Mary Margaret Townsend

    Mary Margaret Townsend was born on Saturday, 1 November 1845 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. She appeared on the census of Friday, 3 August 1860 in the household of Louisa McMillan at Bement, Piatt Co., Illinois, USA. She was enumerated as: Townsend, Mary M, age 14, female, born Canada West, attended school. She and George Franklin Deitz were married by Judge Alexander G. Boyer on Friday, 3 October 1862 at Piatt Co., Illinois, USA. She applied for a widow's pension and was approved on May 26, 1864. She was to receive $17 per month, starting July 8, 1863. Her mother Louisa, her uncle Thomas Cooper, and her cousin Louisa Cooper attested to knowing the couple. Images of her application can be found here. She and Arnot L. McCoy were married on Monday, 1 January 1866 at Douglas Co., Illinois, USA. She appeared on the census of Wednesday, 1 June 1870 in the household of Arnot L. McCoy at Brazil Twp., Clay Co., Indiana, USA. She was recorded as: McCoy, Mary M, age 21, female, white, keeps house, born Canida (sic.) She and Pliny Fisk Sharp were married on Saturday, 22 December 1877 at Macon Co., Illinois, USA. She appeared on the census of Saturday, 19 June 1880 in the household of Pliny Fisk Sharp at Brazil, Clay Co., Indiana, USA. She was enumerated as: Sharp, Mary M., white, female, age 31, wife, married, keeping house, born Canada, father born England, mother born Canada.
     Mary died in 1884 at Pueblo, Colorado, USA, at age 38 years.