Family:John Townsend and Elvira Cain (1)

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Parents: John Townsend and Elizabeth Pearson
John Townsend, Jr.
b. 8 Dec 1763 PA
d. 25 Aug 1853 Wayne, IN
 
Elvira Cain
b. 7 Mar 1768 Edgecombe, North Carolina, United States
d. 11 Mar 1870 West Elkton, Preble, Ohio, United States
m. 28 Jan 1782 North Carolina, United States
Facts and Events
Marriage[1] 28 Jan 1782 North Carolina, United States
Children
BirthDeath
1.
Celia Townsend
22 Feb 1785 Wayne, IN
 
2.
James Townsend
17 Dec 1787 Wayne, IN
 
3.
Rachel Townsend
29 Oct 1790 South Carolina, United States
26 Feb 1855 Hamilton, Indiana, United States
4.
Mary Townsend
7 Mar 1794
 
5.
William Townsend
10 Apr 1795
 
6.
Esther Townsend
4 Feb 1798 96th District, Union County, South Carolina
3 Sep 1832 Preble, Ohio, United States
7.
Sarah Townsend
28 Aug 1800 Wayne, Indiana, United States
 
8.
Elizabeth Townsend
29 Dec 1802 South Carolina, United States
11 Apr 1871 Preble, Ohio, United States
9.
Jonathan Townsend
 
 
10.
John Townsend, III
1804 Wayne, IN
 
11.
Barbara Townsend
6 Feb 1807 Wayne, IN
 
12.
Stephen Townsend
31 Dec 1810 Richmond, Wayne, Indiana, United States
 
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John and Elvira lived in Union and Cumberland Counties, South Carolina. John and his son James and their families were the first settlers in Richmond, Indiana, in Wayne County in 1807.

John died when he was 90 years old.

Elvira released a slave who became a U. S. senator. She was honored as the oldest living widow of a Revolutionary War soldier in 1868.

She died at the age of 102.

References
  1. ↑ John Townsend, in Find A Grave.

    John returned to NC and married Elvira 18 Jan 1782. He was 18 and she was 15. - no source provided.

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