| Father | John Henry Townsend (b. 8 December 1820, d. 7 January 1896) |
| Mother | Elizabeth Ann "Eliza" Shelley (b. 24 May 1819, d. 4 April 1848) |
| Daughter | Lilla Mead Townsend+ (b. 5 March 1860, d. 14 April 1900) |
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| Included in charts - lists | Townsend - Descendants of John Townsend b. 1708 |
| Relationship | 2nd cousin 4 times removed of Carol Jay Gilstrap 2nd cousin 6 times removed of Isaac Silas Vaughn 2nd cousin 6 times removed of Katherine Gilstrap Scott 2nd cousin 6 times removed of Joseph Ryland Scott 2nd cousin 6 times removed of Charles Parker ("Parker") Scott 2nd cousin 6 times removed of Orly Marie Vaughn 2nd cousin 6 times removed of Avital Catherine Vaughn |
| Name | Thomas Shelley Townsend was also known as Thomas Shelley Townsend. | |
| Residence | He lived in Alto, Cherokee, Texas, USABG. | |
| Person Source | He had person sources.1 | |
| Birth | 8 June 1837 | He was born on 8 June 1837 in Talladega, Talladega, Alabama, USABG. |
| Residence | 1850 | He lived in Western District, De Soto, Louisiana, USABG, in 1850. |
| Marriage | 8 July 1858 | He and Mary J Pearson were married on 8 July 1858 in Cherokee, Texas, United StatesBG.2 |
| Residence | 1860 | He lived in Beat 2, Cherokee, Texas, USABG, in 1860. |
| Residence | 1870 | He lived in Beat 1, Cherokee, Texas, United StatesBG, in 1870. |
| Residence | 1880 | He lived Marital status: MarriedRelation to Head of House: Self in Precinct 2, Cherokee, Texas, USABG, in 1880. |
| Death | 6 February 1900 | He died on 6 February 1900 at age 62 in Rusk, Cherokee, Texas, USABG. |
| Burial | He was buried in Rusk, Cherokee County, Texas, USABG. | |
| Residence | 8 July 1905 | He lived in Cherokee, TexasBG, on 8 July 1905. |
| Last Edited | 1 June 2020 |