It is said that he had the fastest horse of any, having outrun the British on at least one occasion. They moved across country in wagon trains. Johann Caspar Fink was born on March 25, 1821 in Gomaringen, Wurtemberg, Germany. He was still in his teens when the family moved to Georgia. He is from Germany. Moses Solon Townsend was the son of Asa and Rebecca Townsend. He was a charter member of the Lafayette Masonic Lodge 34 at LaGrange and later was a charter member of the Fayetteville lodge 34 at Fayetteville in 1859. was an English surgeon, stage actor, anti-vivisectionist and writer. Their family had increased to 2-boys and 2 girls when they Pulled up stakes and moved to Florida in 1824. In 1859 Jacob and Elizabeth made a donation of five acres of land to St. Johns Evangelical Lutheran Church with the stipulation that a church, school, and a cemetery be established there. 1, 1953 in Burlington, the son of Hebert L. and Anne (Mailhot) Townsend. He is from Germany. His brother in law, Jacob Dirr, filed for letters of administration in September, 1848 to settle the estate. His wife reached out a hand to take the bird, but forbore at the suggestion of the daughter. He married Katharina Panter, daughter of Georg Panter and Theres Zink on 22 Feb 1819 in Baden-Wuerttemberg, Germany. She was living at 708 Euclid Avenue in Houston with husband George Lewis Fisher (50) and daughter Orpha Irene (18). Asas Obituary: Asa Townsend died at the house of his son, Mr. H. S. Townsend, on the 27th September; Mr. Asa Townsend in the 81st year of his age. A teacher of instrumental music by profession, Mr. Fisher maintained an enthusiastic interest in botany from his early years, though he never formally trained in the science. He was also one of the organizers of the Lavaca Oil Mill Company. He graduated from Vergennes High School in 1971. The Townsend family had the distinction of sending more men to thebattle of San Jacintothan any other family. He also served in the Texas Ranger Company of Capt. Emily Gray Martin, Gentlemen and Their Ladies Gray Family History, states that Leonard fought in the Revolutionary War, participating in the battles of Troy and Sumpter. Sadly, Theres died of Cholera on their voyage to Canada in 1832 in Buffalo, New York. That same year the brothers started the long move to Texas as they sold their lands in Florida. It is is well maintained and easily visible from the road. WebGeneral Stephen J. Townsend assumed duties as Commander, United States Army Training and Doctrine Command on March 2, 2018, after serving as Commander, XVIII Airborne Corps, the U.S. Armys rapid deployment contingency corps, and Fort Bragg, North Carolina. He married Alice Melinda Palmer, daughter of Jacobe Cummins Palmer and Alice Olympus Tetram. He has three brothers: Mr. H., H.L. However, we believe that he and his family were residents of Orange County during that time. The rent to be paid every 25th day of March in every year at the rate of three shillings sterling or four shillings proclamation money for every hundred acres the same to commence at the expiration of two years from the date hereof. Benedictus, and his heirs were further obligated to do yearly, and every year, after the date of these presents, clear and cultivate at the rate of three acres for every hundred acres of land. The above suggests that Benedictus Townsend who does not appear on the quit rent scrolls, either removed from South Carolina or died there before 1769 as no further records on him have been found. The Duke of Sussex surprised viewers of The Late Show with Stephen Colbert when he turned up for the Colbert Questionert segment of the TV show on Tuesday night (28 February). In 1974 Tula Townsend Wyatt published her great book The Seven Townsend Brothers of Texas (her manuscripts and research materials are on file at the Fondren Library at Rice University in Houston, Texas). Asa Townsend (Ancestor) came last. Mom and Dad (Ron and Anne) lived in the garage apartment of the duplex. He was the son of Johannes and Anna Maria (Luz) Fink, her parents were Anna Maria (Pfeiffer) and Darran Luz. The family settled in Mclntosh County where the elder Harper died in 1822. By the time the War Between the States broke out, his total assets amounted to more than $60,000, including a dozen slaves or