Life span: 01/30/1841 to 04/15/1914TabsLife SummaryFull name: George Alfred TownsendPlace of Birth: Georgetown, DEBurial Place: Philadelphia, PABirth Date Certainty: ExactDeath Date Certainty: ExactGender: MaleRace: WhiteSectional choice: NorthOrigins: Slave StateNo. of Siblings: 1No. of Spouses: 1No. of Children: 1Family: Stephen Townsend (father), Mary Fleming Townsend (mother), Elizabeth Evans Rhodes (wife)Occupation: JournalistWriter or ArtistRelation to Slavery: White non-slaveholder Events Major TopicsLincoln's Assassination Documents Author Docs Date Title 04/19/1865 George Alfred Townsend, "The Obsequies in Washington," April 19, 1865 Images George Alfred Townsend George Alfred Townsend, detail Bibliography