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Frank W. Finley Sr.^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Note: According to the 1930 Census, Frank Sr.'s father was born in PA and mother was born in Tennessee.³
• Birth: Frank W. Finley Sr. was born on 8 November 1868 in Mound City, Pulaski County, Illinois.^1,4
• Marriage: He married Lillian Wright, daughter of James A. Wright and Laura Parker.¹
• Residence: Frank W. Finley Sr. lived in 1930 in Hoffman Ave., St. Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri.³
• Occupation: He was a carpenter.⁵
• Residence: He lived in 1950 in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois.⁶
• Death: He died on 1 December 1951 in Carr Nursing Home, East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, at age 83.⁵
• Burial: He was buried in Valhalla Burial Park, also known as Valhalla Gardens of Memory, Belleville, St. Clair County, Illinois.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. [S300] Lillian Finley, death record FHL#1984503 (1945), Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index 1916-1947.
3. [S269] 1930 federal census, www.ancestry.com, St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0145, Year: 1930; Census Place: St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 2340975.
4. [S178] Social Security Administration, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com.)
5. [S303] Police Clerk's Father is Dead, Belleville News-Democrat, Belleville, Illinois, 3 Dec 1951, page 2. Hereinafter cited as Belleville News-Democrat.
6. [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.

Lillian Wright¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Lillian Wright was born in 1873 in Illinois.¹
• Marriage: She married Frank W. Finley Sr., son of James W. Finley and Dorothy E. Breadon.¹
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Lillian Finley.
• Death: Lillian Wright died on 20 December 1945 in East St. Louis, St. Clair County, Illinois, at age ~72.²

• Last Edited: 5 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. [S300] Lillian Finley, death record FHL#1984503 (1945), Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index 1916-1947.

James A. Wright¹

Biography

• Birth: James A. Wright was born in 1848 in Illinois.¹
• Marriage: He married Laura Parker.²
• Residence: He lived in 1930 in St. Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri, with son-in-law Frank Finley Sr.³

• Last Edited: 5 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. [S300] Lillian Finley, death record FHL#1984503 (1945), Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index 1916-1947.
3. [S269] 1930 federal census, www.ancestry.com, St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0145, Year: 1930; Census Place: St Louis, St. Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Page: 12B; Enumeration District: 0145; FHL microfilm: 2340975.

Olive Eleanora Ware^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Olive Eleanora Ware was born on 24 February 1883 in Missouri.²
• Note: In the 1880 census (Jefferson Co. MO) on the same page as Clay Moss and his first wife and 2 children, there is a little girl named OLIVE E MOSS (age 30) living with parents George and Elizatha (?). It's a strange coincidence that Clay Moss later marries a much younger woman with the same name as (probably) a niece who is only 6 years older than his wife.³
• Marriage: She married Claiborne Jackson Moss on 3 January 1898 in Jefferson County, Missouri.^4,5
• Name-Marr: As of 3 January 1898,her married name was Olive Eleanora Moss.
• Residence: She and Claiborne Jackson Moss lived in 1920 in Clinton St., St. Louis, Missouri.⁶
• Marriage: She married Joseph Holcomb.¹
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Olive Eleanora Holcomb.
• Name-Var: Olive Eleanora Ware was also known as Elenor Holcomb-Moss.¹
• Note: Cannot identify any information on Mr. Holcomb - the only evidence of the marriage is his mention in her obituary. She is buried with her first husband.¹
• Death: She died on 13 June 1945 in Jefferson County, Missouri, at age 62.^1,2
• Burial: She was buried in Sandy Baptist Church Cemetery, Hillsboro, Jefferson County, Missouri. She is buried with her 1st husband.²

• Last Edited: 23 December 2022

Citations

1. [S271] Holcomb-Moss, Elenor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 14 Jun 1945, page 21. Hereinafter cited as St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
2. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 136700818. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
3. [S274] Claiborne Moss household, 1880 federal census, www.ancestry.com, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rock, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: 696; Page: 168B; Enumeration District: 197, Ancestry.com Census Records NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.
4. [S271] St. Louis Post-Dispatch, 14 Jun 1945, page 21, She is step-mother to some Moss children, so she must have been married to their father.
5. [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, record images for Jefferson County, 1898.
6. [S276] Clay Moss household, 1920 federal census, www.ancestry.com, Census Place: St Louis Ward 3, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T625_948; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 53, Ancestry.com Census Records (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls), Year: 1920; Census Place: St Louis Ward 3, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T625_948; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 53.

