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     Margaret Lenora Townsend was born on 31 January 1878 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She was the daughter of John Light Townsend and Nancy Florence Sikes. She married Street Kenyon Jones on 10 April 1895 at Alachua, Florida, United States.^1,2 She died on 31 July 1910 at age 32.¹

     Martha Ann Townsend was born on 9 February 1872 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She was the daughter of Noah Townsend and Sarah "Sallie" Gillette. She died on 19 February 1872 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She was buried at Townsend Cemetery, Hawthorne, Alachua, Florida, United States.¹

     Mary Ann S. Townsend was born on 10 March 1845 at Madison, Florida, United States.¹ She was the daughter of John "Jack" Townsend and Rachel Jane Hill. She married Isaac "Ike" Hines. She died on 9 September 1879 at Alachua, Florida, United States, at age 34.

     Mary Eugenia "Minnie" Townsend was born on 8 February 1892 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Franklin Townsend and Maria E. May. She married Velpo McCallister.¹ She died on 27 July 1973 at age 81.¹

     Mary Ann Levonia Townsend was born on 24 March 1859 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She was the daughter of John Hill Townsend and Malinda Ellen Shepherd. She married Lewis Kinsey on 13 December 1876 at Alachua, Florida, United States.^2,3 She died on 28 February 1923 at Alachua, Florida, United States, at age 63.⁴ She was buried at Townsend Cemetery, Gilchrist, Florida, United States.⁴

     Minnie Townsend was born on 12 April 1883 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She was the daughter of John Hill Townsend and Lucinda Thompson. She married Charles Fowler in 1900.¹ She died on 18 January 1931 at Alachua, Florida, United States, at age 47.² She was buried at New Hope Cemetery, Alachua, Florida, United States.²

     Mary V. "Mollie" Townsend was born on 26 January 1870.¹ She was the daughter of Noah Townsend and Sarah "Sallie" Gillette. She married Jim Stegall on 26 June 1890 at Alachua, Florida, United States.^2,3 She died on 3 July 1954 at Alachua, Florida, United States, at age 84.⁴ She was buried at Townsend Cemetery, Hawthorne, Alachua, Florida, United States.⁴

     Nancy Townsend was born circa 1904 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She was the daughter of Walter Street Townsend and Mary Salita Thomas.

     Nancy Townsend was born on 28 April 1880 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She was the daughter of John Hill Townsend and Lucinda Thompson. She married Lewis Barney Gay on 11 November 1895 at Alachua, Florida, United States.^2,3 She died on 9 March 1935 at age 54.²

     Nancy Evelena Townsend was born on 31 October 1895 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She was the daughter of John Light Townsend and Nancy Florence Sikes. She married Groover Henry Thomas on 26 November 1911 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She died on 6 September 1975 at Alachua, Florida, United States, at age 79. She was buried at New Hope Cemetary, Alachua, Florida, United States.

     Nellie Mae Townsend was born on 2 October 1910 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She was the daughter of Henry Franklin Townsend and Mary Alice Thomas. She married Melvin E. Butler on 13 July 1929 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She married Oren Paschal Dekle on 6 July 1933 at Union, Florida, United States.¹ She died on 9 April 1995 at Worthington Springs, Union, Florida, United States, at age 84. She was buried at New Hope Cemetery, Alachua, Florida, United States.

     Nina Hortez Townsend was born on 12 August 1920 at Florida, United States.¹ She was the daughter of Lewis Rennels Townsend and Georgia Euginia Simmons.

     Noah Townsend was born circa 1878 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ He was the son of John Hill Townsend and Lucinda Thompson. He died on 24 October 1891 at Alachua, Florida, United States.

     Noah Townsend was born on 9 May 1825 at Lowndes, Georgia, United States.¹ He was the son of John "Jack" Townsend and Vicie Hargrove. He married Sarah "Sallie" Gillette on 18 March 1850 at Alachua, Florida, United States.² He died on 24 October 1891 at Alachua, Florida, United States, at age 66.³ He was buried at Townsend Cemetery, Hawthorne, Alachua, Florida, United States.³
     Biography of Noah Townsend:

“Noah was given college training by his Uncle Light and took up surveying, the same as his Uncle Light. Upon graduation in l847, at age 22, Noah was given $100 by his Uncle Light, and, among other things, a horse, which he promptly mounted and rode to Florida, arriving about the time his father, Jack, drowned in the Suwannee River.”⁴

“At the end of his horseback ride to Florida, Noah settled in the vicinity of present day Hawthorne where he became a teacher in the public schools, his teaching career being interrupted by a six months period of military service in the Mexican War. At the end of the 1850 school term, he was married to one of his pupils, Sarah "Sallie” Gillette, age seventeen. Family members recalled they were often complimented on being such a handsome couple, and later how Sallie chided the children that none of them were ever so handsome as their father. It is said his features were light in keeping with his Nordic ancestry, while hers were dark in keeping with her Latin ancestry. He became an expert surveyor and early turned his interests to farming and stock raising1, and was blessed with lands and cattle as well as the following large family:”⁵

Noah and his wife, Sarah are buried, with many of their children, descendants, relatives and friends in the Townsend Cemetery, near Hawthorne, Alachua County, Florida.

     Pearl Mae Townsend was born circa 1914 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She was the daughter of Walter Street Townsend and Mary Salita Thomas.

     Rachel J. Townsend was born on 24 February 1865 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She was the daughter of John Hill Townsend and Malinda Ellen Shepherd. She married Lewis Rance Thomas on 25 September 1887 at Alachua, Florida, United States.^2,3 She died on 23 February 1897 at Alachua, Florida, United States, at age 31.² She was buried at Townsend Cemetery, Gilchrist, Florida, United States.

     Robert Lee Townsend was born on 24 December 1867.¹ He was the son of Noah Townsend and Sarah "Sallie" Gillette. He married Nettie G. Pope on 3 December 1893 at Alachua, Florida, United States.² He died on 27 January 1933 at age 65.³

     Roberta J. Townsend was born on 21 August 1887 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She was the daughter of John Light Townsend and Nancy Florence Sikes. She married Oscar Hilliard on 2 December 1906.¹ She died on 25 April 1946 at age 58.

     Roxie Ann Townsend was born on 17 October 1836 at Lowndes, Georgia, United States.¹ She was the daughter of John "Jack" Townsend and Rachel Jane Hill. She married Samuel Burns Slaughter on 6 November 1854.²

     Simeon Lyte Townsend was born on 12 March 1898 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ He was the son of John Light Townsend and Nancy Florence Sikes. He married Maggie Strawn on 15 September 1915 at Florida, United States.² He married Lillian ColClough circa 1921.² He married Kathryn Nobles on 25 November 1925 at Gilchrist, Florida, United States.² He died on 2 May 1968 at Gilchrist, Florida, United States, at age 70.¹ He was buried at Townsend Cemetery, Gilchrist, Florida, United States.¹

     Thomas Jefferson Townsend was born on 17 September 1874 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ He was the son of Noah Townsend and Sarah "Sallie" Gillette. He married Serona Boulware on 1 March 1896 at Alachua, Florida, United States.² He died on 25 January 1957 at age 82.