Col Wilson Bailey “W.B.” Townsend (1854-1936)

Col Wilson Bailey “W.B.” Townsend

Birth

24 Mar 1854

Lancaster County, Pennsylvania, USA

Death

23 Feb 1936 (aged 81)

Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee, USA

Burial

Old Gray Cemetery

Knoxville, Knox County, Tennessee, USA Add to Map

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W.B. Townsend formed the Little River Lumber Company and Railroad in 1900.

Townsend, Blount County, Tennessee bears his name.

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Parents

John Townsend

1818–1899
Eliza A Townsend

1830–1901

Spouses

Margaret J Johnson Townsend

1861–1923 (m. 1878)
Alice Morier Townsend

1883–1969 (m. 1935)

Siblings

George H. Townsend

1852–1929
Emma Jane Townsend Yerkes

1860–1949
Minnie B Townsend

1869–1870
Mary Ella Townsend

unknown–1860
John Townsend
Lily M Townsend

unknown–1851

Children

George B. Townsend

1880–1962
Mabel Townsend Ijams

1882–1972

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Col Wilson Bailey “W.B.” Townsend

Family Members

John Townsend

Eliza A Townsend

Margaret J Johnson Townsend

Alice Morier Townsend

George H. Townsend

Emma Jane Townsend Yerkes

Minnie B Townsend

Mary Ella Townsend

John Townsend

Lily M Townsend

George B. Townsend

Mabel Townsend Ijams

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