Generation No. 1

1.  WILLIAM ANDREW (BILL)2 HILLIS ¹  (ANDREW JACKSON1) was born May 5, 1850 in Lauderdale Co., AL, and died June 7, 1936 in Minor Hill, Giles Co. TN.  He married ELIZABETH A. JONES, January 8, 1882 in Giles Co.TN, daughter of WILLIAM JONES and MARGARET HANNA.

Children of WILLIAM HILLIS and ELIZABETH JONES are:

2. i. GUYEULA3 HILLIS, b. April 27, 1891, Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN; d. October 03, 1928, Giles Co., TN.  Burial in Minor Hill Cemetery.
3. ii. CONNOR HILLIS, b. 1882.
 iii. WILLIAM (WILLIE) HILLIS, b. August 28, 1885, Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN; d. June 25, 1955, Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN.
 iv. BURGE HILLIS, b. Mar 8, 1888, Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN; d. Jan 1971, Athens, TN; m. BLANCH SMITH, Jan 1, 1911, Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN.
4. v. ALVIE HILLIS, b. August 1894.
5. vi. ETTA HOWARD (HALF SISTER), b. Sep 28, 1878; d. Dec 13, 1957, Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN.
 

Generation No. 2

2.  GUYEULA3 HILLIS (WILLIAM ANDREW (BILL)2, ANDREW JACKSON1) was born April 27, 1891 in Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN, and died October 03, 1928 in Giles Co., TN.  Burial in Minor Hill Cemetery.  She married JOE LOUIS TOWNSEND, son of WILLIAM TOWNSEND and FRANCES GREEN.

Notes for GUYEULA HILLIS:
Guyeula was killed by ex-husband Earlie Ridgeway at Appleton, TN near New Hope School.  This school was closed in the early 1950`s.

Children of GUYEULA HILLIS and JOE TOWNSEND are:

6. i. WILLIAM GILMER4 TOWNSEND, b. August 18, 1918, Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN; d. January 27, 1982, LaVergne, TN.
7. ii. LURENE TOWNSEND, b. July 04, 1911, Minor Hill.Giles Co., TN; d. August 24, 1986, Lawrenceburg, TN.  Burial in Memorial Gardens.
8. iii. W.A TOWNSEND, b. May 19, 1913, Minor Hill.Giles Co., TN; d. August 23, 1960, Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN.
 iv. J.B TOWNSEND, b. October 27, 1915, Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN; d. October 03, 1966, Veterans Cem., Nashville, TN.

3.  CONNOR3 HILLIS (WILLIAM ANDREW (BILL)2, ANDREW JACKSON1) was born 1882.  He married LAURA SANDLIN, January 21, 1906, in Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN.

Child of CONNOR HILLIS and LAURA SANDLIN is:
 i. LEON4 HILLIS.

4.  ALVIE3 HILLIS (WILLIAM ANDREW (BILL)2, ANDREW JACKSON1) was born August 1894.  He married MARTHA MATTIE FORSYTHE August 16, 1915 in Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN.

Children of ALVIE HILLIS and MARTHA FORSYTHE are:
 i. INES4 HILLIS.
 ii. ELMO HILLIS.
 iii. ZENO HILLIS.
 iv. DOROTHY HILLIS.
 v. BETTY HILLIS.
 vi. BILLY HILLIS.

5.  ETTA HOWARD (HALF3 SISTER) (WILLIAM ANDREW (BILL)2 HILLIS, ANDREW JACKSON1) was born September 28, 1878, and died December 13, 1957 in Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN.  She married JOHN TYLER WORD.

Children of ETTA SISTER) and JOHN WORD are:
 i. LAURA MAE4 WORD, b. Sept 1915, m. JACK HELTON, Nov 9, 1947.
 ii. AVERY WORD, February 8, 1896 - January 31, 1986.
 iii. MELVIN WORD, August 12, 1899 - November 3, 1991.
 iv. ROY WORD, April 18, 1905 - November 23, 1980.
 v. GRANT WORD, June 25, 1902 - May 21, 1961.
 vi. JULIOUS WORD, October 22, 1923 - July 7, 1924.
 vii. IVA RENA WORD, April 10, 1913 - March 9, 1991.
 viii. MARIE ELIZABETH WORD, May 30, 1918 - January 28, 1995.
 

Generation No. 3

6.  WILLIAM GILMER4 TOWNSEND (GUYEULA3 HILLIS, WILLIAM ANDREW (BILL)2, ANDREW JACKSON1) was born August 18, 1918 in Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN., and died January 27, 1982, LaVergne, TN.  He married SARAH LUCILLE THIGPEN, November 07, 1934, on AL. & TN. state line Bonnertown, TN, daughter of BENJAMIN THIGPEN and MARY GRAY.

Children of WILLIAM TOWNSEND and SARAH THIGPEN are:

9. i. JOE5 WILLIAMTOWNSEND, b. March 15, 1939, Five Points, Lawrence Co., TN.
10. ii. EULA MAE TOWNSEND, b. October 05, 1936, Five Points, Lawrence Co., TN.
11. iii. MARY LOU TOWNSEND, b. June 23, 1944, Five Points, Lawrence Co., TN.
 iv. BENJAMIN DAVID TOWNSEND, b. January 16, 1952, Lawrenceburg, TN; d. April 22, 1983, LaVergne, TN; m. JANICE LINVILLE, March 06, 1971, LaVergne, TN.

