Person Page 40

John G. Drake¹

Biography

• Birth: John G. Drake was born in 1853 in Fayetteville, Washington County, Arkansas.¹
• Marriage: He married Josephine Lenorah Hock.¹
• Death: He died in 1937 in Wylie, Collin County, Texas, at age ~84.¹

• Last Edited: 17 July 2022

Citations

1. [S251] Drake Family Tree, online https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/L2TY-S92. Hereinafter cited as Drake Family Tree.

Josephine Lenorah Hock¹

Biography

• Birth: Josephine Lenorah Hock was born in 1857 in Drake's Creek, Madison County, Arkansas.¹
• Marriage: She married John G. Drake.¹
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Josephine Drake.

• Last Edited: 29 November 2022

Citations

1. [S251] Drake Family Tree, online https://www.familysearch.org/tree/pedigree/landscape/L2TY-S92. Hereinafter cited as Drake Family Tree.

Unknown Drake¹

Biography

• Marriage: Unknown Drake married Unknown Combs.¹

• Last Edited: 6 May 2022

Citations

1. [S135] Ruthie Jane Drake Riggs, Death Certificate No. 3910 (1952), Office of the Secretary of State, www.sos.mo.gov, Jefferson City, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Ruthie Riggs Death Certificate.

Unknown Combs¹

Biography

• Marriage: Unknown Combs married Unknown Drake.¹
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Unknown Drake.

• Last Edited: 6 May 2022

Citations

1. [S135] Ruthie Jane Drake Riggs, Death Certificate No. 3910 (1952), Office of the Secretary of State, www.sos.mo.gov, Jefferson City, Missouri. Hereinafter cited as Ruthie Riggs Death Certificate.

Harry E. Anderson¹

Biography

• Birth: Harry E. Anderson was born on 31 July 1893 in Preston, Hickory County, Missouri.¹
• Marriage: He married Nellie Morrow, daughter of Henry Reed Morrow and Lydia Lavina Davis, on 24 November 1932 in Hickory County, Missouri.¹
• Death: Harry E. Anderson died on 15 January 1954 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, at age 60.¹

• Last Edited: 2 July 2022

Citations

1. [S230] Harry E. Anderson, The Index, Hermitage, Missouri, 28 Jan 1954, page 3. Hereinafter cited as The Index.

Etta Thomas¹

Biography

• Birth: Etta Thomas was born in 1884 in Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 16 August 2022

Citations

1. [S258] Etta Thomas household, 1940 federal census, www.ancestry.com, Flat Creek, Barry, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02083; Page: 4B; Enumeration District: 5-11, Ancestry.com Census Records.

Mary M. Owens¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Mary M. Owens was born in January 1878 in Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 17 August 2022

Citations

1. [S19] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1900 (ancestry.com), this record gives the date of marriage as 1877.

Cara A. Owens¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Cara A. Owens was born in September 1879 in Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 17 August 2022

Citations

1. [S19] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1900 (ancestry.com.)

Cleveland V. Owens¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Cleveland V. Owens was born in June 1883 in Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 17 August 2022

Citations

1. [S19] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1900 (ancestry.com.)

Parlee Owens¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Parlee Owens was born in April 1886 in Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 17 August 2022

Citations

1. [S19] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1900 (ancestry.com.)

Bessie C. Owens¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Bessie C. Owens was born in July 1889.¹

• Last Edited: 17 August 2022

Citations

1. [S19] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1900 (ancestry.com.)

Raymond Owens¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Raymond Owens was born in November 1891 in Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 17 August 2022

Citations

1. [S19] National Archives, Barry Co. Missouri Census - 1900 (ancestry.com.)

Julie Ann Unknown¹

Biography

• Birth: Julie Ann Unknown was born on 1 March 1849.¹
• Marriage: She married Elvis Harrison Dinkins, son of Henry H. Dinkins and Rebecca Amy Stewart.¹
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Julie Ann Dinkins.
• Death: Julie Ann Unknown died on 21 July 1895 in Purdy, Barry County, Missouri, at age 46.¹
• Burial: She was buried in Purdy Cemetery, Purdy, Barry County, Missorui.²

• Last Edited: 19 August 2022

Citations

1. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 93395984. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
2. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 102218211.

