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Niagara Gazette - 12/17/1962

SANBORN—Edgar J. Stuart
Townsend, 77, of 2970 Saunders
Settlement Road, died
Sunday (Dec. 16, 1962) at Niagara
Falls Memorial Hospital;
after an illness of two years.
A resident of Sanbom for
35 years, Mr. Townsend was
born in the Town of Lockport,
Sept. 21 1885, son of Morris
and Emily Wallace Townsend.
He operated furms in various
sections of the county during
his early life. Then, for 30
years, he had been employed
by the State Highway Department,
retiring about two years
ago.
His wife, the former Berth
Reed, died in 1955.
Mr. Townsend was a member
of St. Luke's Episcopal
Church in Brockport.
Surviving are four sons,
Clarence A. Townsend, Lockport,
Donald E. Townsend,
Niagara Falls, Raymond W.
Townsend, North Ridge, and
Wilson R..Townsend, Sanborn;
a daughter, Miss Helen M.
Townsend, S a n b o r n ; two
brothers Clarence M. Townsend,
Fort Lauderdale, Fla.;
and William Townsend, Niagara
Falls; three sisters, Mrs.
Marian Williams and Mrs.
Berta Simpkins, both of Niagara
Falls, and Mrs. Florence
Hemline, Darlen Center; 21
grandchildren and nine greatgrandchildren.
Friends may call at the Pike
and Jones Fur.eral Home after
2 p.m. A service will be
conducted at the funeral
home at 1 p.m. Wednesday by
Rev. John E. Wickenden of
Epiphany Episcopal Church,
Niagara Falls; Burial will be
in North Ridge Cemetery

Edgar married REED, Bertha E on 16 Oct 1907 in West Sweden, Monroe County, NY. Bertha (daughter of REED, Albert and JONES, Clarissa) was born on 22 Jan 1888 in Ogden, Monroe County, NY; died on 25 Jul 1955 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY; was buried in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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Niagara Gazette - 10/21/1952

SANBORN, Oct. 21—Miss Helen
Townsend entertained at a family
dinner party at Lyon's Tea room
in honor of the Forty-fifth wedding
anniversary of her parents, Mr. and
Mrs. Edgar Townsend, Townline
road. The table was centered with a
tiered wedding cake. Appropriate
music was played on the organ during
the dinner and "Oh Promise
Me," was sung by the soloist.
Mrs. Townsend wore a corsage of
mums and Mr. Townsend a carnation
bouttonaire presented by their
eldest son, Clarence, and his wife.
Edgar Townsend. formerly of
Cambria Center, and the former
Bertha Reed, West Sweden, were
united in. marriage, October 16, 1907
at the home of the bride, by the
Rev. W. H. G. Lewis, who was rector
of St. Luke's Episcopal church,
Brockport, of which both were members,

The bride was attended by her sister.
Mrs. Gilbert Hiam, Pekin, as
maid pi honor and Mrs. Otto Hemline,
Darian Center, sister of the
bridegroom, as ring bearer. Clarence
M. Townsend, Town of Niagara,
was his brother's best man. The
wedding music was played by John
Liese, Rochester a cousin of Mrs.
Townsend. The couple made their
home in Brockport moving to Niagara
county in 1915.
Mr. and Mrs. Townsend are the
parents of four sons, Clarence A.,
Lockport: Donald, Niagara Falls;
Raymond, Cambria Center and Wilson,
Sanborn, and one daughter,
Helen, who resides with her parents.
They also have 19 grandchildren.

1. TOWNSEND, Clarence Albert was born on 7 Jan 1909 in Sweden, Monroe County, NY; died in Jan 1983 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY.
2. TOWNSEND, Donald Edgar was born on 17 Dec 1912 in Sweden, Monroe County, NY; died in Jan 1976 in Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY.
3. TOWNSEND, Raymond Wallace was born on 29 Apr 1915 in Sweden, Monroe County, NY; died on 1 Nov 1998 in Lockport, Niagara County, NY; was buried in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY.
4. TOWNSEND, Wilson Reed was born on 29 Dec 1918 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died in Nov 1986 in Sanborn, Niagara County, NY.
5. TOWNSEND, Helen Marion was born on 1 Apr 1922 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; died on 29 Nov 2006 in North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY; was buried in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY.

Morris married STUART, Emily Florence Wallace about 1887. Emily was born on 1 Jan 1863 in Isle of Man, England; was christened on 8 Jan 1865 in Saint John the Baptist, Kirk German, Isle of Man, England; died on 10 Jul 1940 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; was buried in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Hosea + AUSTIN, Margaret Platt. Margaret was born on 24 Mar 1819 in PA; died on 18 Jan 1896 in Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY; was buried on 20 Jan 1896 in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

Sylvanus + COLE, Henah. Henah was born on 7 Oct 1792 in Kent, Orleans County, NY; died on 29 Jan 1872; was buried in North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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