Nancy (Unknown) Townsend (1824)

Born 1824 in Randolph County, Virginia, USA

Wife of Solomon Townsend — married 1852 in Gilmer, Virginia, United States

Biography

In 1850, Solomon and his wife Margaret are living in separate households.

Solomon is living with Nancy Conrad, a young woman 29 years his junior, and four of her children. By 1860, Nancy and three of her children are now listed as Townsend.

1850 Census

Name: S B Townsend Event Type: Census Event Year: 1850 Event Place: Gilmer county, Gilmer, Virginia, United States Gender: Male Age: 55 Race: White

Birth Year (Estimated): 1795 Birthplace: Virginia Household ID: 318 House Number: 318 Line Number: 11 ^[1] Household Gender Age Birthplace

• S B Townsend M 55 Virginia Laborer
• Nancy Conrad F 26 Virginia
• Marshal Conrad M 10 Virginia
• Melissa Conrad F 8 Virginia
• Edward Conrad M 4 Virginia
• Marion Conrad M 1 Virginia

1860 Census

Name: Solomon B Townsend Event Type: Census Event Year: 1860 Event Place: [Blank], Gilmer, Virginia, United States Gender: Male Age: 64 Race: White Race (Original): [Blank] Birth Year (Estimated): 1796 Birthplace: Bath Co Virginia Page: 71 Household ID: 470 ^[2]

Household Gender Age Birthplace

• Solomon B Townsend M 64 Bath Co Virginia
• Nancy Townsend F 35 Randolph Co Virginia
• Malissa Ann Townsend F 16 Lewis Co Virginia
• Edward Townsend M 14 Gilmer Co Virginia
• Marion Townsend F 11 Gilmer Co Virginia
• Elizabeth A Townsend F 8 Gilmer Co Virginia
• Jonathan Townsend M 4 Gilmer Co Virginia
• Margaret Townsend F 2 Gilmer Co Virginia

Sources

http://hackerscreek.com/norman/TOWNSEND/SOLOMON.htm

1850 Census of Gilmer County VA (WV)

Footnotes

1. ↑ Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M432 Affiliate Film Number: 946 GS Film Number: 444936 Digital Folder Number: 004206368 Image Number: 00051 "United States Census, 1850," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M8D9-T8W : accessed 11 Feb 2014), S B Townsend, Gilmer county, Gilmer, Virginia, United States; citing dwelling , family 318, NARA microfilm publication , roll .
2. ↑ Affiliate Name: The U.S. National Archives and Records Administration (NARA) Affiliate Publication Number: M653 GS Film Number: 805345 Digital Folder Number: 004297374 Image Number: 00569 Record "United States Census, 1860," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/M41W-TBN : accessed 11 Feb 2014), Solomon B Townsend, 1860.

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