He erected a long log cabin for his family and put up a row of slave cabins. Caspar continued to operate Fredes bakery. They were joined there by their Uncles Light and John along with many cousins from Marlboro District, SC. He studied law for some time and was admitted to the bar in 1891. In the Surveyors General Dept. Spencer Townsend: Spanish grant 1835 in Robertson County; Bounty grant for military service in the Texas Revolution 1836 in Tarrant County. She returned with the family to Osnabruck where she later married Francis Joseph Frede, in 1848. Funeral Services are 1pm Thursday October 8, 2020 at Anderson Funeral Home 1357 E. George L. Fisher was born at St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada, 8 January 1867 [Shinners corrects date to 1868 in Taxon 3(8): 247. After 7 or 8 years in Florida, Asa moved his family again, this time to Texas. Johannes parents were Johannes Robleswirt and Anna Maria Epp. Here they cleared the land and made their home. You can also follow the link below to the Townsend Society of America website to learn more about the early family: https://www.townsendsociety.org/cpage.php?pt=8. Moses grew up with his fourteen brothers and sisters. The reader is encouraged to seek Ms. Wyatts book that contains information on several additional generations of this family in Texas. 1954], and died at his home in Houston, Texas, 21 September 1953. Marys parents were successful entrepreneurs in LaGrange, Texas and the family name is still well known in that area. She was a member of the Catholic Church and was active in the German song festivals. Broadkill Creek is now called the Broadkill River. An award was made to the brother and sister Caspar and Elisabeth. Anna died on March 20, 1907 and is buried at LaGrange. Thus his grant of 100 acres of land was for Benedictus, alone, which implies that his wife, Lucilla, may have died before 1764. Townsend served with the 82nd Airborne Division , the 7th Infantry Division , the 75th Ranger Regiment , the 78th Infantry Division , and the 10th Mountain Division . He arrived in Texas in 1911 with his wife, Alice Melinda Palmer (1873-1956) and two daughters, Velma Blanche (1897-1952) and Orpha Irene, where he remained for the rest of his life. Townsend graduated from North Georgia College where he earned a bachelors degree in psychology. The man residing there invited Leonard in, gave him a meal and a bed for the night. When Dad finished 8th grade the family moved to Stevens Street (on the corner) in Kerrville. In May, 1876, The Colorado Citizen (newspaper) reported him as being 91 years old and in good health but death came that same year, in September. The earliest record we are aware of concerning Benedictus Townsend is a Sussex County, Delaware deed dated 4 August 1736 wherein Benedictus Townsend and Lucilla, his wife, and Mary Light all of Sussex County deed a 300 acre plantation situated on the East and West side of a Branch called The Beaver dam branch to John Light. Townesend was educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital and the University of Edinburgh. [1][2], In 1900, he married Frances Hodgson Burnett in Genoa. He afterwards married a second time, and has left a widow to mourn his loss. The return trip was made on the Brig Antoinette from Bremen, H. Wessels, master. He was also one of the organizers of the Lavaca Oil Mill Company. The ranch was 15 acres next to the Heart of the Hills. They then removed to Jefferson County, Florida with some of their uncles and cousins by 1824. This monument is of Scotch granite and weighs 15,000 pounds. Stephen Townsend died in 1769. The two cemeteries, however, are quite distinct from each other. Use the links above and in the sidebars to explore our family's stories and images. Location: southwest of FM 1890 about 3.5 miles west of its intersection with State Highway 71, about 100 yards to the South and across a ravine from the much larger Fitzgerald Cemetery. [Interment in theGrace Cemetery]. The rent to be paid every 25th day of March in every year at the rate of three shillings sterling or four shillings proclamation money for every hundred acres the same to commence at the expiration of two years from the date hereof. Benedictus, and his heirs were further obligated to do yearly, and every year, after the date of these presents, clear and cultivate at the rate of three acres for every