William Yancy Hardin^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: William Yancy Hardin was born on 15 December 1861 in Shelby County, Tennessee.²
• Marriage: He married Mary Jane Whitaker on 23 June 1883 in Ohio County, Kentucky.^1,2
• Death: He died on 17 March 1912 in Ohio County, Kentucky, at age 50. OBITUARY: William Y. Hardin died at his home near Point Pleasant, Ky., on March 17, of pneumonia fever, after an illness of only five days. He was a prosperous farmer, fifty years old and enjoyed the respect of all his neighbors. He leaves a wife and eleven children. On March 10, he met Rev. B.F. Atkinson. who talked to him about religion. He told his wife that he was going to live a better life and professed faith in Christ before he died. The funeral services were conducted by Rev. W.H. Hickerson, of Livermore, Ky., at Point Pleasant church. The pall bearers were: F.O.Coffman, Ivan Nantz, Forest Hardin, Clarence Hardin, Luke Hardin and Iva Hardin.^2,3

• Last Edited: 19 August 2022

Citations

1. [S263] Forrest Hardin, death certificate #23010 (10 Nov 1943), familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TK-4LYH?cc=1417491. Hereinafter cited as Hardin, Forrest - Death Certificate.
2. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 73543133. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
3. [S264] Respected Citizen Dies at Point Pleasant, Owensboro Messenger, Owensboro, Kentucky, 21 Mar 1912, page 2. Hereinafter cited as Owensboro Messenger.

Mary Jane Whitaker¹

Biography

• Birth: Mary Jane Whitaker was born in Kentucky.¹
• Note: She might be the daughter of Alexander W. Whitaker (1823-1901) and Mary Ann Schultz (b. 1828).
• Marriage: She married William Yancy Hardin, son of William Y. Hardin and Nancy Fisher, on 23 June 1883 in Ohio County, Kentucky.^1,2
• Name-Marr: As of 23 June 1883,her married name was Mary Jane Hardin.

• Last Edited: 4 November 2022

Citations

1. [S263] Forrest Hardin, death certificate #23010 (10 Nov 1943), familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah, https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/3:1:3Q9M-C9TK-4LYH?cc=1417491. Hereinafter cited as Hardin, Forrest - Death Certificate.
2. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 73543133. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

John David Seymour¹

Biography

• Birth: John David Seymour was born on 8 December 1953 in Ohio.^1,2,3
• Marriage: He married Patricia Ann Finley, daughter of Frank Rodney Finley and Mary Theresa Doyle, on 17 May 1976 in Broward County, Florida.⁴
• Death: John David Seymour died on 11 November 2000 in Myakka City, Florida, at age 46.²

• Last Edited: 23 December 2022

Citations

1. [S265] Florida U.S. Marriage Indexes, 1927-2001, Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Florida U.S. Marriage Indexes, 1927-2001.
2. [S266] John David Seymour, The Bradenton Herald, Bradenton, Florida, 14 Nov 2000, page 12. Hereinafter cited as The Bradenton Herald.
3. [S114] multiple subjects, multiple file numbers, Social Security Death Index, FamilySearch (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
4. [S265] Florida U.S. Marriage Indexes, 1927-2001: volume 3898, certificate 025594.

Thomas Jefferson Bishop¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Thomas Jefferson Bishop was born on 23 March 1855 in Kentucky.¹
• Note: He might be the son of Samuel Kerford Bishop (1827-1888) and Ellis C. Humphrey (1832-1887).
• Marriage: He married Sallie Christina Igleheart on 2 March 1876 in Ohio County, Kentucky.¹
• Marriage: He married Mary Elizabeth Everly on 30 December 1886 in McLean County, Kentucky.^2,3
• Death: He died on 30 December 1920 in Beaver Dam, Ohio County, Kentucky, at age 65.¹
• Burial: He was buried in Aunt Jane Tichenor Cemetery, Matanzas, Ohio County, Kentucky.¹

• Last Edited: 17 October 2023

Citations

1. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 36406446. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
2. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 36406587.
3. [S292] McLean Co. Kentucky Marriage Register: accesses through FindMyPast, marriage performed by W.P. Bennett at the home of the bride's parents, witnessed by John Cook and Bart Thompson, unknown repository, unknown repository address. Hereinafter cited as McLean Co. Kentucky Marriage Register.

