| Obit For | Susan (Logan) (Buchanan) Townsend |
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| Headline | - |
| Text | Died, Thursday, March 1st, Susan Townsend, age 81 years, 2 months, and 28 days. Susan Logan was born in Rhea Co., Tenn., Dec. 3, 1812. In 1835, with her parents, she came to this county and Oct. 19, 1836, was united in marriage with Rev. Greenfield Buchanan, a Cumberland Presbyterian minister, by Rev. W. T. Larremore. Mr. Buchanan died in 1838 and in Aug. 2, 1839 she became the wife of Winford G. Townsend. By Mr. Buchanan she had one child, Vesty, who married Elijah M. Moore of Washburn. By her later marriage there were born Samantha S. (Cravens), Mary E. (Burton), Nancy P. (Price), Ludenia P. (Smith, Emma C. (Wynne), Penelope A. (Bennington), Sarah C. and Cornelia A. Of these Mesdames Burton, Price, Smith, Wynne and Bennigton survive her. The place of her death had been her some for 48 years, and was entered from the government by Mr. Townsend. She had continuously resided there except from Feb. 1862 to the spring of 186_, when they were refugees in Paris, Tex. Professing religion in early life she united with the Cumberland Presbyterians and remained with them until death, about 65 years. The remains were laid to rest by the side of her late husband, in the Cassville Cemetery, Saturday, the services being conducted from the Union Church, by Rev. E.W. McCracken. |
| Parents Names | - |
| Date Born | Dec 3, 1812 |
| Place Born | Rhea Co., TN |
| Date Died | March 1, 1894 |
| Place Died | Barry Co., MO |
| Cemetery | Oak Hill, Cassville, MO |
| Newspaper | Cassville Republican, Cassville, Barry Co., MO |
| Date | Thursday, March 8, 1894 |
| Death Cert Link | - |
| Resource | - |
| Submitted by | Darla Ball Marbut |
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