Townsend, William F. (1847 March 10-1928 April)
Dates
- Existence: 1847 March 10 - 1928 April
Biography
William Franklin Townsend, author of reminiscences of the American Civil War, was born in Meigs County Ohio on March 10, 1847. His father was William Riggs Townsend (1824-1902) and his mother was Cynthia Stevens. William R. Townsend was a cabinet maker, lived in Pagetown, Ohio, and served as a Major, Company C, 140 regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. William F. Townsend served as a private in Company C, 30 regiment, Ohio Volunteer Infantry. William F. married Mary Jane Sinclair (1845-1927) and together they had three children, Myrta Rosaltha (1867-1908) who married Oscar Graves, Margaret Weston (1881-1919), and George Alfred Gath (1887-1956). William F. worked as a carpenter until 1897 when he became postmaster at Downington, Ohio. He died in April of 1928 and was buried with his wife in Wells cemetery. - the above was extracted from typed geneaological notes in the possession (1963) of Lawrence Graves of Athens, Ohio, grandson of Oscar and Myrta Rosaltha (Townsend) Graves.
Gender
- Males
Found in 1 Collection or Record:
William F. Townsend's War Diary
The collection is a scrapbook entitled William F. Townsend's War Diary. It contains newspaper clippings from Pomeroy, Ohio's The Leader. The clippings contain of his reminisces about the Civil War.
