Family:John Townsend and Dovie Chrisman (1)

Parents: Robert Townsend and Mary Beeler John Summerfield Townsend b. 22 Aug 1870 Montgomery, Lincoln, Mississippi, United States d. 18 Dec 1938 Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, United States

Parents: John Chrisman and Unknown Ross Dovie Chrisman b. 12 Jul 1884 Kansas, United States d. 20 Feb 1960 Cushing, Payne, Oklahoma, United States

m. Jun 1904 Roswell, Chaves, New Mexico, United States

In 1910 John ran a butcher shop. In 1920 he was still running the shop and Dovie kept a hotel. In 1930 John was a stockman on a ranch and Dovie kept private homes.

1.   United States. 1920 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T625).

   Chaves County, NM
   John S Townsend 49
   Dovie T Townsend 35
   Heniard R Townsend 14
   Jonnie S Townsend 12
   Esther Townsend 11
   Dona D Townsend 10
   Dovie T Townsend 7
   Calvin Townsend 5
   Joe R Townsend 4
   [4 11/12

   
2.   United States. 1910 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T624).

   Chaves County, NM
   
   John S Townsend 39
   Chaves County, NM
   Dovey T Townsend 26
   Hiniard R Townsend 4
   John S Townsend Jr. 2
   Ester T Townsend 6/12

   
3.   United States. 1930 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T626).

   Chaves County, NM
   
   John S Townsend 60
   Dovie Townsend 45
   John S Townsend 23
   Dona Townsend 19
   Dovie Townsend 17
   Calvin Townsend 15
   Joe R Townsend 13

   
4.   United States. 1880 U.S. Census Population Schedule. (National Archives Microfilm Publication T9).

   Saline, AR
   
   H Townsend 48
   Mary Townsend 35
   Sallie Townsend 16
   Franklin Townsend 12
   John Townsend 9
   Estel Townsend 8
   Annie Townsend 5
   Marvin Townsend 2