One Name Place Study: Townsends Series Begins
Howdy Folks! I'm going to get genealogy crazy. I'm trying to crack through a brick wall for my Civil War ancestor William James Townsend. Starting in January of last year, I shared William's pension file and the things I learned and the questions I still had . William Townsend Pension Declaration The pension file gave me a few new pieces of information and the story of how William became blind. Unfortunately, no siblings or parental information was found. How can I find these pieces of information? Start with What You Know William James Townsend born abt 1842 in Ohio 1, 2, Birth records don't become available until 1867 1860 resides in Madison Township, Franklin County, Ohio 3 Single, farm laborer, boarding in the home of Robert Henderson June 1863 Madison Township, Franklin County, Ohio 4 Civil War Draft Registration Single, farm laborer Recorded same time as John Townsend, married, age 27 of Madison May 1864 - August 1864 Serves in ...