more. http://www.herbarium.unc.edu/Collectors/Fisher_G_L.pdf. In 1826 two of the brothers, Thomas Roderick and Spencer Burton, made the long trip to Texas to investigate these land offers. He passed away February 17, 1878 and is buried in the same cemetery as his first wife. He collected plants in North and Central America. In 1848, Francis Frede returned to Germany and married Louise Eilers. Dad said when they got their first TV, the big antennae was placed on a nearby hill and either he or Uncle Don would have to go move it when the reception was bad. This monument is of Scotch granite and weighs 15,000 pounds. She was born July 19, 1820, died Sept 4, 1878. Stephen, Oliver and Elijah Cobb (sons of dau. August and Velma are both buried near the Fishers in Forest Park Cemetery in Houston, Texas. The Townsend brothers enlisted during the Texas Revolution, and Thomas furnished beef and corn from his farm for the army. in Atlanta, GA, there are four headgrants issued to Leonard Harper and perhaps his son, Leonard Harper Jr. When our subject was three years old his father died; the mother married again in 1874. After Boss tragic death, his wife, Allison Holker Boss, said in a statement that he was the backbone of our family, the best husband and father, and an inspiration to his fans. In 1920, Fisher visited Santa Catalina Island and collected a few specimens on the ridge above the School House, Avalon, June 16, 1920. William T. Townsend: Spanish grant 1835 in McLennan and Freestone Counties; Bounty grant for military service in the Texas Revolution 1836 in Coryell County. Location: southwest of FM 1890 about 3.5 miles west of its intersection with State Highway 71, about 100 yards to the South and across a ravine from the much larger Fitzgerald Cemetery. Nutter, Jemima Townsend. After settling in Houston in 1912, he made numerous trips to Mexico, as well as collecting widely in the United States. Asa and his sons rebuilt, and the family continued to grow. His younger brothers moved from Florida a few years earlier and helped Texas win independence from Mexico. Benedictus great-grandchildren removed to Georgia, Florida, and then to Texas. Good friends of my mother and father. Moses father was born in Florida before the Townsends removed to The Republic of Texas. He joined the Army and was posted in Washington D.C. to the Army Corps of Engineers. He qualified M.R.C.S. Townsend graduated from North Georgia College where he earned a bachelors degree in psychology. Don opened the Sport Shop on Water Street. The earliest record we are aware of concerning Benedictus Townsend is a Sussex County, Delaware deed dated 4 August 1736 wherein Benedictus Townsend and Lucilla, his wife, and Mary Light all of Sussex County deed a 300 acre plantation situated on the East and West side of a Branch called The Beaver dam branch to John Light. was an English surgeon, stage actor, anti-vivisectionist and writer. Like his brothers he applied for land and received 640 acres in Colorado County near the town of Borden, between Columbus and LaGrange. While their house (1/2 mile on the right from Heart of the Hills) was being built nearby, they lived at the old ranch house without electricity using coal oil lamps. His grandfather, Asa Townsend, came to Texas from Georgia in 1836. Townsend served with the 82nd Airborne Division , the 7th Infantry Division , the 75th Ranger Regiment , the 78th Infantry Division , and the 10th Mountain Division . When he was a young child Moses and his family left Florida and in 1838 settled in Colorado County near Borden between Columbus and LaGrange on their original 640 acre land grant. WebStephen Chapman Townesend (1860 May 1914) F.R.C.S. On October 4, 1870 Julia married Henry Berkley Kaulbach, which ended the long guardianship of Caspar Fink. Francis Joseph Frede, was born at Coblenz, Hanover on February 13, 1808. It required three wagons and teams to convey it to the place of destination.. A system of sewerage is now being put in. Where before wealth had been measured in land and slaves, now it was determined by how many cattle you could move to eastern markets. He married Moye Elizabeth (Beth) Earley, daughter of Moye Green (Red) Earley and Pearl Elizabeth Price on 25 Sep 1939 in Jennings, Louisiana. Both books have family stories and images of land grants and other interesting documents. He