Born in Stockbridge, Windsor, Vermont, United States
Ancestors 
Daughter of Oliver Williams Townsend
and Elizabeth (Wright) Townsend
Sister of
Damon Williams Townsend, Antoinette Sarah Townsend, Wellman H. Townsend, Irene Mary Townsend, George W. Townsend and Dayton Townsend
Wife of
Benoni H. Blass
— married
18 Sep 1862 in Dubuque, Dubuque, Iowa, United States
Wife of
George W. Karnes
— married
6 Apr 1874 in Delphos, Ottawa, Kansas, United States
Wife of
Napoleon Bonaparte Branson
— married
about 1887 [location unknown]
Descendants 
Mother of
Oliver Riley Blass, Amanda Mae (Blass) Reddick, John William Blass, Cora Belle (Karnes) Johnson and Clarence George Karnes
Died
at age 72
in Braman, Kay, Oklahoma, United States
Profile last modified
| Created 5 Jun 2020
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Biography
Vanlora was born in 1846. She was the daughter of Oliver Townsend and Elizabeth Wright. She passed away in 1919.
Sources
- *1850 U.S. census, Stockbridge, Windsor, Vt.
- 1860 U.S. census, Beaver, Butler, Iowa
- 1870 U.S. census, Shell Rock, Butler, Iowa
- 1880 U.S. census, Beloit, Mitchell, Kansas
- U.S. find a grave index 1600s-current, Plainview cemetery, Newark, Kay county, Ok.
- https://www.findagrave.com/memorial/8569757/vanlora_cassandra-branson
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It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Vanlora by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Vanlora:
It may be possible to confirm family relationships with Vanlora by comparing test results with other carriers of her mitochondrial DNA. However, there are no known mtDNA test-takers in her direct maternal line. It is likely that these autosomal DNA test-takers will share some percentage of DNA with Vanlora:
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~3.12%
Brian Dutton
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~3.12%
Mark Townsend :
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