hundred acres of land. Web456 Stephen Townsend Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 456 Stephen Townsend Premium High Res Photos Browse 456 stephen townsend stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and August Emmett Townsend, son of Moses Solon Townsend Jr. and Mary Agnes Fink was born 11 Jan 1891 in Hallettsville, Texas. In August, 1887, he went to Yoakum as agent of the S. A. She was born July 19, 1820, died Sept 4, 1878. At that time it looked to Ms. Wyatt that the Texas Townsends were descended from Light Townsend, the Revolutionary War soldier. On February 22, 1853, a son, Leo, was born. Our sympathies are extended her bereaved relatives in this their hour of sorrow. He is from Germany. The family moved to Washington when his son Ron was an infant. and a big shed was built around it and this was how they got their electricity at the ranch. His brother in law, Jacob Dirr, filed for letters of administration in September, 1848 to settle the estate. Caspar Fink was appointed legal guardian of Julia on June 10, 1852. WebMoses Townsend, Jr. and his wife Mary Agnes Fink were the first of their families born in Texas. All I know they were discharged at San Jacinto. To those now bowed in grief and left in the stricken home, we extend our deepest sympathy. Mr. and Mrs. Townsend have two children: August Emmett, born January 11th, 1891, and Moses Solon, Jr., born August 9th, 1893. The house was built on the main road to Kerrville on 12 acres of Gramps property. The school was one building with 1st through 11th grade. Indians were a threat in those days. In 2014 there is a Prosperity Bank building on the lot. Kampmann and Caspar Fink were appointed appraisers, of Fredes estate and filed inventory on September 2, 1852. Gramps eventually bought a generator (like the ones used with oil rigs-duh!) He was one of the first organizers and one of the first board of directors of the Arctic Ice Company, of Hallettsville. His estate was mainly an award of 120 acres bounty land for a single man who died in service and for some money owed him. 1/26/2021 edit Stephen Townsend, Sr, was the son of John Townsend and Elizabeth (NN) Townsend or John Townsend and Elizabeth (Pocoke) Townsend. On October 4, 1870 Julia married Henry Berkley Kaulbach, which ended the long guardianship of Caspar Fink. They returned, after several months, with favorable reports. Being warned of an impending raid (some say by a friendly Indian) Asa escaped with his family to Columbus, where they remained till the trouble died down. & A. P. R. R., and was in charge of this office until February, 1888, after which he was transferred to Hallettsville. Nutter, Jemima Townsend. Moses father was born in Florida before the Townsends removed to The Republic of Texas. The family then moved back to Julias former home in Osnabruck. Three of the four Benedictus sons removed to what was to become Marlboro County, South Carolina in the 1760s. They married 18 Feb 1853 in Regular Baptist Church, Yarmouth, Ontario, Canada. It required three wagons and teams to convey it to the place of destination.. They returned to find their home vandalized by the savages. During the Mexican War Leopold, Caspars brother, enlisted in Captain Roberts Company, 1st Texas Volunteers. Many a prominent family was left penniless, while others who had nothing before the war suddenly became cattle barons. He collected herbarium specimens in Europe while a music student in the 1890s, in Germany and England. was an English surgeon, stage actor, anti-vivisectionist and writer. The Townsend family had the distinction of sending more men to thebattle of San Jacintothan any other family. The claim was paid. It is said that he had the fastest horse of any, having outrun the British on at least one occasion. Caspar Fink died of a heart attack on October 5, 1873 and is buried with his wife in the Old City Cemetery. WebStephen Townsend, left Florida with his brother Thomas Townsend and cousin William Stapleton, but Stephen and his wife had to stop in Louisiana for the birth of their child. Leonard Harper (1750-1842) was born on Peas Creek in North Carolina, about 1770, and came with his father, Leonard Harper, Sr. to Georgia during the Revolutionary War. This grant was signed by Anson Jones, the President of The Republic of Texas. [4] Townesend was an anti-vivisectionist who was described as loving