James
Garrett
Townsen
Born in Carroll, Tennessee
Son of [father unknown] and [mother unknown]
[sibling(s) unknown]
Husband of
Mary Agnes (Mitchell) Townsen
— married
[date unknown] [location unknown]
Descendants 
Died
at age 49
in Tennessee
Profile last modified
| Created 6 Jan 2018
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Biography
According to "A Brief History of The Townsen Family" written by Dr. John Garrett Townsen, James Garrett Townsen was married to Mary Agnes Mitchell and had 10 sons and 1 daughter. He was a member of the Christian church, a farmer, a school teacher and was the superintendent of the poor farm in Carroll county Tennessee for a number of years.
Sources
- "United States Census, 1840," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHYD-V5C : 18 August 2017), James G Townsend, Carroll, Tennessee, United States; citing p. 76, NARA microfilm publication M704, (Washington D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.), roll 521; FHL microfilm 24,544.
"Texas Deaths, 1890-1976," database with images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/K34L-B25 : 5 December 2014), Jas Garrett Townsen in entry for Henry Clay Townsen, 03 Jul 1934; citing certificate number 33396, State Registrar Office, Austin; FHL microfilm 2,116,193.
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with James 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 James:
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~1.56%
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