Brief Life History of Sarah F.
When Sarah F. Townsend was born in 1838, in Albemarle, Virginia, United States, her father, Nathaniel Cornelius Townsend, was 51 and her mother, Sarah Hamner Austin, was 41. She married Charles I. Damron on 15 November 1858. She lived in Nelson, Virginia, United States in 1850. She died in 1860, at the age of 22.
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- Sarah F Townsend in household of Nath* Townsend, "United States Census, 1850"
- Sarah F. Townsend, "Virginia Marriages, 1785-1940"
- Sarah E. Damron in entry for Maggie Damron, "Virginia Births and Christenings, 1584-1917"
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1844 · Lumpkin's Jail
In 1844 when Robert Lumpkin bought land in Virginia, this would be the spot of the Infamous Slave Jail (or Lumpkin’s Jail). The slaves would be brought here during the slave trade until they were sold. Lumpkin had purchased the land for his own slave business.
1846
U.S. acquires vast tracts of Mexican territory in wake of Mexican War including California and New Mexico.
1847 · Hollywood Cemetery Established
Hollywood Cemetery was established in 1847 in Richmond Virginia. This is where Presidents James Monroe and John Tyler are buried. During the Civil War it became the largest military interments and a large section dedicated to military burials. Jefferson Davis a well known Confederate is also buried here. Many other notable people are also buried here.
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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