animals more than people. Marys parents were born in Germany and Holland and moved to Texas to seek their fortunes in the new Republic. During the mid-1850s Caspar Fink was elected Alderman of LaGrange. We were unable to document where he resided during the period from 1751 to his appearance in South Carolina in 1764. Heinrich Eilers, a relative of Louise, operated an ox-cart train service. Townsend graduated from North Georgia College where he earned a bachelors degree in psychology. He was honorably discharged on February 15, 1864 at Columbus. A teacher of instrumental music by profession, Mr. Fisher maintained an enthusiastic interest in botany from his early years, though he never formally trained in the science. He graduated from Vergennes High School in 1971. WebStephen J. Townsend is a United States Army officer who commanded the XVIII Airborne Corps from May 2015 until January 2018. In 1857 Rebecca died, and Asa remarried. The new territory prospered, and Asa along with it. Surveyed the Twenty Seventh January One Thousand Seven hundred Sixty four for William Wood Plat certified 6 Nov 1764. He previously commanded the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from March 2018 until June 2019 and XVIII Airborne Corps from May 2015 until January 2018. While in the army, he served in Washington D.C. as an engineering instructor, specifically teaching bridge building. Mom and Dad (Ron and Anne) lived in the garage apartment of the duplex. Fisher became a music teacher by profession, and a botanist by avocation. Elisha Clapp. The specimens total in excess of 10,000, mostly phanerogams, and are in addition to some 7,500 which the University acquired earlier by purchase. He married Velma Blanche Fisher, daughter of George Lewis Fisher and Alice Melinda Palmer on 05 Jun 1917 in Houston. Francis Frede died on January 4, 1851 and is buried in the city cemetery. He did not maintain a permanent herbarium of his own: any specimens he acquired might be sold or re-exchanged at any time. There are no plans to continue the American Botanical Exchange. That fake version of Gen. Townsend has a tale of woe: an unfaithful wife who divorced him and an adopted son he plucked from the battlefieldall described in broken English. Uncle Don and Dad began school in Hunt. The second grant for 50 acres implies one other person was with him or possibly decided to join him shortly after he moved to SC based on the dates of the petitions. Universal Transverse Mercator coordinates: 14, 727509E, 329519N (NAD83/WGS84) 727275W, 329519N. He is from Germany. Moses father was born in Florida before the Townsends removed to The Republic of Texas. The above suggests that Benedictus Townsend who does not appear on the quit rent scrolls, either removed from South Carolina or died there before 1769 as no further records on him have been found. In 1974 Tula Townsend Wyatt published her great book The Seven Townsend Brothers of Texas (her manuscripts and research materials are on file at the Fondren Library at Rice University in Houston, Texas). They moved across country in wagon trains. His wife, now Mrs. Caspar Fink, still occupies the residence on the same block.. Donald Earley Townsend was born in 1940. He previously commanded the United States Army Training and Doctrine Command from March 2018 until June 2019 and XVIII Airborne Corps from May 2015 until January 2018. in 1887. Stephen T. Townsend was born in 1959 in Scheinfeld, Bavaria, and was adopted soon after his birth by an American military family in Germany. Thomas Townsend (1765-1828) and his wife, Elizabeth, are named on a number of deeds in Marlboro County, South Carolina prior to 1815 and his family is found on the 1800 and 1810 Census of Marlboro County. Biermann was an itinerant peddler who had apparently applied for his headright of land which would now pass to his estate. On 9 October 1775, Light Townsen and John Townsen signed a petition in St. Davids Parish, Craven County to the Council of Safety of South Carolina for the issue of officer commissions for Robert Lide, Thomas Poe and William Watkins to head a company of Volunteers in opposition to the British. He buried the wife of his youth, and mother of his children in 1859. The unexpected Civil War closure of the Southern coast prevented her from returning. He joined the Army and was posted in Washington D.C. to the Army Corps of Engineers. It