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TOWNSEND, SOLOMON E; farmer and stock raiser; Kelly Township, (postoffice address, Utah); is a representative of
old Virginia and North Carolina families, whose members have attained prominence in various walks of life, and
is a leading man in his community. Born in Welly Township, April 19, 1867, Mr. Townsend is a son of Alexander and
Sarah Jane (Stegall) Townsend. His father was born in Athens County, Ohio, and his mother in Meigs County, in the
same State. Alexander Townsend was a son of Daniel and Margaret (McCloskey) Townsend, natives of Virginia, and
Sarah Jane Stegall was a daughter or Frederick and Sarah (Warren) Stegall. who were born in North Carolina. In
1838 Daniel Townsend came from Virginia to Illinois and, after securing some land, went back to bring out his family.
On his second journey to Illinois he carried on his person three thousand dollars in gold. At Cincinnati robbers
attacked him and, after securing the money, knocked him over the side of the boat and he was drowned. His son Alexander,
father of Solomon E. Townsend, was then but a boy, and he and other members of their family, under the guidance
of a cousin, came on to Illinois and they settled south of where Galesburg now is. After his marriage, Alexander
Townsend bought a farm in Kelly Township, which, in the course of events, he sold to move to Kansas, where he and
his wife died. Solomon E. Townsend was educated at a State Normal School in Kansas and returned to Kelly Township
and bought a farm in Sections 36 and 26. He is now the owner of 300 acres of good land, and is a prominent stock-raiser,
making a specialty of cattle and bogs. Politically he is a Democrat, and he has served his fellow-townsmen in the
office of Assessor. He was married, December 16, 1897, at Galesburg, to Mrs. Olive Smith, who was born in Sweden,
November 11, 1863, a daughter of Cbarles and Fredericka Kingston. Mrs. Townsend's father and mother, natives of
Colnar, Sweden, settled at Galesburg in 1869, and they have passed away. Mr. and Mrs. Townsend have a daughter
named Gladys M. Mr. Townsend's grandmother. Sarah (Stegall) Warren, was a daughter of Stillman and Phoebe Warren.
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Corrected copy sent in by Diana Nowell, Great Great Granddaughter of Solomon Townsend.
TOWNSEND, SOLOMON E; farmer and stock raiser; Kelly Township, (postoffice address, Utah); is a representative
of old Virginia and North Carolina families, whose members have attained prominence in various walks of life, and
is a leading man in his community. Born in Welly Township, April 19, 1867, Mr. Townsend is a
son of Alexander and Sarah Jane (Stegall) Townsend. His father was born in Athens County, Ohio, and his mother
in Meigs County, in the same State. Alexander Townsend was a son of Daniel and Margaret (McCloskey) Townsend, natives
of Virginia, and Sarah Jane Stegall was a daughter or Frederick and Sarah (Warren) Stegall. Who were born in North
Carolina. In 1838 Daniel Townsend came from Virginia to Illinois and, after securing some land, went back
to bring out his family. On his second journey to Illinois he carried on his person three thousand dollars in gold.
At Cincinnati robbers attacked him and, after securing the money, knocked him over the side of the boat and he
was drowned. His son Alexander, father of Solomon E. Townsend, was then but a boy, and he and other members of
their family, under the guidance of a cousin, came on to Illinois and they settled south of where Galesburg now
is. After his marriage, Alexander Townsend bought a farm in Kelly Township, which, in the course of events, he
sold to move to Kansas, where he and his wife died. Solomon E. Townsend was educated at a State Normal School in
Kansas and returned to Kelly Township and bought a farm in Sections 36 and 26. He is now the owner of 300 acres
of good land, and is a prominent stock-raiser, making a specialty of cattle and bogs. Politically he is a Democrat,
and he has served his fellow-townsmen in the office of Assessor. He was married, December 16, 1897, at Galesburg,
to Mrs. Olive Smith, who was born in Sweden, November 11, 1863, a daughter of Cbarles and Fredericka Kingston.
Mrs. Townsend's father and mother, natives of Colnar, Sweden, settled at Galesburg in 1869, and they have passed
away. Mr. And Mrs. Townsend have a daughter named Gladys M. Mr. Townsend's grandmother. Sarah
(Stegall) Warren, was a daughter of Stillman and Phoebe Warren.
FROM:
Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois
and the history of Warren County.
Edited by: Newton Bareman, LL. D. & Paul Selby, A. M.
Published by: Munsell Publishing Company
Chicago 1903.
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