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One Name Place Study: Nettie Townsend in Marion Ohio

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It's once again time to investigate the  Townsends of Franklin County , Ohio in an effort to find relatives of  William James Townsend  who was born around 1842 in Franklin County, Ohio. So far I have discovered one relative and I have a genealogy super-sense that I have found a few others. Let's continue with the second to last named Townsend in the  1880 US Census . The next individual is Miss Nettie Townsend born in 1858 and is a 22 year-old servant for the John Bobbert family. Nettie Townsend in Marion, Franklin, Ohio in 1880 US Census as a servant for John Bobbert Sadly, as a servant there is very little information about Nettie as recorded in the 1880 US Census. Her name, age, and gender were recorded. No parental or personal birth locations were recorded. She was a servant in the home of John Bobbert, aged 38, and his wife Martha, 25. John is a gardener by trade and Martha keeps the house. Martha tends over five children: John H Bobbert, age 14; Charles, 12; Edward, 9; C