William Alexander Templin

1879 - 1939  (59 years)

• Name	William Alexander Templin  [1, 2, 3]
  Birth	10 Jun 1879	Jonesboro, Washington Co., Tennessee, USA   [1, 2, 3]
  Gender	Male
  Census	1880	Washington Co., Tennessee, USA   [1]
  		1880 U.S. census, District 4, Washington Co., Tennessee, USA p. 472B
  Census	1885	Jefferson Co., Nebraska, USA   [4]
  		1885 Nebraska state census, Jefferson Co., Nebraska, USA p.
  Obituary	1939  [2]
  	WILLIAM ALEXANDER TEMPLIN JANUARY 14, 1939 Ill since September 26, 1936, when he was forced to sell his shop at Hillyard, William Alexander Templin, 59, well-known Spokane barber, died Sunday in his home, N7109 Altamont. One of the youngest of a family of 14 children, Mr. Templin was the first to die, nine brothers and four sisters surviving him. Mrs. Templin died October 12, 1938. Mr. Templin was born in Jacksonville, Tenn., and had followed his trade 40 years. He had been a barber in Hillyard and Spokane 23 years. He was a life member of the Moose club, secretary of the Morgan Acres Men's club, supervisor of Mead township, Morgan Acres editor of the Inland Empire News and a member of the barbers' union. Beside his brothers and sisters, Mr. Templin is survived b y two sons, William A. and Neal Templin, at the home. The body is at Hazen & Jaeger's.
  Obituary	1939  [2]
  	DEATH TAKES WM. TEMPLIN Rites for Pioneer Barber of Hillyard were Wednesday - Die d Sunday Sunday Jan. 14, 1939 Hundreds of local residents mourned this week the death o f William Alexander Templin, pioneer Hillyard barber and ci vic leader of Morgan Acres. Of ill health since the fall o f 1936, when he was confined for several months, Mr. Templi n suffered a severe cold soon after Christmas, which develo ped into pneumonia. He passed away Sunday at the home, N710 9 Altamont, just three months after the death of his wife , Blanche. Funeral services were conducted Wednesday afternoon from th e Alwin chapel of Hazen and Jaeger's. Rev. John R. Bill off iciated and Mrs. Ernest Hicks sang. Burial was at Riversid e Park cemetery. Serving as pallbearers were L. E. Bell, Ar t Coffman, George Elmer Brown, Charles Hevener, Orville Hol comb and Carl Johnson. Honorary pallbearers were Paul Voell , William Beaver, J. W. Black and members of the Morgan Acr es Men's club. Here Since 1905 The deceased had been active in civic and social life sinc e his arrival in 1905. Only last week he was elected three- year road supervisor for Mead township because of his inter est in community improvement. He was an officer of the Morg an Acres Men's club since its founding, member of the Chris tian church, Barber's union and life member of the Moose lo dge. Mr. Templin was a committee man of Scout Troop 51 for a num ber of years and aided his two boys to Eagle rank. For near ly two years he edited the Morgan Acres column for this pap er, filling it with timely neighborhood events, spiced wit h bits of humor. Born In Tennessee Mr. Templin was a native of Tennessee but spent his boyhoo d in Jefferson County, Nebraska, where he started the barbe ring trade 40 years ago. Being the youngest of 14 children , he left home early to seek his fortune, the first stop be ing Leed, S. D., a mining town. A few years later he came t o Spokane, operating shops here and in Rathdrum and Post Fa lls, Idaho. In 1905 he opened a shop in the old post offic e but went to Montana in 1911, returning two years later t o wed Blance LaLonde. He also operated barbershops on Quee n Avenue and at North 5209 Market. The Templins lived in the same house in Morgan Acres sinc e their marriage and it has become a beauty spot of the com munity. Bill's greatest hobby was his music. He learned t o play the violin by ear when a child and has long been ide ntified with local music groups, playing in orchestras an d at community functions. Besides his nine brothers and four sisters, Mr. Templin i s survived by two sons, W. A. "Lex" a W. S. C. student, an d Neal, who attends Rogers. The boys hope they may continu e to live in this community.
  Death	14 Jan 1939	Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, USA   [2, 3]
  Burial	18 Jan 1939	Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, USA   [2]
  	Address: Riverside Memorial Park Spokane, Washington USA
  		Headstone of William Alexander Templin
  Person ID	I9213	Rumsey/Ballou Family Tree
  Last Modified	29 Jun 2012

  
  

  Father	Elbert Muncie Templin,   b. 26 Feb 1847, Washington Co., Tennessee, USA d. 23 Feb 1933, Neligh, Antelope Co., Nebraska, USA (Age 85 years)
  Mother	Mary Malinda May,   b. 17 Sep 1849, Tennessee, USA d. 13 Sep 1910, Holt Co., Nebraska, USA (Age 60 years)
  Marriage	4 Nov 1869	Washington Co., Tennessee, USA   [5, 6]
  		Marriage record of Elbert Templin and Malinda May 4 Nov 1969, Washington Co., Tennessee, USA
  Alt. Marriage	23 Nov 1870	Washington Co., Tennessee, USA   [7]
  Family ID	F3314	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart

  
  

  Family	Blanche M. La Londe,   b. 16 Jan 1880, Muskegon, Muskegon Co., Michigan, USA d. 12 Oct 1938, Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, USA (Age 58 years)
  Marriage	24 Nov 1913	Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, USA   [2]
  Children	1. William Alexander Templin   2. Elbert Neal Templin
  Family ID	F3328	Group Sheet  |  Family Chart
  Last Modified	8 Aug 2010

  
  

• Event Map		Birth - 10 Jun 1879 - Jonesboro, Washington Co., Tennessee, USA Census - 1880 - Washington Co., Tennessee, USA Census - 1885 - Jefferson Co., Nebraska, USA Marriage - 24 Nov 1913 - Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, USA Death - 14 Jan 1939 - Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, USA Burial - Address: Riverside Memorial Park Spokane, Washington USA - 18 Jan 1939 - Spokane, Spokane Co., Washington, USA  = Link to Google Earth
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• Sources

  [S737] Ancestry.com, 1880 U.S. census, 27 Jul 2010, p. 14B. citing NARA microfilm publication T9, roll 1284 [S547] WorldConnect, (RootsWeb), 8 Aug 2010, "TEMPLIN FAMILY GENEALOGY" (mtt8 database), submitted by Marvin and Samme Templin [MTTemplin@aol.com], last updated 13 Mar 2010. [S748] Find A Grave, (Find A Grave, Inc.), 29 Jun 2012, entry for gravestone of William Alexander Bill Templin, Sr., 1879-1939. [S310] Ancestry.com, 1885 state census, 18 Nov 2014, p. 9A. [S738] Ancestry.com, 1870 U.S. census, 27 Jul 2010, p. 11, p. 209 (stamped). citing NARA microfilm publication M593, roll 1568 [S1845] Tennessee, Marriage Records, 1780-2002, (Ancestry.com), 27 Jun 2012, entry for Elbert Templin and Malinda May 1869 marriage. [S748] Find A Grave, (Find A Grave, Inc.), 28 Jun 2012, entry for gravestone of Elbert Muncie Templin, 1847-1933.