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William C. Brown Cemetery ~ Absolem Perry Townsend
~ part of the Polk County Pioneer Cemeteries of Oregon
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Townsend, Absolem Perry
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| LAST NAME: Townsend
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FIRST NAME: Absolem
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MIDDLE NAME: Perry
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| BORN: 11 Apr 1833
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DIED: 19 Nov 1859
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BURIED: (William C. Brown Cemetery)
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| BIRTH PLACE: Jackson Co, Missouri
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| DEATH PLACE: Oregon
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DONATION LAND CLAIM 2804 Townsend (x), Absalom T. (or Absolem P.), Polk Co; b 1833, "became 21y of age on 11 Apr 1854", Jackson co, Mo; Arrived Oregon 20 Sept 1847; settled claim 1 Sept 1854; m Elzira Jane 5/6 Apr 1854, Polk Co, Ore; Ira S. Townsend adm of estate by 6 Feb 1860. 16 Jan 1864 Narcis Provo signed Oath of Allegiance as purchaser of 1/2 of claim. Aff: John Balden, John W. Townsend, James M. Townsend, Narcis provo, Francis M. Smith, Ira S. Townswend
MARRIAGE - Perry Townsend & Miss Jane Smith md 6 Apr 1854 Thomas J. Lovelady, JP. Wit: Ira Townsend & W.C. Brown. Consent of their parents.
NOTE - Son of Hannah Townsend; father of James William Townsend; his wife Jane m2 on 26 Aug 1860 in Polk Co to George B. Ashby; they appear in the 1870 census of Polk Co, house 571, with Jane's two sons by her first husband, Richard & James Townsend
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INSCRIPTION:
A. P. Townsend
Born
April 11, 1833
Died Nov. 19, 1859
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SOURCES:
Branigar Survey
Saucy Survey & Photographs
Genealogical Material in Oregon Donation Land Claims, Vol 2, entry 2804
Polk Co, Oregon, Marriage Records, 1849-1879, page 7
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