William Bryan Townsend

    William Bryan Townsend was born on Wednesday, 11 July 1849 at Toronto, York Co., Ontario, Canada. He appeared on the census of Friday, 3 August 1860 in the household of Louisa McMillan at Bement, Piatt Co., Illinois, USA. He was enumerated as: Townsend, Wm, age 10, male, born Canada West, attended school. He appeared on the census of Friday, 3 June 1870 in the household of Robert J. Foster at Tuscola Twp., Douglas Co., Illinois, USA. He is recorded as: Townsend, Wm, age 19, male, white, born Canada, father and mother of foreign birth. He and Mary Agnes Vadakin, daughter of H. F. Vadakin and A. C. Clement, were married on Wednesday, 4 February 1874 at Moultrie Co., Illinois, USA. He appeared as household head on the census of 28 June 1880 at Pine Street, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Illinois, USA. He was enumerated as: Townsend, WB, white, male, age 29, head, married, attorney at law, born Canada, father born England, mother born Canada. Mary Agnes Townsend and Nellie B. Townsend also appeared in the household.
     William died on Thursday, 16 October 1919 at his residence, 2615 North First Street, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Illinois, USA, at age 70 years, 3 months and 5 days, after 4 years illness from organic heart trouble and other complications. He was buried in Glenwood Cemetery, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Illinois, USA.