Mary Agnes Vadakin

    Mary Agnes Vadakin was born on Thursday, 4 February 1858 at Sullivan, Illinois, USA. She and William Bryan Townsend, son of Jonathan B. Townsend and Louisa McMillan, were married on Wednesday, 4 February 1874 at Moultrie Co., Illinois, USA. She appeared on the census of Monday, 28 June 1880 in the household of William Bryan Townsend at Pine Street, Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Illinois, USA. She was enumerated as: Townsend, Mary Agnes, white, female, age 22, wife, married, keeping house, born Illinois, father born Vermont, mother born Maryland. She appeared on the census of Sunday, 6 June 1920 in the household of George W. Berry at 412 West Olive Street, Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA. She was recorded as: Townsend, Agnes, mother in law, female, white, age 60, widowed, able to read and write, born Illinois, father born Vermont, mother born Maryland, speaks English.
     Mary died on Friday, 30 June 1922 at Canton, Fulton Co., Illinois, USA, at age 64 years, 4 months and 26 days. She was buried on Sunday, 2 July 1922 in Shelbyville, Shelby Co., Illinois, USA.