SHEROD WILLIAM ELEXANDER "WILL" TOWNSEND & IDA IRENE (HARRIS) TOWNSEND

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Will & Ida

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Sherod William Elexander "Will" Townsend was born December 13, 1882, in Evant, Hamilton County, TX.  He died  August 16, 1973,  Goldthwaite, Mills County, TX.  Sherod was a son of James Eli Townsend & Martha Ann (Stephens) Townsend.

 

Sherod married (1)  Lockie Marthelon Gordon  on16 December, 1906, in  Hamilton County, TX.

 

Lockie Gordon was born 7 May,1889, Evant, TX, and died 24 November, 1911, Hamilton County, TX.  Lockie's parents were  William Gordon & Mary Boykin.  The children of Sherod William Elexander "Will" Townsend and Lockie Marthelon (Gordon) Townsend were:   
Rubert Gordon "Shorty" Townsend , 
James Adolphus Townsend 
Virgie Lois Townsend.

Sherod married (2) . Ida Irene Harris on  March 19, 1922, (Hamilton County Marriage Record Bk. 8, p. 223 recorded their marriage date as 30 March, 1922._ Evant, TX.

 

Ida was born 19 April, 1901,  Burnet County, TX, and died 10 February, 1975 Goldthwaite, TX.    Her parents were Cal Harris and  Maudie Modena Jones.

The children of Sherod William Elexander "Will" Townsend and Ida Irene (Harris) Townsend were: 
Roy Dean Townsend, 
Juanita Modena (Townsend) Carlisle, 
Virgil Elbert Townsend, 
William Elvin Townsend, 
Aletha LaVern (Townsend) (Donahoo) Montgomery,  and 
Doris Elexander Townsend.

 

Roy Dean Townsend,  son of Sherod William Elexander Townsend &
Ida Irene Harris, married  Ethel Mae Dyer on 10/12/1956 Thorndale, TX.  Ethel, born Ft. Clark, TX,  is a daughter of Vernon Carroll Dyer Sr. & Vesta
Abbie Owen.  Their children are:
Connie Lynn Townsend, born   Taylor, TX
Donna Kay Townsend, born Goldthwaite, TX, and 
Gary Dean Townsend, born  Odessa, Texas

TOWNSEND, SHEROD WILLIAM ELEXANDER "WILL" TOWNSEND & IDA IRENE (HARRIS) TOWNSEND

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