John Woods Townsend (1823 - 1878)

Husband of Anna Eliza (McGee) Townsend — married 20 Sep 1860 in Lawrence, Arkansas, United States

Descendants

Died Jan 1878 at about age 55 in Strawberry, Lawrence, Arkansas, United States

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Biography

John was born in 1823. John Townsend ... ^[1]

...John W. and Mary L. Weatherford Townsend. the former of Illinois and the latter from Alabama. The elder Townsend was reared and received his education in Alabama. where he also practiced medicine, and was, in his day, a prominent physician of that State. About the year 1855 he moved to Arkansas and settled near Smithville. where he began the practice of law. He lost his wife a year later, and returned to Alabama. where he remained until 1863. He again came back to Arkansas, and located in Lawrence County. where he resided and was ordained a minister of the Baptist Church in 1870, serving until his death. in January. 1878.... ^[2]

• Founded and published "The Plaindealer" newspaper of Smithville, AR - 1858 ^[3]
• Founded and published "The Sketchbook" a Baptist quarterly (and then weekly) publication - 1877 ^[4]

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Sources

http://www.couchgenweb.com/lawrence/law-s-t.htm

"History of the Arkansas Press for a Hundred Years and More" By Fred William Allsopp [1][2]

http://archiver.rootsweb.ancestry.com/th/read/AGS/2006-04/1145969354

Footnotes

1. ↑ Entered by Mark Townsend, Monday, July 29, 2013.
2. ↑ http://www.couchgenweb.com/lawrence/law-s-t.htm
3. ↑ p. 225 "History of the Arkansas Press for a Hundred Years and More" By Fred William Allsopp
4. ↑ p. 225 "History of the Arkansas Press for a Hundred Years and More" By Fred William Allsopp

Acknowledgments

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