Laura Mable Townsend (1893 - 1985)

Born 18 Nov 1893 in Hickory Township, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

Ancestors

Died 21 Oct 1985 at age 91 in Hickory Township, Catawba, North Carolina, United States

Biography

Laura Townsend was born in Appalachia, in North Carolina.

Laura engaged in farming

Laura Mabel Townsend was born on 18 November 1893 in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, the daughter of Abel Townsend and Alice 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]

Hickory Township, Catawba County, North Carolina, 29 April 1910
Leeandy Townsend (42), farmer, and his wife, Allice S (39), owned mortgagre free farm property on Moores Ferry Road, married 22 years. Allice reported he had 8 children, all living, in household with Laura M (16), farm laborer, Pherby E (12), farm laborer, Katie (8), farm laborer, Pearl (4), and Cloyd (1). Pherby and Katie attended school within the census year. Leeandy, Allice, Laura, and Pherby were able to read, write, and speak English and all in household were born in North Carolina.^[3] Leander's father, Aaron, also was located on Moores Ferry Road in 1910.

Hickory Township, Catawba County, North Carolina, 21 January 1920
A Lee Townsend (51), widowed, farmer, in farm property on Sand Hill Road, in household with his children, Laura (26), Pherbe (21), teacher, Katie (17), Pearl (14), and Claud (11). Katie, Pearl, and Claud attended school within the census year. All in household were able to read, write, and speak English and all were born in North Carolina.^[4]

Hickory Township, Catawba County, North Carolina, 21 April 1930
Abel Townsen (61), widowed, farmer, first married at age 20, property owner, in household with his daughter, Lara M (36), and son, Claude L (21), furniture factory varnisher. All in household were able to read, write, and speak English and all were born in North Carolina.^[5]

Hickory Township, Catawba County, North Carolina, 14 May 1940
Laura Townsend (46), farmer, owned property valued at $1200, in the same location in 1935, completed 7th grade, and born in North Carolina.^[6]

Hickory Township, Catawba County, North Carolina, 13 May 1950
Laura M Townsend (56), hosiery mill pair, born in North Carolina.^[7]

Laura Mabel Townsend died 21 October 1985 in Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina of respiratory arrest and massive left hemispheric CVA, and was buried at Millers Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina.^[8][9][10]

• Laura Mabel Townsend at FamilySearch

Research Notes

Sources

1. ↑ "North Carolina Birth Index, 1800-2000," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:VHTP-HMG : 8 December 2014), Laura Mabel Townsend ; from "North Carolina, Birth and Death Indexes, 1800-2000," database and images, Ancestry (http://www.ancestry.com : 2005); citing vol. 9, p. 140, Catawba, North Carolina, North Carolina State Archives, Raleigh
2. ↑ "United States Census, 1900", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MSYM-JPK : Thu Apr 11 20:15:27 UTC 2024), Entry for Able L Townsend and Alice S Townsend, 1900
3. ↑ "United States Census, 1910", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:ML9Q-JGB : Sat Mar 09 02:04:18 UTC 2024), Entry for Leeander Townsend and Allice S Townsend, 1910
4. ↑ "United States Census, 1920", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MZK6-HQ7 : Thu Mar 07 17:02:13 UTC 2024), Entry for A Lee Townsend and Laura Townsend, 1920
5. ↑ "United States Census, 1930", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:X3S7-62B : Sat Mar 09 09:31:32 UTC 2024), Entry for Abel L Townson and Lara M Townson, 1930
6. ↑ "United States Census, 1940", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:KWSM-5WP : Sat Mar 09 14:21:50 UTC 2024), Entry for Laura Townsend, 1940
7. ↑ "United States Census, 1950", FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X11-T397 : Fri Oct 06 11:58:21 UTC 2023), Entry for Laura M Townsend, 13 May 1950
8. ↑ Find a Grave, database and images (https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/30146889/laura_mabel-townsend: accessed May 6, 2024), memorial page for Laura Mabel Townsend (18 Nov 1893–22 Oct 1985), Find A Grave: Memorial #30146889, citing Millers Lutheran Church Cemetery, Hickory, Catawba County, North Carolina, USA; Maintained by myhobbyshop (contributor 48024009)
9. ↑ "North Carolina Deaths, 1931-1994", database, FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:FGH8-D9J : 29 September 2022), Laura Mable Townsend, 1985
10. ↑ "United States Social Security Death Index," database, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:JPJ7-LZR : 8 January 2021), Laura Townsend, Oct 1985; citing U.S. Social Security Administration, Death Master File, database (Alexandria, Virginia: National Technical Information Service, ongoing)