Son of Light Stapleton Townsend & Mary Elizabeth Ragsdale; grandson of Thomas R. & Anna (Dean) Townsend and Frederick Bryan, Jr. & Julia Ann (Brown) Ragsdale.
6th great-grandson of Godfrey I and Mary Ragsdale.
Married Lelia Lillie Ferguson.
1900 Hays Co., TX census:
Sumner (head) Apr 1869 31 b TX,
m 7 years, Farmer
Leilia L. (wife) Mar 1873 27 b TX,
4 children / 3 living, Children:
Tula A. (Jan 1895) 5, Mary E. (Oct 1896) 3, Joseph R. (Apr 1899) 1.
1910 Hays Co., TX census (index):
Sumner L. (head) 41 b TX
Lily (wife) 37 b TX
Children: Tula 15, Ralph 11, Julia 6.
Light (father) 75 b TX, Widower
1920 Hays Co., TX census (index):
L. S. (head) 50 b TX
Lilly (wife) 46 b TX
Children: Tula 25, Ralph 20, Juel 16.
Ranch Owner, 58 years, 11 months, 1 day, accidental death (not identified). Death Certificate # 12047, informant: Ralph Townsend, 1311 West Clay, Houston, Harris Co., TX.
A big THANK YOU for stone photos goes to Find A Grave contributor Donna Ellison.
6th great-grandson of Godfrey I and Mary Ragsdale.
Married Lelia Lillie Ferguson.
1900 Hays Co., TX census:
Sumner (head) Apr 1869 31 b TX,
m 7 years, Farmer
Leilia L. (wife) Mar 1873 27 b TX,
4 children / 3 living, Children:
Tula A. (Jan 1895) 5, Mary E. (Oct 1896) 3, Joseph R. (Apr 1899) 1.
1910 Hays Co., TX census (index):
Sumner L. (head) 41 b TX
Lily (wife) 37 b TX
Children: Tula 15, Ralph 11, Julia 6.
Light (father) 75 b TX, Widower
1920 Hays Co., TX census (index):
L. S. (head) 50 b TX
Lilly (wife) 46 b TX
Children: Tula 25, Ralph 20, Juel 16.
Ranch Owner, 58 years, 11 months, 1 day, accidental death (not identified). Death Certificate # 12047, informant: Ralph Townsend, 1311 West Clay, Houston, Harris Co., TX.
A big THANK YOU for stone photos goes to Find A Grave contributor Donna Ellison.
Son of Light Stapleton Townsend & Mary Elizabeth Ragsdale; grandson of Thomas R. & Anna (Dean) Townsend and Frederick Bryan, Jr. & Julia Ann (Brown) Ragsdale.
6th great-grandson of Godfrey I and Mary Ragsdale.
Married Lelia Lillie Ferguson.
1900 Hays Co., TX census:
Sumner (head) Apr 1869 31 b TX,
m 7 years, Farmer
Leilia L. (wife) Mar 1873 27 b TX,
4 children / 3 living, Children:
Tula A. (Jan 1895) 5, Mary E. (Oct 1896) 3, Joseph R. (Apr 1899) 1.
1910 Hays Co., TX census (index):
Sumner L. (head) 41 b TX
Lily (wife) 37 b TX
Children: Tula 15, Ralph 11, Julia 6.
Light (father) 75 b TX, Widower
1920 Hays Co., TX census (index):
L. S. (head) 50 b TX
Lilly (wife) 46 b TX
Children: Tula 25, Ralph 20, Juel 16.
Ranch Owner, 58 years, 11 months, 1 day, accidental death (not identified). Death Certificate # 12047, informant: Ralph Townsend, 1311 West Clay, Houston, Harris Co., TX.
A big THANK YOU for stone photos goes to Find A Grave contributor Donna Ellison.
6th great-grandson of Godfrey I and Mary Ragsdale.
Married Lelia Lillie Ferguson.
1900 Hays Co., TX census:
Sumner (head) Apr 1869 31 b TX,
m 7 years, Farmer
Leilia L. (wife) Mar 1873 27 b TX,
4 children / 3 living, Children:
Tula A. (Jan 1895) 5, Mary E. (Oct 1896) 3, Joseph R. (Apr 1899) 1.
1910 Hays Co., TX census (index):
Sumner L. (head) 41 b TX
Lily (wife) 37 b TX
Children: Tula 15, Ralph 11, Julia 6.
Light (father) 75 b TX, Widower
1920 Hays Co., TX census (index):
L. S. (head) 50 b TX
Lilly (wife) 46 b TX
Children: Tula 25, Ralph 20, Juel 16.
Ranch Owner, 58 years, 11 months, 1 day, accidental death (not identified). Death Certificate # 12047, informant: Ralph Townsend, 1311 West Clay, Houston, Harris Co., TX.
A big THANK YOU for stone photos goes to Find A Grave contributor Donna Ellison.
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Buried March 17, 1928.
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