BG Edwin Franklin Townsend (1833-1909)

BG Edwin Franklin Townsend Veteran

Birth

14 Jul 1833

New York, USA

Death

15 Aug 1909 (aged 76)

District of Columbia, USA

Burial

Arlington National Cemetery

Arlington, Arlington County, Virginia, USA Add to Map

Plot

Section 1, Grave 122-A

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Edwin Townsend graduated from the US Military Academy in 1854, and served with the 3rd Artillery Regiment until resigning in 1856. He rejoined the army as an infantry officer in 1861, and served until retiring in 1895.

Family Members

Parents

Edwin Townsend

1803–1870
Ann Eliza "Alice" Graff Townsend

1809–1892

Spouses

Mary Jane Wadhams Townsend

1836–1893 (m. 1858)
Katherine Claire Durant Townsend

1865–1942 (m. 1899)

Siblings

John Graff Townsend

1829–1889
Catherine Townsend Clark

1836–1874
CPT Mandeville G. "Mandy" Townsend

1838–1864
Milton Townsend

1840–1860
Hamilton Townsend

1845–1898
Akerly Townsend

1846–1904

Children

Mary Abernathy Townsend

1859–1934
Lucy Wadhams Townsend Penrose

1867–1938

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1860 United States Federal Census
1880 United States Federal Census

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Edwin Townsend

Ann Eliza "Alice" Graff Townsend

Mary Jane Wadhams Townsend

Katherine Claire Durant Townsend

John Graff Townsend

Catherine Townsend Clark

CPT Mandeville G. "Mandy" Townsend

Milton Townsend

Hamilton Townsend

Akerly Townsend

Mary Abernathy Townsend

Lucy Wadhams Townsend Penrose

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