Individual Details

Lynn Alfred Townsend

(6 Jan 1886 - 13 Apr 1934)

Source: Mildred Laing Townsend's family records. Lynn was an accountant for Durant Dort Co; later purchasing agent, then salesman. They lived at several different Flint addresses according to the R.L. Polk Directories for Flint,Michigan. After 1922 he and Georgia moved to California for her health. She died there. Lynn worked for Chevrolet in Los Angeles but returned to Flint where he died in 1934.
Lynn and Georgia had three children: Virginia (1912-1912), Virginia Wells born1917 and Lynn Alfred, Jr. born 1919.

1910 U. S. Census Lynn had just married Georgia that year. They lived on East 8th Street in Flint, Michigan with Georgia's parents. Lynn was a book keeper.

Events

Birth6 Jan 1886Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan
Census (family)-shared1894(Alfred K. Townsend Jr. and Mary Almeda Ivory) Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan
Census (family)-shared7 Jun 1900(Alfred K. Townsend Jr. and Mary Almeda Ivory) Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan
Marriage9 Mar 1910Flint, Genesee County, Michigan - Georgia Edna Crandall
Census1930Beverly Hills, Los Angeles County, California
Death13 Apr 1934Flint, Genesee County, Michigan
BurialGreenwood Cemetery, Hadley, Lapeer County, Michigan

Families

SpouseGeorgia Edna Crandall (1879 - 1930)
ChildVirginia Wells Townsend (1914 - )
ChildLynn Alfred Townsend (1920 - )
FatherAlfred K. Townsend Jr. (1856 - 1921)
MotherMary Almeda Ivory (1856 - 1924)
SiblingEdith A. Townsend (1877 - 1932)
SiblingOla Louisa Townsend (1880 - 1964)
SiblingNorth Ivory Townsend (1888 - 1962)

Notes

Census (family)-shared

Alfred Townsend Husband M 38
Mary Townsend Wife F 37
Edith A Townsend Daughter F 16
Ola L Townsend Daughter F 13
Lynn A Townsend Son M 8
Worth I Townsend Son M 6
Marvin Moery Hired Man M 17

Census (family)-shared

Alferd Townsend Head M 44 Michigan - Farmer
Mary A Townsend Wife F 44 Michigan
Edith Townsend Daughter F 23 Michigan
Oba Townsend Daughter F 20 Michigan
Sydne [Lynn] Townsend Son M 14 Michigan
North Townsend Son M 12 Michigan
Edward Eick Servant M 18 Michigan

Census

Lynn Townsend HeadM44 Michigan
Virginia Townsend DaughterF13 New York (Born 1917?)
Lynn Townsend Jr. SonM10 Michigan

Endnotes

1. "Michigan, State Census, 1894," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XHKC-8FV : accessed 28 January 2015), Worth I Townsend in household of Alfred Townsend, Hadley, Lapeer, Michigan, United States; citing p. 645, State Archives, Lansing; FHL microfilm 915,319..

2. "United States Census, 1900," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/MS99-H2Z : accessed 28 January 2015), North Townsend in household of Alferd Townsend, Hadley township, Lapeer, Michigan, United States; citing sheet 3A, family 53, NARA microfilm publication T623 (Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration, n.d.); FHL microfilm 1,240,724..

3. "Michigan, Marriages, 1868-1925," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/N32W-1N5 : accessed 28 January 2015), Lynn Townsend and Georgia Crandall, 09 Mar 1910; citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, v 2 p 7 rn 9041, Department of Vital Records, Lansing; FHL microfilm 2,342,689..

4. "United States Census, 1930," index and images, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/XCFV-2MM : accessed 06 Jun 2014), Virginia Townsend in household of Lynn Townsend, Beverly Hills, Los Angeles, California, United States; citing enumeration district (ED) 0829, sheet 16B, family 430, NARA microfilm publication T626, roll 124..

5. "Michigan, Death Certificates, 1921-1952," index, FamilySearch (https://familysearch.org/pal:/MM9.1.1/KFSF-BMM : accessed 28 January 2015), Alfred Townsend in entry for Lynn A Townsend, 13 Apr 1934; citing Flint, Genesee, Michigan, United States, Division for Vital Records and Health Statistics, Lansing; FHL microfilm 1,972,704..

6. Greenwood Cemetery Sexton Records.

7. Find A Grave Memorial# 71126172.