Claiborne Jackson Moss^1,2,3

Biography

• Name-Var: Claiborne Jackson Moss was also known as Clay Moss.³
• Birth: He was born on 13 July 1845 in Missouri.³
• Marriage: He married Percelia Marzen.⁴
• Marriage: He married Olive Eleanora Ware, daughter of John L. Ware, on 3 January 1898 in Jefferson County, Missouri.^1,5
• Residence: Claiborne Jackson Moss and Olive Eleanora Ware lived in 1920 in Clinton St., St. Louis, Missouri.⁶
• Death: He died on 18 March 1929 in Jefferson County, Missouri, at age 83.³
• Burial: He was buried in Sandy Baptist Church Cemetery, Hillsboro, Jefferson County, Missouri.³

• Last Edited: 23 December 2022

Citations

1. [S271] Holcomb-Moss, Elenor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 14 Jun 1945, page 21, She is step-mother to some Moss children, so she must have been married to their father. Hereinafter cited as St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
2. [S178] Social Security Administration, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com), Vida Moss Cox SSN 493-07-7875.
3. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 136698832. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
4. [S273] Alexander Moss, death certificate 62-010719 (9 Apr 1962), Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Moss, Alexander - Death Certificate.
5. [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, record images for Jefferson County, 1898.
6. [S276] Clay Moss household, 1920 federal census, www.ancestry.com, Census Place: St Louis Ward 3, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T625_948; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 53, Ancestry.com Census Records (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls), Year: 1920; Census Place: St Louis Ward 3, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T625_948; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 53.

Clarence S. Moss^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Name-Var: Clarence S. Moss was also known as Clardy Moss.¹
• Birth: She was born in May 1880 in Missouri.²

• Last Edited: 22 August 2022

Citations

1. [S271] Holcomb-Moss, Elenor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 14 Jun 1945, page 21, She is step-mother to some Moss children, so she must have been married to their father. Hereinafter cited as St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
2. [S274] Claiborne Moss household, 1880 federal census, www.ancestry.com, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rock, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: 696; Page: 168B; Enumeration District: 197, Ancestry.com Census Records NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.

Alexander Moss^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Alexander Moss was born on 11 October 1886.²
• Death: He died on 30 March 1962 in Annapolis, Iron County, Missouri, at age 75.²

• Last Edited: 22 August 2022

Citations

1. [S271] Holcomb-Moss, Elenor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 14 Jun 1945, page 21, She is step-mother to some Moss children, so she must have been married to their father. Hereinafter cited as St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
2. [S273] Alexander Moss, death certificate 62-010719 (9 Apr 1962), Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Moss, Alexander - Death Certificate.

Robert Thornton Moss^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Robert Thornton Moss was born in 1899 in Missouri.²

• Last Edited: 23 December 2022

Citations

1. [S271] Holcomb-Moss, Elenor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 14 Jun 1945, page 21. Hereinafter cited as St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
2. [S275] Clay Moss household, 1910 federal census, www.ancestry.com, Census Place: Central, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: T624_792; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0030, Ancestry.com Census Records FHL microfilm: 1374805.

Joseph W. Moss^1,2

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Joseph W. Moss was born in 1901 in Missouri.²

• Last Edited: 23 December 2022

Citations

1. [S271] Holcomb-Moss, Elenor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 14 Jun 1945, page 21. Hereinafter cited as St. Louis Post-Dispatch.
2. [S275] Clay Moss household, 1910 federal census, www.ancestry.com, Census Place: Central, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: T624_792; Page: 4A; Enumeration District: 0030, Ancestry.com Census Records FHL microfilm: 1374805.

Vida Moss¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Vida Moss was born on 28 December 1907 in Hillsboro, Jefferson County, Missouri.¹
• Marriage: She married Alva Cox on 22 January 1926 in St. Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri.²
• Name-Marr: As of 22 January 1926,her married name was Vida Cox.
• Death: She died on 6 July 1998 in Pinellas County, Florida, at age 90.¹

• Last Edited: 23 December 2022

Citations

1. [S178] Social Security Administration, Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 (Ancestry.com), Vida Moss Cox SSN 493-07-7875.
2. [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, record images for St. Louis, 1926.

Alva Cox¹

Biography

• Birth: Alva Cox was born in 1905 in Missouri.¹
• Marriage: He married Vida Moss, daughter of Claiborne Jackson Moss and Olive Eleanora Ware, on 22 January 1926 in St. Louis, St. Louis City, Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 22 August 2022

Citations

1. [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, record images for St. Louis, 1926.

Percelia Marzen¹

Biography

• Birth: Percelia Marzen was born in 1855 in Missouri.²
• Marriage: She married Claiborne Jackson Moss.¹
• Name-Marr: Her married name was Percelia Moss.

• Last Edited: 22 August 2022

Citations

1. [S273] Alexander Moss, death certificate 62-010719 (9 Apr 1962), Ancestry.com, www.ancestry.com. Hereinafter cited as Moss, Alexander - Death Certificate.
2. [S274] Claiborne Moss household, 1880 federal census, www.ancestry.com, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rock, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: 696; Page: 168B; Enumeration District: 197, Ancestry.com Census Records NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.

