Vernon Townsend (357)
Date of Birth: | 27 Jun 1875 |
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Date of Death: | 5 Dec 1948 |
Generation: | 8th |
Residence: | Australia & USA |
Father: | Edward James Townsend [340] |
Mother: | Mary Alice Townsend [436] |
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See Also: | Table III ; Lineage ; Ancestors' Tree ; Descendents' Tree |
Notes for Vernon Townsend. See also
Vernon was born in Corowa, Australia, and married in Monterey, California in April 1911. He raised stock in New Zealand for a short time before emigrating to California with his brother, Edward Townsend [356], in about 1896. He grew fruit and raised bees on about 20 acres of land in the Simi Valley, Ventura, California.
These details are drawn from a letter (1) dated 26 April 1975 from May Miller of Fullerton, California to Rose-Marie Townsend [269].
(1) Townsend Family correspondence held by Colonel John Townsend [5A26].