TOWNSEND, Edgar Stuart

1885 - 1962  (77 years)

• Name	TOWNSEND, Edgar Stuart
  Birth	21 Sep 1885	Lockport, Niagara County, NY
  Gender	Male
  Death	16 Dec 1962	Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY
  Burial	17 Dec 1962	North Ridge Cemetery, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY
  Person ID	I38648	Laur from Germany
  Last Modified	6 Aug 2020

  
  

  Father	TOWNSEND, Morris Mortimer,   b. 17 Jun 1848, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY d. 1 May 1929, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY (Age 80 years)
  Mother	STUART, Emily Florence Wallace,   b. 1 Jan 1863, Isle of Man, England d. 10 Jul 1940, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY (Age 77 years)
  Marriage	Abt 1887
  Family ID	F5167	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	REED, Bertha E,   b. 22 Jan 1888, Ogden, Monroe County, NY d. 25 Jul 1955, Sanborn, Niagara County, NY (Age 67 years)
  Marriage	16 Oct 1907	West Sweden, Monroe County, NY
  Notes	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.
  Children	1. TOWNSEND, Clarence Albert,   b. 7 Jan 1909, Sweden, Monroe County, NY d. Jan 1983, Lockport, Niagara County, NY (Age 74 years)   2. TOWNSEND, Donald Edgar,   b. 17 Dec 1912, Sweden, Monroe County, NY d. Jan 1976, Niagara Falls, Niagara County, NY (Age 63 years)   3. TOWNSEND, Raymond Wallace,   b. 29 Apr 1915, Sweden, Monroe County, NY d. 1 Nov 1998, Lockport, Niagara County, NY (Age 83 years)   4. TOWNSEND, Wilson Reed,   b. 29 Dec 1918, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY d. Nov 1986, Sanborn, Niagara County, NY (Age 67 years)   5. TOWNSEND, Helen Marion,   b. 1 Apr 1922, Town of Cambria, Niagara County, NY d. 29 Nov 2006, North Tonawanda, Niagara County, NY (Age 84 years)
  Family ID	F13302	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	16 Nov 2024

  
  

• Notes

  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