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Nancy Penelope <I>Stout</I> Townsend

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Nancy Penelope Stout Townsend

Birth
Stouts Mills, Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA
Death
1880 (aged 53–54)
Gilmer County, West Virginia, USA
Burial
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Uncle Phillip and Aunt Emzey Stout Rutherford had a son Daniel, who married Virginia Stout, a great granddaughter of Caleb. Uncle Daniel, a fine carpenter,lived in a house he built adjoining the upper Hotel at Cedarville. He erected other homes in the community, but the work that is most appreciated is the building of Cedarville Baptist Church. The structure is still in use. Uncle Daniel and Aunt Virginia were probably the best loved people in their community. A daughter of Hezekiah Stout Jr. was Nancy, the wife of Daniel Townsend. Though they lived at Stout's Mills, Daniel ran a mill of his own at Sand Ford. Leona Baker, who was reared in his home and later married Nancy's grand nephew, makes the statement that Nancy was an efficient housekeeper and a fine cook. Nancy was a midwife and a nurse for all the sick of the community. She still found time to be the best quilter in the community. "She made a quilt for everybody,"Leona said.

A daughter of Nancy Stout and Daniel Townsend, Louisa, married Marion Stout, great grandson of Caleb. After Marion was killed by an explosion of a steam engine engaged in threshing grain, Louisa took a second husband, Jahu (Jabe)Greenlief. Aunt Lou, as Louisa was commonly known, was a pillar in the church. At every meeting Aunt Lou sat in her pew, wearing her little cap and white apron. She came to life in a revival meeting when she shook hands with all and urged them to "be faithful, live faithful." Two sons and two daughters were leaders in the church and community.

A granddaughter of Nancy Stout Townsend,Hallie McCullough, carried on Nancy's tradition. The night was never too dark, the roads too muddy, nor the weather too bad for her to travel any number of miles on horseback to help a sick neighbor.
She married Daniel S. Townsend on February 26, 1840 in Lewis County
http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/t/o/Robert-Stout/FILE/0001page.html

Daniel S. Townsend, a son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth (Stout) Townsend, was born in Lewis County VA (WV) about 1818. He married Nancy P. Stout in Lewis County VA (WV) February 26, 1840.

Children of Daniel S. and Nancy P. (Stout) Townsend
Albert A. b.c.

Elliot O. b. Jun m. Zelpha E. Piercy Oct 23 1870 Gilmer County WV
m. Sarah C. Nutter Oct 25 1894 Gilmer County WV
m. Maggie Layfield Feb 2 1896, Gilmer County WV

Louisa D m. Francis Marion Stout Fe 2 1867 Gilmer County WV

Alpheus W. m. Nancy McCullough Apr 25 1877

James

Mary N. m. John K. Boyd Aug 23 1880 Gilmer County WV

Thadeus Warner m. Mary L. Dennison Sep 1 1886 Gilmer County WV

Florence L. m.Silas Greenlief Mar 5 1878 Gilmer County WV

https://hackerscreek.com/norman/TOWNSEND
/EZEKIEL.htm

Uncle Phillip and Aunt Emzey Stout Rutherford had a son Daniel, who married Virginia Stout, a great granddaughter of Caleb. Uncle Daniel, a fine carpenter,lived in a house he built adjoining the upper Hotel at Cedarville. He erected other homes in the community, but the work that is most appreciated is the building of Cedarville Baptist Church. The structure is still in use. Uncle Daniel and Aunt Virginia were probably the best loved people in their community. A daughter of Hezekiah Stout Jr. was Nancy, the wife of Daniel Townsend. Though they lived at Stout's Mills, Daniel ran a mill of his own at Sand Ford. Leona Baker, who was reared in his home and later married Nancy's grand nephew, makes the statement that Nancy was an efficient housekeeper and a fine cook. Nancy was a midwife and a nurse for all the sick of the community. She still found time to be the best quilter in the community. "She made a quilt for everybody,"Leona said.

A daughter of Nancy Stout and Daniel Townsend, Louisa, married Marion Stout, great grandson of Caleb. After Marion was killed by an explosion of a steam engine engaged in threshing grain, Louisa took a second husband, Jahu (Jabe)Greenlief. Aunt Lou, as Louisa was commonly known, was a pillar in the church. At every meeting Aunt Lou sat in her pew, wearing her little cap and white apron. She came to life in a revival meeting when she shook hands with all and urged them to "be faithful, live faithful." Two sons and two daughters were leaders in the church and community.

A granddaughter of Nancy Stout Townsend,Hallie McCullough, carried on Nancy's tradition. The night was never too dark, the roads too muddy, nor the weather too bad for her to travel any number of miles on horseback to help a sick neighbor.
She married Daniel S. Townsend on February 26, 1840 in Lewis County
http://www.genealogy.com/ftm/s/t/o/Robert-Stout/FILE/0001page.html

Daniel S. Townsend, a son of Ezekiel and Elizabeth (Stout) Townsend, was born in Lewis County VA (WV) about 1818. He married Nancy P. Stout in Lewis County VA (WV) February 26, 1840.

Children of Daniel S. and Nancy P. (Stout) Townsend
Albert A. b.c.

Elliot O. b. Jun m. Zelpha E. Piercy Oct 23 1870 Gilmer County WV
m. Sarah C. Nutter Oct 25 1894 Gilmer County WV
m. Maggie Layfield Feb 2 1896, Gilmer County WV

Louisa D m. Francis Marion Stout Fe 2 1867 Gilmer County WV

Alpheus W. m. Nancy McCullough Apr 25 1877

James

Mary N. m. John K. Boyd Aug 23 1880 Gilmer County WV

Thadeus Warner m. Mary L. Dennison Sep 1 1886 Gilmer County WV

Florence L. m.Silas Greenlief Mar 5 1878 Gilmer County WV

https://hackerscreek.com/norman/TOWNSEND
/EZEKIEL.htm



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