More About BENJAMIN DAVID TOWNSEND:
Fact 1: April 22, 1983, Burial in Bonnertown, TN. Cemetery
Fact 2: April 22, 1983, Killed in motor cycle accident in LaVergne, TN.

7.  LURENE4 TOWNSEND (GUYEULA3 HILLIS, WILLIAM ANDREW (BILL)2, ANDREW JACKSON1) was born July 04, 1911 in Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN, and died August 24, 1986.  Burial in Memorial Gardens, Lawrenceburg, TN.  She married BOB SHELTON.

Children of LURENE TOWNSEND and BOB SHELTON are:

12. i. JAMES5 SHELTON, d. 1998.
 ii. BOBBY SHELTON, m. BILLIE JEAN.
 iii. BILLY SHELTON, b. 1944.

8.  W.A4 TOWNSEND (GUYEULA3 HILLIS, WILLIAM ANDREW (BILL)2, ANDREW JACKSON1) was born May 19, 1913 in Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN, and died August 23, 1960 in Minor Hill, Giles Co., TN.  He married LUCILLE in New York, N.Y.

Child of W.A TOWNSEND and LUCILLE is:

 i. JAMES5 TOWNSEND.
 

Generation No. 4

9.  JOE5 WILLIAMTOWNSEND (WILLIAM GILMER4 TOWNSEND, GUYEULA3 HILLIS, WILLIAM ANDREW (BILL)2, ANDREW JACKSON1) was born March 15, 1939 in Five Points, Lawrence Co., TN.  He married SHIRLEY ELAINE REED March 07, 1964 in 1st Methodist Church, Lawrenceburg, TN, daughter of KELSEY REED and RAZZIE HANNAH.

Notes for JOE WILLIAMTOWNSEND:
Joe ( J.W or Dub) born and raised in Lawrence Co. graduated from
Loretto High School, Loretto, TN. Served in U.S Army 1962 thru 1964
Panama Canal .

Child of JOE WILLIAMTOWNSEND and SHIRLEY REED is:

 i. STEPAHNIE RENEE6 TOWNSEND, b. December 08, 1964, Lawrenceburg,TN.; d. February 29, 1992, Murfreesboro, TN. Burial in Lawrence Co. Memorial Gardens; m. JEFF WADDELL, January 11, 1986, 1st Methodist, Murfreesboro, TN.

Notes for STEPAHNIE RENEE TOWNSEND:
Stepahanie passed  away on leap year morning 1:45 A.M
after 4 months of illness Cancer.  Burial in Memorial Gardens, Lawrenceburg, TN.  Graduated from Riverdale High School

10.  EULA MAE5 TOWNSEND (WILLIAM GILMER4, GUYEULA3 HILLIS, WILLIAM ANDREW (BILL)2, ANDREW JACKSON1) was born October 05, 1936 in Five Points, Lawrence Co., TN.  She married VIRGLE ALLEN GRAHAM, March 31, 1956 in Five Points, Lawrence Co., TN.

Children of EULA TOWNSEND and VIRGLE GRAHAM are:

 i. RICKY ALLEN6 GRAHAM, b. February 02, 1957; m. ALICIA GAYE SUGG, April 17, 1982, Columbia, TN.
 ii. SHERRY LYNN GRAHAM, b. October 28, 1962, Lawrenceburg, TN; m. DAVID CARL TRUSSELL, December 11, 1982, Smyrna, TN.

11.  MARY LOU5 TOWNSEND (WILLIAM GILMER4, GUYEULA3 HILLIS, WILLIAM ANDREW (BILL)2, ANDREW JACKSON1) was born June 23, 1944 in Five Points, Lawrence Co., TN.  She married JAKIE DWANE GIESKE,  December 04, 1960, 1st Baptist Church, Lawrenceburg, TN.

Children of MARY TOWNSEND and JAKIE GIESKE are:

 i. JAKIE DWANE GIESKE6 LL, b. May 13, 1964, Lawrenceburg, TN; m. FELICIA KAY MARKS, June 28, 1986, Lawrenceburg, TN.
 ii. JOEL RAY GIESKE, b. May 17, 1968, Lawrenceburg, TN; m. VANGELA GAY REID, October 04, 1997, Lawrenceburg, TN.

12.  JAMES5 SHELTON (LURENE4 TOWNSEND, GUYEULA3 HILLIS, WILLIAM ANDREW (BILL)2, ANDREW JACKSON1) died 1998.

Child of JAMES SHELTON is:

 i. GARY6 SHELTON.
 
 
 
 
 
 
 
 

Endnotes

¹  All of the data at this time, 9 Jan 2001, is from Joe Townsend, <JTown49441@aol.com> "Electronic," 25 Feb 1999. return
 
 
 
 
 
 

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