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was born at Walnut Creek (near Fiskeville,now Austin) Texas March 3, 1875. Her
father was Jim Townsend and her mother was Clara C. Custard (dauthter of William Custard). She died July 21, 1966 and is buried in Post Mountain cemetery, Burnet, Texas. Maīs mother died when she was 7 yrs. old and was buried near their home in Weir, Texas. She missed her mother badly and would slip out of the house at night to sit by her motherīs grave.Her father remarried and she told her daughter, Virginia, that her stepmother was terrible to her. One day the stepmother hit her in the head with a broom. When her father asked his wife what happened, she said they had been playing and it was an accident. She also made Suzie do all of the household chores before school, milking cows, cleaning, and making breakfast. Suzie would make brisket for breakfast and her stepmother would give cold cornbread to Suzie and her brothers. Once when her little brother was very ill, the stepmother made him lay on the floor. The neighbors came over and were appalled. They put the boy on the bed and as soon as they left the stepmother put him back on the floor. She was so mean, that the neighbors were going to whip her for it, but she died before they had the chance." Ma had eleven children from 1891 to 1918 and they all grew to be healthy adults.
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