Townsend was a businessman and trader who lived in Chemulpo for 34 years. His wife was Japanese and named Michiyo and they had two children: Margaret and Edward. Edward moved to Honolulu and was a court interpreter and later attorney.
Townsend among other things helped build a railroad (later taken over by the Japanese) who occupied Korea. He also imported a million gallons of high grade kerosene from the Rockefeller Company to light lamps and lanterns which he sold in his store.
One biography has been written about him and he is a character in a novel.
In 2016-2017, he and others had their graves moved to a new location in Incheon from the previous cemetery.
Townsend among other things helped build a railroad (later taken over by the Japanese) who occupied Korea. He also imported a million gallons of high grade kerosene from the Rockefeller Company to light lamps and lanterns which he sold in his store.
One biography has been written about him and he is a character in a novel.
In 2016-2017, he and others had their graves moved to a new location in Incheon from the previous cemetery.
Townsend was a businessman and trader who lived in Chemulpo for 34 years. His wife was Japanese and named Michiyo and they had two children: Margaret and Edward. Edward moved to Honolulu and was a court interpreter and later attorney.
Townsend among other things helped build a railroad (later taken over by the Japanese) who occupied Korea. He also imported a million gallons of high grade kerosene from the Rockefeller Company to light lamps and lanterns which he sold in his store.
One biography has been written about him and he is a character in a novel.
In 2016-2017, he and others had their graves moved to a new location in Incheon from the previous cemetery.
Townsend among other things helped build a railroad (later taken over by the Japanese) who occupied Korea. He also imported a million gallons of high grade kerosene from the Rockefeller Company to light lamps and lanterns which he sold in his store.
One biography has been written about him and he is a character in a novel.
In 2016-2017, he and others had their graves moved to a new location in Incheon from the previous cemetery.
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