Brief Life History of Leland Mark
When Leland Mark Townsend was born on 27 December 1917, in Central City, Merrick, Nebraska, United States, his father, John Mark Townsend, was 33 and his mother, Myrtle Florence Smith, was 32. He married Thelma Lois Byer on 21 September 1944, in Brownwood, Brown, Texas, United States. He lived in Sacramento, Sacramento, California, United States in 1950 and Doraville, DeKalb, Georgia, United States in 1980. He died on 6 July 1980, in Highlands, Macon, North Carolina, United States, at the age of 62, and was buried in Stephens Cemetery, Taliaferro, Georgia, United States.
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- Leland M Townsend, "United States 1950 Census"
- Leland Mark Townsend, "North Carolina Deaths and Burials, 1898-1994"
- Leland Townsend, "United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT), 1936-2007"
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1918 · Attempting to Stop the War
To end World War I, President Wilson created a list of principles to be used as negotiations for peace among the nations. Known as The Fourteen Points, the principles were outlined in a speech on war aimed toward the idea of peace but most of the Allied forces were skeptical of this Wilsonian idealism.
1924 · The Egyptian Theater is Constructed
"After the Arlington Hotel burnt down in 1923, Harman and Louis Peery devised a plan to build a grand theater like the Grand Opera House but with moving pictures. It was constructed after the manner of other famous theaters that were Egyptian-themed. The first feature played there was a silent film titled, ""Wanderer of the Wasteland"" and was accompanied by the famous pipe organ named, ""The Mighty Wurlitzer"". In 1951 the theater was renovated so that more people would be able to enjoy the films shown there. The theater exists today but only as a community theater and performing arts house."
1934 · The Construction of a Reservoir
In 1933 the funds were obtained to start building a reservoir at the Pineview site. President Roosevelt then authorized the Ogden River Project on November 16, 1935 and was supervised and fully funded under the National Industrial Recovery Act.
Name Meaning
English: topographic name for someone who lived at the extremity of a village, from Middle English toun(es)ende. Compare Town . There may have been some confusion with Townson .
Dictionary of American Family Names © Patrick Hanks 2003, 2006.
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