could be that William and Light were not old enough to petition and own land in their own right, so Benedictus petitioned for it in his name and then transferred it to them when they came of age. Uncle Asa, as he was generally and familiarly called, brought to our State a sound mind in a sound body. A man of great energy, industry and capacity, (qualities that have descended to his numerous progeny,) he has left his mark upon society for good such as few have been permitted to rival. Colonel Moore built a house on Main Street that was known as the Gottlieb Snyder house having been bought by an early settler of that name. Uncle Asa was a charter member of the Masonic Lodge, at Columbus, respected and believed by his brethren; and they with the assistance of the Lodges at Weimar and Osage, with the beautiful and impressive ceremony of that order, laid him away, in the presence of a large assemblage of friends and acquaintances, with his former wife, with trust in God and faith in immortality. The father, Thomas had a bounty land grant from the war of 1812 which he had lived on from May 1, 1826. WebGeneral Stephen J. Townsend assumed duties as Commander, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command on March 2, 2018, after serving as Commander, XVIII Airborne Corps, the U.S. Armys rapid deployment contingency corps, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. On June 16, 1863 Jacob Dirr married Mrs. Anna L. Schemacher. The Townsends capitalized on the post-war cattle boom, and Asa lived to see the beginning of a political dynasty in Colorado County, forged by his, sons and grandsons, that would last into the Twentieth century. Asa was elected one of the first commissioners. She was living at 708 Euclid Avenue in Houston with husband George Lewis Fisher (50) and daughter Orpha Irene (18). in 1883 and F.R.C.S. Marys parents were born in Germany and Holland and moved to Texas to seek their fortunes in the new Republic. This meant that they could cross state lines during a battle. From Georgia he went to and remained for a short time in Madison, Florida, and from thence with a devoted wife and 9 children he came to Texas in the fall of 1837, and settled in Columbus in the spring of 1838, where or in its vicinity he has resided ever since. Their wishes were carried out and the church was in use until 1895 until it was moved to Ellinger where it remains. It was known as Alexanders German Company. He was secretary of the Lodge in 1848. The link below will take you to Familysearch where you can read the book online or download a pdf copy: https://www.familysearch.org/library/books/viewer/858698/?offset=&return=1#page=1&viewer=picture&o=download&n=0&q=. WebSon of John Townsend and Elizabeth Townsend Husband of Elizabeth Townsend Father of Elizabeth Kennard; Hannah Hough; Mary [Skelton] Cary; Stephen Townsend, II; William Townsend and 3 others; ; Brother of James Townsend; Charles Townsend; Joseph Townsend; Elizabeth Foreman; Sarah Thomas and 3 others; ; Half brother of Elizabeth : W.G. One of the librarians at the LaGrange public library remembers the original building still standing when she was a child. Francis Joseph Frede, was born at Coblenz, Hanover on February 13, 1808. William Light, who died intestate, and was the father of Lucilla, Mary and John Light had owned this plantation. A short time after he returned from the war he drowned in Rocky Creek near Columbus. In 1920, Fisher visited Santa Catalina Island and collected a few specimens on the ridge above the School House, Avalon, June 16, 1920. One of the children, Louisa Maria Clara, was born in Amsterdam on March 25, l824. She married Jacob F. Dirr in 1836 and moved to Bronweiler, later to America about 1838. And lived there until he was three or four years old. Maria Elisabeth Fink was born at Gomaringen on March 11, 1840. In her book she says Thomas and his wifewent on a visit to Bullock County, Georgia, where a son, Light, was born in 1808, while they were on this trip to Georgia. After Gigi died, Uncle Marvin and his wife lived in the old Townsend homestead. The Twenty-first Infantry then returned to Texas and disbanded in May1865 shortly before the surrender of the Trans-Mississippi Department in June 1865. LifeSketch:TOWNSEND, StephenWill Made: 10 Jan 1759Heirs: sons William, Stephen, Littlton, Jesse, Noe and Jehu Townsend; daus. According to