Sallie Christina Igleheart¹

Biography

• Birth: Sallie Christina Igleheart was born in 1851.¹
• Marriage: She married Thomas Jefferson Bishop, son of Samuel Bishop and Ellis C., on 2 March 1876 in Ohio County, Kentucky.¹
• Name-Marr: As of 2 March 1876,her married name was Sallie Christina Bishop.
• Death: Sallie Christina Igleheart died in 1885 at age ~34.¹

• Last Edited: 20 August 2022

Citations

1. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 36406446. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Mary Elizabeth Everly¹

Biography

• Birth: Mary Elizabeth Everly was born on 22 September 1867 in McLean County, Kentucky.¹
• Name-Marr: As of 1886,her married name was Mary Elizabeth Bishop.
• Marriage: She married Thomas Jefferson Bishop, son of Samuel Bishop and Ellis C., on 30 December 1886 in McLean County, Kentucky.^1,2
• Death: Mary Elizabeth Everly died on 10 August 1937 in Point Pleasant, Ohio County, Kentucky, at age 69.¹
• Burial: She was buried in Aunt Jane Tichenor Cemetery, Matanzas, Ohio County, Kentucky.¹

• Last Edited: 17 October 2023

Citations

1. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 36406587. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
2. [S292] McLean Co. Kentucky Marriage Register: accesses through FindMyPast, marriage performed by W.P. Bennett at the home of the bride's parents, witnessed by John Cook and Bart Thompson, unknown repository, unknown repository address. Hereinafter cited as McLean Co. Kentucky Marriage Register.

William Y. Hardin^1,2

Biography

• Birth: William Y. Hardin was born in Tennessee.¹
• Marriage: He married Nancy Fisher.¹

• Last Edited: 20 August 2022

Citations

1. [S267] William Y. Hardin, death certificate 8316 (1912), familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as William Y. Hardin Death Certificate.
2. [S268] Memphis Tennesse City Directory (Memphis, Tennessee: R.L. Polk and Co., 1920), the directory lists Nancy Harden (sic) as the widow of William Y. Harden. This is documentation that William Yancy (b. 1861) and his father have the same middle initial. Also, William b 1861 was born in Shelby Co. TN and 60 years later his mother is still living there. Hereinafter cited as Memphis Tennesse City Directory.

Nancy Fisher¹

Biography

• Birth: Nancy Fisher was born in Tennessee.¹
• Marriage: She married William Y. Hardin.¹
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Nancy Hardin.
• Residence: She lived in 1920 in Memphis, Shelby County, Tennessee.²

• Last Edited: 5 June 2024

Citations

1. [S267] William Y. Hardin, death certificate 8316 (1912), familysearch.org, Salt Lake City, Utah. Hereinafter cited as William Y. Hardin Death Certificate.
2. [S268] Memphis Tennesse City Directory (Memphis, Tennessee: R.L. Polk and Co., 1920), the directory lists Nancy Harden (sic) as the widow of William Y. Harden. This is documentation that William Yancy (b. 1861) and his father have the same middle initial. Also, William b 1861 was born in Shelby Co. TN and 60 years later his mother is still living there. Hereinafter cited as Memphis Tennesse City Directory.

Frank Finley Jr.¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Frank Finley Jr. was born in 1901 in Illinois.¹
• Marriage: He married Winifred Virginia Moss, daughter of Claiborne Jackson Moss and Olive Eleanora Ware, on 25 January 1922 in St. Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri.¹
• Marriage: Frank Finley Jr. married Audrey M. Jolley on 15 March 1943 in St. Charles, St. Charles County, Missouri.^2,3
• Residence: He lived in 1950 in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois.²
• Occupation: He was clerk for the Illinois state Highway Police Department at French Village in 1950.⁴
• Death: He died before 1983.⁵