William Moss¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: William Moss was born in 1872 in Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 22 August 2022

Citations

1. [S274] Claiborne Moss household, 1880 federal census, www.ancestry.com, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rock, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: 696; Page: 168B; Enumeration District: 197, Ancestry.com Census Records NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.

Nella R. Moss¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Nella R. Moss was born in 1878 in Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 22 August 2022

Citations

1. [S274] Claiborne Moss household, 1880 federal census, www.ancestry.com, Year: 1880; Census Place: Rock, Jefferson, Missouri; Roll: 696; Page: 168B; Enumeration District: 197, Ancestry.com Census Records NARA microfilm publication T9, 1,454 rolls.

John L. Ware¹

• Last Edited: 22 August 2022

Citations

1. [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, record images for Jefferson County, 1898.

Lucille Moss¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Lucille Moss was born in 1911 in Missouri.¹
• Note: She married a Costello.²

• Last Edited: 23 December 2022

Citations

1. [S276] Clay Moss household, 1920 federal census, www.ancestry.com, Census Place: St Louis Ward 3, St Louis (Independent City), Missouri; Roll: T625_948; Page: 6A; Enumeration District: 53, Ancestry.com Census Records (NARA microfilm publication T625, 2076 rolls.)
2. [S271] Holcomb-Moss, Elenor, St. Louis Post-Dispatch, St. Louis, Missouri, 14 Jun 1945, page 21. Hereinafter cited as St. Louis Post-Dispatch.

Luvinia Margaret Morrow¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Luvinia Margaret Morrow was born in 1921.¹
• Death: She died in 1923 at age ~2.¹

• Last Edited: 24 August 2022

Citations

1. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 24552732. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.

Albert J. Howard Sr.¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Albert J. Howard Sr. was born on 19 July 1870 in Hickory County, Missouri.¹
• Marriage: He married Margaret Elizabeth Mackey, daughter of Sam C. Mackey and Elisabeth, on 20 September 1891 in Hickory County, Missouri.^2,3
• Death: Albert J. Howard Sr. died on 3 April 1948 in Kansas City, Jackson County, Missouri, at age 77.¹

• Last Edited: 17 February 2023

Citations

1. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 52519492. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
2. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 52519503.
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, Miss Maggie E Mackey to Albert J Howard.

Margaret Elizabeth Mackey¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Margaret Elizabeth Mackey was born on 6 November 1872 in Hickory County, Missouri.¹
• Marriage: She married Albert J. Howard Sr., son of Joseph Leonard Howard and Mary McCutchen, on 20 September 1891 in Hickory County, Missouri.^1,2
• Name-Marr: As of 20 September 1891,her married name was Margaret Elizabeth Howard.
• Death: Margaret Elizabeth Mackey died on 6 July 1946 in Sedalia, Pettis County, Missouri, at age 73.¹
• Burial: She was buried in Little Niangua Cemetery, Preston, Hickory County, Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 25 August 2022

Citations

1. [S181] Find-a-Grave, online www.findagrave.com, 52519503. Hereinafter cited as Find-a-Grave.
2. [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, Miss Maggie E Mackey to Albert J Howard.

William E. Ragle¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: William E. Ragle was born in September 1882 in Alabama.¹

• Last Edited: 24 August 2022

Citations

1. [S279] George J. Ragle household, 1900 federal census, www.ancestry.com, Justice Precinct 3, Young, Texas; Roll: 1681; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0164, Ancestry.com Census Records FHL microfilm: 1241681.

John A. Ragle¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: John A. Ragle was born in October 1884 in Missouri.¹

• Last Edited: 24 August 2022

Citations

1. [S279] George J. Ragle household, 1900 federal census, www.ancestry.com, Justice Precinct 3, Young, Texas; Roll: 1681; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0164, Ancestry.com Census Records FHL microfilm: 1241681.

Lillie M. Ragle¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Lillie M. Ragle was born in May 1889 in Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 24 August 2022

Citations

1. [S279] George J. Ragle household, 1900 federal census, www.ancestry.com, Justice Precinct 3, Young, Texas; Roll: 1681; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0164, Ancestry.com Census Records FHL microfilm: 1241681.

Reuben P. Ragle¹

Parents

Biography

• Birth: Reuben P. Ragle was born in January 1893 in Texas.¹

• Last Edited: 24 August 2022

Citations

1. [S279] George J. Ragle household, 1900 federal census, www.ancestry.com, Justice Precinct 3, Young, Texas; Roll: 1681; Page: 5; Enumeration District: 0164, Ancestry.com Census Records FHL microfilm: 1241681.