Ms. Wyatt, Thomas Townsend and his wife, Elizabeth Stapleton, had eight sons and one daughter. Here he met and married Rebecca Harper about 1823. He later moved his membership to Caledonia Lodge no. Steve was born Apr. He was buried in Grace Farm about 4 miles north of Columbus on FM 1890 near Shaws Bend. Bearing her own sorrows and disappointments with patient fortitude, looking ever to a higher power for comfort, amid the many vicissitudes of her life, she took up her cross and bore it bravely to the end, and has now triumphantly crossed the dark river and rejoicing with the loved ones gone before. [Interment in Borden Cemetery]. The Borden Cemetery where the family is buried is between Weimar and Columbus Texas on the North Side of US 90. Stoltz, whose father and grandfather served in Alexanders company, dated August, 1963 states: my father enlisted at age 16, although listed as 18. George was born near St. Thomas, Ontario, Canada to Lewis and Almira Mann Fisher on September 21, 1868. Most of the Townsends rode with the tide and became successful in the cattle business. WebHis wife is Melissa Crawford Townsend Stephen J. Townsend Net Worth His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. Half brother of Elizabeth Townsend; John Townsend and Hannah Townsend. (Asas wifes great-grandfather). He became active in civil affairs, serving on various County Boards and Committees, and in 1845, he served on the state committee that drafted the Petition for Statehood. His second name has also been cited as Townsend, "Townesend, Stephen Chapman (1860 - 1914)", https://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=Stephen_Townesend_(surgeon)&oldid=1135144826, Alumni of the University of Edinburgh Medical School, Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License 3.0, This page was last edited on 22 January 2023, at 22:19. WebStephen Townsend, left Florida with his brother Thomas Townsend and cousin William Stapleton, but Stephen and his wife had to stop in Louisiana for the birth of their child. Our earliest known Townsend ancestor is Benedictus Townsend. Thomas and his brother Spencer came to Texas in 1826 to investigate land offered to settlers by the Mexican government. The family established a Presbyterian Church, Florida Chapel, and founded a Masonic lodge. Web456 Stephen Townsend Photos and Premium High Res Pictures - Getty Images Images Creative Editorial Video Creative Editorial FILTERS CREATIVE EDITORIAL VIDEO 456 Stephen Townsend Premium High Res Photos Browse 456 stephen townsend stock photos and images available, or start a new search to explore more stock photos and So, how much is Stephen J. Townsend worth at the age of 55 years old? That fake version of Gen. Townsend has a tale of woe: an unfaithful wife who divorced him and an adopted son he plucked from the battlefieldall described in broken English. George L. Fisher represented a type of vanishing American: the amateur naturalist who makes contributions of lasting value to the science of his avocation [Field and Laboratory 22(1):24, 1942]. Georges Mother was Almira Mann, daughter of Elijah Mann and Lois Graves was born on 24 Aug 1832 in Southwold, Elgin, Ontario, Canada. Never knew it being a German Company. The deed books of both counties show Asa, his father Thomas and his brothers as large land owners. Steve was born Apr. He also served in the Texas Ranger Company of Capt. This book is in the collection of McMaster University, Hamilton Ontario. Dr. John Townsend, his wife Elizabeth, and her younger brother Moses Schallenberger, were also going west. Townesend was educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital and the University of Edinburgh. Donald spent his tour of duty designing pontoon bridges and teaching engineering to army soldiers. Leonard later found the tools and other items buried in his field when he was plowing. He qualified M.R.C.S. Donald Fisher Townsend, son of August Emmett Townsend and Velma Blanche Fisher was bornon 22 Apr 1919 in Houston, Texas and died on 13 Sep 1950 in Kerrville, Texas. Asa and his sons rebuilt, and the family continued to grow. Later scholarship has led to a conclusion that the earliest known ancestor is Benedictus, Lights uncle and that the Texas Townsends are descended from Lights older brother John. They removed from Marlboro County, South Carolina to Mcintosh County, Georgia after 1815. Henry