I paid a visit recently to the summit of Hector and viewed the alleged gold mine on the farm of Wallace Townsend. While I did not see any of the gold myself, I was informed by Mr. Townsend that it was there. Mr. T. has also tried brick making and huckleberry farming and occasionally swaps horses. His blacksmith shop adds one other source of revenue. He has an interesting family of eleven children, who are worth their weight in Hector Hill gold."
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Watkins Glen, NY Schuyler County Chronicle, pg. 5
August 17, 1911 WALLACE W. TOWNSEND
Wallace W. Townsend died at his home near Logan, Aug. 7, 1911, aged seventy-five years. The funeral services were held on the Thursday following, Rev. A.L. Densmore officiating, and the burial was in the Jones Cemetery. Thus has passed another of the esteemed and helpful members of the community.
Wallace W. Townsend was the last survivor of the ten children of Jeremiah Townsend and Belinda Baily, who came from Connecticut and settled in the town of Hector.
He leaves four sons and seven daughters, viz.: Schuyler Townsend of New York City, Orville of Jacksonville, Fred of Geneva, Asa of Interlaken, Mrs. Elizabeth Newman of Ithaca, Mrs. Emma Sutton of Syracuse, Mrs. Della Spader of Watkins, Mrs. Julia Hatch of Valois, Mrs. Addie Wilson of Penn Yan, Mrs. Mary Wyant of Buffalo, and Cassie Townsend of the home. A son, William, died in 1887.
I paid a visit recently to the summit of Hector and viewed the alleged gold mine on the farm of Wallace Townsend. While I did not see any of the gold myself, I was informed by Mr. Townsend that it was there. Mr. T. has also tried brick making and huckleberry farming and occasionally swaps horses. His blacksmith shop adds one other source of revenue. He has an interesting family of eleven children, who are worth their weight in Hector Hill gold."
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Watkins Glen, NY Schuyler County Chronicle, pg. 5
August 17, 1911 WALLACE W. TOWNSEND
Wallace W. Townsend died at his home near Logan, Aug. 7, 1911, aged seventy-five years. The funeral services were held on the Thursday following, Rev. A.L. Densmore officiating, and the burial was in the Jones Cemetery. Thus has passed another of the esteemed and helpful members of the community.
Wallace W. Townsend was the last survivor of the ten children of Jeremiah Townsend and Belinda Baily, who came from Connecticut and settled in the town of Hector.
He leaves four sons and seven daughters, viz.: Schuyler Townsend of New York City, Orville of Jacksonville, Fred of Geneva, Asa of Interlaken, Mrs. Elizabeth Newman of Ithaca, Mrs. Emma Sutton of Syracuse, Mrs. Della Spader of Watkins, Mrs. Julia Hatch of Valois, Mrs. Addie Wilson of Penn Yan, Mrs. Mary Wyant of Buffalo, and Cassie Townsend of the home. A son, William, died in 1887.
Family Members
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Schuyler Townsend
1857–1950
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Orville Ray Townsend
1859–1918
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Elizabeth Townsend Newman
1863–1928
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Frederick K. Townsend
1864–1921
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Delphine Townsend Spader
1871–1946
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Julia Etta Townsend Hatch
1872–1946
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Asa C Townsend
1875–1957
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Adaline K "Ada" Townsend Wilson
1876–1944
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Catharine Lena "Cassie" Townsend Mulford
1888–1973
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