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Sarah Jane “Sallie” Lomax Townsend

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Birth	:	20 May 1851 Abbeville, Abbeville County, South Carolina, USA
Death	:	11 Mar 1940 Cokesbury, Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA
Burial	:	Tabernacle Cemetery, Cokesbury, Greenwood County, USA
Coordinate	:	34.2665910, -82.1838780
Description	:	Mrs Sara Lomax Townsend, well known resident of Cokesbury, died at the home of her son, John Townsend this morning. She had been an invalid for a number of years, her condition becoming serious two weeks ago. She would have been 89 years of age on May 20th. Mrs Townsend was born in old Abbeville County, her father was John Lomax and her mother, Brooksie Kellar, two of the county's outstanding families. This beloved Christian woman was the widow of Joel Townsend, who preceded her to the grave Feb 15, 1908. She joined Old Tranquil Church in her girlhood... Read More	Mrs Sara Lomax Townsend, well known resident of Cokesbury, died at the home of her son, John Townsend this morning. She had been an invalid for a number of years, her condition becoming serious two weeks ago. She would have been 89 years of age on May 20th. Mrs Townsend was born in old Abbeville County, her father was John Lomax and her mother, Brooksie Kellar, two of the county's outstanding families. This beloved Christian woman was the widow of Joel Townsend, who preceded her to the grave Feb 15, 1908. She joined Old Tranquil Church in her girlhood and was a leader in church and civic activities until her health failed her. She later moved her membership to the Cokesbury Methodist Church where she was one of the oldest residents of the community. Surviving: 4 sons, J L Townsend, J R Townsend, W C Townsend and J B Townsend, all of Cokesbury. ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ The Index-Journal (Greenwood, SC) Sat, 22 Dec 1945 to 9 Mar 1946 Sarah Jane Lomax, daughter of John Willis Lomax and Elizabeth Brooks Keller Lomax, was born May 20, 1851 and married Joel T Townsend, of Cokesbury on Nov 16, 1876. She died Mar 11, 1940. He was born Aug 8, 1840 and died in Cokesbury, Feb 15, 1908. Joel T Townsend was a brother of Capt J Fletcher Townsend who married Barbara Lomax. Both Townsends were sons of the Rev Joel Wilson Townsend, long one of the leading members of the South Carolina Conference and who was born in Marlboro County on Jan 19, 1800 and died in Cokesbury May 14, 1880.

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Sarah Jane “Sallie” Lomax Townsend death on 11 Mar 1940 in Cokesbury, Greenwood County, South Carolina, USA
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Latitude: 34.2665910
Longitude: -82.1838780

Family Members:

Parent

John Willis Lomax

(1810 - 1896)

Elizabeth Brooks Keller Lomax

(1819 - 1876)

Spouse

Joel Tertullian Townsend

(1840 - 1908)

Siblings

Barbara Ann Cynthia Lomax Lomax

(1837 - 1858)

Savannah W Lomax McCord

(1843 - 1929)

Elizabeth Rebecca Lomax McCord

(1848 - 1897)

(1854 - 1925)

(1857 - 1938)

(1860 - 1904)

(1862 - 1890)

Children

(unknow - unknow)

Joel Lomax Townsend

(1880 - 1963)

(unknow - unknow)

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