immigrated to America in 1838 probably with his sister Catherine, brother Leoplod, and brother law, Elisabeth and Jacob Dirr. According to Ms. Wyatt, Thomas Townsend and his wife, Elizabeth Stapleton, had eight sons and one daughter. , and E.L. Townsend, and a half sister, Rebecca Grace Waller., M.S. By 1836 seven of the Townsend brothers were in Texas. Thomas was granted a league of land inDavid G. Burnets colony and settled near what is now Crockett, on the Old Nacogdoches Road. Henry Kaulbach died at LaGrange on May 11, 1919 and is buried there. In the Surveyors General Dept. Twelve of whom, 8 boys and 4 girls, lived to be settled with families of their own. His estate consisted of property in LaGrange, town lots in Bastrop, 320 acre headrights in Victoria and Washington Counties, plus two promissory notes over $300.00. vandiver.john@stripes.com Twitter: @ john_vandiver Migrated As a result, they sold their properties, and they were all in Texas by 1838. WebHis wife is Melissa Crawford Townsend Stephen J. Townsend Net Worth His net worth has been growing significantly in 2021-2022. She was the daughter of Ludewig Bruck, a merchant in Osnabruck, and Marla Anna (Fosters) Bruck. 1, 1953 in Burlington, the son of Hebert L. and Anne (Mailhot) Townsend. The return trip was made on the Brig Antoinette from Bremen, H. Wessels, master. The specimens total in excess of 10,000, mostly phanerogams, and are in addition to some 7,500 which the University acquired earlier by purchase. They came to Texas in 1840. Townsend was in La Grange, Fayette County, on jury duty when he died on August 31, 1838. Her great-grandfather Josiah Graves was a Revolutionary War soldier. Velma Fishers parents were George Lewis Fisher (1868-1953) and Alice Melinda Palmer (1873-1956). Powered by - Designed with theHueman theme. One of the librarians at the LaGrange public library remembers the original building still standing when she was a child. Fisher died of kidney cancer at age 86 in Houston, Texas on September 21, 1953. Although the last raid on Columbus itself occurred in 1838, the savages continued to molest isolated families for several more years. After Gigi died, Uncle Marvin and his wife lived in the old Townsend homestead. Stephen J. Townsends income source is mostly from being a successful . 1954], and died at his home in Houston, Texas, 21 September 1953. Father of Elizabeth Kennard; Hannah Hough; Mary [Skelton] Cary; Stephen Townsend, II; William Townsend and 4 others; Charles Townsend; Sarah Smith; Anne Townsend and Littleton Townsend less Alice was born on 11 Oct 1873 in Lucan, Ontario, Canada. He was a good and a worthy man. The families were issued the following land grants in Mexico and the Republic of Texas: Thomas R. Townsend: Spanish Grant 1835 in Houston County. The location of this land shows it to be some miles east of where Light Townsend (1745-1817) owned 100 acres of land on Hilson Bay on Head of Muddy Creek (now Rogers Creek) that he had acquired from his father, Benedictus. The 35-year-old shared a video message with fans who have sent love and support to her and her family after her husband Stephen "tWitch" Boss died by suicide at age 40. Asa lived past his eightieth year and died in 1876. When the war started Moses answered the confederate cause and served as a Lieutenant in Colonel Griffins regiment. Townesend was educated at St Bartholomew's Hospital and the University of Edinburgh. Rebecca Clack Burford Townsend Grace died, at her residence in Colorado County on the 3rd of September, 1878, Mrs. Rebecca C. Grace, of inflammation of the bowels, aged about 58 years. Biermann was an itinerant peddler who had apparently applied for his headright of land which would now pass to his estate. In 1930 he was a teacher of instrumental music living at 611 West Pierce Avenue with wife Alice Melinda Palmer (55) and 3 lodgers. He was honorably discharged on February 15, 1864 at Columbus. WebStephen J. Townsend (born 1959) is a United States Army four-star general who served as Commander, United States Africa Command from 26 July 2019 to 8 August 2022. He is not found in the 1820 Census of Marlboro County. This office he had charge of until May, 1890, when he resigned. The school was one building with 1st through 11th grade. 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