Mary Mansfield Townsend Allen (July 16, 1851 – July 2, 1912)[1] was an American author and composer[2][3][4][5] who published her works under the names Marie Townsend[6] and Mansfield Townsend.[7][8]
Townsend was born in Canton, Pennsylvania, to Mary Ann Sharpe and Herman Townsend. She married William LeBaron Gibbs Allen on November 2, 1869, in Kidder, Missouri.[1]
Townsend's publications[9] include: