William
Tell
Townsend
Born in Blackford County, Indiana, United States
Ancestors 
Son of Elijah Townsend
and Rachel Ann (Farmer) Townsend
Brother of
Olie Townsend, Fred Townsend, Adam Townsend, Orna (Townsend) Casterline and Charles Henry Townsend
Husband of
Emma Isabelle (Gray) Townsend
— married
12 Sep 1896 in Blackford County, Indiana
Descendants 
Father of
Nellie Fern (Townsend) Clark, Ora Paul Townsend, Edna (Townsend) Luginbill, Robert Francis Townsend and Margaret Edith (Townsend) Davis
Died
at age 88
in Berne, Adams, Indiana, United States
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Biography
William was born in 1877. William Townsend ... He passed away in 1966. [1]
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Sources
- ↑ First-hand information as remembered by Debra Lockwood, Saturday, January 10, 2015. Replace this citation if there is another source.
- Joseph Cronin, Hartford City, Blackford County, Indiana Newspaper, Sat 08 Mar 1941: Another Blackford County Pioneer Family's History.
- Indiana Marriage Collection, 1800-1941, Ancestry.com
- "Indiana Marriages, 1811-2007," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:XXJC-K49 : 21 January 2016)
- "United States Census, 1910," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MKLP-7QG : 29 October 2015)
- "United States Census, 1920," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:MFQZ-NF3 : 14 December 2015)
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DNA Connections
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with William by comparing test results with other carriers of his Y-chromosome or his mother's mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known yDNA or mtDNA test-takers in his direct paternal or maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with William:
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~0.78%
Milfred Cunningham
:
23andMe
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~0.78%
Crystal (Sharp) Burnette :
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