Kaulbach died at LaGrange on May 11, 1919 and is buried there. He married Moye Elizabeth (Beth) Earley, daughter of Moye Green (Red) Earley and Pearl Elizabeth Price on 25 Sep 1939 in Jennings, Louisiana. He was very small since he was born early. The location of this land shows it to be some miles east of where Light Townsend (1745-1817) owned 100 acres of land on Hilson Bay on Head of Muddy Creek (now Rogers Creek) that he had acquired from his father, Benedictus. Abigail Townsend and Betty Spencer; gsons. He grew up in Griffin, Georgia. Geni requires JavaScript! Asa was granted a headright of land (640 acres) by the Republic of Texas, about 10 miles west of town, near what is-now the-Borden Community. Moses mother died when he was 13 years old. His home and plantation was near the present village of Lax, Irwin County; it was there he died in 1842. The grant is in third class patent records of the General Land office in Austin Texas, volume II, page 263. The Duke of Sussex surprised viewers of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert when he turned up for the Colbert Questionert segment of the TV show on Tuesday night (28 February). in 1887. They imported tea and spices from Java. Anton Franz Joseph Eilers was born at Damme, Oldenberg on June 4, 1794/1795; son of Dr. Clemens August Eilers and Maria Agnes (Klumpe) Eilers. In this site he opened his general merchandising store. At the age of eighteen, Mary and her mother visited the Osterhaus family in St. Louis. [Interment in theGrace Cemetery], Colorado County Citizen, Sept 5, 1878OBITUARY, It is our sad duty to chronicle the death of our dear friend, Mrs. R. C. Grace. A letter from L.H. He married Anna Sophia Juliana Clara Bruck in Osnabruck on January 28, 1823. The specimens exist in two complete series in herbaria at the Field Museum, Chicago, and U. S. National Herbarium [Millspaugh & Nuttall, 1923]. Sadly, Theres died of Cholera on their voyage to Canada in 1832 in Buffalo, New York. Asa was the eldest child in a family of nine. Julia and Anton Eilers, lived in Amsterdam until his untimely death in 1836. However, another possibility is that Benedictus moved back to Orange County, North Carolina after establishing his sons, William and Light on their own land in South Carolina. Please enable JavaScript in your browser's settings to use this part of Geni. [1] He qualified M.R.C.S. He was coming home from a buying trip in San Antonio for the store when he veered off the road and died. We were not able to determine the location of Gitto Branch. He was a charter member of the Lafayette Masonic Lodge 34 at LaGrange and later was a charter member of the Fayetteville lodge 34 at Fayetteville in 1859. Julia lived on until December 14, 1942 when she died at the age of ninety two. in 1883 and F.R.C.S. The gallery painted them the same color grey and uses the buildings as offices. Our sympathies are extended her bereaved relatives in this their hour of sorrow. Stewart, 1983]. Other tribes who roamed the area were the Tonkawas and the Comanches. Socially he is a K. P., is Past Chancellor, and during the last year, and is now, Deputy Grand Chancellor. Stephen T. Townsend was born in 1959 in Scheinfeld, Bavaria, and was adopted soon after his birth by an American military family in Germany. WebStephen J. Townsend is a United States Army officer who commanded the XVIII Airborne Corps from May 2015 until January 2018. Finally in 1816 they sold their land holdings in South Carolina and moved to Georgia.. This deed likely was to provide John Light clear title to his fathers land, which he likely had title to under the right of primogeniture. Blessed are the dead who die in the Lord. Fifty-eight years of faithful service was accorded her before the great I AM released her from all suffering and toil, saying Tis enough, come up higher. She was a faithful friend, a loving and self-sacrificing mother, a devoted Christian, whose fight in every walk of life, shone with a brilliancy surpassed by few. Steve was born Apr. Where before wealth had been measured in land and slaves, now it was determined by how many cattle you could move to eastern markets. Asa Townsend (Ancestor) came last. After Boss tragic death, his wife, Allison Holker Boss, said in a statement that he was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans. 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