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     Leroy Townsend was the son of Christopher Columbus Townsend and Mary Cornelia Tillman.

     Maggie B. Townsend was the daughter of Christopher Columbus Townsend and Mary Cornelia Tillman. She died in 1903 at Alachua, Florida, United States.¹ She was buried at Townsend Cemetery, Hawthorne, Alachua, Florida, United States.¹

     Lucian N. Townsend was the son of Joel Noah Townsend and Mary Bania Adkins.

     Ford Townsend was the son of Joel Noah Townsend and Mary Bania Adkins.

     James E. Townsend was the son of Joel Noah Townsend and Mary Bania Adkins.

     Leona Townsend was the daughter of Joel Noah Townsend and Sarah Ann Elizabeth Adkins.

     Ivy Townsend was the daughter of Joel Noah Townsend and Sarah Ann Elizabeth Adkins.

     Mary Bell Harley Townsend was the daughter of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell.¹ She married Junius Marvin Andrews on 31 March 1907 at DeSota, Florida, United States.¹ She died on 23 May 1953 at Columbia, Florida, United States, at age 60.¹

     Junius Marvin Andrews married Mary Bell Harley Townsend, daughter of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell, on 31 March 1907 at DeSota, Florida, United States.¹ He died on 10 June 1949 at Columbia, Florida, United States, at age 74.¹

     Caro Lottie Townsend was the daughter of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell. She married Grover Cleveland Strickland on 23 December 1913.¹ She married Raymond W. Waits on 16 August 1930.¹

     Grover Cleveland Strickland married Caro Lottie Townsend, daughter of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell, on 23 December 1913.¹

     Raymond W. Waits married Caro Lottie Townsend, daughter of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell, on 16 August 1930.¹

     Homer Wendell Townsend was the son of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell. He married Lena Jane Hamm.¹

     Lena Jane Hamm married Homer Wendell Townsend, son of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell.¹

     Virgil Light Townsend was the son of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell. He married Eugenia Hortense Modell on 28 December 1926.¹ He married Vilma Anthony on 27 February 1944.¹ He died on 29 December 1988 at age 87.² He was buried at Townsend Cemetery, Hawthorne, Alachua, Florida, United States.²

     Eugenia Hortense Modell married Virgil Light Townsend, son of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell, on 28 December 1926.¹

     Vilma Anthony married Virgil Light Townsend, son of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell, on 27 February 1944.¹

     Jessie Anita Townsend was the daughter of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell. She married Charles Gerald Rooney on 11 April 1947.¹ She died on 28 November 1969 at Massena, New York, United States, at age 66.¹ She was buried at Pine Grove Cemetery, Massena, Saint Lawrence, New York, United States.¹

     Charles Gerald Rooney married Jessie Anita Townsend, daughter of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell, on 11 April 1947.¹ He died on 25 March 1971.¹

     Ella Imogene Townsend was the daughter of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell. She married George Andrew Kelsey.¹ She died on 4 February 2003 at Tampa, Hillsborough, Florida, United States, at age 97.² She was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lake Placid, Highland, Florida, United States.²
     Biography of Ella Imogene Townsend:

Ella Imogene Townsend was born in Alachua Co., Florida and moved with her family to old DeSoto County, Florida in 1908. After marrying George Kelsey, they lived in various towns in Highlands County where he taught school. They moved to Avon Park in 1951 and he preceded her in death in 1987. She was an active member of First United Methodist Church in Avon Park where she attended the J.O.Y. Sunday School Class, sang alto in the choir, held various offices in the United Methodist Women, and attended the church Singles Group. She was a life member of the Avon Park Garden Club, sang with the Sweet Adelines, and loved the fellowship she and her friends had in the "Sew What" group.²

     George Andrew Kelsey married Ella Imogene Townsend, daughter of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell.¹ He died on 12 May 1987 at Avon Park, Highlands, Florida, United States, at age 83.² He was buried at Oak Hill Cemetery, Lake Placid, Highlands, Florida, United States.²
     Biography of George Andrew Kelsey:

George and Imogene moved to Avon Park, Florida in 1951 from DeSoto City, Florida. He earned a bachelors degree frim Florida Southern College in Lakeland, Florida, and was graduated from the University of Florida with a master's degree. He was an educator in the Highlands County school system for 46 years. He started as a teacher and retired as principal of Avon Elementary in 1970. He was a member of the First United Methodist Church in Avon Park, National Education Association, Florida Education Association, Retired Classroom Teacher's Association, National Retired Teacher's Association, life member of the Avon Park Lions Club, past-president of the Avon Park Athletic Club, served as a trustee, usher, and treasurer of the church, president of the church Sunday school and treasurer of the Methodist Men's Club.²

     Ralph Emerson Townsend was the son of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell. He married Florence Conway on 10 November 1939.¹

     Florence Conway married Ralph Emerson Townsend, son of James Light Townsend and Annie Rebecca Bell, on 10 November 1939.¹

     Caroline Townsend was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Townsend and Serona Boulware.

     Elizabeth A. Townsend was the daughter of Thomas Jefferson Townsend and Serona Boulware.