• Last Edited: 6 August 2024

Citations

1. [S269] Frank Finley Sr. household, 1930 federal census, www.ancestry.com, St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0145, Ancestry.com Census Records FHL microfilm: 2340975, the head of household is Frank Finley Sr. and living with him are Frank Finley Jr. and Rodney Frank Finley (father of Edward Frank Finley b. 1949).
2. [S301] NARA, St. Clair County Illinois Census - 1950 (Familysearch.org), "United States Census, 1950", , FamilySearch (https://www.familysearch.org/ark:/61903/1:1:6X1V-6C1P : Tue Oct 03 05:27:52 UTC 2023), Entry for Frank Finley, Jr and Audrey Finley, 12 May 1950.
3. [S148] Marriage record: see citation, by Ancestry.com; Missouri State Archives; Jefferson City, MO, USA; Missouri Marriage Records [Microfilm]; Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Online www.ancestry.com; Recorder's Information from Marriage License Applicants.
4. [S303] Police Clerk's Father is Dead, Belleville News-Democrat, Belleville, Illinois, 3 Dec 1951, page 2. Hereinafter cited as Belleville News-Democrat.
5. [S302] Finley, Audrey M., St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 23 Feb 1983, page 28. Hereinafter cited as St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Winifred Virginia Moss^1,2

Parents

This woman HAS to be related to Amanda Finley - she's the spittin' image.

Biography

• Birth: Winifred Virginia Moss was born on 28 February 1904 in Missouri.^1,3
• Marriage: She married Frank Finley Jr., son of Frank W. Finley Sr. and Lillian Wright, on 25 January 1922 in St. Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri.¹
• Name-Marr: As of 25 January 1922,her married name was Winifred Virginia Finley.
• Residence: Winifred Virginia Moss lived in 1940 in St. Louis, Missouri, but her husband is not living with her and their children. Her children are listed as Rodney F. and Elnora. However, another wife of Frank Finley, Audrey Jolley, claims Elnora as HER daughter, according to her obituary.⁴
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Winifred Virginia Staat.
• Marriage: She married James Carson Staat, son of George M. Staat and Julia A. McCreary, in February 1942 in Missouri. Both of them were listed at the same address, 4823 Terrace.^5,6
• Divorce: Winifred Virginia Moss and James Carson Staat were divorced before 1950 in St. Louis, Missouri.⁷
• Death: She died on 6 January 1984 in Missouri at age 79.⁸

• Last Edited: 6 August 2024

Citations

1. [S269] Frank Finley Sr. household, 1930 federal census, www.ancestry.com, St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0145, Ancestry.com Census Records FHL microfilm: 2340975, the head of household is Frank Finley Sr. and living with him are Frank Finley Jr. and Rodney Frank Finley (father of Edward Frank Finley b. 1949).
2. [S270] draft card: multiple subjects, by Ancestry.com; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Online www.ancestry.com; Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 102, draft card for Frank Rodney Finley, serial number 4, order number 11,841.
3. [S114] multiple subjects, multiple file numbers, Social Security Death Index, FamilySearch (Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library). Hereinafter cited as SSDI.
4. [S287] National Archives, St. Louis (City) Missouri Census - 1940 (ancestry.com), Year: 1940; Census Place: St Louis, St Louis City, Missouri; Roll: m-t0627-02183; Page: 14B; Enumeration District: 96-65.
5. [S239] William Hall, U.S., World War II Draft Cards Young Men, 1940-1947 (www.ancestry.com: ancestry.com), National Archives at St. Louis; St. Louis, Missouri; WWII Draft Registration Cards for Missouri, 10/16/1940-03/31/1947; Record Group: Records of the Selective Service System, 147; Box: 102. Hereinafter cited as World War II Draft Cards.
6. [S304] Marriage Licenses, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 11 Feb 1942, page 31. Hereinafter cited as St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
7. [S280] Eugenia Willoughby household, 1950 federal census, www.ancestry.com, St Louis, St Louis, Missouri; Roll: 1016; Sheet Number: 4; Enumeration District: 96-725, Ancestry.com Census Records, Virginia is listed as a "night attendant" and is employed as a fitter in a department store, she is divorced. There is another worker listed in this household, Elenore Mosler, the "day attendant" who is Virginia's daughter.
8. [S229] Death records: see citation detail, by Ancestry.com; Missouri Dept. of Health & Senior Services; Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Online https://www.ancestry.com/family-tree/person/tree/181467629/person/172365681559/hints; see citation detail, Virginia W. Staat - no other info is available.