Tenth Generation

11297. Vivian Grace PHILBROOK¹³² was born on 22 September 1898 in Chepstow, Washington, Kansas.^1697,3070

She appeared in the census on 2 June 1900 in Lincoln Township, Washington, Kansas.⁴⁹³ Age 1, born Sep 1898 Kansas, father born Illinois, mother Indiana, living with parents. Name on census: Vivian Philbrook.

She died on 15 December 1994 at the age of 96 in Washington County, Kansas.³⁰⁷¹ She died at Homestead Nursing Home. Vivian was buried at Washington City Cemetery in Washington, Washington, Kansas.¹⁶⁹⁷

She was a school teacher, Emmons Country School.¹⁶⁹⁷ She was a member of United Methodist Church in Washington County, Kansas.¹⁶⁹⁷

Vivian Grace PHILBROOK and Percy Dale TOWNSEND were married on 23 January 1921 in Washington County, Kansas.¹⁶⁹⁷

Percy Dale TOWNSEND¹³², son of Fransegal TOWNSEND and Ida FOSTER, was born on 30 October 1896 in Washington County, Kansas.¹⁶⁹⁷ He died on 16 June 1979 at the age of 82 in Washington County, Kansas.¹⁶⁹⁷ He died of throat cancer. He had a mechanical voice box on his throat.

OBITUARY:

Washington County News, Thursday, 6/21/1979

"He spent his entire life (in Washington County) except for two years in California where he worked as a civilian employee for the Navy during WWII.
He had been a farmer and a dairy man until ill health forced him to give up farming.
On his return from California in 1946 he worked on county bridge construction for five years and as custodian at Washington National Bank.
As the Washington County Hospital neared completion in the fall of 1951, he became custodian there where he worked until partial retirement in 1963. He continued as relief man there through the next seven years. During this time he also worked as a part time city employee."

He was buried at Washington City Cemetery in Washington, Washington, Kansas.¹⁶⁹⁷ Percy was a construction worker, custodian, and farmer/dairyman..¹⁶⁹⁷ Note from Evelyn Morgan:
"Susie remembers sticking her finger in the hole in his throat where his voice box was hooked up. He had a small machine to press on his throat - a monotone sound that reflected his voice after surgery for throat cancer."

Vivian Grace PHILBROOK-26423 and Percy Dale TOWNSEND-26424 had the following children: