looking for DAvid Townsend Saline county Illinois 1880s/m.Hudgins

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Stumped looking for info on my G gfather  David Townsend born around 1850   married Margaret Hudgins in Saline County Ill in 1881 fathered 3 boys the last being James my grandfather in 1894 ...by 1010 my ggmother was listed ads widowed ,,,he vanished

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John, I added David's profile number and the TAG Hudgins (with an i) to your question;

Answer 1

David Townsend

United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards

Name	David Townsend
Beneficiary's Name	Margaret J Townsend
Event Type	Pension
Event Date	1907-1933
Event Place	United States
Form Type	Army Widow

CITING THIS RECORD

"United States Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2MKP-Y8Q : 12 December 2014), David Townsend, 1907-1933; citing NARA microfilm publication M850 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,636,316.

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David Townsend was a 2nd Lt. in the Infantry. View the original document

https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:2MKP-Y8Q

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No, I think that is incorrect.  William H.H. Townsend, the second record on the image, was a 2nd Lt.  David Townsend, the first record on the image, was a Pvt. Co. K, 196th Pa Inf.  But I'm not convinced that this is the same David Townsend.

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Good catch.

Answer 2

Let's start with what we know and work back or forward.

David Townsend married Margaret Hudgins on 28 Aug 1881 in Saline County, Illinois.(Illinois, Marriage Index, 1860-1920 [Ancestry.com.database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Illinois State Marriage Records. Online index. Illinois State Public Record Offices.)

According to his Death Certificate, son Daniel Lucian Townsend was born on 15 Sept 1886 in Harrisburg (Saline County), Illinois.(Missouri Digital Archives: Missouri Death Certificates 1910-1965; Butler Co. 40742 (http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1956/1956_00040736.PDF) But, according to his initial Social Security card application, on which is is simply called "Dan Townsend," he was born on 25 Jan 1884 in Saline Co., IL.(U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [Ancestry.com.database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007. SSN 251054161)

David and Margaret's son James, according to his World War 1 Draft Registration (Butler Co., Missouri), was born in Illinois on 1 Aug 1894,("United States World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:K3RH-VZB : 12 December 2014), James Townsend, 1917-1918; citing Butler County, Missouri, United States, NARA microfilm publication M1509 (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,683,154.) and his application for a Social Security card in 1938 says he was born in Saline Co., Illinois.(U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 [Ancestry.com. database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations, Inc., 2015. Original data: Social Security Applications and Claims, 1936-2007.)  His Missouri Death Certificate shows that he was born on 12 Aug 1891.(Missouri Death Certificates: Missouri Digital Archives. Butler #451 (http://www.sos.mo.gov/images/archives/deathcerts/1957/1957_00000451.PDF))

So, David and Margaret were married in 1881 in Saline County, and they stayed they until at least 1 Aug 1894 (or possibly 1 Aug 1891).  Both sons were in Missouri for the WW1 Draft Reg., so they moved between 1891/4 and 1918.

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it sucks brother and all your info is correct ..but I am so stuck on  my ggfather David ..He died when my Grandfather was young and she ..my ggmother Margaret was living in Mo by 1910 because she and my gfather are in the census in Butler county and she is widowed ,,,