**FIREMAN**
Alonzo was the son of William E. Townsend and Amelia Townsend. Alonzo's Father was a full-blooded Englishman - born December 1846 in England, died May 12, 1903 in Leavenworth, KS. His wife Ameila was born 1849 in Hamilton County, Ohio.
Alonzo had 4 brothers and 1 sister: William E.,Jr.(1873); Charles(1875); Ralph (10-1881)and Harry(1870). Sister Mary(5-1879).
Neither of Alonzo's parents have a headstone on their graves at Mount Calvary.
His house was at 715 Chestnut Street.
The city directory in 1899-1890 shows William as a sadler at B.S.Richards.
1891-1892 shows William as a harness maker.
Alonzo's paternal grandparents were also born in England.
Both of Amelia's parents were born in Germany.
He was a Fireman in Leavenworth, KS.
Known Addresses:
1891-92 - Home Sweet Home 715 Chestnut Street with parents.
1903-04-Home- 514 N. 2nd Street
1905-06-Home- 214 N. 3rd Street
1911-12-Home- 1002 Cherokee Street
1913-14-Home- 627 Shawnee Street
1915-16-Home- 1901 Cherokee Street
1917-18-Home same as above
1920-60-Home 512 Cherokee Street
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WHAT IS A FIREMAN?
He's the guy next door, a man's man with the memory of a little boy. He has never gotten over the excitement of engines and sirens and smoke and danger.
He's a guy like you and me with worries and unfulfilled dreams.
Yet he stands taller than most of us.
HE IS A FIREMAN.
He puts it all on the line when the bell rings.
A fireman is at once the most fortunate and the least fortunate of all men. He's a man who saves lives because he has seen too much death.
He's a gentle man because he has seen the awesome power of violence out of control. He's responsive to a child's laughter because his arms have held too many small bodies that will never laugh again.
He's a man who appreciates the simple pleasues of life...hot coffee held in numb, unbending fingers - a warm bed for bone and muscle compelled beyond feeling - the camarderie of brave men - the deving peace and selfless service of a job well done in the name of all men.
He doesn't wear buttons or wave flags or shout obsecenities. When he marches, it is to honor a fallen comrade.
He doesn't preach the brotherhood of men, He lives it!
~*~
2011 - Grand-Daughter Marian Elizabeth Tanner Barnes is 85 years and counting in Rowlett, TX.
~*~
Alonzo was the son of William E. Townsend and Amelia Townsend. Alonzo's Father was a full-blooded Englishman - born December 1846 in England, died May 12, 1903 in Leavenworth, KS. His wife Ameila was born 1849 in Hamilton County, Ohio.
Alonzo had 4 brothers and 1 sister: William E.,Jr.(1873); Charles(1875); Ralph (10-1881)and Harry(1870). Sister Mary(5-1879).
Neither of Alonzo's parents have a headstone on their graves at Mount Calvary.
His house was at 715 Chestnut Street.
The city directory in 1899-1890 shows William as a sadler at B.S.Richards.
1891-1892 shows William as a harness maker.
Alonzo's paternal grandparents were also born in England.
Both of Amelia's parents were born in Germany.
He was a Fireman in Leavenworth, KS.
Known Addresses:
1891-92 - Home Sweet Home 715 Chestnut Street with parents.
1903-04-Home- 514 N. 2nd Street
1905-06-Home- 214 N. 3rd Street
1911-12-Home- 1002 Cherokee Street
1913-14-Home- 627 Shawnee Street
1915-16-Home- 1901 Cherokee Street
1917-18-Home same as above
1920-60-Home 512 Cherokee Street
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WHAT IS A FIREMAN?
He's the guy next door, a man's man with the memory of a little boy. He has never gotten over the excitement of engines and sirens and smoke and danger.
He's a guy like you and me with worries and unfulfilled dreams.
Yet he stands taller than most of us.
HE IS A FIREMAN.
He puts it all on the line when the bell rings.
A fireman is at once the most fortunate and the least fortunate of all men. He's a man who saves lives because he has seen too much death.
He's a gentle man because he has seen the awesome power of violence out of control. He's responsive to a child's laughter because his arms have held too many small bodies that will never laugh again.
He's a man who appreciates the simple pleasues of life...hot coffee held in numb, unbending fingers - a warm bed for bone and muscle compelled beyond feeling - the camarderie of brave men - the deving peace and selfless service of a job well done in the name of all men.
He doesn't wear buttons or wave flags or shout obsecenities. When he marches, it is to honor a fallen comrade.
He doesn't preach the brotherhood of men, He lives it!
~*~
2011 - Grand-Daughter Marian Elizabeth Tanner Barnes is 85 years and counting in Rowlett, TX.
