Samuel "Arthur" Townsley

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• FindaGrave Memorial ID: 27799986
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(Medical):"attacked by pneumonia the friday previous"

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His obituary appeared on 13 Feb 1890 in the Ogdensburg Advance and St. Lawrence Weekly Democrat in Ogdensburg, St. Lawrence, New York, as follows:
"DeKalb, Feb. 11th.--Last Thursday this entire community was saddened to learn of the death of S. Arthur Townsley, and also of his father, G. Loren Townsley, which occurred in less than twenty-four hours after that of his son. The former had always been a robust, healthy man, but was attacked with pneumonia on the Friday previous to his death. The deceased was thirty-one years of age, and leaves a wife and three small children to mourn his loss. His father had been in failing health for a few years past, but pneumonia also made him its victim. His two daughters, Miss Clara, of New York, and Mrs. Frank Decker, of Kearney, Neb., were sent for, the former arriving a few days before death entered their home, and the latter arriving Friday evening only to learn that brother and father had both gone to the world beyond. G. Loren Townsley was well known throughout the country, having at one time been overseer of the county house. He was sixty-eight years of age, and leaves a wife, two daughters, and a large circle of friends who will mourn the loss of both. Their funeral was largely attended from their late residence on Sunday at 11 a. m. Rev. Walker, pastor of the Presbyterian Church, officiating and taking the following appropriate passage of Scripture as the foundation of his remarks: 'Saul and Jonothan were lovely and pleasant in their lives, and in their death they were not divided.' 2 Samuel I Chapter and 23d verse."
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He was buried in Old DeKalb cemetery, DeKalb, St. Lawrence, New York. "Hermon, Feb. 10, 1890. . . . Wm. Green was called to Old Dekalb to attend the funeral of Mr. G. P. Townsley and his son Arthur Townsley, Sunday morning. Arthur Townsley died Feb. 5th, from a relapse of la grippe, aged 35 years, and leaves a wife and three children. G. P. Townsley died Thursday, the 6th inst., aged 68 years. Funeral at their late residence." [Ogdensburg, NY, Journal, 2/13/1890]

Samuel married Emma Josephine Miller on 11 Oct 1882 in DeKalb, St Lawrence County, New York, United States. Emma (daughter of James Miller and Mariette Spooner) was born on 30 Apr 1861 in Rensselaer Falls, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States; died on 30 Apr 1940 in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States; was buried in Old DeKalb Cemetery, DeKalb, St Lawrence County, New York, United States. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

1. Thena M. Townsley was born on 31 Jul 1884 in DeKalb, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; died on 2 Dec 1969 in Massena, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; was buried in Old DeKalb Cemetery, DeKalb, St Lawrence County, New York, United States.
2. Loean Emma Townsley was born on 1 Oct 1886 in DeKalb, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; died on 3 Jun 1949 in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States; was buried in Wayside Cemetery, Richville, St Lawrence County, New York, United States.
3. Harlan Arthur Townsley was born on 7 Apr 1889 in DeKalb, St Lawrence County, New York, United States; died on 27 Oct 1939 in Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States; was buried in Riverside Cemetery, Gouverneur, St. Lawrence County, New York, United States.

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(Research):Gideon Townsley, was one of the first settlers of DeKalb. He came there in 1810 from Cooperstown and operated a tannery in DeKalb. Miss Townsley's grandfather, a veteran of the Civil War, was a prisoner of War at the Libby camp."
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G. Loren Townsley was well known throughout the country, having at one time been overseer of the county house. He was sixty-eight years of age, and leaves a wife, two daughters, and a large circle of friends who will mourn the loss of both.

He was buried in Old DeKalb cemetery, DeKalb, St. Lawrence, New York. "Hermon, Feb. 10, 1890.

Wm. Green was called to Old Dekalb to attend the funeral of Mr. G. P. Townsley and his son Arthur Townsley, Sunday morning. Arthur Townsley died Feb. 5th, from a relapse of la grippe, aged 35 years, and leaves a wife and three children. G. P. Townsley died Thursday, the 6th inst., aged 68 years. Funeral at their late residence." [Ogdensburg, NY, Journal, [/13/1890]

Gideon married Frutilla. [Group Sheet] [Family Chart]

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