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Townsend was born Henry Jesse James Townsend in Shelby, Mississippi [1] to Allen and Omelia Townsend. His father was a blues musician who played guitar and accordion. When Henry was young, his family moved near Cairo, Illinois. [2] Henry left home at the age of nine because of his abusive father and hoboed his way to St. Louis, Missouri. [3]
The novel centers around Henry Townsend, a formerly enslaved Black person who becomes an enslaver in Manchester County, Virginia.The story opens with Henry's death in 1855 and then moves back and forth in time, exploring the events leading up to and following his passing.
Henry Townsend (1815–1886) was an Anglican missionary in Nigeria. Early life. Townsend was born in Exeter, in Devon, England on December 1, 1815. [1]
Henry Townsend (Oyster Bay) (1649–1703), American colonist born in Oyster Bay Henry Townsend (missionary) (1815–1886), Anglican missionary Henry Townsend (musician) (1909–2006), American blues singer, guitarist and pianist
Henry Townsend married Deborah Underhill in 1677. Deborah Underhill (1659-1698) was daughter of Captain John Underhill (1597-1672), another important figure in Colonial America who trained the militia of the Massachusetts Bay Colony and served as magistrate of Flushing for a brief period of time, before settling on 150 acres (0.61 km 2 ) of ...
In the years after Townsend's death, Margaret's health declined. After a series of strokes left the princess wheelchair-bound, she died in her sleep on February 9, 2002.
Henry Townsend (1670-1709) was the son of Henry Townsend and Deborah Underhill. He bought the mill his grandfather had built from his uncle John Townsend, and when his Uncle John died, he was elected town surveyor, being the third generation in direct descent engaged in surveying and to operate the mill.
F. H. Townsend cartoon from Punch, 14 January 1914, depicting Winston Churchill Frederick Henry Townsend ARE (25 February 1868 – 11 December 1920) [ 1 ] [ 2 ] was a British illustrator, cartoonist and art editor of Punch .