~*~
**FIREMAN**
Alonzo was the son of William E. Townsend and Amelia Townsend. Alonzo's Father was a full-blooded Englishman - born December 1846 in England, died May 12, 1903 in Leavenworth, KS. His wife Ameila was born 1849 in Hamilton County, Ohio.
Alonzo had 4 brothers and 1 sister: William E.,Jr.(1873); Charles(1875); Ralph (10-1881)and Harry(1870). Sister Mary(5-1879).
Neither of Alonzo's parents have a headstone on their graves at Mount Calvary.
His house was at 715 Chestnut Street.
The city directory in 1899-1890 shows William as a sadler at B.S.Richards.
1891-1892 shows William as a harness maker.
Alonzo's paternal grandparents were also born in England.
Both of Amelia's parents were born in Germany.
He was a Fireman in Leavenworth, KS.
Known Addresses:
1891-92 - Home Sweet Home 715 Chestnut Street with parents.
1903-04-Home- 514 N. 2nd Street
1905-06-Home- 214 N. 3rd Street
1911-12-Home- 1002 Cherokee Street
1913-14-Home- 627 Shawnee Street
1915-16-Home- 1901 Cherokee Street
1917-18-Home same as above
1920-60-Home 512 Cherokee Street
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WHAT IS A FIREMAN?
He's the guy next door, a man's man with the memory of a little boy. He has never gotten over the excitement of engines and sirens and smoke and danger.
He's a guy like you and me with worries and unfulfilled dreams.
Yet he stands taller than most of us.
HE IS A FIREMAN.
He puts it all on the line when the bell rings.
A fireman is at once the most fortunate and the least fortunate of all men. He's a man who saves lives because he has seen too much death.
He's a gentle man because he has seen the awesome power of violence out of control. He's responsive to a child's laughter because his arms have held too many small bodies that will never laugh again.
He's a man who appreciates the simple pleasues of life...hot coffee held in numb, unbending fingers - a warm bed for bone and muscle compelled beyond feeling - the camarderie of brave men - the deving peace and selfless service of a job well done in the name of all men.
He doesn't wear buttons or wave flags or shout obsecenities. When he marches, it is to honor a fallen comrade.
He doesn't preach the brotherhood of men, He lives it!
~*~
2011 - Grand-Daughter Marian Elizabeth Tanner Barnes is 85 years and counting in Rowlett, TX.
~*~
Alonzo was the son of William E. Townsend and Amelia Townsend. Alonzo's Father was a full-blooded Englishman - born December 1846 in England, died May 12, 1903 in Leavenworth, KS. His wife Ameila was born 1849 in Hamilton County, Ohio.
Alonzo had 4 brothers and 1 sister: William E.,Jr.(1873); Charles(1875); Ralph (10-1881)and Harry(1870). Sister Mary(5-1879).
Neither of Alonzo's parents have a headstone on their graves at Mount Calvary.
His house was at 715 Chestnut Street.
The city directory in 1899-1890 shows William as a sadler at B.S.Richards.
1891-1892 shows William as a harness maker.
Alonzo's paternal grandparents were also born in England.
Both of Amelia's parents were born in Germany.
He was a Fireman in Leavenworth, KS.
Known Addresses:
1891-92 - Home Sweet Home 715 Chestnut Street with parents.
1903-04-Home- 514 N. 2nd Street
1905-06-Home- 214 N. 3rd Street
1911-12-Home- 1002 Cherokee Street
1913-14-Home- 627 Shawnee Street
1915-16-Home- 1901 Cherokee Street
1917-18-Home same as above
1920-60-Home 512 Cherokee Street
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
WHAT IS A FIREMAN?
He's the guy next door, a man's man with the memory of a little boy. He has never gotten over the excitement of engines and sirens and smoke and danger.
He's a guy like you and me with worries and unfulfilled dreams.
Yet he stands taller than most of us.
HE IS A FIREMAN.
He puts it all on the line when the bell rings.
A fireman is at once the most fortunate and the least fortunate of all men. He's a man who saves lives because he has seen too much death.
He's a gentle man because he has seen the awesome power of violence out of control. He's responsive to a child's laughter because his arms have held too many small bodies that will never laugh again.
He's a man who appreciates the simple pleasues of life...hot coffee held in numb, unbending fingers - a warm bed for bone and muscle compelled beyond feeling - the camarderie of brave men - the deving peace and selfless service of a job well done in the name of all men.
He doesn't wear buttons or wave flags or shout obsecenities. When he marches, it is to honor a fallen comrade.
He doesn't preach the brotherhood of men, He lives it!
~*~
2011 - Grand-Daughter Marian Elizabeth Tanner Barnes is 85 years and counting in Rowlett, TX.
~*~
