. Unable to locate death certificate, last name spelled phonetically on headstone, perhaps misspelled on death certificate also.

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHV1-QMQ : 8 December 2014), James Pinkney Townsan Jr., 02 Dec 1932; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 19, p. 490, Davidson, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYM-JPJ : Thu Apr 11 20:15:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Able L Townsend and Alice S Townsend, 1900
3. ↑ "North Carolina Marriages, 1759-1979", database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:F83L-Z48 : 14 February 2020), James Townson or Townsand, 1908
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML9Q-W2H : Sun Mar 10 04:13:00 UTC 2024), Entry for James P Townsend and Lola Townsend, 1910
5. ↑ "United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918", database with images, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KZ8R-L9X : 24 December 2021), James Pinkney Townsend, 1917-1918
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3SV-SQK : Sat Mar 09 16:37:28 UTC 2024), Entry for James Taunsend and Nora Taunsend, 1930
7. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF9S-1QL : Sun Mar 10 13:15:28 UTC 2024), Entry for James Pinkney Townsend and Willie Alta Hendrix, 31 Oct 1931
8. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XF9S-1QF : Sun Mar 10 22:30:08 UTC 2024), Entry for James Pinkney Townsend and A L Townsend, 31 Oct 1931
9. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VXT4-H1J : Fri Mar 08 19:36:11 UTC 2024), Entry for Jas P Townsand and Willie Alta Hendrix, 31 Oct 1931
10. ↑ "North Carolina, County Marriages, 1762-1979 ", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:Q21R-C6ZZ : Sun Mar 10 04:34:06 UTC 2024), Entry for Jas Pinkney Townsend and Willie Alta Hendrix, 31 Oct 1931
11. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWSZ-DLV : Sat Mar 09 05:44:23 UTC 2024), Entry for James P Townsend and Willie A Townsend, 1940
12. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/41312305/james_p-townsan: accessed May 5, 2024), memorial page for James P Townsan (4 Apr 1890–10 May 1942), Find A Grave: Memorial #41312305, citing Thomasville City Cemetery, Thomasville, Davidson County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by OJ Taylor (contributor 47163030)